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Show ‘ World Cup | “It was just wontloeid ” said Bob Mathis, Wasatch County Olympic Nordic Festival Ceremony Features the West ‘coordinator KIRSTEN SHAW) ; 3 preparation for the Olympics, | Heber Valley polished its belt i ere : Hollow on Saturday and Sunday — all The first Nordic World Cup i in de U.S: for. more than a decade drew ath- the fast track, athletes raved after powering up side gullies and traversing © ‘the mountain, which was often —— in sunshine. ‘The best in the world race up the track at Soldier Hollow during the men’s 30K mass-start. DEREK JENSEN COURIER [= iving up (international Ski Federation) oe to its billing as fethaps the finest all-around venue Benny Martinez and his trick horse, Napolean. -letes and visitors from as far away as Estonia, Argentina and Finland. High for . next year’s. Winter Games, Soldier Hollow gracefully passed its Olympic testEe = week’s World Cup races. The event ee the Es EIS cross country World Cup in the United _ States in over a decade. The last one, held at nearby Mountain Dell in 1989, feed it sad i winner eh “The FIS said it was the best course he had skied on in 10 years,’ * said John Aalberg, a two-time Olympian who — serves as cross-country project man-— ager for the Salt Lake Organizing : Committee. The course was Wade scrutiny for _ - two reasons. Last year, due to warm was rife with problems. But the races near Midway, which along with this — temperatures and lack of snow making weekend’s jumping at the Utah equipment, truckloads of the white Olympic Park are part of the Nordic Ski Festival, | erased any negative memories. _ stuff had to be hauled in from Wolf "WORLD CUP continued on A5 winds and snow showers did not deter | ~ about 900 guests from enjoying a good ol’ time at the January 11-ceremony at Wasatch High School, which included — a gunslinger/western historian, cow- S undance: A Preview to the F renzy boy poetry and songs sang by the renowned Bar J. Wranglers. | Athletes -_ WILD WORLD CUP continued on A8 - Basic Survival or How to Meet 20,000 New TIM WESTBY |anuary. Maybe COURIER STAFF ity of spotting a movie star sends tingles down your K, so it’s the day before opening night of the annual Cannes of the West — aka the Sundance Film Festival - —and you find yourself tick-_ _ etless. Since you are a loyal _ Wasatch County resident and social custom dictates that you roll your eyes and ERE TIO PIES TT avoid like the plague anything involving Park City, you put off buying tickets _when the picking was good and the lines vaguely rea sonable. spine. And the possibil- maybe you Te. or more expected people that are to attend this years festival and have a smattering of good luck, you just a movie story, Friends good luck will increase if you know some basics. First things first. The festival kicks off Thursday night with the gala premiere of “My ~ buff who loves to be told a: good and «us in Salt Lake, numerous offshoots, offers an excellent phere that overtakes Park a City for 10 days every Ogden and Sundance Resort. This year | there will be 100 or more feature-length films and 60 : short films. - opportunity a to a see a not at action moves to Park City screenings — will where appear on eight screens with a handful of screenings in which case Sundance may Mister” Abravanel Hall in Salt Lake City. After that, most of the SUNDANCE continued on A8= plethora of But truth be told and unique and 2 social custom be damned, -diversed you've been looking forward -— films that Crowds to the festival all year. Maybe you secretly love the frenzied, electric atmos- First flocked to Egyptian Theatre in5 Park City last year for the annual Sundance Film Festival have been | — may still be able to catch made without the festival. Don't despair. If you're this. year’s” “Blair Witch willing to endure the 20,000 Project.” POSTAL PATRON | Presorted » Standard _U.S. Postage Paid Heber City, UT Permit No. 32005 ee Your chances for MARRIOTT LIBRARY, ARCHIVES 295South 1500 East Salt Lake City, UT, 84112 . f RRP TRERSD ECO TEPOT TEES A CRREREEE ate CET cerisicscnclaieemanaaeti ey, a cup of hot chocolate. _ free to spectators. But the first, and largest hurdle was overcome last Wednesday when the sprawling 16mile bowl-like hillside opened its gates : for the men’s 30K mass-start. Despite a sprinkling of fresh snow that slowed ceremonies. oo he The Nordic festival will continue this weekend with races at Soldier - buckle and gave folk from around the world a taste of Western hospi: tality at the. Nordic festival opening ee as alii [: beamed isotresthen sic lin aaa COURIER STAFF who |. strolled out of the vendor tent Bae | |