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Show B-2 Wed/Thurs/Fri, February 13-15, 2019 The Park Record U.S. freeskier defends halfpipe gold rec report Aaron Blunck pulled out all the stops for repeat WHITE PINE NORDIC CENTER White Pine Nordic Center’s 3K, 5K, farm loop, practice area and dog loop are open for cross-country skiing. For rental and course information go to whitepinetouring.com. BEN RAMSEY JEREMY RANCH GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB The Park Record Jeremy Ranch’s Nordic trails have opened for the winter. For rental Aaron Blunck had to do something special to stand out. As one of four American halfpipe skiers among 10 competitors in contention for the FIS World Championship on Saturday, there were plenty of ways to fall short of earning the top spot on the podium. His first run was solid, putting him into third. But to defend the World Championship gold he earned in 2017, he had to pull out all the stops in his final run. He dropped into Eagle Superpipe at Park City Mountain Resort, flowing through the top section much as he had in his opening run, going from a switch left double cork 900 into a switch right double cork 1080, then a left double cork 900 down the pipe. Then he added his trump card, the right double cork 1440 he information, ticket prices and track conditions go to TheJeremy.com. PARK CITY MOUNTAIN RESORT Park City Mountain Resort has opened for the winter. For information on upcoming events and winter ticket prices go to parkcitymountain.com or call 435-649-8111. DEER VALLEY RESORT Deer Valley Resort has opened for the winter. For information on winter activities and ticket prices go to deervalley.com or call 435649-1000. UTAH OLYMPIC PARK Utah Olympic Park has winter activities available, including guided tours and bobsled rides. For a complete list of winter hours and rates, visit utaholympiclegacy.org. SOLDIER HOLLOW Soldier Hollow’s tubing hill and Nordic skiing runs are open for the TANZI PROPST/PARK RECORD Crested Butte, Colorado, native Aaron Blunck competes in the FIS World Championships’ freeski halfpipe finals at Park City Mountain Resort on Saturday. Blunck won with a newly perfected trick. had first performed at the Copper Mountain Grand Prix in Decem- season. For programming go to utaholympiclegacy.org or call 435654-2002. BASIN RECREATION Basin Recreation maintains a busy trail maintenance schedule during the winter months, grooming over 17 miles of trails for cross-country skiing, walking, biking, and more. A grooming report can be found at basinrecreation.org. For trail information or maintenance concerns, email Phares Gines at phares@basinrecreation.org. MOUNTAIN TRAILS FOUNDATION The Mountain Trails Foundation grooms Round Valley for cross-country skiing, fat bike riding and snowshoeing. For trail information, including maps and conditions, go to mountaintrails.org. UINTA-WASATCH-CACHE NATIONAL FOREST The Heber-Kamas Ranger District maintains trails and campgrounds in the Uinta Mountains east of Kamas. For information, visit fs.usda. gov/uwcnf for more information. ROAD STATUS Guardsman Pass, Wolf Creek Pass and the Mirror Lake Highway have closed for the season. For more info, go to fs.usda.gov/uwcnf or call 435-783-4338. For more information on seasonal road closures go to udottraffic.utah.gov. STATE PARKS AND RESERVOIRS For information such as water temperature and current conditions TANZI PROPST/PARK RECORD at Jordanelle and Rockport state parks, visit stateparks.utah.gov. For Alex Ferreira reaches for a Japan grab during a run in the FIS World Championships’ freeski halfpipe finals on Friday. The Aspen, Colorado, native took eighth overall. information on the Echo Reservoir, call 435-336-2247. The ber, and flowed it into a switch alley oop flat 540 to finish his run. The judges gave it a 94.2, and Blunck threw his hands up in excitement. But he couldn’t truly celebrate yet. He was still waiting for several athletes to finish, including Simon D’Artois of France and Blunck’s teammate, David Wise, a perennial medalist with a laundry list of difficult tricks in his repertoire. “David Wise is a very, very competitive person, so you know he’s always gunning for the top spot,” said Blunck, who hails from Crested Butte, Colorado. That competitive streak had earned Wise, a native of Reno, Nevada, four X Games golds and two Olympic golds, all in halfpipe. “Sitting down at the bottom, it’s hope for the best, expect the worst,” Blunck said. Fortunately for Blunck, his fear was unwarranted. Wise’s run was solid, earning an 86, but not enough to threaten the podium. With Blunck’s final decisive run down the superpipe, he became the first skier to defend a halfpipe world championship title. And he recognized how fragile that title was. “Whether it’s these guys or anyone else out there, anybody could win at any given time, Weather Temperatures: WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY Mostly cloudy, a bit of snow; breezy Snow of varying rates; storm total 6-10” Cloudy Colder; a little snow in the morning Cold with times of clouds and sun Winds: S 10-20 mph Winds: S 8-16 mph Winds: SW 7-14 mph Winds: WSW 6-12 mph Winds: WSW 6-12 mph 37°/33° 39°/28° 37°/21° 27°/16° 27°/7° High for the week ................................ 33° Low for the week ................................... 3° Precipitation: Total for the week ............................. 0.66” ACCUWEATHER UV INDEX TM Ogden 40/35 Elko 41/34 Salt Lake City 44/38 SUN AND MOON Sunrise 7:23 a.m. ......... 7:22 a.m. ......... 7:20 a.m. ......... 7:19 a.m. ......... 7:18 a.m. ......... Sunset 5:58 p.m. 5:59 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 6:02 p.m. 6:03 p.m. Moonrise Wednesday ..... 12:08 p.m. ......... Thursday ......... 12:52 p.m. ......... Friday ............... 1:44 p.m. ......... Saturday .......... 2:45 p.m. ......... Sunday ............ 3:55 p.m. ......... Moonset 1:43 a.m. 2:48 a.m. 3:54 a.m. 4:57 a.m. 5:55 a.m. Wednesday ...... Thursday .......... Friday ............... Saturday .......... Sunday ............ Full Last Craig 35/26 Park City Provo 41/37 Price 34/24 Ely 36/31 Richfield 45/36 Moab 48/36 Cedar City 42/35 Shown is Wednesday’s weather. Temperatures are Wednesday’s highs and Wednesday night’s lows. Grand Canyon 47/32 Feb 12 Feb 19 Feb 26 Grand Junction 44/33 Farmington 52/31 Page 52/38 New Aspen 40/26 Cortez 48/32 St. George 52/39 MOON PHASES First Evanston 31/28 37/33 Wendover 45/31 Mar 6 NATIONAL CITIES City Albany Anchorage Atlanta Atlantic City Boston Buffalo Charlotte Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus, OH Dallas Denver Wednesday Hi Lo W 36 25 c 21 3 pc 58 37 s 45 27 pc 46 29 sh 28 22 sf 60 33 s 28 24 pc 39 34 pc 31 27 sf 34 29 pc 64 49 s 56 32 pc Please see Blunck, B-6 The weather across the West will be unsettled Wednesday and Thursday as a storm system slowly moves east. Heavy snow will fall from the Intermountain West region to the Rockies. Heavy rain along the West Coast will lead to flooding problems. Another storm system will move into the West Coast Friday, keeping the weather unsettled with rain and snow. ROAD CONDITIONS REGIONAL CITIES Logan 36/33 Wed. Thu. Fri. Sat. Sun. Mon. The higher the AccuWeather UV Index™ number, the greater the need for eye and skin protection. Shown is the highest value for each day. 0-2 Low; 3-5 Moderate; 6-7 High; 8-10 High; 11+ Extreme. A stackved team Among Blunck’s teammates, Wise and Alex Ferreira, of Aspen, Colorado, had been cleaning up for most of the season, with Ferreira emerging from Wise’s shadow with a repeat Dew Tour win and his first X Games gold. However, Ferreira, of Aspen, Colorado, finished eighth, just behind Wise, with a score of 84.20. Neither of them let their disappointment show after the competition. “I’m walking away happy and healthy, and that’s all you can ask for,” Ferreira said. “I’ve had a really great year. I’m really happy to be healthy and happy that I’ve been on top of the podium a few times.” Ferreira said being a part of such a competitive U.S. squad is beneficial, even when he isn’t the one standing on the podium. “It pushes us to go further, bigger, better and faster,” he said. “It’s really awesome to be part of one of the best teams, because you can really showcase your Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019 REGIONAL FORECAST FIVE DAY FORECAST FOR PARK CITY ALMANAC Park City statistics for the week ending Feb. 11 it really just matters about the day, what’s going on in people’sC heads,” Blunck said. “So to comei out here and win in front of … home soil, I’m very stoked.” He had earned the win, but it took all he had. City Aspen Boulder Butte Colorado Springs Elko Ely Evanston Flagstaff Gallup Grand Canyon Grand Junction Gunnison Idaho Falls Jackson Hole Mesquite Missoula Ogden Page Pocatello Provo Pueblo Reno Rexburg St. George Salt Lake City Spokane Sun Valley Tahoe Twin Falls Yellowstone Wednesday Hi Lo W 40 26 sn 54 39 pc 33 12 sn 58 39 pc 41 34 sn 36 31 sn 31 28 sn 46 28 c 53 31 pc 47 32 c 44 33 pc 25 18 sn 35 30 sn 30 26 sn 54 42 r 34 19 sn 40 35 sn 52 38 pc 39 33 sn 41 37 sn 62 37 pc 49 38 sn 34 31 sn 52 39 r 44 38 sn 30 16 sn 31 26 sn 40 30 sn 40 33 sn 24 17 pc Thursday Hi Lo W 41 24 sn 52 31 c 32 20 c 61 33 pc 43 27 sn 42 22 r 37 27 sn 42 34 r 50 37 r 47 33 r 47 32 r 32 13 sn 36 29 sn 34 24 sn 55 40 sh 34 27 sn 44 32 sh 55 40 r 41 30 sn 45 33 sh 66 31 pc 49 34 sn 37 29 sn 55 38 sh 48 34 sh 31 27 sn 35 24 sn 39 22 sn 43 29 sn 30 17 sn Interstate 80: On-and-off snow Wednesday into Wednesday night will result in snowcovered and slippery pavement. US-40: The pavement Wednesday into Wednesday night will be snow covered and slippery from intermittent snow. TRAVELERS FORECAST Travelers heading north should expect slower-than-normal traffic with periods of snow bringing several inches. The snow will mix with rain for travelers going south. Snow will spread into western Colorado and Wyoming in the afternoon. WEATHER HISTORY A gale-whipped blizzard on Feb. 13, 1899, dumped up to 3 feet of snow from Massachusetts to Delaware. Cold air pushed deep into the South. The mercury at Tallahassee, Fla., dropped to 2 degrees below zero. Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2019 WORLD CITIES Thursday Hi Lo W 41 32 pc 14 0 s 64 50 pc 51 39 pc 44 35 pc 40 36 c 64 47 pc 42 16 c 51 38 c 48 38 c 48 39 c 74 49 pc 53 28 pc City Des Moines Detroit Dover Houston Honolulu Las Vegas Los Angeles Miami Minneapolis Nags Head New Orleans New York Norfolk Wednesday Hi Lo W 32 26 pc 30 22 sf 46 29 pc 67 51 pc 75 62 sh 57 48 sh 57 52 r 73 63 sh 23 18 pc 55 40 s 64 49 s 42 30 pc 57 36 s Thursday Hi Lo W 32 2 c 43 31 c 52 42 pc 74 60 c 75 64 sh 60 45 sh 62 47 r 78 66 pc 23 -3 sn 54 48 s 72 58 c 48 39 pc 62 47 pc City Oklahoma City Orlando Philadelphia Phoenix Pittsburgh Providence St. Louis San Antonio San Diego San Francisco Seattle Tampa Washington, DC Wednesday Hi Lo W 62 44 pc 63 49 pc 42 30 pc 70 54 c 31 26 sf 44 27 sh 49 39 s 65 48 pc 63 58 r 61 55 r 41 28 pc 68 49 pc 48 33 pc Thursday Hi Lo W 65 32 pc 76 58 pc 50 36 pc 62 55 r 47 40 c 44 32 pc 55 29 c 71 56 pc 66 53 r 57 47 r 41 33 r 76 60 pc 56 47 pc City Auckland Bangkok Barbados Beijing Berlin Buenos Aires Dublin Frankfurt Hong Kong Jerusalem London Montreal Wednesday Hi Lo W 78 62 s 95 78 s 84 78 pc 34 19 pc 47 37 c 76 56 pc 54 44 pc 46 30 pc 76 66 s 60 40 s 54 38 pc 26 18 sn Thursday Hi Lo W 81 63 s 93 78 pc 84 78 pc 29 15 sn 49 34 c 78 58 pc 55 43 pc 49 32 s 75 69 pc 55 37 s 55 40 s 26 18 pc City Moscow Oslo Paris Rio de Janeiro Rome San Juan Seoul Sydney Tokyo Toronto Warsaw Zurich Wednesday Hi Lo W 33 11 sn 43 31 pc 49 32 pc 81 75 r 55 35 pc 83 73 pc 35 16 s 77 67 s 47 34 c 28 20 c 42 35 r 45 29 pc Thursday Hi Lo W 26 19 c 42 29 pc 52 33 s 83 74 pc 58 40 pc 84 73 s 38 26 pc 78 66 pc 46 36 c 36 32 c 44 34 c 48 29 s Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice. |