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Show B-2 Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, January 4-7, 2020 The Park Record Ligety falls in the semifinals rec report Two-time Olympian barely edged out in World Pro Ski Tour PARK CITY MOUNTAIN RESORT Park City Mountain Resort is open. For information on upcoming events, go to parkcitymountain.com or call 435-649-8111. DEER VALLEY RESORT SHELBY REARDON Deer Valley Resort is open. For information on upcoming activities, Steamboat Pilot and Today go to deervalley.com or call 435-649-1000. STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — In his inaugural World Pro Ski Tour race, two-time Olympic gold medalist Ted Ligety worked his way to the semifinals. He stepped up to the gate next to the previous event winner, Robert Cone. Ligety won the first dual slalom race, but to ensure the matchup was even, the two raced again but on opposite courses. Making up a small deficit, Cone edged out Ligety to move on to the final where he won his second straight race of the season and the Moose Barrows Trophy at Howelsen Hill Ski Area on Thursday. “It was great to race against Ted, but he’s just a rookie,” Cone said with a chuckle. “We’ve done this. I’ve been doing this for a couple years now and this is my second start of the year. I’m getting confident up in the start. I definitely had a little bit of a hiccup in the finals, though.” The hiccup was more of a stut- 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. WOODWARD PARK CITY Woodward Park City is open. The campus features a 126-acre winter terrain and 66,000-square foot indoor facility open 365 days a year. For more information, call 530-386-7407. UTAH OLYMPIC PARK The Utah Olympic Park’s winter 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 sustains a busy trail maintenance schedule during SHELBY REARDON/STEAMBOAT PILOT AND TODAY Two-time Olympic gold medalist Ted Ligety took fourth in the World Pro Ski Tour race at Howelsen Hill on Thursday, Jan. 2. It was Ligety’s debut on the WPS Tour. ter. Cone leaned against the metal gate a little too early, so when it did open, his weight was shifting back again, rather than forward. That allowed reigning World Pro Ski Tour champion Phil Brown to take the win in the first round the winter months, grooming over 21 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 Matt Wagoner, at matt@basinrecreation.org. 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, Guardsman Pass and the Mirror Lake Highway are 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 SHELBY REARDON/STEAMBOAT PILOT AND TODAY at Jordanelle and Rockport state parks, visit stateparks.utah.gov. For Robert Cone, who took down Parkite Ted Ligety in the semifinals, was the victor in the World Pro Ski Tour race at Howelsen Hill on Thursday, Jan. 2. information on the Echo Reservoir, call 435-336-2247. The of the finals. In the second round, Cone closed the small gap quickly, but won uncontested as Brown crashed and missed gates. “I was just trying to stay focused and make it to the finish,” Cone said. “I didn’t know how bad he messed up, if he was out or not. I had to be balanced and make it to the bottom.” To determine who got the thirdplace check, Ligety raced Garret Driller, another World Pro Ski Tour athlete who won the Murphy Roberts Holiday Classic at Howelsen ahead of the holidays. Driller, who had been making improbable comebacks in roundtwo races all night, won over Ligety to take third. “This is actually my first time skiing here at Howelsen Hill. It was fun,” Ligety said. “It’s not an easy hill, for sure. There’s a lot of twists and turns in terrain and fall away. It was an action-packed hill.” Ligety, who regularly competes on the World Cup circuit, didn’t come in expecting the World Pro Ski Tour to be easy. He knew it would be a challenge and was impressed with the young talent he faced. The round of 16 featured six Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club members. Trey Seymour, Hig Roberts, Michael Bansmer, Colton Sankey, Kyle Kagan and Chase Seymour all competed. Roberts had the privilege of racing alongside Ligety, while Chase Seymour found himself in the Weather Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020 REGIONAL FORECAST FIVE DAY FORECAST FOR PARK CITY ALMANAC Park City statistics for the week ending Jan. 2 SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY Mostly cloudy A bit of afternoon snow; T-1” at night Mostly cloudy with a snow shower Mostly sunny Mostly cloudy Winds: WSW 4-8 mph Winds: SW 4-8 mph Winds: W 4-8 mph Winds: S 4-8 mph Winds: WNW 4-8 mph 38°/17° 33°/19° 25°/10° 31°/17° 34°/11° Temperatures: High for the week ................................ 34° Low for the week ................................... 3° Precipitation: Total for the week ............................. 0.62” ACCUWEATHER UV INDEX TM Ogden 40/22 Elko 44/23 Salt Lake City 43/26 SUN AND MOON Sunrise 7:50 a.m. ......... 7:50 a.m. ......... 7:50 a.m. ......... 7:50 a.m. ......... 7:50 a.m. ......... Sunset 5:12 p.m. 5:13 p.m. 5:13 p.m. 5:14 p.m. 5:15 p.m. Moonrise Saturday ........... 1:10 p.m. ......... Sunday ............ 1:38 p.m. ......... Monday ............ 2:09 p.m. ......... Tuesday ........... 2:45 p.m. ......... Wednesday ...... 3:29 p.m. ......... Moonset 1:35 a.m. 2:34 a.m. 3:36 a.m. 4:40 a.m. 5:45 a.m. Saturday .......... Sunday ............ Monday ............ Tuesday ........... Wednesday ...... Last New Craig 31/5 Park City Provo 43/24 Price 32/16 Ely 44/19 Richfield 48/18 Moab 33/16 Cedar City 46/25 Jan 17 Jan 24 Grand Junction 33/16 Farmington 39/16 Page 43/27 First Shown is Saturday’s weather. Temperatures are Saturday’s highs and Saturday night’s lows. Grand Canyon 49/18 Jan 10 Aspen 38/11 Cortez 38/14 St. George 52/32 MOON PHASES Full Evanston 34/12 38/17 Wendover 41/27 Feb 1 NATIONAL CITIES City Albany Anchorage Atlanta Atlantic City Boston Buffalo Charlotte Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus, OH Dallas Denver Saturday Hi Lo W 41 29 r 8 -1 pc 57 34 pc 56 35 r 46 36 r 36 27 sn 64 34 c 34 25 sf 42 29 sn 41 29 sn 42 29 sn 61 41 s 57 26 pc A couple of storm systems crossing the northern Rockies will cause a few snow showers across the northern part of the state. The southern half of the state will be dry with some sunshine. More numerous snow showers are possible Sunday night and there could be a couple of inches in the mountains. ROAD CONDITIONS REGIONAL CITIES Logan 33/15 Sat. Sun. Mon. Tue. Wed. Thu. 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. starting gates next to Brown, a Canadian Olympian. “I would say it raises everybody up a little bit,” Seymour said. “Normally I wouldn’t be very close to them in any races, then when you’re kind of headto-head to them, it gives it more of a race feel. When you’re actually going next to them, you can see where they’re carrying speed more than you, where you’re catching up, and you can fix that for the next run.” Seymour and the other SSWSC athletes all fell in the round of 16, as the more seasoned slalom skiers advanced to the quarterfinals. Seymour said he learned a lot over the course of the evening, though, especially about the start gates, which he doesn’t encounter at his level of competition. “They’re kind of tough,” Seymour said. “They’re metal gates, they open up on a timer, so if you go too early, you’ll just run into them. If you go too late, you’re gonna be behind. They told me the timing and how to rock back and forth.” In his World Pro Ski Tour debut, Ligety also had to learn to manage the gates. “It’s so much different than World Cup where you can kind of take your time when you want to get out of the start gate,” Ligety said. “You got to be on top of your game, not on your program, but on the course’s program. It’s definitely a different mental game in that respect.” 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 Saturday Hi Lo W 38 11 pc 57 31 pc 35 11 sn 55 27 pc 44 23 pc 44 19 pc 34 12 c 49 18 s 44 12 s 49 18 s 33 16 s 25 -2 pc 34 16 pc 32 12 sn 56 34 pc 37 25 c 40 22 c 43 27 s 40 19 c 43 24 c 60 24 pc 55 30 pc 33 17 sn 52 32 pc 43 26 c 43 31 c 34 16 c 48 25 pc 40 23 c 27 6 sn Sunday Hi Lo W 35 13 pc 45 30 pc 25 16 c 42 26 pc 39 19 sn 38 15 c 27 15 sn 48 15 s 46 15 s 48 15 pc 33 19 pc 24 4 pc 24 16 sn 25 12 sn 57 33 pc 32 24 c 34 24 sn 41 27 pc 30 22 sn 41 26 sn 50 28 pc 49 24 pc 28 16 c 54 31 pc 39 27 c 39 28 pc 28 15 sf 40 16 s 33 27 sn 20 7 sn Interstate 80: There can be a few snow showers over the weekend. Watch for slippery spots. US-40: Dry roads most of the weekend, but there can be a snow shower or two. Snow is possible Sunday night. TRAVELERS FORECAST Snow showers over the weekend should not amount to much, but be alert for a few slick spots. The southern half of the state will be dry with some sunshine. Snow showers could be more numerous Sunday night, especially over the high ground. WEATHER HISTORY A storm on Jan. 4, 1982, drenched San Francisco, Calif., with 12 inches of rain and dumped 10 feet of snow on Lake Tahoe in just two days. The extreme storminess that month was blamed on a strong El Nino. Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2020 WORLD CITIES Sunday Hi Lo W 34 25 c 5 -4 s 54 39 s 45 31 pc 36 28 sn 35 30 sn 54 32 s 41 28 s 44 30 pc 40 33 c 42 29 pc 64 38 s 46 26 pc City Des Moines Detroit Dover Houston Honolulu Las Vegas Los Angeles Miami Minneapolis Nags Head New Orleans New York Norfolk Saturday Hi Lo W 35 27 pc 37 27 sn 57 36 r 66 44 s 81 71 sh 58 39 s 69 49 s 85 57 c 28 23 c 59 41 sh 64 44 s 48 37 r 64 41 sh Sunday Hi Lo W 44 28 s 37 30 sn 44 32 pc 72 49 s 82 72 pc 59 42 pc 72 48 s 68 51 s 37 18 pc 50 43 pc 64 49 s 41 34 pc 51 40 s City Oklahoma City Orlando Philadelphia Phoenix Pittsburgh Providence St. Louis San Antonio San Diego San Francisco Seattle Tampa Washington, DC Saturday Hi Lo W 54 34 s 76 45 t 53 36 r 66 42 s 45 28 sh 46 36 r 42 30 pc 71 43 s 68 49 s 58 46 pc 47 42 r 73 47 t 60 38 r Sunday Hi Lo W 56 29 s 61 43 s 43 33 pc 69 44 s 37 29 c 40 26 sn 53 30 s 74 44 s 67 48 s 58 44 s 47 41 r 61 45 s 47 35 s City Auckland Bangkok Barbados Beijing Berlin Buenos Aires Dublin Frankfurt Hong Kong Jerusalem London Montreal Saturday Hi Lo W 67 60 c 93 72 pc 85 77 pc 46 22 pc 42 27 sn 80 69 s 47 43 pc 43 36 sf 73 67 pc 47 41 r 48 40 pc 33 23 sn Sunday Hi Lo W 68 61 pc 92 74 s 85 77 pc 39 27 c 39 32 c 83 67 c 52 42 c 45 32 c 73 68 pc 48 42 sh 49 42 c 26 14 pc City Moscow Oslo Paris Rio de Janeiro Rome San Juan Seoul Sydney Tokyo Toronto Warsaw Zurich Saturday Hi Lo W 33 30 c 35 23 pc 47 38 pc 80 75 pc 57 37 pc 84 74 pc 44 22 s 98 68 s 50 40 pc 36 26 sn 40 30 sn 42 28 sn Sunday Hi Lo W 33 21 pc 39 31 sh 47 34 pc 81 75 t 59 34 pc 84 74 pc 41 31 pc 75 69 pc 49 39 s 34 28 sn 36 26 pc 38 28 pc Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice. |