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Show B-2 Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, January 18-21, 2020 The Park Record Tour of Utah adds Park City stop rec report The mountain town now plays host to three tour stages PARK CITY MOUNTAIN RESORT Park City Mountain Resort is open. For information on upcoming events, go to parkcitymountain.com or call 435-649-8111. P t h RYAN KOSTECKA DEER VALLEY RESORT The Park Record Deer Valley Resort is open. For information on upcoming activities, The Tour of Utah is still over seven months away, but Parkites can get excited as the race announced last week that Park City will host one more leg of the event. Park City. Park City will now host Stage 4 of the race as well as Stages 6 and 7. “This is a vibrant and active community that truly appreciates cycling, so obviously it’s a draw and we aren’t going to avoid Park City,” said Jeff Corbett, course director for the Tour of Utah. “The race has always been extremely well supported there so we like to come back to places where we are supported and welcome.” The 16th annual Tour of Utah is set to take place from Aug. 3-9 Woodward Park City, an action sports and ski resort with indoor and outdoor facilities, will serve as the starting point for the fourth stage that winds across Summit County before ending at Snowbird Resort in Little Cottonwood Canyon. “Tradition is a part of the Tour of Utah and coming back to Park City is obviously a big part of that,” said Frank Zang, a spokesman for the Larry H. Miller Group of Companies. “We want to showcase the state of Utah through the eyes of sport and the unique opportunity to take worldclass cycling to Park City.” Canyons Village at Park City Mountain Resort will serve as the start and finish for the sixth stage on Saturday, Aug. 8. The seventh and final stage will take place in the heart of Park City and, in keeping with tradition, finish at the top of Main Street, according to Zang. “Park City has all of the elements to make for a great stage race and that’s why the Tour of Utah has come back year after year,” Zang said. “The atmosphere is really hard to replicate because of the challenging terrain, the beauty of the area and, most importantly, the fans that line the streets.” This is the 11th time Park City has hosted the weeklong race and the eighth that it has served as its finish line. The weeklong Tour of Utah has earned the reputation as “Ameri- go to deervalley.com or call 435-649-1000. PARK CITY GOLF COURSE The Park City Golf Club is closed for the season. For information and tee times, call 435-615-5800. WOODWARD PARK CITY Woodward Park City is open. The campus features a 126-acre winter terrain park 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 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 at Jordanelle and Rockport state parks, visit stateparks.utah.gov. For information on the Echo Reservoir, call 435-336-2247. The PARK RECORD FILE PHOTO Competitors in the Tour of Utah climb up Park City’s Main Street as they near the finish line of the sixth and final stage. Spectators lined the street in support of the riders, making for a festive and exhilarating completion of the tour. ca’s Toughest Stage Race,” according to Corbett. Last year, Belgian Ben Hermans of the Israel Cycling Academy won with a time of 18 hours, 46 minutes and 9 seconds. “From the first time that I did this race in 2014, I had a good feeling with this race and I kept getting better results in the G.C.,” Hermans told reporters after winning. “It’s really amazing, I really enjoy it here, partly because it’s amazing to ride for these crowds.” Hermans was able to hold off Canadian James Piccoli (+50 seconds) and American Joe Dombrowski, who took second and third respectively. EF Education First captured the team title, winning in a time of 56:35:03. They dominated the team competition, winning won Stages 1, 5 and 6 when members Lawson Craddock, Lachlan Morton and Dombrowski took home the victories in order. The Tour of Utah will announce this year’s teams in the early spring, with 16 teams undetermined teams expected to be competing. The event is the only multi-day race in North America on the UCI ProSeries. “Certainly there’s multiple ways to look at the Tour of Utah as far as longevity or world ranking,” said Corbett. “There’s nothing else that’s as well ranked and attended by both fans and riders competing.” PARK RECORD FILE PHOTO A member of the Aevolo Cycling Team rides near Utah Olympic Park in the sixth and final stage of the 2019 Tour of Utah in August. Announced last week, Park City will play host to stage 4 — along with stages 6 and 7 —as Woodward Park City will be the host venue. The tour returns Aug. 3-9. Weather Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020 REGIONAL FORECAST FIVE DAY FORECAST FOR PARK CITY ALMANAC Park City statistics for the week ending Jan. 16 SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY Mostly cloudy Mostly sunny Mainly cloudy Mostly cloudy with afternoon flurries Cloudy with snow showers Winds: SSW 4-8 mph Winds: ESE 3-6 mph Winds: S 4-8 mph Winds: S 4-8 mph Winds: W 4-8 mph 35°/20° 38°/20° 36°/27° 37°/24° 30°/15° Temperatures: High for the week ................................ 41° Low for the week ................................... 8° Precipitation: Total for the week ............................. 0.80” ACCUWEATHER UV INDEX TM Ogden 38/23 Elko 38/15 Salt Lake City 41/24 SUN AND MOON Saturday .......... Sunday ............ Monday ............ Tuesday ........... Wednesday ...... Sunrise 7:47 a.m. ......... 7:46 a.m. ......... 7:46 a.m. ......... 7:45 a.m. ......... 7:44 a.m. ......... Sunset 5:26 p.m. 5:27 p.m. 5:28 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 5:31 p.m. Moonrise Moonset Saturday .......... 1:42 a.m. ....... 12:46 p.m. Sunday ............ 2:52 a.m. ......... 1:20 p.m. Monday ............ 3:59 a.m. ......... 1:59 p.m. Tuesday ........... 5:05 a.m. ......... 2:43 p.m. Wednesday ...... 6:06 a.m. ......... 3:33 p.m. First Full Craig 24/2 Park City Provo 39/19 Price 30/12 Ely 45/15 Richfield 43/20 Moab 33/19 Cedar City 44/20 Feb 1 Feb 9 Grand Junction 34/16 Farmington 43/21 Page 45/29 Last Shown is Saturday’s weather. Temperatures are Saturday’s highs and Saturday night’s lows. Grand Canyon 46/20 Jan 24 Aspen 31/8 Cortez 41/12 St. George 53/30 MOON PHASES New Evanston 26/13 35/20 Wendover 38/20 Feb 15 NATIONAL CITIES City Albany Anchorage Atlanta Atlantic City Boston Buffalo Charlotte Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus, OH Dallas Denver Saturday Hi Lo W 27 25 sn 8 -3 pc 54 37 sh 43 41 i 31 29 sn 37 29 sn 44 42 sh 38 4 r 49 18 r 43 21 r 44 17 r 57 31 pc 43 22 pc ROAD CONDITIONS REGIONAL CITIES Logan 29/14 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. High pressure building across the Great Basin will provide dry weather across the region on Saturday; however, the clouds will remain stubborn through the day. Skies will tend to clear Saturday night, leaving a mostly sunny sky for Sunday along with seasonable temperatures. More clouds will arrive on Monday with some flurries on Tuesday. 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 31 8 c 44 25 pc 29 15 c 39 23 pc 38 15 c 45 15 c 26 13 c 44 18 pc 46 16 pc 46 20 pc 34 16 c 16 -9 c 24 10 c 25 11 c 58 36 pc 33 24 sn 38 23 c 45 29 c 32 14 c 39 19 c 45 17 pc 51 24 c 27 11 c 53 30 c 41 24 c 34 32 sn 29 15 c 47 19 c 35 19 c 19 8 c Sunday Hi Lo W 35 6 pc 49 25 s 35 11 c 49 21 pc 38 20 pc 45 21 s 28 11 pc 44 20 pc 48 21 pc 47 26 pc 38 17 s 19 -4 pc 27 8 pc 28 3 pc 63 42 s 39 22 sf 39 24 pc 46 31 pc 33 14 pc 39 21 s 54 18 s 49 32 s 29 7 pc 57 37 pc 40 26 s 38 26 c 34 20 s 47 30 s 34 19 s 26 -2 pc Interstate 80: No weather-related travel problems are expected along the interstate on Saturday. US-40: Dry roads with no weather-related travel problems are expected along the route on Saturday. TRAVELERS FORECAST With dry roads, Saturday will be a good traveling day since no precipitation is expected across the region. Good travel conditions are expected to continue through Sunday and Monday as well. WEATHER HISTORY On Jan. 18, 1978, the weight of snow and ice caved in the roof of the Hartford Civic Center. In winters with excessive snowfall, loads on roofs increase dramatically. This is aggravated if rain falls into the snow and the mass freezes. Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2020 WORLD CITIES Sunday Hi Lo W 39 14 sf 12 10 pc 47 26 s 43 20 pc 44 22 pc 31 15 sf 53 26 s 15 5 s 25 13 s 25 19 sf 22 14 pc 53 33 pc 49 23 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 23 -3 pc 38 20 sn 41 39 r 71 43 sh 79 68 c 59 41 pc 70 52 pc 78 66 pc 23 -4 sn 55 51 c 77 52 t 37 34 sn 54 51 c Sunday Hi Lo W 3 -9 s 26 11 sf 44 23 pc 59 36 pc 81 70 pc 63 47 s 72 53 pc 82 65 pc 6 -3 s 54 31 s 57 41 pc 39 24 pc 55 28 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 48 27 s 78 61 pc 38 35 sn 71 48 pc 43 23 sn 32 30 sn 46 15 pc 68 40 c 68 48 pc 55 42 c 49 41 r 79 64 pc 39 37 i Sunday Hi Lo W 50 23 pc 78 51 c 39 22 pc 75 56 pc 24 15 sf 44 20 pc 25 5 s 58 39 pc 70 54 pc 56 45 s 53 44 r 75 51 t 42 25 pc City Auckland Bangkok Barbados Beijing Berlin Buenos Aires Dublin Frankfurt Hong Kong Jerusalem London Montreal Saturday Hi Lo W 75 60 pc 93 77 s 85 77 pc 39 21 pc 45 32 c 80 71 pc 42 27 s 44 31 c 70 63 c 51 45 r 45 32 s 10 9 sn Sunday Hi Lo W 77 62 s 93 77 s 85 77 pc 43 19 s 42 29 pc 85 75 s 44 35 s 43 29 pc 70 64 pc 48 42 r 45 30 s 20 3 sf City Moscow Oslo Paris Rio de Janeiro Rome San Juan Seoul Sydney Tokyo Toronto Warsaw Zurich Saturday Hi Lo W 36 29 pc 42 29 c 47 34 pc 78 73 c 58 37 sh 83 73 sh 41 24 s 71 69 r 43 39 r 35 27 sn 41 35 pc 43 26 sh Sunday Hi Lo W 34 33 c 37 25 s 46 33 pc 80 74 pc 56 39 pc 82 73 sh 45 24 sf 75 71 t 48 41 s 28 10 sf 40 31 pc 39 27 c Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice. |