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Show Brian Head Ski Resort Schedules Annual Snow Carnival This Week i of ease of maintenance and skier comfort. Thompson also indicated that a water district would be organized and developed dev-eloped this summer at the resort. Dr. McRay Cloward, president presi-dent of Brian Head Corp., expressed ex-pressed optimism concerning the development of the resort and said that the possibility exists that as many as 20 private pri-vate cabins and two additional addition-al lodges would be built at I the resort this summer. He also said that underground utilities would bo installed at the resort during the summer. Other developments in the! Southern Utah area in regards to skiing include plans by a group of Northern Utah businessmen bus-inessmen to establish a ski resort in the Summit Canyon area. This is still in the planning plan-ning stages, but if Interest of Southern California skiers continues con-tinues to increase, the prospects pros-pects of its development are very good. Cedar City seems destined to take its place as the ski capital of the Southwest with its close proximity to the large population centers of Southern California as well as the Las Vegas and Arizona areas. Spring may bo here, but spring may just well bo the best time to ski. t " 1 - 'AMi?jpp.'J!'M''' yiti'fiiiijmiigptw'i,Jwi ..iillJibitiluiiiiri.iM! ifc.-UBi.i;-jEl,i..-;:"Ji ,iflll-.-- ".it:. -.r. (''! -if A " '''.'Ii' "i-ifl''!? Tuesday's snow storm reminds re-minds vis that winter is reluctant re-luctant to give up her grip on the intermountain area, and it also brings to mind the fact that In the mountains there is still plenty of snow left for those skiers who have not yet turned their interests to spring sports. Here in Utah, skier enthusiasm melts long before th, available snow pack becomes be-comes unskiable. Utah is renowned throughout through-out the country for its fine spring skiing and Brian Head Is no exception. This year has been particularly good, with a heavy snow pack and warm sunny weather throughout through-out the spring. Plans now are .for the resort to remain open into the first part of May and perhaps on the week ends throughout May If skier pres-I pres-I sure is ample. ' Brian Head is finishing up its most successful year since opening and will cap the season sea-son with its annual Spring Carnival, to be held Saturday and Sunday, April 19 and 20. Festivities will begin Saturday Satur-day morning in Parowan with a parade to be held at 10:30 a. m. on Main Street. After I the parade, activities move to the resort itself with comedy races to begin at 2:00 p. m. At four o'clock there will be a beer bust with all proceeds to go to the Brian Head Racing Rac-ing Team, and the day will be capped with a torchlight slalom to be held at 7:30 p. m. Sunday's activities will include in-clude Ski Patrol demonstrations demonstra-tions at 10:30 a. m., lift operators oper-ators demonstration at 11:00, ski instructors demonstration at 11:30, and an open race to to be held including Sno-cat tours, wine tasting and cheese sampling parties. Special lift prices will also be In effect, and skiers are urged to wear costumes during the two-day i event. Skiing should really be great this week end, with 18 inches of new snow on top of a 5 foot base and the promise of warm sunny weather. I Plans are already being ' formulated for next year's season. Included are plans tat a big new chairlift to be built on 3rian Head jtself, which will be 5600 feet long with a vertical rise of 1200 feet and a toR terminal elevation eleva-tion of .10,940 feet. Bill Thompson, Thomp-son, area manager, indicated that this lift will be' one .of the finest in the West in terms COSTUMES ANYONE? They wilt be the . order of the day Saturday and Sunday at Brian Head Ski Resort Re-sort for the annual Snow Carnival. Special lift prices will be given to those in costume both Saturday and Sunday. Events will also include a parade in Parowan Paro-wan on Saturday. Pictured above are some of those who participated in the annual event last season. |