Park City & Deer Valley

Park City Recreational Stats

PARK CITY MOUNTAIN RESORT

All 16 Lifts are Operating: PayDay, First Time, Three Kings, Bonanza, Silverlode, McConkey's, Thaynes, King Con, Eaglet, Eagle, Silver Star, Crescent, Pioneer, Motherlode and Town Lift.

Currently Open: all 114 runs, 9 bowls, 3 terrain parks & 1 halfpipe.

PCMR has a base depth of 8 inches and has received a total of 239 inches of snow to date!!

Prices for Adults 13 & Up: $90 for full day; $80 for half day

Prices for Kids Age 7 - 12: $56 for a full day; $50 for half day

Prices for Seniors 65 & Up: $58 for both full & half day

Prices for Children Age 6 & Under: They ski for FREE with a paying adult

Go to pcski.com or call 435-658-5560 for more information on Park City Mountain Resort.

DEER VALLEY RESORT

All 21 Lifts are Operating

Currently Open: 99 of 100 runs &  all 7 bowls

The resort has a base depth of 96 inches!!

Prices for Adults: $90 for a full day; $63 for half day

Prices for Seniors: $65 for a full day; $45 for half day

Prices for Children Ages 4 - 12: $56 for a full day; $44 for half day

Prices for Children 3 & Under: $21 for a full day; $14 for half day

For more information visit deervalley.com or call 435-649-1000.

CANYONS RESORT

19 Lifts are Operating. Main Lifts Running: Saddleback, Tombstone, Red Pine, Gondola, Orange Bubble Express (top only), Cabriolet, Frostwood, Peak 5, High Meadow, Day Break, Ninety-Nine 90 and the new Iron Mountain Express Lift.

The resort has received a total of 213 inches of snow to date. The summit base depth is 87 inches and the mid-mountain base depth is 67 inches.

Currently Open: 171 or 182 Runs, 5 bowls & 1 halfpipe

Prices for Adults: $89 for a full day; $72 for half day

Prices for Juniors Ages 7 - 13 & Seniors: $53 for a full day; $43 for half day

For more information, visit thecanyons.com or call 888-CANYONS.

UTAH OLYMPIC PARK

Utah Olympic Park is Open 7 Days a Week

Hours: Tuesday - Saturday from 10:00am - 8:00pm; Sunday - Monday from 10:00am - 6:00pm

Tuesday - Saturday: Comet Bobsled Rides & Rocket Skeleton Rides

Reservations are highly recommended. Guided tours run every day on the hour from 11:00am - 4:00pm & museums are free.

For more information, visit olyparks.com or call 435-658-4200.

WHITE PINE TOURING

White Pine Touring currently has its full 28 kilometers open & groomed

Open: 5K, 3K & The Farm

For more information log on to whitepinetouring.com or call 888-649-8710.

CITY & BASIN TRAILS

(As of February 10th, 2011) Round Valley: 15K groomed with the Piston Bully Thursday including: Land of Oz, Quinn's Loops, Matt's Flat, Seventy 101, Cammy', RV Express, Quarry Rd, Two Pines & Ability Way

15K of classic lanes have been set

Rail Trail: 6K groomed with the drag late Wednesday from 248 to I-80/Pace Ranch

For any trail information or maintenance concerns, email Rick at rick@mountaintrails.org or Bob at bradke@basinrecreation.org

SOLDIER HOLLOW CROSS COUNTRY

(As of February 11th, 2011) The Soldier Hollow cross-country ski track is open & will be open 7 days a week

Currently, there is 32K open

Daily Hours: 9:30am - 4:00pm

Tubing Hill at Soldier Hollow is also open daily

For more information call 435-64-2002 or email info@soldierhollow.com

GORGOZA PARK

The Tubing Hill at Gorgoza Park is Open

Hours: Weekdays from 1:00pm - 8:00pm; Weekends from 12:00pm - 8:00pm

Prices: $8 for 1 hour; $22 for 2 hours; $33 for 4 hours

For Individuals Less than 42-Inches Tall (must be 3-years old): $4 for 1 hour; $12 for 2 hours; $18 for 4 hours

For more information call 435-658-2648.

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Series Continues to See Growth from Week to Week

The Smartwool Wasatch Citizens Series broke new ground on Saturday.

Four sit-skiers from the University of Utah's Rehabilitation Center participated in their race at Mountain Dell. Victims of skiing, tubing, or auto accidents, these athletes are involved in a program that includes adaptive sports activities.

Winner Robert Ackerman was enthusiastic in his praise of the experience.

"Thank you for giving us an opportunity to compete with everyone else," he said. "We had a great time and hope to do it again soon."

The able-bodied athletes were also excited to be able to watch and cheer for the sit skiers.

It was a particularly good day for a couple of local families. White Pine Touring Center manager Isaac Wilson kept his series winning streak alive with his third in a row, posting an excellent time of 35:37 for the 10 kilometer classic technique event. His wife Dodi also won her age group for the first time this winter, as did daughter Sabine, who beat the other 5-7 year old girls.

The Palmer-Legers were equally successful. Sydney remains undefeated among the 8-9 year old girls, as does Drew in the 10-11 boys group.

Mother Lisa entered her first race of the season, and easily came out ahead in the novice women's class.

The track at Mountain Dell was questionable until the day before Saturday's race. Rain early in the week washed out a few sections and turned the rest to mush. Cold weather in mid-week left a sheet of ice that was much too hard to be even dented by the grooming machine.

Fortunately, it warmed up on Thursday, and a few inches of snow fell on Friday, so the volunteers were able to shovel snow into the gaps and grind up the surface.

Weather on race day was also a factor. Waxing for a classic race in near freezing temperatures is definitely a challenge. It would have been even worse if the heavy snowfall that fell during the day hadn't waited until after the race was over and awards were mostly handed out.

Fastest time of the day, 31:57, was turned in by Ben Sim. The former Australian national team member and World Cup skier had an easier time of it in this race, with Bill Demong home enjoying his new baby, and the University of Utah contingent at their own event at Soldier Hollow.

Best time by a woman was Emma Garrard's 38:53, with rival Roxanne Toly just 1:42 behind. Other Park City female winners were Leah Lange in the 12-13 class, Tanya Swenson in the 45-49 group, Deborah Wagner in 60-65, and Marit Glenne in 65-69.

On the male side of the ledger, Christopher Putt came out ahead in his first appearance in a series event this winter, taking the oldest junior class in a fine time of 36:46. Tom Noaker and David Wagner were easy winners at the other end of the age spectrum.

The next event in the Smartwool Wasatch Citizens Series will be a 10 kilometer skate race at Soldier Hollow on Feb. 12. In the meantime, the top 500-600 junior skiers from around the western United States will be on hand at Soldier Hollow for a Junior Olympic qualification race this Friday and Saturday. This is a great opportunity to see some of Utah's finest young athletes in action.

by Dave Hansom for THE RECORD STAFF : The Park Record

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Citizen Series Second Race a Huge Success

Park City native Nick Hendrickson had the race of his life last Saturday. He was leading Olympic gold medalist Bill Demong with 40 meters to go in the second Smartwool Wasatch Citizens Series race at White Pine. Unfortunately for Nick, however, Bill had more speed in the final sprint.

Demong led a group of seven, which included six World Cup athletes and a University of Utah skier, for the first of three blistering free-technique (skating) laps.

Hendrickson took over the lead during the second tour around the course, but couldn't shake Demong, Australian cross country skier Ben Sim, and nordic combined teammate Bryan Fletcher.

Winning time for the 16.2 kilometers (just over 10 miles) was a speedy 41:25. The top four were within six seconds at the finish.

A number of local women also did well on their home course, which was in perfect condition after all the recent snow storms. Roxanne Toly's time of 51:02, fastest for any woman, was enough to beat White Pine instructors Inge Travis and Emma Garrard. Stacey McCooley and Tanya Swenson had their first series victories in the 25-29 and 45-49 age groups, respectively. Deborah Wagner won her second in a row in the 60-65 class, with Nancy Fichter and Cyndi Schwandt close behind.

Among the adult men, White Pine manager Isaac Wilson beat all the 40-45's by a wide margin for the second time this year, and former Parkite Greg Hanscom came all the way from Baltimore to take the 35-39 division. Midway resident Steve Evans squeaked by Paul Smith and Bruce Allen in the 50 year old group, which has been the most competitive WCS division.

Far the best performance for a junior was turned in by 17 year old cross country and nordic combined skier Tyler Smith. His 16-kilometer time of 44:29 was more than four minutes ahead of the next finisher. Other Park City youngsters on top of their age group were siblings Drew and Sydney Palmer-Leger, who won the boys 10-11 and girls 8-9 classes, and Leah Lange, who finished ahead of the other 12-13 girls. All three of these skiers are undefeated in series races this winter. Bel Clayton led the 5-7 year old girls, and Henry Silver finished in front of the other 8-9 boys.

This was the best field ever for a Wasatch Citizens Series event. The pace of the top skiers was just over four minutes per mile on slow snow, attesting to the high quality of the racers. Also competing, finishing 1:27 off the pace in fifth place, was Olympic medalist Johnny Spillane, who's recovering well from a summer injury.

Runner-up Hendrickson grew up in Park City and competed in the Junior Nationals in both cross country and nordic combined. Showing great progress in the past couple of years, he was able to garner World Cup points last summer in a Grand Prix race in Europe. Jumping on plastic and skating on roller skis, he placed 21st overall in a field that included many of the top Olympic skiers.

The third race in the Smartwool Series will be a 10 kilometer classical technique race at Mountain Dell on Saturday, January 22nd, 2011. This will also be a Utah Winter Games event.

submitted by Dave Hanscom : The Park Record

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Crews Slated to begin Grooming the Mirror Lake Highway

December 10th, 2010

Ski and snowshoe trails in the Uinta Mountains east of Kamas offer beautiful scenery and ways for Parkites to beat busy wintertime crowds.

"Those areas are 20 minutes from town," said Parkite Charlie Sturgis, executive director of Mountain Trails Foundation. "Think about how popular our Round Valley has become. I skied out in Round Valley yesterday with a friend and probably saw 50 people. But when you go out to Beaver Creek on a weekday morning you're not going to see anybody. You're not going have any road noise. You're not going to have any familiar horizons."

U.S. Forest Service officials say crews near the Mirror Lake Highway are scheduled to groom the popular Beaver Creek ski trail next week. The roughly six-mile trail stretches from the Yellow Pine area to the North Fork trailhead. A track for skate skiers will be groomed in the Pine Valley area.

"People are still going up but the grooming is not going to start on the cross-country ski trail until Tuesday," said Kathy Jo Pollock, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Forest Service. "It's extremely popular."

The Beaver Creek trail is non-motorized and dogs are allowed on the trail on odd-numbered days only.

"The Uintas, Mirror Lake, Weber Canyon or the Woodland area, they all offer much more pristine outdoor recreation than we might have in town," Sturgis said. "It's a great option for a change."

Snow forces closure of the Mirror Lake Highway each winter and crews next week are scheduled to begin grooming the road for snowmobilers and skiers.

"It's more heavily used by snowmobilers, but some cross-country skiers and snowshoers use that also," Pollock said about the road.

Skiers and snowmobilers share the highway.

"Generally speaking, the farther you can get off the main roads probably the happier you'll be in the long run," Sturgis advised skier and snowshoers.

State Road 35 over Wolf Creek Pass is also closed for winter. Pollock advised people to be prepared for harsh weather conditions while recreating in the forest.

"Make sure you have matches and a flashlight. Be prepared just in case something happens and you have to spend the night," she said. "It can be easy to get lost if you don't know the areas You need to make sure you have a map and compasses. Let people know where you're going and when you'll be back and don't go alone."

There is a $6 fee for parking along the Mirror Lake Highway. Call the U.S. Forest Service office in Kamas for more information, 435-783-4338.

by Patrick Parkinson OF THE RECORD STAFF : The Park Record

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Nordic Skiers in Park City Benefit from Early-Season Snow

Cross-country skiers in Park City are seeing the earliest start to their season in about 10 years.

White Pine Touring's Nordic Center Director Isaac Wilson reported on Monday that eight kilometers of track had already been set, with the 5K and 3K tracks groomed for both diagonal and skate skiing.

"Everything's ready to go," Wilson said. "It's already looking like mid-winter."

Wilson anticipates the full 20 kilometers that White Pine grooms will be open by Thanksgiving morning. The trails at "The Farm" will be among the last of the track to be set.

"We're waiting for it to get colder to open The Farm," Wilson said. "We're waiting for it to get cold enough for the ground to freeze."

White Pine is currently hard at work as the early-season start has taken cross-country skiers by surprise.

"We've already been slammed," Wilson said. "It bodes well. It's crazy, and always good to get people excited this early in the season."

Temperatures are expected to plummet in the few days, which will help White Pine set additional track

"We're grooming every day, packing, getting base built up," Wilson said. "We're just getting ready."

White Pine Touring, which has a year-round retail location at Rail Central, contracts with Park City Municipal to maintain the Nordic Center and trails at the Park City Golf Course. For more information log on to www.whitepinetouring.com or call (888) 649-8710.

by Christopher Kamrani OF THE RECORD STAFF : The Park Record

For More Information on Park City and Deer Valley Contact:
Michael Lapay
Prudential Utah Real Estate
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