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Show SPORTS The HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS STILL ON HOLD, B-2 LIVE LIKE SAM JOINS THE RELIEF EFFORTS, B-3 www.parkrecord.com Park Record. B-1 SAT/SUN/MON/TUES, MARCH 28-31, 2020 Cause for concern Editor: Ryan Kostecka sports@parkrecord.com 435.649.9014 ex.15704 Twitter: @ParkRecSports UHSAA SUSPENDS ATHLETICS TILL MAY 1 The Utah High School Athletic Association announced on Wednesday afternoon that all spring sports and activities will continue to be suspended until May 1. The committee will reevaluate the situation during the middle of April before deciding whether to cancel the remainder of the high school season or allow it to continue after May 1. Hitting the backcountry can be important outlet but also comes with real danger RYAN KOSTECKA The Park Record PARKITE WINS TOP HONOR Parkite Tara Geraghyt-Moats, who won the Continental Cup this season, was recently named the International Ski Federation’s woman of the year for Nordic combined. There was no ceremony because of the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, but FIS said it hopes to hold one in the future if the pandemic will allow it. ICE MINERS LOSE SHOT AT NATIONALS The Park City Ice Miners high school hockey team will no longer be traveling to Dallas to participate in the 2020 U.S. high school hockey national championships due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic. The Miners earned their spot at the national championship after taking down Farmington 5-1 in the division-one Utah state title game on Feb. 24. PC MARC CLOSED As a precaution to slow the spread of COVID-19, the MARC has shut its doors until at least March 30. Call 435-615-5411 or email ken@parkcity. org for immediate assistance. BASIC REC FIELDHOUSE CLOSED Following the recommendation of the Summit County Health Department, Basin Recreation has closed the Fieldhouse until March 31. All existing facility and fitness memberships will be extended accordingly. As the situation continues to change, Basin Recreation will reevaluate the closure and related pass extension. FREE LIVE ONLINE WORKOUTS Athletic Republic Park City will be offering free live online workouts via Zoom next week at 8:00 am. Each workout will be hosted by an AR trainer. Visit the center’s website at parkcity.athleticrepublic.com. PCHS MOUNTAIN BIKE CLUB MEETING CANCELED The Park City High School mountain bike club meeting scheduled for April 1 has been canceled. For any questions, email Chris Best at parkcitymtb@gmail.com or contact 760-846-1280 with any questions. For more sports briefs, please visit www.parkrecord.com/sports COURTESY OF MARK STAPLES Members of the Utah Avalanche Center stand atop Wilson’s Peak in Big Cottonwood Canyon on Wednesday afternoon. They were up there to help get a read on the likelihood of avalanches after the area was hammered with snow. I t’s been a rough time for Park City skiers and snowboarders. With the COVID-19 pandemic essentially shutting down the ski resorts in the mountain town, winter sport enthusiasts have been left with fewer options of how to get out and enjoy the final snowstorms of the year. With that desire to get out and hit the snow, more skiers and snowboarders are flocking to the backcountry. “I don’t really know what people are going to do, but for folks who want to go out skiing or snowboarding, this is their only option that they have realistically,” said Mark Staples, director of the Utah Avalanche Center. “A lot of people in the community do it. ... And from what I understand, the backcountry part of the ski industry has seen some of the biggest growth in the industry. People want to get outside, exercise and ski some powder and this is the only way to do so.” But according to Staples, while the backcountry may be the only option in the area for skiing and snowboarding right now, it’s accompanied by risks. Avalanches are a serious danger that comes with backcountry skiing and snowboarding. And they can be fatal. That’s why Staples and other avalanche experts are pleading with backcountry users to arm themselves with information on what causes avalanches, the different types of slides and what to do if caught in one. “Backcountry can be incredibly safe, but if done the right way. … We are in control of how much risk we expose ourselves to by understanding avalanches and where or why they can happen,” Staples said. “The more people can educate themselves on the risks and dangers, the more they can control and ultimately have a great time out there. Part of it just COURTESY OF MARK STAPLES Nikki Champion, a forecaster for the Utah Avalanche Center, hikes up Maybird Gulch of Little Cottonwood Canyon on Wednesday afternoon to help determine the avalanche risks that come with backcountry skiing or snowboarding. getting the education down and then the other part is actually using it whenever you’re out in the backcountry.” There is nothing abnormal with the recent weather, Staples said, but the snowfall combined with periods of warm weather creates different layers of snow, snowpack and ice that can make avalanches both more likely and more dangerous. Those avalanches are typically heavier and can pick up more speed, Staples Roof Top Snow Removal LIVE LUXURY Your best life begins with a home that inspires you. KELLY ROGERS 435.640.7600 Global Real Estate Advisor Kelly@LuxuryParkCityRealEstate.com www.LuxuryParkCityRealEstate.com ©MMXVIII Sotheby’s International Realty Affiliates, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Sotheby’s International Realty® is a licensed trademark to Sotheby’s International Realty Affiliates, Inc. An Equal Opportunity Company. Each Office Is Independently Owned And Operated. Copyright© Summit Sotheby’s International Realty 2018. said, breaking all the way down the side of the mountain to the ground. “Those types of avalanches are massive and deadly, the ones that cause the Please see Avalanche, B-3 |