TUNA News THE UTAH NORDIC ALLIANCE NEWSLETTER FEBRUARY 1999

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Newcomers and reunions make Regence Wasatch Citizens Series

race special by Brian Aim

More than 120 racers enjoyed the icy, hut beautiful, terrain of Park City's White Pine Touring Center for the second Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield Wasalch Citizen's Se­ries race of the year. The 15 km freestyle race was a much antici­pated and welcomed event at the Park City Golf Course site. Last year's poor snow conditions, sparse snowfall, and little cooperation from Park City Council members created numerous problems for llie White Pine Touring Center in getting a track np and running.

Once again Mother Nature hasn't cooperated in the snow making area, but our Roly Caps go off to Charlie Sturgis and the While Pine Crew for the many hours spent shoveling and blowing the already scarce supply of snow onto the track for the race.

The competition was as good as it gets as two former Olympians, Ian Harvey and John Aalberg, finished second and fourth overall in the men's open class behind first place finisher Scott Loomis.

U.S. Ski Team members Scoll Loomis and Wendy Wagner turned in the fastest men's and women's limes at 41:23 and 49:41.

Three-year-old TUNA newcomer Garrett Bui lough seemed to bask in all the ex-citemenl after crossing the finish line. You would have never guessed he finished last in the youngest division, by all the wild and crazy cheers

from WCS participants. Garrett is probably the youngest competitor to compete in the Wasatch Cilizens Se­ries races. Watch out for this guy! U.S. Ski Team here he comes!

TUNA also welcomes back 66-year-old Frank Bird, who participated in his first WCS race in two years. Frank, who is recovering from can­cer, is one of Utah's old time ski junipers who has been participating in WCS races for as long as Dave Hanscom can remember. "I'm thank­ful to be alive and back on skis again," Frank said.

It was also a day for very close races between participants. Torbjorn Karlsen and David Knoop of the M4 class, and Justin Smith and Oran Slainbrook of the MJ4 class, finished first and second in their divisions within seconds of each other. Nice racing!

Many thanks again to Charlie Sturgis and White Pine Touring for sponsoring the race and for the ex­ceptional job ihey performed in get­ting the track readv.

Torbj&rn Karlsen crosses the finish line at a Regence Wasatch Citizens Series race.

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getting lo be a habit! It's the third win­ler in a row that consistently cold days and lots of snow have taken their sweet time to arrive in Ulah. We al! know that they will come before you read this, but watching people run by my office win­dow in shorts and T-shirts in early Janu­ary is really gelling old! It's even harder to be patient knowing that sev­eral Utah Winter Games events are scheduled for the next couple of week­ends al Soldier Hollow, and the stadium is still bare. It looks like the marathon and the biathlon will have to be can­celled.

The good news for the winter is that Park City has allowed White Pine to set a track with only three or four inches of snow, and their crew has spent many hundreds of man hours shoveling to keep it skiable. Conditions were pretty

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Upcoming Events As usual, the February race schedule

starts off with the Boulder Mountain Tour on the firsl Saturday of the month. Next comes the holiday weekend with the Sundance Challenge on Saturday. February 13, at the Sundance Ski Area in Provo Canyon, and the Bryce Canyon Winler Festival race on Presidents Day, Monday, February 15. Both of these are 10-kilometer skates, and both have de­veloped reputations for being well worth the extra travel time. Few people go home empty-handed after the prize drawing at Sundance, and Ihe folks at Ruby's Inn (Bryce) have lots of differ­ent events for the whole family Satur­day, Sunday and Monday. You can eas­ily participate in both races ifyou stop at Sundance on your way lo Bryce.

This month also includes the last two WCS events, both 10 kilometer skate races. On February 20. we'll be at Sundance again, and Ihe season finale will be the next Saturday. We don't have a firm commitment on a venue for the last race, so be sure to check the TUNA Hotline the week before. You can also check my website for thai info, as well as race results:

http://www.cs.utah.edu/ -hanscom/CrossCotmlry Ski Racing.html

Remember that our annual WCS party will follow the last race. There will he lots of food to eat, seasonal results lo announce, and a nice prize for all of you who participate in at least four WCS events. Karhu and Madshus have both provided skis to be awarded in a special drawing for those who participate in three or more WCS races.

The final White Pine Relay of the sea­son will be Sunday. March 6. Remem­ber that you don't need a team to par­ticipate; we'll be glad to hook you up with other people at regislration time. And the fastest team is seldom the win­ner; total team handicap determines your place. (Check my website for de­tails on that series and for the handicaps of you ami your competitors.) This is your opportunity to see how much you've improved over the season.

The 1999 ski racing season will end for many of us with the National Mas­ters Championships in West Yellowstone. Montana. That series starts on Monday. March 8. with a long classical event, ends with the Yellowstone Rendezvous on Saturday, March 13. and includes a couple of other races in between. This is a great opportunity for local racers to test their skills against lop age group skiers from all over lite country.

Mountain Dell Report The Mountain Dell tracks have re­mained skiable in spite of the warm temperature and lack of snow. This is in part due to the groomers who have, in addition to grooming the track, have done a heroic amount of shoveling. Be sure to give them your thanks.

We have had significant corporate contributions donated toward the grooming of the track this year with RFI contributing S400 and Wild Rose con­tributing $250. Individuals have also been contributing with Diedra and Ray Groth donating $150 dollars. Beth Kaplin and Phillip Steele $60 and others who have donated cash or we have not written down your names from your checks. Donors who give more than $50 will be acknowledged in TUNA News more diligently in the future if you let us know who you are. Let's now just hope for more snow.

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Race #1 • December 19,1998 Solitude Nordic • Classic

PUCE BIB NAME ELAPSED TIME PUCE OIO KAUE EUPI B I W

OPEN MEN 9 KM. JOHN AALBERG 0 FRODE KOLLERUD 0 IAN HARVEY 0 BARRY MAKAREWICZ . 0 ZACK SIMONS 0 ERICT1ETZE 0 DAN CAMPBELL 0 DAINLaROCHE 0

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18-29 MEN 9 KM. 1 93 ADDISON WHITWORTH 0 :30 : 5 2 92 DAVID CEISLOWSKI 0:34:12 3 94 TOM MEISER 0 :35 :27 4 95 DEREK NEWTON 0:35:37

3 0 - 3 9 MEN 9 KM. 1 109 STEVE COOK 0 2 251 JOHN WARD 0 3 120 SCOTT NEILSON 0 4 110 RANDY ANDERSON 0 5 117 ROBLANGE 0 6 119 MURRAY SCHART 0 7 112 JOHN GONTHIER 0 B 118 STEVE KAUFFMAN 0 9 115 ERIC CHANDLER 0

10 108 TOMBLEGEN 0 11 113 DAVIDSUSONG 0 12 116 CHRIS MAGERL 0 13 111 JEFF ZALATORIS 0 14 114 KENNY YEH 0 15 106 TED PALOMAKI 0 16 121 SHAUNHOGAN 0 17 107 RICHARD HODGES 0

32:13 33 51 34:8 34:43 35:22 35:33 37:59 38:9 38:47 38:49 38:57 42 43 42 :44 43:27 45:32 49:13 52 46

40-49 MEN 9 KM. 1 142 TORBJORN KARLSEN . 0:29 29 2 138 GORDON LANGE 0:31 20 3 135 TODD HENNEMAN 0:32:18 4 132 STEVE EVANS 0:32:53 5 131 DAN GIBSON 0:33:2 I 6 134 GREG FUNSETH 0 :34 42 7 141 SAM WOLFE 0:36 18 8 137 PATMcEWEN 0:36:44 9 144 KEVIN MURPHY 0 :37 :1

10 140 JAMES ANDREWS 0:37:24 11 146 RONSAWDEY 0:38:36 12 145 CHRIS TIETZE 0:38:59 13 143 BRUCE SCHROEDER ...0:41:12 14 133 CRAIG CARTER 0:42:34

139 DAVID STICE DNF

50-59 MEN 9 KM. 1 189 BLAINE STAVN 0:35 : 6 2 193 RAY GROTH 0:37:31 3 190 DAVID WAGNER 0:37:44 4 191 JIM KING 0:37:57 5 188 ROBERT MYERS 0:39:30 6 187 BOB GROSS 0:44:35 7 192 RICHARD GROTH 0:48 20

OVER 60 MEN 5 KM. 1 241 JOCK GLIDDEN 0:25 59 2 238 MARV MELVILLE 0:28:38 3 240 STEVE SWANSON 0:29:24 4 236 TIMFREY 0:30:12 5 239 ROBERT WOODY 0:46:37

16-17 MEN 6 KM. 1 197 BRODY FROELICH .

14-15 MEN 6 KM. 1 211 CASEY SIMONS 0 2 213 ALAN STENOUIST 0 3 215 KYLE TIETZE 0

18-29 WOMEN 9 KM. 1 161 KERST1N FORSYTHE . 0:56:1

30-39 WOMEN 9 KM. 1 166 KELLY MILLIGAN 0:33 2 167 LORI LANGE 0 34 3 169 ROBYNN MASTERS 0.35 4 170 ANITA MERBACH 0.38 5 168 CHRIS CLINE 0:41

12-13 WOMEN 3 KM. 1 226 TIFFANY CALLAHAN

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12 -13 MEN 3 KM. 1 228 PAUL LOBOSCHEFSKY 0:11 :28 2 227 NIELS TIETZE 0:13:34

10-11 MEN 2 KM. 1 71 BEN PAGE 0:13 22

NOVICE MEN 6 KM. 1 195 DEAN HUBER 0:28:25 2 245 BRIAN ALM _ 0:31:17 3 242 ARLO WESTON 0:32:12 4 244 BRENT ALM 0:36 1 5 194 COREY AMES 0:38.31 6 237 DAVE PERKINS 0:38:59 7 243 JON HURST 0:40:16

40-49 WOMEN 9 KM. 1 176 ELLEN GIBSON 0:38:7 2 178 DEBORAH WAGNER.. .038:13 3 180 ANN PAGE 0:41:59 4 179 MARYBEACCO 0:42:5 5 177 LORI GATES 0:44:5

50 - 59 WOMEN 6 KM. 1 246 NANCY FICHTER 0 .29 :49 2 248 JESSIE WHITMORE 0:34 :25

14-15 WOMEN 6 KM. 1 212 MEGHAN BECK 0 '24:45 2 214 ERIN FORSYTHE 0:25:0

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NOVICE WOMEN 6 KM. 1 249 DONNA WAHOFF-STICE0:41 : 2 2 250 KARABEUTLER 0:43:33 3 247 GRACE FORSYTHE 0:44:56

Wasatch Citizens Series kicks off 20th season at Solitude Nordic

by Bill Stenquist

The kick-off for the 1998-99 Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield of Utah Wasatch Citizens Series was hosted by Solitude Nordic on December 19. This is the twenti­

eth year for WCS. and those of us who have raced for all of those seasons need to thank Dave Hanscom for his unbeliev­able efforts to make the Series go every year. We also need to thank Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield of Utah. They were one of the early sponsors of the series, and it is great that they have chosen to continue supporting cross country ski racing. Thanks also lo Tim Melos and Wild Rose for providing gift certificates for everyone, as well as many drawing prizes.

The first race of the WCS is always at Solitude. They have the best early season snow and it is always a pleasure to start off the racing season at 9000 feet. It does so much for one's ego, thinking that all that pre-season training has paid off, and then finding out the truth!!

Conditions were excellent for the race. The Solitude snow cat groomed the track for us, and temperatures were in the mid-20s. Classical waxing was a no-brainer.

The biggest surprise at this race was TUNA President John Aalberg. who won in an astounding 27 minutes flat. He man­aged to beat out University of Utah star Frode Kollerud by 49 seconds! Old age and his full time job have not seemed lo hamper John's skiing.

One other thing of note at this race was an enhanced timing and results system (partly provided by SLOC) that will be used for the many pre-Olympic events to be hosted in Ulah. Since most world class cross country ski races involve interval starts, the WCS timing crew has used recent early season Soli­tude races as practice for the "real thing". This year things went smoother than last year, and our race crew just continues to get better.**

* * Sole from Dave Hanscom: I'm sure thai we haven 7 been faster this year, but we re definitely gelling more organized. This is mostly due lo ihe addition of Ernie Page lo the WCS liming crew. His vast software and hardware experience are being used lo help us combine regislration. race timing, and result generation inlo one system. Once we work out the bugs, results should be extremely quick and accurate. We welcome Ernie and his much-needed expertise and thank all of you for your patience.

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TUNA Club Championship The TUNA Club Championship is scheduled for Wednesday. February 10th. You don't want to miss this event. There is a HUGF trophy and bragging rights for the next year on the line. The race is a handicap format race so ifyou haven't been training there is still hope. The fastest skier has yet to win with the trophy going to the persons showing the greatest improve­ment. The field has been fairly small the past couple years and the winners have gotten off easy. Wc are hoping for a big­ger turnout this year, so get tuned up for the TUNA Club Championship.

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Race #2 •January 2,1999 White Pine Touring Center • Freestyle

FLACE BIS HAVE ELAPSED TIKE M A C E me NAME ELAPSEO T1UE

OPEN MEN 15 KM. 1 119 SCOTT LOOMIS 2 159 IAN HARVEY 3 100 TORRY KRAFTSON 4 101 JOHN AALBERG 5 114 ELI BROWN 6 112 ADDISON WHITWORTH 7 155 BARRY MAKAREWICZ 8 117 ERIK STANGE

IB-29 MEN 15 KM. 1 132 TOMMEISER 2 73 DAVE CIESLOWSKI . 3 148 MATT STEPHENS ....

30 -39 MEN 15 KM. 1 77 RANDY ANDERSON ...

131 DON POLLARI 118 MURRAY SCHART 115 STEVE KAUFFMAN 203 JOHN GONTHIER 195 BRIAN KELM 87 TOMBLEGEN

8 107 KEN STONE 9 121 JEFFMINNEMA

10 137 KENNY YEH 11 138 ERIC CHANDLER 12 123 KORY GILLETTE 13 76 STEVE KOWALKOSKI 14 141 PAULBORGMEIER... 15 85 JEFF ZALATORIS 16 168 TED PALOMAKI 17 122 DANIEL BRAY

140 SHAUN HOGAN

40-49 MEN 15 KM. 1 172 TORBJORN KARLSEN 2 154 DAVID KNOOP 3 160 TODD HENNEMAN 4 74 DAN GIBSON 5 72 STEVE EVANS 6 92 GREG FUNSETH 7 179 BRUCE ALLEN 8 71 BILLHOKANSON 9 156 JEFF STUART

10 82 KEVIN MURPHY 11 206 STEVE BOWLING 12 176 ALAN JOHNSON 13 139 RUSTY HEED 14 110 BILL BEDFORD 15 98 RICHARD BULLOUGH . 16 86 CHARLIE STURGIS 17 198 TIM HENNEY 18 108 LINDSEY GILBERT 19 182 KURT DUDLEY 20 181 HOWARD INGLE 21 190 MICHAEL DUNN 22 188 CHRIS TIETZE 23 106 DAVID STICE 24 196 SHAWN CARTER 25 171 GERALD HUGHES 26 104 TIM ODELL 27 150 STEVEN GATES 28 129 CRAIG CARTER

50 -59 MEN 15 KM.

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0:46:35 0:46 :38 0 :46 :42 0 :47 3 0:50:13 0:50:45 0:51 :16 0:52:15 0:53:14 0:53 :19 0:54 :20 0:55:17 0:55:22 0:55:49 0 :56:1 0:58:37 0 :58:50 0:59 :42 1:0:11 1:0:47 1:1:12 1 : 2 : 3 1 :2 :47 1 : 3 : 3 1:4:58 1:5:47 1 11 :25 1:13:8

120 BLAINE STAVN 88 DAVE WAGNER..,. 185 RAY GROTH 116 GARY FICHTER .... 133 RICHARD GROTH . 145 TOM STEPHENS ... 153 BOB GROSS

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 183 DWIGHT NICHOLSON

OVER 60 MEN 5 KM. 1 152 JOCK GLIDDEN 0:19:21 2 94 MARVIN MELVILLE 0 :20 :18 3 96 TOMFREY 0 20 31

54:13 55:32 57 :3 3:32 3:59 6 : 1 6:54 13:26

4 126 PETE PETERSON 0:20:47 5 113 STEVE SWANSON 0:21:8 6 95 FRANK BIRD 0:36:34

1 6 - 1 7 MEN 10 KM.

1 144 ERIK LOBOSCHEFSKY 0:36:51

14-15 MEN 5 KM. 1 199 ALAN STENQUIST 0:17:42 2 187 KYLE TIETZE 0:18:37 3 58 JONATHAN GUERTS .... 0:21 :11

12 -13 MEN 5 KM. 1 146 PAUL LOBOSCHEFSKY. 0:17:36 2 143 SCOTT ALLEN 0:17:45 3 184 NIELS TIETZE 0:21:17 4 125 ANDERS BRAY 0:22:57

10-11 MEN 2 KM. 1 81 JUSTIN SMITH 0:10:5 2 127 ORAN STAINBROOK .... 0 :10 : 6

UNDER 10 MEN 1 KM. 1 78 IAN SMITH 0:6:12 2 162 ROSS PALOMAKI 0:6:44 3 83 SHEA STEPHENSON . . .0 :10:2 4 84 MASONMURPHY 0:10:8 5 180 GARRETT BULLOUGH .0:16:17

NOVICE MEN 5 KM. 1 2 3 4 5 6

157 ALPOKORNEY 173 CHRIS MAGERL 201 TAYLOR ROBBINS 169 ARLO WESTON 178 BRIAN ALM 177 BRENT ALM 90 RICHARD HODGES .

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OPEN WOMEN 15 KM. 1 93 WENDY WAGNER 0:49:42 2 111 SONYA STOKLOSA 0:56:53

18-29 WOMEN 15 KM 1 191 KERSTIN FORSYTHE ...1:12:12

30-39 WOMEN 15 KM. 1 200 ROBYNN MASTERS ... 2 161 TERESA EGGERTSEN

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3 204 ROXANNETOLY 0 4 99 JULIE SOUTHWELL 0 5 193 ANITA MERBACH 0 6 135 CARYL BROWN 1 7 165 LARUAHOWAT 1 8 170 LINDA DUNN 1 9 163 MICKEY PALOMAKI 1

40 - 49 WOMEN 15 KM. 1 75 ELLEN GIBSON 0 2 89 DEBORAH WAGNER .... 0 3 97 KIRSTEN WHETSTONE 1 4 194 CYNDI SCHWANDT 1 5 149 LORI GATES 1 6 142 PAULA LOBOSCHEFSKY 1

51 :28 54:19 55:11 55:36 59:56 0:35 1:12 11:20 19:4

57:46 58:37 2:29 4:47 5:52 14:48

50-59 WOMEN 10 KM. 1 109 NANCY FICHTER 0:43: 4 2 151 JESSIE WHITMORE 0:49:31

16-17 WOMEN 10 KM. 1 189 JOHANNA TIETZE 0:55:0

10-11 WOMEN 2 KM. 1 175 ALISSA JOHNSON 0:11:18 2 102 ERIN ODELL 0:13:48 3 197 RACHEL METCALF 0:15:2 4 202 RIANNE ROBBINS 0:19:48

UNDER 10WOMEN! KM. 1 12S OLIVIA STAINBROOK ...0:11 :35

NOVICE WOMEN 5 KM. 1 164 ANNE WALLACE 0:2135 2 105 DONNA WAHOFF-STICE 0:28:4 3 174 ANN WENNERLUND 0:28:10 4 192 GRACE FORSYTHE 0:31:25 5 167 KARABEU1LER 0:41:32 6 166 CATHERINE MATTHEWS 0:45:16

Todd Henneman finishes a WCS race at While Pine.

My First Race by Taylor Robbins

I'm a shuffle skier. I shuffle along al my own pace. I'm the kind of skier that likes to stop often and enjoy the scenery. I don't go so fast that I work up a sweat and start breathing heavy. Sometimes l*m a heavy breather but it's usually not when I'm skiing. So it was with a bit of trepidation that I de­cided to enter my first Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield Wasatch Cilizen Series cross-country ski race.

I showed up at White Pine and knew that I was in trouble when I went to register and I couldn't understand what Susan and Angie were trying lo tell me. It's difficult to understand people when they are rolling around on the ground in fits of uncontrollable laughter. 1 can't tell you what that registration experience did for my confidence.

My 10-year-old daughter. Rianne, was also doing her first race. With more than just a little prodding (as in cattle prod­ding) she finished her 2 km race. As she finished the race she exclaimed, "You're going to pay for this. Dad!"

The day was getting better by the moment. Next up was my race, (joined Grace Forsythe, Ann

Wenneiiand and Donna Stice in the forever Novice division. I had made a personal goal of not letting anyone pass me. My strategy was simple, slart al the very back of the pack and maintain my position Ihroughout the entire race. My strategy worked for about the first 2 km. and then the entire Men's Open division came speeding by and lapped me. I pulled over to let them by. realizing thai this technically did not constitute slopping and resting, it was just proper race etiquette. I am. af­ter all. a very polite person. One racer actually said "thanks" as he zoomed by. At least I think he said 'thanks' but then again he might have said "tanked already?"

The encouragement of the spectators kept me going. My wife, daughter and the Stice twins, Sara and Leslie, took up strategic locations to cheer me on. The echos of "GO CHUBBIE GO, GO CHUBBIE GO" gave me a new resolve. I resolved never to bring my family again.

As the finish line loomed ahead I felt personal satisfaction. 1 was going to finish, 1 hadn't stopped, (at least technically) and most important 1 didn't hit any trees when I went flying off the course trying to maneuver an icy turn. Thank goodness for butt brakes.

The truth is, I had a lot of fun. I'm going to do it again, and so should you.

Ifyou do decide to race, look for me—behind you.

FEBRUARY 1999 TUNA NEWS

Junior Team is off to a strong start! by Tiffany Callahan

Vie following article was written by tiffany Callahan, age 12. with the help of her teammates, while on the van ride back from Bozeman.

The TUNA/Park City Junior Nordic Ski Team trains through­out the entire year. During the late spring, summer, and fall we run and play games. At the end of fall we attend a training camp in West Yellowstone, Montana, for a week. At this camp we work on technique and skills. For most of the team mem­bers all this training is endured in order to qualify for Junior Nationals. Qualifying is a huge achievement because it also requires a lot of hard work through the entire year.

After long hours of dryland training this summer and fall we are glad to have finally received enough snow to start our win­ter training. This winter we plan to attend a number of races in different locals across the Intermountain/Northern division. Our competition comes from Idaho, Utah, Montana. Wyo­ming, and South Dakota. Teams from these states will be at all of the eight qualifying races that we will attend this season. These races will determine ihe Intermountain/Northern divi­sion Junior National team for 1999.

We just relumed from our first qualifier races, which were held in Bozeman, Montana. Our team placed very well in both the skating and classical events and we even had some mem­bers in the top three of their age categories. We did very well and feel confident and excited forthe next race! We hope that our success will continue throughout the rest of the season.

The youngest members of the team who traveled to Bozeman were J2s (14 and 15 year-olds) and J3s (ages 12 and 13). I'm a J3 and 1 placed thirtl in both the 3km skate and the 3km classic. I only missed second place by one-tenth of a sec­ond in the classic race! I'm very pleased with these results and I'm excited to continue traveling during the rest of the season.

Four J2s from our team also competed. Meghan Beck placed third in the 5km skate and fifth in the 3km classic. She was followed closely by Erin Forsythe, who came in fourth and seventh. Erica Beck, a first year J2 also did very well with two 15th places. Casey Simons, our only J2 boy (he's actually a J3 but is competing as a J2) had two good races and earned tenth in both events.

The strong J2 and J3 results were matched by those of the J Is (ages 16 and 17) and OJs (ages 18 and 19). Zack Simons, Whitney Thompson, and Eric Tietze all earned iwo first places each. Daniel Chudleigh placed in the top five in both the 10km skate and the 5km classic. Katie Darst was tenth in the 10km skale and Jay McEntire was eighth in the skate and tenth in the classic. Brody Froelich did very well in the classic race although he had to miss the skate race due to illness.

We are all looking forward to many more great races and re­sults this season... and more snow!

TUNA Junior Programs TUNA junior programs at Mountain Dell and the Park City

Nordic Team have about 30 kids ami are stretching the re­sources of the programs. The Park City Nordic Team van is packed and TUNA is starting to plan for its replacement. If anyone has suggestions for possible funding sources for a van or fund raising ideas please contact one of the TUNA board members listed in the front of TUNA News.

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Wasatch Telemark News By Maurine Bachman

January was a wild month! Wasatch Telemark hosted the FIS Telemark World Cup al Snowbird on the 6th and 7lh. It was a very successful race in spite of the low snow conditions. There were competitors from 10 countries including large teams from Norway, Switzerland and Germany. Later in the month, the Deer Valley Women's Day proved that girls like to do lunch as well as make some awesome tele turns!

February brings the 19th annual Groundhog's Day to Alta. This traditional race is held on the weekend, so this year il will be held January 31, the closest we could gel to Groundhog's Day. Registralion is from 8:00-9:00 at the Albion Grill. Format is dual slalom; the morning is a points race. The top competitors from the morning ski off in the af­ternoon over the pro bump. Il is a free turn rule in the after­noon. Come out and be a Groundhog!

Valentine's Day brings a fun race. Mixed gender teams compete for fun and prizes. (I don't care if one is in drag). There will be only two rules, mixed gender on the team and tele gear. There will be no gate judges. The registration will be from 8:00-9:00 at the Albion Grill al Alta as will the apres race party. Uinta Beer is sponsoring this event along with Evolution Skis ami maybe a surprise new sponsor. Cost will be $20. Get your own lift ticket. Bring your spouse, child or the girl you met on the chair yesterday and come have some fun. And, of course there will be a random prizes.

February 20 brings a new event to Wasatch's Series. There will be an '"Extreme" (sometimes called Free Ski) competilion al Brighton. The actual event will be either a Free Ski or a Line and Style in the terrain park depending on the conditions. Registration will be from 8:00-9:00 at Brighton. This is a judged event with no gates. Competitors will receive points based on the line, their execution, and innovation. So all you folks who hate banging gates this is the competition for you.

For more information on Wasatch events check our website www.saltlake.nel/~telemark or the hotline al 801-474-3587.

Wasatch Telemark Schedule Nov 14 Pray for Snow Benefit Bash at the Library Nov 30- Dec 4 Race Clinic at Park City Dec 6 Utah Winter Games Beg-lnt. Clinic at Brighton Dec 13 Wasatch Women's Telemark Day I at Alta Dec 19 Utah Winter Games Advanced Telemark Clinic at Alta

1999 Jan 3 Jan 6-7 Jan 10-12 Jan 16 Jan 23 Jan 31 Feb 14 Feb 20 Mar 28

Utah Winter Games Race at Snowbird Sprint Classic World Cup Races at Snowbird Sprint Classic and GS World Cup Races at Big Mountain, MT (nol a WTS race) Classic Terrain Race at the Canyons Wasatch Women's Telemark Day II at Deer Valley Groundhog Day Slalom/Dual Slalom at Alta Sweetheart Race (mixed gender learn fun race) at Alta Telecross or Style and Line or Extreme at Brighton Bumps at Alta

Check for Social Ski clays. There will be fun folks lo ski with and no race or formal instruction. Some will be at night. Regislration lor all other events is from 8:00 to 9:00 a.m. Classes are available for skiers under 18, citizens, experts, and masters (over 35) except for the World Cup Races.

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FEBRUARY 1999

WASATCH A V A L A N C H E J O U R N A L

TUNA NEWS

Wasatch Avalanche Journal By Tom Kimbrough

Utah Avalanche Forecast Center

JANUARY 1,1999 - We are starting 1999 with a bad (i.e. weak) snow pack. Perhaps not as weak as it might he had not tem­peratures been fairly warm through November and December, but bad enough. The tiny Christmas storm. less than a foot at Alta. resulted in several big slides. Today, alter the New Year's Eve storm (12" at Alta). control work produced wide­spread activity in un-skied starting /.ones. I'm hoping no one gels hurt over the weekend. Probably a big storm will arrive in a few weeks and we can all hide under our beds for a while.

One of the avalanches resulting from the Christmas storm is worth mentioning. A couple of friends of mine were out in the backcountry near Alta on December 28. Conditions were dicey and they were playing their cards close lo their chests, being extra careful. There was lots of collapsing and shooting cracks. Cornices were very sensitive. It was the sort of day that is really exciting to be out and you can learn so much about instabilities. Anyway, they were working their way down a ridge, staying in safe terrain when there was a large collapse and a big slide ripped out of the adjacent bowl. The slide was quite large and I think il rattled them a lillle. I'm sure it would have rattled me!

They had been watching what was below them and were sure thai Ihere was no one else down there. They thanked their lucky stars, wiped the sweat off their brows (despite the cold), skied down the bed surface and headed for the car. Half way down the canyon they realized that they should have checked in with the Alta Patrol. (They called Alta later to apologize).

The slide was clearly visible from Alta and may have even put debris inside the boundaries of the area. In this sort of situ­ation the patrol must do a thorough search of the slide. Back about 10 years ago a solo backcountry skier was caught in an avalanche on the perimeter of Alta and he owes his life lo their

quick response. Ifyou are involved in an avalanche that is vis­ible to nearby people, you need to let them know the status of your group. It may save them lots of effort and more impor­tant, may keep other people from exposing themselves to a hazardous situation.

The local patrols, the helicopter and Exum ski guides and the LiDOT forecasters are happy to help people. The Backcountry Rescue Group is mostly composed of profes­sional skiers and boarders from Big and Little Cottonwood. They are the people I want lo have fetch me home if 1 need help. They have performed countless rescues and deserve more credit than they get.

Most of us thai frequent the backcountry think of ourselves as self-reliant people. We aren't used to considering that other people may be coming to our aid, whether we really need help or not. Bui the fact is that the Wasatch, especially the central Wasalch. is urban backcountry. The plowed roads that give us easy access to the backcounlry in Big and Little Cottonwood are there because of the ski areas. Perhaps we arc a little less self-reliant than we think. We must realize what the conse­quences of our actions are on other people.

One more thought in this tirade: Sometimes there is a little resentment between backcountry folks and ski area people. There shouldn't be. We are more alike than we are different. We both love mountains, svinter and snow: sun and storms; movement and grace. And the Alta patrollers are good guys and gals. 1 know. I'm proud to say I used to be one.

1 almost forgot...The other thing you MUST do if you trig­ger a slide in the backcountry is tell us at the Forecast Center. 524-5304. Your information may keep someone else from get-tine caught!

February Social Tour will be in the Lily Lake area by Eric

TUNA members are invited to join the Bear River Outdoor Recreation Alliance (BRORA) for a social lour on February 6. We will be skiing in the Lily Lake Ski Touring area, which is 30 miles south of Evanston on the North Slope of the Uinta Mountains. This is a beautiful area with 15 km of groomed ski trails and another 10 km lhat are packed. Trails range in difficulty from easy to moderate. We'll start the tour at about 10:45 a.m. BRORA members will lead tours custom built to the skiing ability and interest of the participants. This trail sys­tem has something to offer skiers of all abilities. Anil as an added bonus you'll get to see one or more of the four Yurts in our system.

February 6th promises to be an exciting day. Come early (about 9:00 a.m.) and watch the start of the Rocky Mountain Stage Stop Dog Sled Race. This is the second biggest dog sled race in the U.S. and it brings premiere Mushers from around the country. Our ski tour will begin about 30 minutes after the dog race starts. Dogs are welcome on the ski tour bill they will need to stay in your car until after the Mushers have departed.

Heltzel That same afternoon in downtown Evanston, residents will

be celebrating the Chinese New Year. Numerous activities are planned. Check out Depot Square or the Joss House, have a Latte or Cappuccino al the Main Street Artisan's Cafe or have dinner al Don Pedro's. For lho.se so inclined, Michael's and Kale's offer a good selection of beers and other libations. Bring your ice skates and check out the historic Ice Ponds in the BEAR parkway. Make a day of it. Have some fun.

To get to ihe Lily Lake Ski Touring area take 1-80 east to Evanston and take exit 4 (the second exit to town.) turn right on Highway 150 and travel south for 30 miles to the Bear River Lodge. Just past the lodge, turn left into the North Slope parking lot. We will gather at the start of the trail sys­tem near the signs thai indicate the skier parking area. Come check out the North Slope and BRORA's groomed trail sys­tem. You'll be glad you did.

Car poolers will meet at the Wal-Mart parking lot al Kimball Junction at 8:45 a.m. Ifyou have questions or need further information contacl Eric Heltzel at (307) 789-1672.

TUNA NEWS FEBRUARY 1999

BACK IN THE PACK

Team TUNA News take on the world at the first TUNA/White Pine Relay

By David Susong

In disguise. Team TUNA News - Bruce "The Hammer'' Schroeder. Kurt "Dynamite" Dudley, and David "The Skunk" Susong, flex their skis and smile mischievously al the TUNA While Pine Relay. So. what really was going on al Condo 24 s hoi tub?

Team TUNA News fresh from an appearance in the ring of the World Wres­tling Championships at the Delta Center arrived at White Pine to lake on ihe world of cross country ski­ing. Team TUNA News composed of earnest scribes. Bruce "The Ham­mer" Schroeder. Kurt "Dynamite" Dudley and David "The Skunk" Susong sauntered into White Pine, muscles bulg­ing, and almost broke the registralion table while registering. The only thing bulging on this trio is their waist lines. (Who's wife wrote this?).

The Team then pro­ceeded lo warm up doing a series of biceps curls lifting their ski poles and doing body builder poses. Lifting more than a pole might have strained something. This year The Hammer and Dynamite brought a secret weapon. The Team's handi­caps were precalculated and using portable hand held radios, The Hammer and Dynamite could be in constant communica­tion insuring that the Team didn't ski too fast and possibly skew their handicap. In addition, the Team wore disguises of red furry hats with white balls on the top — wrestled off of Salvation Army volunteers. This was to insure an element of surprise when removing the competition from the course with a headlock and body slam. Body slam, who arc they trying lo kid'.' The only way they could take out the competition would be to fall in front of them!

The lack of snow precluded the setting of a classic track so the classic leg was done without the benefit of a track. Lurk­ing in the middle of the starting pack, The Hammer got off lo a quick start. Not nearly as quick as Ihe guy who took the early lead. Dressed in a yellow Rossignol suit and moving with a quick stroking tempo he looked like a bumble bee on steroids. He quickly dispatched with ihe four-km loop and tagged off to another bee on steroids.

Meanwhile, Dynamite was getting regular reports from the Hammer via radio. There were some interesting activities go­ing on in Condo 24's hot tub. The strategy and disguise were working.

Unfortunately, back where The Hammer was skiing there were no competitors to lake out. He was all alone.

The Skunk waiting in the tag zone, flexing, received a two-minute warning from The Hammer via radio. After three minutes, Dynamite began to ski back to find him fearing thai

the competition might have The Hammer in a headlock or that the little old lady from the Salvation Army had found him and wanted her hat back. But The Hammer soon appeared. Things must have been re­

ally interesting at Condo 24'.

The Team practiced the tag and hand-off so it could be effected with smooth ef­ficiency. They talked about il halfway through the race.

The Hammer skied inlo the tag zone bowing for­ward with his head. The Skunk, after dodging the projectile like a bullfighter.

| managed to pull the hat off The Hammer and plant it

on his head and took off skating. As he returned by the start on the first loop of the course he was smiling and looking very smooth beguiling the respiratory distress he was already start­ing to suffer. Once well away from the start area the smile be­came a grimace and the flailing began. The only place he looked good was on the downhills. As the Skunk made his way around the course The Hummer and Dynamite were in huddled consultation. The team was running behind the handicap calcu­lations. This means that they were all skiing slower Hum in the past — surprise, surprise!

The Skunk finally made it around the course at a blistering pace (4:00+ minutes per km. zoom zoom) and inlo Ihe tag zone where Dynamite was waiting. The hand-off of the hat was a little rough but with pure athleticism they pulled it off. Pure athleticism, how about luck!

After stepping on each other's skis and almost becoming completely entangled, they fell apart barely escaping complete humiliation. Amazing!

Dynamite tore off on lo the course receiving constant en­couragement and split times from The Hammer via radio. The team was falling further behind the calculations in spite of his best efforts. The Hammer and Skunk had a hurried consultation to try and salvage something. Nothing could be done: the best thai could be hoped for was improving next year's handicap.

Dynamite poured it on coming into the finish line with arms stretched skyward as the crowd went wild. The crowd was all gone or out skiing and ihe timers were getting antsy.

Until next year when they might have a belter handicap, the Team has decided to stick to wrestling. Look out. Hulk Hogan and Karl Malone! //; their dreams. Van guys better have an­other beer and think again. ..Cheers!

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COACHES CORNER

Making Improvements By John Aalberg

As cross-country ski racers, we all want to improve. Im­provement can be measured in many ways, and is very depen­dent on age, ability, years of skiing and personal goals. Im­provement in the eyes of a beginner skier is very different than in the eyes of a national-caliber established skier, the goals of a middle-age citizen racer are very different than the goals of a talented, upcoming junior racer. Let's focus on these four types of skiers and try to describe how they best can improve within their different situations.

The beginner skier A beginner skier will quickly realize the aerobic demands

of cross-country skiing, and how technically challenging skat­ing or gliding on two skinny boards can be. The fastest way to improve is to increase aerobic capacity during ihe summer and fall months by hiking in the mountains, running or biking for one hour at least three times each week. In the fall, try to exercise close to maximal capacity in short bursts. An equally important factor is to seek technical information through local coaches or participate in early-season ski camps or ski les­sons. A few simple and basic technical tips can make huge differences in efficiency and speed.

National-caliber skier An established national-caliber skier is already in great con­

dition, but since reaching one's aerobic potential takes at least 10 years of hard training, most nationally ranked skiers can still improve their aerobic capacity. At this high level of pro­ficiency and perfection, improvement becomes a question of lifestyle. The amount of training and recovery required lo im­prove to an international level means thai factors other than physical factors influence the overall result. Nutrition, sleep, knowledge of physiology and training methods, comfortable and happy surroundings, and especially social support become

increasingly important Without an encouraging and consistent community and family support, it is almost impossible for an individual to improve and realize the highest potential. This is why participating in ski club activities and conditioning ses­sions is important even for the best athlete, since the uplifting elements of support, admiration and recognition can never be obtained by oneself.

Middle-aged citizen skier The class of middle-age citizen skiers is a diverse group,

where the perceived road lo improvement includes buying magical waxes or lifting weights in the gym, and whose goal and interest seems to increase proportionally with favorable age within the five-year age group brackets. Improvement is often not even a main goal, since socializing, friendship, health and fun can be obtained without yearly improvements. Smart time-management to achieve consistency and a planned, efficient and routine training regime is probably the fastest way for this group to improve, since family and workloads need to be prioritized.

Talented junior skier The group with most energy and highest goals is undoubt­

edly the upcoming and talented junior skiers. This group also needs the most direction and advice. One of the key elements of improvement is knowledge of their own capacities and real­ization of what it takes to reach the next level. The secret to gain this know ledge and realization is to seek training partners that already are at the next level, and fetch the opportunity to learn from older athletes and their failures and successes. This might also lead to more appropriate individual goals and an acceptance that cross-country skiing is a long-term com­mitment, regardless of the state of a skier's development.

Will the Bryce Canyon Winter Festival be a spring festival this year? Presidents' Day Weekend

February 13-14-15,1999 at Ruby's Inn

The annual Bryce Canyon Winter Festival will be held Presidents' Day Weekend. February 13, 14, and 15. The event is held at Ruby's Inn. just outside Bryce Canyon National Park on Hwy 63.

Snow has been thin so far this year but it's still early. "Fact is, the Bryce Canyon area receives most of its snowfall in late January and during the month of February, so we're very opti­mistic that our winter festival will really be a winler festival," says Jean Seiler of Ruby's Inn. If not, the show will go on— with a warm weather festival. So be prepared for anything!

Many TUNA members come down every year for this fun. something-for-everyone three-day event. Although some of the activities may vary according to weather conditions, cur­rent plans are to have free clinics in archery, skiing, waxing, trailside bike repair and photography. There will be free snow-

shoe and skiing tours, a slide show, and entertainment. Saturday is packed with free clinics and tours. A ski archery

competition will be held Valentine's Day - Sunday at 11:00, and a snowshoe race—weather permitting—will be at 2:00. On Monday, the kids 2 km freestyle cross country ski race will start at 8:30 and the 10 km open freestyle race will follow at 9:30. You can register for the race anytime during the week­end or early on race day—we encourage early registration to help us keep our sanity and get you to the start on time. Entry fee is $10 and includes a festival t-shirt. In addition, there will be activities for the kids, and the ever-popular people-powered sled race (get your sleds ready!).

Room rates are very reasonable during the winter. Call Best Western Ruby's Inn for weather, track and festival updates, and/or to make room reservations: I -800-468-8660.

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TUNA NEWS FEBRUARY 1999

Squaw Peak Road

by Alexis Kelner and Dave Hanscom

In keeping with my ongoing attempts to inform Utah ski tourers of alternatives outside the Salt Lake County canyons, this month's tour is an area east of Provo that's suitable for skiers of all ability levels.

The Squaw Peak Road, near the mouth of Provo Canyon, provides access to the foothills along the west Hank of Cas­cade Mountain and to several drainages that descend west into Provo. It's a 24-mile, high altitude road that connects lower Provo Canyon with the Left Fork of Hobble Creek. The north­ern five miles of the road are paved, the next few miles are graded and graveled, and the remainder is a jeep trail.

The Squaw Peak Road commences from a wide spot along US-189 approximately 1.7 miles into Provo Canyon. The well-marked tunioff is located about 5.7 miles east of I-15 Exit 275 (Provo Canyon—800 North). You're apt to encounter a few snowmobiles in the area, but it's not very heavily used because it's not groomed.

The north end of the Squaw Peak Road follows a gradually ascending bench that starts at about 5500 feet elevation and ends at 7700 feet. Snow conditions along the road can be mar­ginal at the lower elevation, but improve at the higher levels. The shallow snow depths are often challenged by 4-wheelers who rut up the surface, but there is usually good snow along either side of the roadway.

The northern endpoint of the Squaw Peak Road is an excel­lent departure point for tourers possessing all degrees of cross­country expertise. Beginning tourers will find the wide, gentle, and snow-packed roads ideal for developing and im­proving cross-coumry skills. Tourers of intermediate ability will delight in ascending the 8000-foot peaks and prominences that overlook Ulah Valley. Experts will be challenged by the basins and ridges that descend from the 10.000 to 11,000-fool summits of Cascade Mountain. Spring and summer skiing en­thusiasts will find exciting snow gullies well into July.

The first few miles of roadway, illustrated in the accompa­nying photograph, offer some excellent terrain for the begin­ner. The road is wide and ascends gradually. Nearby clearings provide stretches of untracked snow for making turns when snow conditions allow. Depending on ability and available time, the beginner can turn back from any point along the roadway.

Four miles in. the roadway branches. The right branch con­tinues a short distance to terminate at the Orem City Over­look. The dedicated beginner could come only this far and be rewarded with a most breath-taking view of Utah Valley. The left branch continues a half mile toward another junction, where a spur descends left to Hope Campground. The road­ways of the campground are also suitable for practice skiing.

By bypassing the turnoff to Hope Campground, intermedi­ate tourers can continue ascending the Squaw Peak Road an­other three miles to a broad aspen-covered pass with Cascade Mountain to its east and an unnamed 8000-foot peaklet to its west. The peaklet's summit is easily reached from the pass. The 7876-foot summit of Squaw Mountain, less than a mile west, is considerably more difficult to reach and is recom­mended only for experienced tourers.

It's also possible to continue southward for another half mile along the roadway to the Rock Canyon Overlook, a spectacular scenic location above Rock Canyon. The best re­turn to the car is via the ascent route, since Rock Canyon is extremely steep, narrow, and avalanche-prone. Numerous open slopes near the ridge provide variations for the descent.

Forthe expert skier, continuation along the Squaw Peak Road leads to many opportunities for ascending ridges and skiing in basins located along the base of the Cascade Moun-tain/Provo Peak crest. More detailed information and photo­graphs of this area are found in Volume 3 of Wasatch Tours.

FEBRUARY 1999 TUNA NEWS

Behind the scenes of a World Cup by Chris Cline

TUNA's mission for the next couple of years, which a grow­ing number of club members have chosen to accept, is to help produce the high level events leading to the 2002 Winter Olympics. With that in mind. Lori Gates, Emie Page. Charles Coltrain. Taylor Robbins and myself traveled to Steamboat Springs, Colorado, to observe everything we could about the '"how to's" of a World Cup event. We focused on race admin­istration, data management, timing, announcing, and stadium setup, and whatever else we could pick up.

Steamboat Springs' nickname . .— is "SkiTown. USA". Nordic ski jumping has been part of the town culture for over 20 years, and Steamboat has sponsored a World Cup Nordic Combined event for the past five years. The jumping facility is close to town— in fact, if you look up from main street, you can see the skiers flying through the air. In an interesting combina­tion, the rodeo grounds and the ski jump, Howelscn Hill, are located right next to each other. In fact, the start/ finish area was in the rodeo grounds, with the skiers coming into and leaving the stadium on the horse racing track surrounding the arena. It made for close, exciting views for the spectators seated in the rodeo bleachers, and close quarters for the me­chanics of pulling off a ski race.

There is an incredible amount of behind-the-scenes work in volved in putting on a world-cup race. In addition to the race, there is also race administration, media services, racer ser­vices, and volunteer services. And whenever you get that many people together, you have lo feed them! While the race headquarters may have been the brain and nervous system of the race, the "VIP" tent was the stomach. While many of the positions, like race technical chiefs, timing crews and race ad­ministrators were filled by professionals, the majority of the people-power, from shuttle bus drivers to food servers to sta­dium stake-drivers, was provided by volunteers.

The message that I look home from the Steamboat race was

So, you may ask, how hard can it be to put on a world class ski race? The answer is: not that hard, ifyou learn from the experts, practice, and don 7 try to do it all yourself.

that while there was plenty of time to enjoy the race, it was on a tight schedule. When they said thai the race started at noon, they meant it. Racers began checking into the start area 3-5 minutes before their start which was plenty of time for them, and the check-in people and starters had better be ready. The awards ceremony was right after the event: the press-confer­ence was right after the awards. There was a lot of clockwork going on. Keeping it all rolling outside was ihe announcer, who filled the dual role of interpreting the event for the spec­

tators and letting the racers know when things were starting. And in race headquarters, the race secretariat was doing everything from managing the technical as­pects of the race to faxing results to issuing credentials. On the course, controllers and spotters

kept track of where the racers were and if there were any in­fractions of the rules. Though there were only 45 athletes at ihe Steamboat event, the level of organization required to pro­duce the event requires a small army whether there are 40 or 400 competitors.

We all came back from Steamboat with lots of ideas. Which you. the citizen racer will start seeing in upcoming Utah races. As we head towards the bigger events, you'll start to see a more formal stadium set-up, and additional procedures such as ski inspection and check-in. We will also need a lot of volun­teers as the racers get bigger. My last lesson from Steamboat is thai there are iwo types of volunteers: those that get in­volved at the level where it almost becomes a second job. and those that think that helping on the day of the race is a good way to spend a day. We will need lots of the second type of volunteers. So, keep it in mind for next year. It's a great way to spend a day outside, lo rub shoulders with the up-and-com­ing stars you'll see at the Olympics, and to cheer for the locals among them. You will also be adding to the talent and knowl­edge pool that will carry nordic skiing in Utah through the Olympics and beyond.

New cross country touring center opens at Hi-Ute Ranch by David Susong

A new cross country touring center opened at Hi-Ute Ranch just west of Kimball Junction on the way to Park City. The ranch encompasses most of the area between the Winter Sports Park and Pinebrook. The central geographic feature of the area is Three Mile Canyon.

Hi-Ute is setting ski tracks starting at the large white barn that has Hi-Ute Ranch in large letters on il side just off the frontage road near Kimball Junction. The tracks wind through the field behind the barn and then head over some small hills to where the track intersects the road that goes up Three Mile Canyon. The ski up the canyon is beautiful and well worth the price of admission. The track follows the road for about four to five kilometers and gets progressively narrower as it as­cends. By the lime the track ends, where they turn their snow­mobile around, it is too narrow for skating. As you ascend up

the canyon the track passes several beaver ponds and a small reservoir and parallels the stream.

This has been a lough year lo open a louring center given the amount of snow at the mid to lower elevations and Hi-Ute needs more snow than a golf course to set tracks. I skied there just before Christmas and was glad I took my old skis. The layout of the tracks, currently restricted to existing roads and fields, makes for nice skiing and is a welcome change of pace. The terrain of the ranch is excellent and there is the potential for a world class touring center with the addition of some well-designed ski trails. I hope the owners of the ranch will pursue this.

For now, it is a nice change of scenery to ski on Hi-Ute's tracks and the skiing there will only improve with more snow. When we get more snow stop by and check them out.

mmumj FEBRUARY 1999

Regence BlueCross BtiieSliich! of Utah

1998-99 Regence Wasatch Citizens Series Points Rare • 1 « ToUl • 1 K Total Race «1 »2 Race Total

Open Men John Aalberg 30 24 54 Ian Harvey 26 28 54 Barry Makarewicz 24 18 42 Scolt Loomis 0 30 30 Frode Kollerud 28 0 28 Tory Kraltson 0 26 26 Bi Brown 0 22 22 Zack Simons 22 0 22 Addison Whilworth 0 20 20 EricTieUe 20 0 20 Dan Campbell 18 0 IB Eric Stange 0 16 16 Dam LaRoche 16 0 16

18 -29 Men David Cieslowski 28 28 56 Tom Meiser 26 30 56 Addison Whttwortti 330 0 30 Matt Stephens 0 26 26 Derek Newton 24 0 24

30 • 39 Men Randy Anderson 24 30 54 Murray Schart 20 26 46 John Gonthier 18 22 40 Sieve Kauffman 16 24 40 TomBlegen 12 18 30 Steve Cook 30 0 30 John Ward .28 0 28 Don Pollari 0 28 28 Scott Nielson 26 0 26 Eric Chandler 14 10 24 RobLange 22 0 22 Brian Kelm 0 20 20 Kenny Yeh 7 12 19 Ken Stone 0 16 16 JeflMinnema 0 14 14 Jell Zalatoris 8 6 14 Ted Palomaki 6 5 I I David Susong 10 0 10 Kory Gillette 0 9 9 Sieve Kowalkoski 0 8 8 Paul Borgmeier 0 7 7 Shaun Hogan 5 0 5 Richard Hodges 4 0 4 Daniel Bray 0 4 4

40-49 Men Torbjom Karlsen 30 30 60 Todd Henneman 26 26 52 Stove Evans 24 22 46 Dan Gibson 22 24 46

Greg Funseth 20 20 40 : David Knoop 0 28 28

Gordon Lange 28 0 28 Kevin Murphy 14 12 26 Bruce Allen 0 18 18 Sam Wolfe 18 0 18 Patrick McEwen 16 0 16 Bill Hokanson 0 16 16 JeffSluarl 0 14 14 JamesAndrews 12 0 12 Stovo Bowling 0 10 10 RonSawdey 10 0 10 Chns Tietze 9 1 10 Alan Johnson 0 9 9 RuslyReed 0 8 8 Bruce Schroeder 8 0 8 Craig Carter 7 1 8 Bill Bedford 0 7 7 Rfchard Bultough 0 6 6 Charlie Slurgis 0 5 5 Tim Henney 0 4 4 Lindsoy Gilbert 0 3 3 Kurt Dudley „„... 0 2 2 Howard Ingle 0 David Stice „ _ 0 Michael Dunn 0 Shavjn Carter 0 Gerald Hughes 0 Tim Odell 0 Sieve Gales 0

50 - 59 Men Blaine Stavn 30 David Wagner 26 28 54 Ray Groth 28 26 54 Richard Groth 18 22 40 Bob Gross 20 18 38 Gary Fichter 0 24 24 Jim King 24 0 24 Robert Myers 22 0 22 Tom Stephens 0 20 20 Dwight Nicholson 0 16 16

60 • 69 Men Jock Glidden 30 330 60 Marvin Mellville 28 28 56 TomFrey 24 26 50 Sieve Swanson 26 22 48 Pete Peterson 0 24 24 Robert Woody 22 0 22 Frank Bird 0 20 20

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16-17 Men Brody Froelich 30 0 30 Eric Loboschefsky.. 0 30 30

14-15 Men Alan Slenquisl 28 30 58 Kyle Tietze 26 28 54 Casey Simons 30 0 30 Jonathan Geurts 0 26 26

12-13 Men Paul Loboschefsky 30 30 60 Niels Tietze 28 26 54 Scott Allen 0 28 28 Anders Bray 0 24 24

10-11 Men Ben Page 30 0 30 Justin Smith 0 30 30 Oran Stainbrook 0 28 28

Under 10 Men Ian Smith 0 30 30 RussPalomake 0 28 28 Shea Stephenson 0 26 26 Mason Murphy 0 24 2 4 . Garrolt Bullough 0 22 22

Novlco Men Ario Weston 26 24 50 Brian Aim 28 22 50 Brent Aim 24 20 44 ChnsMagerl 9 28 37 Dean Huber 30 0 30 AlPokorny 0 30 30 Taylor Robbins 0 26 26 Corey Ames 22 0 22 David Perkins 20 0 20 Jon Hurst 18 0 18

Open Women Wendy Wagner 0 30 30 Sonya Stoklosa 0 28 28

1B-29 Women Kerstin Forsythe 30 30 60

30 - 39 Women Robynn Masters 26 30 56 AnilaMerbach 24 22 46 Kelly Milligan 30 0 30 Lori Lange 28 0 28 Teresa Eggersten 0 28 28 RoxanneToly 0 26 26 Julie Southwell 0 24 24

Chris Cline 22 0 22 Caryl Brown 0 20 20 Laura Howat 0 18 18 Linda Dunn 0 16 16 Mickey Palomake 0 14 14

40 - 49 Women Ellen Gibson 30 30 60 Debbie Wagner 28 28 56 Lori Gates 22 22 44 Ann Page 26 0 26 Kirsten Whetstone 0 26 26 Mary Beacco 24 0 24 Cindi Schwandt 0 24 24 Paula Loboschefsky 0 20 20

50 - 59 Women Nancy Fichter 30 30 60 Jessie Whitmore 28 28 56

16-17 Women Johanna Tietze 0 30 30

14-15 Women Meghan Beck 30 0 30 Erin Forsythe 28 0 28

12-13 Women Tiffany Callahan 30 0 30 10-11 Women Alissa Johnson 0 30 30 Erin Odell 0 28 28 Rachel Melcall 0 26 26 Rianne Robbins 0 24 24

Under 10 Women Olivia Stainbrook 0 30 30

Novice Women Donna Wahoff-Slice 30 28 5B Kara Beuller 28 22 50 Grace Forsythe 26 24 50 Anne Wallace 0 30 30 Ann Wennerlund 0 26 26 Catherine Matthews 0 20 20

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FEBRUARY 1999 TUNA NEWS

It's not just training that makes top skiers! by Richard Bullough, Ph.D.

Those of you who watched the Utah men's basketball team play Kentucky in the NCAA finals last year know exactly how they felt. No, not the pain of a lost

championship, but the distress of flying along during a physi­cal effort only to slow, and slow still more. Perhaps your ex­pensive new wax has worn off or has picked up dirt off the old snow? Most likely...but that's not your only problem. What the Utes may not have done, and what we as citizen racers of­ten don't do, is think ahead to our next workout and make cer­tain we are nutritionally prepared to complete the workoui.

Think back to the finals. Immediately after the Utes semi­final game, the principal players were giving interviews to the National press. It was great to see the local boys on big time television but something important appeared to be missing. They did not have food or carbohydrate drink in front of them as they answered questions. As the interrogation droned on, and time passed, perhaps so did their chances of winning the national championship game to be played the next day!

Here's why: Skiing, like basketball, is a combination of low and high intensity movements. While fat and protein are im­portant fuels, when we ski hard, or race, carbohydrate (sugar) becomes the primary and preferred fuel. As you may know, the principle source of carbohydrate for exercise is glycogen stored in the muscle. While we can supplement this by con­suming food or energy drinks during exercise, insufficient car­bohydrate, provided by stored muscle glycogen, will leave us short during prolonged and/or high intensity exercise. What you may not know is that glycogen synthetase, the enzyme re­sponsible for replacing depleted muscle glycogen, is best able to replace glycogen immediately, and for perhaps 30 to 60 minutes, after exercise. If carbohydrates are not consumed in adequate amounts during this window of time, the potential for optimal physical performance the following day is re­duced.

This is especially important if you exercise daily or try to accomplish the majority of your training on the weekend. For us middle-of-the-pack types the latter is often the case. Ifyou race on Saturday and intend to do a long ski on Sunday, you will get much more out of thai long ski ifyou begin prepara­tion immediately after Saturday's race. To do this you should consume about 100 lo 200 grams of carbohydrate (400 to 800 calories of carbohydrate) within an hour post exercise, the sooner the better. Because stored glycogen is largely com­prised of water, it is important to consume plenty of water with the carbohydrates. Without adequate water, glycogen production and storage will be reduced. This is one reason sports drinks are effective at replacing carbohydrate stores.

After you finish the race on Saturday don't pass up the goodies provided. A bagel provides about 40 grams of carbo­hydrate, an orange about 20 grams, the energy bar in your race packet 41 grams, and the sports drink in your race packet 64 grams. So, by consuming these treats after the race you pro­vide your revved up glycogen synthetase 165 grams of carbo­hydrate (660 carbohydrate calories) with which to begin re­

storing your muscle glycogen. Again, be sure to drink a lot of water.

And what about eating food or drinking a carbohydrate re­placement drink during the long ski? In addition to the glyco­gen thai your body stored after the race on Saturday, this will help you complete your long ski on Sunday. But. are the ex­pensive formulas provided in the energy bars and energy drinks really better than a plain old breakfast bar, low fat candy bar, or Coke? While the answers to this question are holly contested, our bodies generally don't know the differ­ence between these fuel sources. It is true that the sports for­mulas tend to be a more concentrated source of energy but there is generally nothing in them that you can't get from regular, less expensive foods. During the workout and imme­diately post workout focus on eating carbohydrates, regardless of the source. If you like Coke instead of a sports drink in your water bottle, fine. Don't worry about it. The rest of the week eat nutritionally balanced meals and you will be better prepared to enjoy your weekend workouts, stay healthy, and perhaps move up in the pack.

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FEBRUARY 1999 TUNA NEWS

February-March '99 Call the hotline or race contact number for confirmation.

TUNA Hotline: 801-461-9000

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 10 TUNA Club Championship place: Mountain Dell lime: 4:30 distance: 5 km. technique: Iree registration: 4:00 lee: S3 contact: TUNA Hotline (461-9000) sponsors: TUNA. Wild Hose SATURDAY, FEB. 13 Sundance Challenge X-C Ski Race place: Sundance Nordic Center time: 10:00 distance: 5/10 km. technique: tree registration: 8:30 to 9:30 fee: kids S5. TUNA members SB,

others S10 contact: Sundance Nordic Center.

223-4170 sponsors: REI. Perlazumi, Rossignol,

XL-1,Yoko

SUNDAY, FEB. 14 Bryce Canyon Winter Festival Ski Archery Race place: Ruby's Inn. Bryce Canyon

National Park time: 11:00 distance: 2-6 km. technique: free registration: al the start or prereg by mail fee: S10 contact: can Seiler, Ruby's Inn, PO

Box 17, Bryce, Ulah, 84764, 800-468-8660

sponsors: Sail Lake Archery, Easlon Aluminum. Ruby's Inn

MONDAY, FEB. 15 Bryce Canyon Winter Festival X-C Ski Tour/Race place:

lime: distance: technique registration fee: contact:

sponsors:

Huby's Inn, Bryce Canyon Nalional Park kids 8:30, adults 9:30 2-10 km. Iree at the start or prereg by mail 10 (includes T-shirt) Jean Seller. Huby's Inn, PO Box 17. Bryce. Utah, 84764. 800-468-8660 Garfield County Travel Council. Huby's Inn

SATURDAY, FEB. 20 Blue Cross Blue Shield Wasatch Citizens Series X-C Ski Race place: time: distance:

technique: registration fee:

contact:

sponsors:

Sundance Nordic Center 9:45 kids, 10:00 olhers kids 1-5 km., novices 5 km., others 10 km. Iree B:30to9:30 kids S4, TUNA members Sfl. others S10 undance Nordic Center, 223-4170 Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield, Sundance Nordic Cenler

TUESDAY, FEB. 23 Wild Rose Tuesday Fun Ski Race place: time: dislance: technique: registration

Mountain Dell 4'30 5 km. any 4:00

fee: S3 contact: Tim Metos, Wild Rose

Mounlain Sports, 702 E, Third Ave.. 533-8671

sponsors: Wild Rose

SATURDAY, FEB. 27 Blue Cross Blue Shield Wasatch Citizens Series X-C Ski Race

TBA-check TUNA's hotline 9:45 kids. 10:00 olhers kids 1-5 km., novices 5 km., others 10 km. free

registration: 8:30 lo 9:30 at Soiilude Entry #2 juniors S4. TUNA members S8. others S10 (lunch included) Solitude Nordic. 272-7613 Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield, Wasalch Touring

SATURDAY, MAR. 6 White Pine/TUNA X-C Ski Relay

place: time: distance:

technique:

fee:

contact: sponsors:

place:

lime: distance: technique: registration:

fee:

sponsors:

White Pine Touring Center, Park City 10:00 3 x 5 km. 1 leg classical. 2 legs Iree 9:00 to 9:30 (teams may be formed there) TUNA members SS. others S7 While Pine, 649-8701 (PC)/ 52I-2135(SLC) While Pine, The Ulah Nordic Alliance (TUNA)

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1998/99 Cross Country Ski Race

Schedule DATE

Sal,Dec 12

Sat,Dec19

Sat.Jan 2

Sal.Jan 9

Sun.Jan 10

Sat.Jan 16

Sun.Jan 17

Sat.Jan 23

Tue.Jan 26

Sat.Jan 30

Sat.Feb 6

Wed.Feb 10

Sat.Feb 13

Sun.Feb14

Mon,Fcb15

Sat,Feb 20

Tue.Feb 23

Sat.Feb 27

Sat.Mar 6

Mon.Mar 8

Sat.Mar 13

RACE

While Pine/TUNA Relay "

Wasatch Citizens Series

Wasalch Citizens Series

UWGames Biathlon UWGames Marathon

UWGames Biathlon Relay

Ulah Winter Games UWGames Ski Archery

Ulah Winter Games

Wasalch Overland

Wild Rose Fun Race

Wasatch Cilizens Series Univ ol Ulah Intramurals

Boulder Mountain Tour

TUNA Club Championship

Sundance Challenge

Bryce Canyon Ski Archery

Bryce Canyon Ski Fesl.

Wasatch Citizens Series

Wild Rose Fun Race

Wasatch Citizens Series

White Pine/TUNA Relay "

National Masters Champ

Yellowstone Rendezvous

" 1 leg classics

TECHNIQUE

both(3x5k)

c!ass( 10k)

lree(15k)

lree(10k) lree(21/42k)

free(3x7k)

lree(5/10k) free(6/12k)

class(10/15k)

survival! 12k)

any(5k)

dass(10k) free(5/10K)

lree(30k)

free(5k)

free(10k)

free(6k)

lree(10k)

(reel 10k)

any(5k)

free(10k)

bo!h(3x5k)

all

(ree(25/50k)

and 2 legs free

LOCATION START

White Pine

Solitude Nordic

While Pine

Soldier Hollow Ruby's Inn

Soldier Hollow

Soldier Hollow While Pine

Soldier Hollow

Brighton->Park City

Mountain Dell

Mountain Dell Mountain Dell

Sun Valley

Mountain Dell

Sundance Nordic

Ruby's Inn

Ruby's Inn

Sundance Nordic

Mountain Dell

TBA

While Pine

West Yellowstone

West Yellowstone

10:30

9:45

9:45

10:00 9:00

10:00

10:00 10:00

9:30

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4:30

9:45 2:00

10:00

4:30

10:00

11:00

8:30

9:45

4:30

9:45

10:00

9:00

This race schedule is published and distributed compliments of Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield of Utah and The Utah Nordic Alliance (TUNA). For more up-to-date information, call Ihe TUNA Cross Country Ski Hotline at 461-9000 or check the lollowing web page:

http://www.cs.utah.eduy-hanscom7CrossCountrySkiRacing.html

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TUNA NEWS FEBRUARY 1999

TUNA Yurts The network of yurts in the Uintas continues to improve with new advances monthly. Yurt reservations for all three yurts can now be made at a central reservation number. The Norwegian School, one of the participants putting together the yurt sys­tem, is now taking the reservations. The Norwegian School can be reached at 435-649-5322. The policies and rates pub­lished in previous issues of TUNA News remain the same with the best rate reserved for TUNA members who help put up and take down the yurts. Reservations will no longer be made at Wasatch Touring who has generously supported the TUNA yurt program for many years. Check with the Norwegian School for the next scheduled yurt certification.

CLASSIFIEDS • Salomon XC skate ski boots. Last year's "Energized 9.1 RS, size 8-

1/2 (42 European). MINT. Retail S230, now S100. 278-1118.

• Winterstick Swallowtail - The powder tool by which all others are judged. Last year's model. Used less than 10Xs, MINT. Retails over S650, now half price at S379. 278-1118.

• Garmont Extremo telemark boots. Maroon with a bit ot yellow. Size 8-1/2, MINT. Retails over S400. Used only a few times. Now only $200. 278-1118.

• (Paul Parker carries one.) OMNIKIT The first and only combined first aid, ski repair, survival, and rescue kit in a single bag. Weighs 2 lbs., 6 oz. See it at www.omnlkit.com or call (801) 533-9438 for a free bro­chure. Discounts available for TUNA members.

TUNAS SOCIAL TOUR SCHEDULE February 6 • Wyoming side of the Mirror Lake Highway Sponsored by the Bear River Outdoor Recreation Alliance. They're going to take us on a tour ol tho three yurts they have erected in Ihe Lily Lake area. Slart time: 10:45 a.m. Tour leader: Eric Heltzel

March 7 • North Fork of the Provo Start tlmo: 9:00 a.m. We're going to ski inlo Ihe TUNA Yurt and surprise the bejesus out of whoever has spent Ihe night when 70 of us show up and ask whal's for breakfast. Tour leader: Charlie Coltrain

April 10 • Daniel's Summit Start time: 8:30 a.m. Gel up early and end Ihe ski year on a positive note with Ihe best crust snow of the year and lunch at the summit restaurant. Tour leader: Dave Hanscom

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