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Show Lo _.My,roommate is a valley snow condition prognosticator. I often hear seena lot of ski.movies over the years, and this one is the most. impressive debut film I have seen. Stacey Thorum showed it'to me, and also helped me define the intangible attraction to this film: Scott Gaffney cap-— tures some of the sickest lines in a way that allows you ‘understand the | “extreme skier.” aE could envision myself skiing some of the lines, even though they were technically out of my reach. Itiis an excellent film. : .. ln. our dining. review we visit Zoom; the new Sundance. restaurant located i in Park City. This i is one. of the signs that. Utah i iS joining the rest of the lower. forty-eight states in.entertaining dining. Innovative cuisine, excellent service, unusual diamond plated — in - bathroom, and reasonable prices; I recommend it. : him: on the phone to would-be visitors from Vermont waxing nostalgic about last years snow conditions, and the absolute dearth this year. He goes So far as to describe the snow surface’ and the types of rocks that he imagines are ‘showing through; all the’ while he is “depressingly pessimistic. The i irony | is that he has yet to drag himself from the couch to the canyons. You can see him lifting himself up. on. buttock, peering. at our brown yard, and. -commenting . sagely, ‘ ‘nope,, no: snow: this year.” Amazingly people plan. their. vacations using this scientifically. flawed _ sample. In the middle of last years 950” winter I heard him telling someone “yeah, we have snow, but you better bring your rock skis.” What??? I skied Alta, 53 inches, no lines, and perfect carveable God groomed : | bowls. In Vermont, if we ever had it this good, we would call it powder, and dance a jig to the mercurial gods of eastern snow. In the valley peo- the life blood of the ski bum, and it has been a trying year so far. ‘We dispel the myths surrounding the Alta pass, and create rumor about the lust~ ed after Snowbird Institute Black Pass. : [Sg _ One pass that isn’t mentioned is the US Ski Team Gold Pass. Bh is the holy grail of all of who follow the snow. I can personally attest to the beauty of a season with a Gold Pass. Every mountain is your playground for a mere $3250 Or so a year. One year a woman named Pamela Checketts won two Gold Passes. ina raffle, but she didn’t ski. She sold the passes to a couple of Snowbird dishwashers...for the cost of the taxes she owed on them. They skied all day, these dishwasher men. 1 ple wail, gnash their teeth, and belabor our sorry lot. Iam hear to tell you to. get off your:keister’s and get on the hill. The snow is phenomenal. Snowbird riders are calling it great early season skiing, but I have yet to try their hill. Iam of two minds in telling you all about the great skiing that is to be had. It is awfully tempting to try to save the bounty for those who have : seen the light. On the other hand in light of the holiday season it seems only proper to encourage you all to break out the sticks and start schussing. One hint though, it is thin in some places so don’t go for my cowboy hip slam skiing style. — | 5 ‘ In this issue we review a movie called “Walls oF Beckdomies T have @ Snowboards = Bindings, e eee Beis: ® ~ WITH PEAK COMMUNICATIONS ———SAVE65% OR MORE... | | Fy J ga CS bees - © SS) S Ss | «oS —& & eS WHILESUPPORTING =«—i‘a‘G‘ié "THE UTAH AVALANCHE FORECAST CENTER @o (8% OF ALL RECHARGE AMOUNTS DONATED) ® 8 Minute Card>>>>>>>$10.00 e° iS ©) ee a 145, a Sa 3 6) Minute Card>>>>>>>>$20.00 CONVENIENCE...Free nationwide access, Recycle and recharge time & 3 aS Vv through any major credit card or money order. Account balance on every use @ 9) Mi user friendly voice prompts. Good for cellular long distance and eae | ‘International calling. & We x SAVINGS, No surcharge or access fees, same rate anytime, anywhere, save © wi Ct ©Sy ea on Be call away from home while contributingto tne AVALANCHE ® S = BORECAST CENTER. | @) () | FRIENDLY. Prepaid convenience with fraud protect on. Just follow the simple Ss=) SS) pr eyTue on? , een , nab eh Bi: 0 heat Naa instructions on the back of the card to place calls and reload additional time. @ ae TO area t holiday gift for the family and friends, Use from any touch tone ca»@ YSNEo) ; eS4683 10 pra YOUR CARD TODAY! | & e)) $ 3055 E. 3300. ENON NOMENON OOOO RO YON GAS, AQ) ORNS ESx a S| > e Page 4 OPEN se 467 - 8000 LATE - OPEN SUNDA YS SASHONS @ SOOPIA e S1OMoer SONO!IsS) 5) 6 ead & PRE PAID LONG DISTANCE Bc “CALLING CARD & @ ae ds PROERLAEIEREREAERRSES) Senet epre = Mor jad | : The most important issue is the season pass article. The season pass is @ |