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Show Skiing, A Growing Industry New lifts, new roads, new jumps, new ski runs, new accomodations accom-odations and other new facilities are wrapped up in a bright package pack-age welcoming skiers and visitors visi-tors to Utah's ski resorts this winter. Things are so new in Utah in the world of skiing, that last season's visitors will have trouble ven recognizing where they are," said D. James Cannon, Director Di-rector of the Utah Tourist and .Publicity Council. Jftkiung draws this week's Tour wf the Week" In the current "See Utah promotion sponsored by the tourist council. Jka for the construction, one of the blggi'st projects of the year was this 43 miles of new road In Big Cottonwood Canyon lead-.ing lead-.ing to Brighton and Solitude ski ureas. Trie new section of road has eliminated many dangerous curves and has skirted away from several potential avalanche jamas. And once tourists drive over the new road they will find more new developments in Big Cottonwood Cotton-wood Canyon. A new 50 meter Jump has been completed at Solitude Ski Area Avhli'h will host the big" National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) ski championships March 21 to 24. In addition, a restaurant at Solitude's base and a roundhouse restaurant three-fourths of the way up the hill also are open for business for the first time this Further up the canyon skiers are finding more new improvements. improve-ments. At Brighton the newly completed Mt Majestic Motor Lodge has added lodging for 75 persons. Meanwhile, at Little Cottonwood Cotton-wood Canyon at Alta, the biggest improvement is a new double chair lift, east of the Landes Memorial Jump. This $200,000 facility has opened 300 acres of skHng terrain for beginner and intermediates. With the rev lift luring more skiers to Alta, the parking lot has been extended further up Into In-to Albion Basin to make room for additional cars. Also at Alta, the Rustler Lodge has added a new wing of modern rooms to help ease the squeeze. Another Alta facility is a ski shop, shelter, warming hut, ski patrol room and some overnight facilities which will be located at the bottom of the Collins Lift The state's other ski areas also have Improved facilities and generally gen-erally overhaul lifts and tows. Utah's 14 major developed ski areas with 39 lifts and tows offer winter-long skiing for experts and beginners alike. Here is a rundown of the Utah Skiing areas as listed by the Utah Tourist and Publicity Council: Coun-cil: ALTA 29 miles southeast of Salt Lake City in Little Cottonwood Cotton-wood Canyon. BEAVEK MOUNTAIN 25 mi. east of Logan in Logan Canyon. BLUE MOUNTAIN 5 miles west of Monticello, Utah. BRIGHTON 29 miles southeast south-east of Salt Lake City in Big Cottonwood Canyon. BRUIN HAVEN 4 miles from Sunnyside, 27 miles from Price and 11 miles from Dragerton. CEDAR CANYON 17 miles from Cedar City at Blowhard. Point. CLEAR CREEK 20 miles south of Soldier Summit LITTLE MOUNTAIN 9 miles east of Salt Lake City on Highway High-way 40 through Emigration Can. GOOSEBERRY 18 miles east of Sallna. GIZZLY RIDGE 25 miles north of Vernal. SOLITUDE 25 miles east of Salt Lake City In Big Cottonwood Cotton-wood Canyon. SNOW BASIN 18 miles east of Ogden In Ogden Canyon. SNOW PARK 3 miles south-east south-east of Park City. Tlmr KAVcai On Timpano- gos Loop Highway in Provo Canyon Can-yon (Highway 189) 15 miles northeast of Provo. |