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Utah Ski Trip 2004 - Park City and Deer Valley

01/07/2005 to 01/14/2005



01/07/2005 to 01/14/2005

We drove up to Utah to ski with our good friends Paula & Bruce.

We picked them up at the Salt Lake City Airport and drove up to Park City.

Paula & I are both "walking wounded" and couldn't ski this time, but we found other amusements to keep us busy while the guys hit the slopes. Canyons, Deer Valley, and Park City.

The weather was pretty bad the first few days.
Warm, slushy snow, and overcast.
George said they skied sun, white-out, rain and snow all in one day.
Thankfully the weather improved by the 4th day and they did get in some really good runs.

Oh, yes. That was the week of the avalanches.
We all had friends and family calling to make sure we were all right.

I loved one message. "Hi. Heard there were avalanches where you were. If you aren't buried in one, give us a call".



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Paula & Bruce at Deer Valley
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Deer Valley Resort. George & Bruce really liked Deer Valley, because no snowboards
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Paula & I took a tour of the Olympic Village. These 2 bronzes are outside the museum.
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I guess buffalo was the theme because there were several statues around.
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OK. Chicago has the cows, Minneapolis has Peanuts,This Olympic Village has buffalo
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This is the start of the bobsled run
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A shot down the bobsled run
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You can pay for bobsled lessons. I think they said $400. Guaranteed fast
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The bobsled run from the bottom
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This is a shot from the top of the ski jump. They said it's the second safest event
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There were jumpers practicing while were were there. This guy is just about to launch
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Here's another guy. The first one has landed waaayyy down hill
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A shot of Olympic Village from on top of the hill. Getting back was a zip line.
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Park City - all this is new since we were here last. It's really growng
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A shot of Payday Run at Park City
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George at the end of the day at Park City. He's even smiling
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We didn't get any shots of Bruce on the slopes so here's George again
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Paula & Bruce at Park City
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George, Paula & Sharon. Getting really cold, so we headed inside for food and drinks
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Just another shot of Park City