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Show Wasatch Canyon Reporter Shuttleto Cottonwood Canyons Drought, Depression, ana the _ Demise of the holiday Spirit In a tough snow year competition for skier days can be even tougher. Snowbird has offered an innovative offer to get\ij stranded but eager skiers over to their side of the Wasatch.|q Buy an all day ticket to Snowbird from Lewis Brothers Stages] for the regular rate of $44 and their “Canyon Jumper” shuttle Amateur will take you from Park City for free. (and presumably back meteorologist and Farmers |84in-) World famous snow, unparalleled terrain, and highest Kris Severson, Park City Bah, hum bug. Minuscule snow depths have left many Park City residents in a state of depression. Tension is high, nerves are shot, and the mental therapy clinic is on a waiting list basis only. As of December 14, 1994 the Park City Ski area was reporting 76 inches of snow. As of December 14, this year, Park City was reporting 41 inches, (and that was probably from a snow bank underneath © faithfuls |etticaldop in the state (3,240 ft.) make Snowbird a “must| al] |Ski” for all enthusiasts. In fact, Snowbird is Utah’s only Goldij a tin roof at the mid-mountain lodge). have explana- |Medal-resort, according to SKI Magazine. _ Town-wide panic is a mere rain drop away. If one more split jet stream stormsweeps around Northern Utah the Deer Valley is going to go back to mountain bike service and start building a water slide. But the depression has not just affected powder hounds. Skiers and nonskiers alike have been victims of the unseasonably dry weather. Jeannie, a checker at Albertson’s, says, “I haven’t skied in years, but this just isn’t right. It doesn’t even feel like Christmas.” Bah, hum bug! Local merchants are feeling the tension as well. Official numbers have not come in yet, but projected sales for December will be down if snow levels keep the tourists away. Sherelle, a bar tender at O’Shucks, says, “the locals are still here on the weekends, but you don’t see that many new faces yet.” Ingela Linzie, a newly arrived transplant from Sweden, says the lack of snow tions for. Sassen SSUES ERSTE | this season’s lack of snow. ‘The one hundred year drought, an abnormal jet has made it difficult to get a “yob”. “I think the Shops are afraid to hire too many people,because they are afraid that without snow the people won’t come.” stream, the dwarfed skunk weed | crop, Jupiter is in the third moon, Pluto is aligned with Venus, and Mickey got dumped by Minnie. Some long time residents aren’t worried yet. Mike Malovich Utah Winter Sports Park cat driver, say, “It will come. It will come.” Malovich says we just have to be patient. “Good things come to chose who wait.” Peter Morse instructor at the Park City Ski area reports that the conditions up top are not too bad. “The snow up there is pretty good actually, and the lines are short. But the number of ladies I can tare with my tired old CEep sid is down.” tha None the less, Park City faithfuls are not tates any chances. Sadtifielal — fires burn brightly under the cloudless evening skies. Ceremonial car washings are a daily occurrence, and locals are even prepared to sacrifice a Californian ~ PARK CITY GROWTH Lise lla Almanac by Kris Severson The Snyderville Basin project represents the explosive growth that is consuming Summit County. The area between the Utah Winter Sports park and the Wal-Mart/McDonald’s will be the corridor to one of the 2002 Olympic Games venues. With over 950 plots available for residential development in the area, as well as commercial zoning allocations the project will change the face of Park City for ever. | 7 Yet many long time residents of Park City are not thrilled about the change. with the Olympic Game’s on the horizon the issue of growth management is of critical importance “I thought we were gonna keep our hillsides low impact,” says Park City resident Janet Ivers. “No housing and that sort of thing. So, it is for me, disgusting to look up on those hills and see all those homes.” The Summit County board of commissioners recently published a public notice addressing the issue of growth management. They claim that in spite of planning efforts residents continue to be concerned about the quality, character, and amount of development occurring throughout the Country “While change is happening throughout Summit County, it is often difficult for each of us to accept os it is consistent with the values that we hold and share with those around us.’ | The average price of a soe in the Snyderville Basin has risen to approximately $400,000. With the increase of housing costs in the area it is difficult, if ' {not impossible, for many to afford a home and raise a family in Summit County. This rise in housing cost has forced many of those who work here to move out of the valley. The commuting labor force has created transportation, air pollution, and social service problems that the County is unprepared to handle. Despite allegations that developers were disregarding local interests, Property Reserve Inc., developers of this project have worked hand in hand with the Summit County planning commission. Property Reserve Inc. a division of the LDS church, owns the property below the Utah Winter Sports park and south of Wal-Mart. Property Reserve Inc. is presently in “friendly negotiations” Home of Velo-City Cycling Cu ‘Utah State Road Champions A ATOMIC Olympus Hills 3969 Wasatch South Blvd. 278-1500 Draper/Sandy 1138 E. Draper Parkway with the Recreation board co-planning two park sites in Snyderville Basin. Blvd 576-8844 — Provision for recreational development is a new addition to the Snyderville master plan. “It helps clarify what the recreation board expects out of a devel- continued on page 15 Page 8 |
