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Show Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, February 1-4, 2020 A-9 The Park Record Continued from A-1 Pedaler’s paradise o l r s d e t ‘Engineered for riding’ f Engel, who called the team members at BIKE a “pretty , spoiled bunch” given all the w travel they get to do, said he r was blown away by what Park e City’s trails system has to ofr fer. “Looking around at my fellow testers’ faces after getting d done with our test loops, it was . pretty clear. Park City ranks e right up there,” he said. “It’s world-class in the true sense e of the word, and I’m not just e saying that because I’m a gracious guest. s “A few of us had a hard time y comparing the quality of trails y in Park City to any other Bible s destination other than Whisd tler, which is saying somey thing.” Where Park City really e stands out, he said, is in its n connectivity. f “There was so much to choose from,” Engel said. “For example, we weren’t o forced to settle on fire-road climbs or hike-a-bikes to make o our loops work. The trail network is so extensive, there’s multiple ways to get to every destination, and multiple ways to get back. The whole region d seemed to be engineered for n riding.” Engel said besides “feeling very slow at 8,000 feet,” the thing about Park City that stood out for him was “the number of raw and truly difficult trails Park City has to offer.” r “Resort destinations are off ten in the habit of dumbing down their most advanced trails to be as accessible as , possible to as many riders as e possible,” Engel said. “Making them wider, cutting out k roots, berming out turns. Park d City has plenty of that kind of e terrain, both inside the parks and outside. So, it was refreshing that the more difficult stuff a is untouched for those like mye self who have a taste for it. n “Those rooty, steep and technical trails are what I seek h out at home, and they had a n new aesthetic and a bigger , scale in Park City.” f Engel said he’d put Park f e Continued from A-1 Bill draws ire reaches the House floor, however. Parkite John Ziegler is among those who oppose the bill. He said the bill doesn’t take into account other possible causes of herd population decline, like climate change, disease or hard winters. If a herd is struggling because of drought, killing more predators is likely not the answer to increasing herd health, Ziegler contends. “I’m not anti-hunting. I am anti reckless, poorly conceived management plans that don’t really take into account all the information that should be taken into account,” Ziegler said. “At what point do we hit the tipping point for predator species?” Flowers Valentine FOR YOUR PHOTO BY ANTHONY SMITH/BIKE MAGAZINE BIKE Magazine Gear Editor Travis Engel says Park City is among the best mountain biking destinations he’s ever visited. In the fall, the publication conducted research for its annual Bible of Bike Tests in Park City, and Engel says the difficulty of some of the area’s trails sets it apart. City with Whistler in the conversation as the best mountain biking destination he’s ever visited. “Maybe another impression Park City left on me was how easy it was to ride from town,” he said. “If you want to get down to business, there are plenty of lifts and shuttles, but we did our testing from the house in most cases. There’s something nice about finishing a ride at the door of your rental house instead of your rental car. Or at a pub. My favorite was Collie’s.” In pursuit of a well-rounded economy Mountain biking is a key cog in Park City’s growing summer tourism market, and Bill Malone, president and CEO of the Park City Chamber/ Bureau, said the organization worked with BIKE Magazine to make the Bible of Bike issue happen for a few years. The efforts included using funds Summit County granted to the Chamber/Bureau through the restaurant tax to cover some of the related expenses. Malone said it was a pleasure to read the completed issue, on newsstands now, and see how the community was depicted. “I like the fact that you can see so much of Park City in their photography, that you can recognize our trails,” he said. “And I like that they wrote about our mining history and our economy changed. And it’s great that they talked to Charlie Sturgis, because that gave a real personality to their coverage.” Sturgis, executive director of the Mountain Trails Foundation, said he enjoyed speaking with the BIKE team, sharing the town’s mountain biking evolution from having 15 miles of trails in the mid1990s to now boasting 450 miles of sanctioned singletrack. “Well, we’re an obvious choice to come and test bikes, of course, but it’s definitely an honor to be picked,” he said. “I think the community put so much work into our mountain biking scene, from when we started talking trails in the ’80s to today, so it’s great to be recognized by the industry.” Park City was the International Mountain Bike Association’s first-ever Gold Level ride center, based on criteria like the number and variety of trails as well as the quality and quantity of lodging. Malone said that designation came years ago, though. In that sense, BIKE’s showcase of Park City is just as valuable as a reminder for those who know about Park City as it is as an introduction for those who don’t. “This is a way to keep that message out there for people who are looking at bikes and looking at taking a bike on vacation,” he said. “We see (the BIKE profile) as a natural extension of the work we’ve According to the latest text of the bill, the DWR would be compelled to employ predator management strategies unless it “proves that predators are not contributing to the big game population being under the herd size objective.” That’s a point of contention for Kirk Robinson, the executive director of the Western Wildlife Conservancy, a Salt Lake City-based nonprofit that was formed to protest an increase in the number of cougar permits in the 1990s, according to its website. “Here’s the key point — predators always contribute to the size of the deer herd and elk herd. They’re out there eating the animals,” Robinson said. “As a practical matter, you cannot prove predators do not contribute to herd size.” Robinson said that the presence of predators is necessary for herd health, and wondered why the bill doesn’t require proof that killing predators won’t harm the ecosystem. He also questions the ethics of the bill. “Deer and elk and cougars and black bears are equally important. They are all significant,” Robinson said. “Is it really ethical to kill lots of predator species just to have more deer for hunters to shoot?” Albrecht pushes back on the contention that the bill compels the DWR to take action. He said DWR officials support the bill and that it came out of a conversation with the DWR about options to deal with the lack of deer and what he describes as the prevalence of predators. The DWR’s legislative liaison did not immediately confirm whether the division supports the bill. “All the bill does is gives the director a tool — (it) says ‘OK, when we’ve got large amounts of predators, then I can issue more tags, more takes,” Albrecht said. “I’m not trying to wipe out the bears or the cougars, I’m just giving the director of the division a little more ability to take more predators when our deer numbers or elk numbers are down on particular units. ... Once those herds come back and rebound, so do predators, because that’s their main source of food.” Looking Check our for a HELP WANTED JoB in ? been doing for well over 20 years now.” Malone said the Chamber/ Bureau is always looking for ways to attract visitors outside of the winter ski season, and summer adventure travelers are an obvious demographic to pursue. They aren’t the only one, however. “There are three pillars to our summer growth,” Malone said. “It’s definitely our trail system, and not just biking but hiking, too. It’s our art and culture scene, which has absolutely blossomed. We’re talking outdoor concerts, galleries and public art. Then the third piece is corporate group travel.” Those three pillars, Malone said, have helped to create steady business for Park City that is allowing people who work in many “seasonal” Park City jobs to stay employed year-round. “We have to keep the pump primed on our summer business, because it doesn’t happen automatically,” Malone said. “We have to remind people of what we have to offer. Our focus is on attracting that summer visitor who is going to stay a few days, go out to eat, and otherwise spend their discretionary income here. 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