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Show B-2 Wed/Thurs/Fri, November 6-8, 2019 The Park Record Bobsled World Cup leaving Park City rec report Officials say 2030 Olympics bid to be unaffected PARK CITY MOUNTAIN RESORT Park City Mountain Resort is set to begin its winter operations on Nov. 22. For information on upcoming events, go to parkcitymountain.com or call 435-649-8111. DEER VALLEY RESORT RYAN KOSTECKA Deer Valley Resort is set to begin its winter operations on Dec. 8. For information on upcoming activities, go to deervalley.com or call 435-649-1000. The Park Record The Utah Olympic Legacy Foundation announced last Friday that Park City will no longer host the BMW IBSF Bobsled & Skeleton World Cup this year due to mechanical issues at the Utah Olympic Park’s bobsled track. The event has been relocated to Lake Placid, New York, and is set to run from Dec. 2 through 8. “This has been a challenging period for the entire team at Utah Olympic Park,” said Colin Hilton, President & Chief Executive Officer of UOLF in a press release. “We are extremely proud of our tradition of hosting the best bobsled and skeleton athletes in the world and we are very disappointed not to be hosting this World Cup. However, the team is focused on getting our venue back online quickly with a longterm solution in order to have a successful season of training and competition.” The decision to relocate the bobsledding event from Park City, due to problems with the pumps that keep the track frozen, comes as Salt Lake City prepares PARK CITY GOLF COURSE The Park City Golf Club is open for the season, but pending weather restrictions could be closed. For information and tee times, call 435615-5800. SOLDIER HOLLOW GOLF Soldier Hollow Golf Course is open for the season, but pending weather restrictions could be closed. For more information call 435654-7442. CRATER SPRINGS GOLF Crater Spring Golf Course is open for the season, but pending weather restrictions could be closed. For information about prices and tee times, call 435-654-5588. UTAH OLYMPIC PARK The Utah Olympic Park’s fall programming with bobsled rides, extreme tubing, use of the drop tower and more are available. For a complete list of activities, hours and rates, visit utaholympiclegacy. org. BASIN RECREATION Basin Recreation maintains over 175 miles of trails for hiking, biking, dog walking and more during the fall months. Go to www. basinrecreation.org for a complete list of trails. For trail information or maintenance concerns, email Phares Gines, at phares@basinrecreation.org. L i l PARK RECORD FILE PHOTO Germany’s Sophia Griebel begins her run at the top of the Utah Olympic Park’s bobsled and skeleton track in November of 2017 during the BMW IBSF Bobsled & Skeleton World Cup. This year’s World Cup event has been canceled due to a mechanical issue at Utah Olympic Park. to make its case to the IOC to host the 2030 Winter Olympics. But according to Jamie Kimball, Utah Olympic Park’s general manager, this relocation will not affect the USOC bid. “One of our priorities is to make sure we fix this for the long term so there aren’t any lingering effects that could put that bid into jeopardy,” Kimball said. Lake Placid, which hosted the 1932 and 1980 Winter Olympics, maintains its Olympic bobsled track and regularly hosts competitions as well. The pumps that push ammonia up to the top of the track that keep it frozen throughout the competition were working at too low of MOUNTAIN TRAILS FOUNDATION The Mountain Trails Foundation maintains trails around Park City, including Round Valley. For trail information, 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 Wolf Creek Pass and the Mirror Lake Highway are open. Guardsman Pass is closed. For more info, go to fs.usda.gov/uwcnf or call 435783-4338. For more information on seasonal road closures go to udottraffic.utah.gov. STATE PARKS AND RESERVOIRS PARK RECORD FILE PHOTO For information such as water temperature and current conditions at Jordanelle and Rockport state parks, visit stateparks.utah.gov. For information on the Echo Reservoir, call 435-336-2247. Switzerland’s Rico Peter, Alex Baumann, Simon Frieldi and Martin Meier slide through curve four at the Utah Olympic Park’s bobsled and skeleton track as the sun sets in November 2017 during the BMW IBSF Bobsled & Skeleton World Cup. This year’s event has moved to Lake Placid, NY and will take place between Dec. 2 through 8. The Weather Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019 REGIONAL FORECAST FIVE DAY FORECAST FOR PARK CITY ALMANAC Park City statistics for the week ending Nov. 4 Temperatures: WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY Sunshine and patchy clouds Mostly sunny Mild with plenty of sunshine Mild with plenty of sun Sun and some clouds Winds: WSW 4-8 mph Winds: WSW 4-8 mph Winds: WNW 3-6 mph Winds: W 4-8 mph Winds: WNW 6-12 mph 57°/28° 55°/30° 56°/32° 59°/34° 54°/27° High for the week ................................ 52° Low for the week .................................. -2° Precipitation: Total for the week ............................. 0.05” ACCUWEATHER UV INDEX TM Ogden 59/33 Elko 66/22 Salt Lake City 62/35 SUN AND MOON Sunrise Wednesday ....... 7:01 a.m. ......... Thursday .......... 7:03 a.m. ......... Friday ............... 7:04 a.m. ......... Saturday .......... 7:05 a.m. ......... Sunday ............ 7:06 a.m. ......... Sunset 5:17 p.m. 5:16 p.m. 5:15 p.m. 5:14 p.m. 5:13 p.m. Moonrise Wednesday ....... 3:01 p.m. ......... Thursday .......... 3:27 p.m. ......... Friday ............... 3:52 p.m. ......... Saturday ........... 4:16 p.m. ......... Sunday ............ 4:41 p.m. ......... Moonset 1:07 a.m. 2:05 a.m. 3:04 a.m. 4:02 a.m. 5:01 a.m. Last New Craig 52/21 Park City Provo 57/29 Price 58/30 Ely 65/20 Richfield 63/26 Moab 63/29 Cedar City 64/23 Shown is Wednesday’s weather. Temperatures are Wednesday’s highs and Wednesday night’s lows. Grand Canyon 66/22 Nov 12 Nov 19 Nov 26 Grand Junction 62/28 Farmington 67/35 Page 66/42 First Aspen 52/24 Cortez 65/23 St. George 72/41 MOON PHASES Full Evanston 54/27 57/28 Wendover 55/30 Dec 3 NATIONAL CITIES City Albany Anchorage Atlanta Atlantic City Boston Buffalo Charlotte Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus, OH Dallas Denver Wednesday Hi Lo W 48 30 s 41 38 sn 69 51 s 56 35 s 53 38 s 42 34 pc 67 41 s 48 27 c 56 43 pc 49 40 pc 53 40 pc 70 59 pc 49 27 s The below-normal temperature pattern we experienced for much of October is easing, and daytime temperatures the next few days will be above normal. Mostly sunny Wednesday with a nice afternoon. Clear and chilly Wednesday night. Sunshine again Thursday with light winds. The dry weather will continue into the weekend. ROAD CONDITIONS REGIONAL CITIES Logan 58/26 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 pressure to reliably do its jobs, according to Kimball. “We weren’t able to completely guarantee that everything would be up and running by the scheduled time of the event, so instead of canceling we thought it best to just have it relocated,” he said. While fixing the pumps is a simple task, the parts needed to do so come from Europe, making a shipping timeline difficult to predict. “Once we get all the parts, the installation part is relatively simple and can be done properly,” Kimball said. “But it’s like having to restart the whole season for us because not only does the ice have to be made and then frozen correctly, the track has to be brought up to proper standards. It takes several weeks to get the ice fixed, so that’s why it’s hard quote a date of when we will be open.” According to Kimball, ammonia pump issues aren’t unique to Park City, saying “this isn’t the first time it’s happened at a location prior to an event, and it most certainly won’t be the last.” Kimball says he and his staff will take a look at every piece of equipment once they’re repaired to make sure they’re better prepared in the future. While it’s difficult to gauge the life expectancy of the larger equipment used at the bobsled track, Kimball and his crew believe they are now better prepared in case something like this happens again in the future. 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 52 24 pc 49 28 s 35 15 c 56 25 s 66 22 s 65 20 s 54 27 s 60 27 pc 62 30 pc 66 22 pc 62 28 pc 49 13 pc 53 19 pc 49 16 pc 78 42 s 39 18 pc 59 33 s 66 42 pc 56 19 s 57 29 s 63 30 pc 71 34 s 50 20 pc 72 41 s 62 35 s 47 26 pc 53 29 pc 65 24 s 58 26 pc 35 8 pc Thursday Hi Lo W 50 23 s 48 38 pc 46 28 s 42 28 c 63 22 s 64 22 s 51 31 s 61 25 s 62 22 pc 64 23 s 61 27 s 49 14 s 50 22 s 46 23 s 79 44 s 44 27 c 57 33 s 65 40 s 53 22 s 56 32 s 47 28 c 69 35 pc 48 26 s 72 41 s 60 37 s 47 31 pc 51 30 s 64 25 pc 55 30 s 37 21 s Interstate 80: No weather-related travel problems Wednesday. Plenty of sunshine. US-40: No weather-related travel problems are anticipated Wednesday. Sunshine much of the day. TRAVELERS FORECAST No weather-related travel problems are expected within 200 miles of Park City. There will be a little snow across northeastern Wyoming, which can slow travel on Interstate 25 and Interstate 90. Dry weather Thursday. WEATHER HISTORY On Nov. 6, 1953, a coastal storm brought 3 inches of snow to Richmond, Va., up to 18 inches to Philadelphia and up to 27 inches in the mountains. Wind gusts reached 98 mph at Block Island, R.I. Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2019 WORLD CITIES Thursday Hi Lo W 48 31 r 43 38 sh 66 45 c 61 38 s 56 39 s 35 25 sn 68 46 c 34 19 sf 46 21 r 43 29 r 45 22 r 61 38 r 50 34 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 48 20 pc 43 31 c 56 37 s 79 61 pc 86 74 pc 78 52 s 79 56 s 88 77 pc 34 17 pc 60 51 s 75 67 pc 53 43 s 60 46 s Thursday Hi Lo W 34 16 s 38 23 sn 62 38 pc 77 51 t 85 71 s 77 53 s 79 57 s 88 73 pc 30 15 s 67 52 pc 79 56 t 56 39 pc 69 48 s City Oklahoma City Orlando Philadelphia Phoenix Pittsburgh Providence St. Louis San Antonio San Diego San Francisco Seattle Tampa Washington, DC Wednesday Hi Lo W 65 36 r 85 72 pc 55 39 s 84 62 pc 49 36 pc 53 33 s 55 36 pc 81 64 c 73 53 pc 65 50 pc 56 40 c 87 73 pc 59 43 s Thursday Hi Lo W 46 24 r 88 72 pc 60 38 pc 86 65 s 43 24 r 57 37 s 40 20 r 72 46 t 73 53 s 70 51 s 58 43 c 88 73 pc 62 41 pc City Auckland Bangkok Barbados Beijing Berlin Buenos Aires Dublin Frankfurt Hong Kong Jerusalem London Montreal Wednesday Hi Lo W 73 61 c 92 77 pc 87 80 sh 60 38 pc 47 39 sh 78 64 pc 46 36 r 50 42 c 81 69 pc 75 59 s 49 43 pc 39 28 pc Thursday Hi Lo W 72 62 pc 92 74 pc 87 79 pc 55 32 s 51 39 c 82 62 s 44 40 r 51 36 c 83 69 pc 76 58 s 49 38 sh 38 24 c City Moscow Oslo Paris Rio de Janeiro Rome San Juan Seoul Sydney Tokyo Toronto Warsaw Zurich Wednesday Hi Lo W 52 42 r 29 21 c 54 43 sh 82 75 t 66 52 t 87 78 pc 60 39 pc 79 66 s 66 54 s 42 32 pc 53 38 pc 49 35 sh Thursday Hi Lo W 47 38 c 30 21 pc 51 40 c 82 75 t 67 53 pc 87 77 pc 59 30 pc 84 61 s 67 55 r 37 23 sf 53 37 pc 47 37 c Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice. |