Snowbasin Celebrates July 4th with Ski and Snowboard Race
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- July 01 2008
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Huntsville, UT - July 4th means hot dogs, watermelon, fireworks and, if you want to be a little risky, perhaps a lively game of lawn darts. But skiing and snowboarding? If you’re in Utah, the answer to that question is a resounding “yes!”
Utah’s Snowbasin Resort will carry skiers on its Needles Gondola this Saturday to access The Firecracker 4th of July Ski/Board Race in Middle Bowl Cirque below Mt. Ogden. “This is not the Olympics, or even a World Cup, just a chance to have fun and say, ‘I skied at Snowbasin on July 4, 2008,’” says resort spokesperson Mary Rowland.
Race sign up takes place from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. this Saturday at the Ticket Window of Snowbasin’s Grizzly Center. Participants may also call 801-620-1000 and sign up over the telephone. A $25.00 entry fee includes a gondola ticket
and T-Shirt, and ticket to be entered in the 1:00 p.m. drawing on Earl’s Plaza for a summer season pass and dinner for two at The Around the World Chef Series.
The race itself gets underway at 10:00 a.m. There will be no official start list - it’s first come, first served. Snowbasin officials expect to offer a 10-gate modified NASTAR-type slalom course.
Barbecue and beverages will be served on Earl’s Plaza and dining is available at Needles Lodge. The Kap Bros. will provide live entertainment on the Earl’s Lodge Patio from 11:30 to 5:30.
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