Show Utah ski season opens Janna Conder Contributing Writer INTER in Utah can W WINTER brag something that most states cannot The cannot The Greatest Snow On Earth All AH 14 ski resorts in Utah are open and are promoting their exclusive bragging rights of their resorts' resorts Greatest Snow On Earth Earth with new incentives or changes changes changes chan chan- made for this ski season Brighton Ski Resort is now able to offer more introductory introductory introductory tory lessons to both skiing and snowboarding These lessons lessons lessons les les- sons will include the ski or snowboard package and the theother theother theother other equipment needed They are also offering a aSa Sa Saturday program that th t will witt run TUO for five tive weeks which includes lessons ski passes lunches and race Park City has created a cooling tower to bolster bol ster the ability to make more snow with what is already the largest snow making system in the state The tower is able to drop the temperature of the water which will allow the area to make 30 percent more snow with the existing energy and equipment Park City will also host the Senators Senator's Cup and the Skiing Championship Solitude has set aside 4 under days as Ladies Day the ladies' ladies day program in which skiers if desired will have VIP parking private room half day lesson all day lift pass buffet lunch and hot or cold drinks for the reasonable cost of 34 a day Solitude too will be offering offering offering offer offer- ing ski lessons but this time they are guaranteed The lessons lessons lessons les les- sons will be given for two days At the end of the two days if the student cant can't ski the easier trails comfortably the money will either be refunded or the lessons will willbe willbe willbe be continued for free The emphasis for Alta this year will be their grooming and tending to the slopes Over the summer some of the themore themore themore more popular runs were i. i O IQ widened and of others hers were cleared of rocks and tree stumps to provide skiers with witha a longer season and help the less accurate skier adapt more to the slope With trails cleared snow will last longer Most of the resorts in Utah are providing some kind of incentive for the beginning intermediate or advanced skier These changes changes changes chan chan- are to help ensure a successful successful successful suc suc- season for the most avid skier II |