European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 10, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Ski Boom january 1978 the stars and stripes Page s by the associated press a a year Many Westom ski resort operators Are already saying thai this will be a record last year most of them cried disaster As Winter snows leapfrogged the West and smothered the nations Midwest and East the weather last year kept both Snow and skiers off inc and Cash Crais lera were a dry As the this glowing reports of deep Snow Lull reservations and record expectations come from the luxury ski spas from big Mountain in Montana to Squaw Valley in from Snoqualmie Summit in Washington to Taos ski Valley in new some had reports but there arc still a Lew grim Holiday Hillin the san Gabriel mountains cast of los Angeles has had but Ullie saturday was the areas first fully Ope rat ional Day of the the rest of the California ski situation is rated with the Best Sierra Nevada Snow pack in four seasons after two years of severe in the Western and Northern regions have excellent hut the South is not getting As much Snow ski conditions have been less than Ideal at Taos ski but spokesman Walter Widmor says this season still la turning out to be the areas Best Utah and word is resort operators in new England and other Bast coast ski areas also report that business is getting off to a Strong a Colorado ski spokesman said the states ski bookings Are running 60 percent ahead of the past six year powder Over Boot lops the skiers Are exclaimed Terr who works in the accounting depart ment for Vail associates in Ive been skiing seven times this and five of those limes its been powder Over my Boot she said the 27 crowd at Vail the Winter ski Haven for former president Gerald Ford was the largest in the areas we had people on the Vail has nearly 7ft inches of Snow so far compared with a 25inch Maxi m base last at crested where president car ters has been publicist Tori Dresner said the goad Snow and Large crowds Are helping to offset last years disastrous at Sun spokesman Shan non Besoyan said business has been Excel Lent since the slopes opened in last year the resort operated on a limited with manmade Many other resorts also had to manufacture their own Snow last year to slay in the state of Colorado alone lost about in million in Revenue last year because of the poor ski an Industry spokes Man said the ski Industry Means roughly j350 million a year to the a year ago the Sierra Nevada ski resort Industry was going into Hock for Snow nuking things were so bad Inni even employees deserted the resorts to look for work this Mammoth lakes in los an Geles county offered several Hundri ski resort jobs and tiled them All at Squaw Valley in the High scene of the 1960 Winter Man Ager Bill Boardman the area is about to percent belter from every compared to lost reports Are the same from neighbouring Jackson Hole ski in Wyoming predicts a 40 to 45 percent gain in earnings Over the record 197s7s and Snow Depths in Wyoming Are about double what they ski resorts in Utah began operating at compared with a pos new Affer last years Many resorts in West say a record season appears to be under Way years debut a year used Snow making a in ivies last year for a record setting and we arc far above last said spokesman Steve fur we Haven had to turn on the Snow since the first of Decem were skiing Day and said san mania of the Summit ski is Miles East of we were apprehensive that last year might carry especially when so school started slowly because of do Brulor for the last three ski school sales have been and Holiday business was the Besl Ive Ever excellent conditions confined to owners say they have been doing very last years which missed the brought some of inc Best skiing to the northeastern states in Many and a spokesman for the slow area association in Bob Van do says the trend is continuing if this cast its going to be Karon amnesia victim who wandered from her Home and was found by police by re strangers on a flight turns borne to with her assigned to the Navy aircraft Carrier Lew to new Jersey to accompany he said that his wife still does not recon a photo possible Fri Choice assails stories on loan Chicago up District judge Frank one of three reported candidates for director of the said shoddy news reporting could Cost him the who said he did not know if he would be offered the Fri directorship or if he would accept was critical saturday of news reports he was involved in a 2 million loan from the teamsters Union pension fund while he was a its True that before my appointment to the i As a lawyer helped arrange the loan for a client of Mcgarr but neither that loan or any other Legal business i Ever transacted is being investigated far wrongdoing by any official body and i doubt any will Ever Mcgarr is hearing a Case concerning the pension he said neither Side asked him to disqualify himself and both sides know of his role in arranging he Loon seven years shoddy and misleading news reporting could Hurt my image and my chances of receiving the Fri Post if anyone really believes those Mcgarr French Bell founder Dies France api Alfred Pac a French Bell founder who cast s7 copies of the Liberty Bell Tor the United Stales in has aged fans Brave snowy rain to visit grave of Presley Lush More than 500 huddling under blankets and us braved a snowy rain sunday to visit the grave of Elvis Presley at Grace land mansion on what would have been the 43rd birthday of the Rock v Roll because of plunging temperatures and winds that dropped the chill Factor to h de Grees Only 10 persons were in front of the wrought Iron Gates that were supposed to swing open for Tours at 8 a Security guards at the mansion said visits to the Gra Vesile were delayed for More than two hours because of the weather but got under Way at after More than 200 fans patiently wailed in the Ilian 500 mural already received by the family and a Taw stripped to pick up a Rose or a few leaves from the Wale snaked almost All snapped Pic Mure than perms Visiko the Graves using plastic garbage sacks As gave their Coats to those who had others wrapped their children in Tysere Are few about the 15to 20minutc the fans Many who drove for hours and spent their savings for Felt he Inco Nve re ends sunday were the Leas they could the fans were quiet As they were led up the winding driveway to the grave in a meditation Garden adjacent to the swim Ming they spoke in hushed tones As they circled the Bronze plaque marking the grave of inc who is buried next loss Gladys some carried Flowers to add to More of time 1917 the Nail conducted such Titol experiments with poisoned but lets As the Allied armies were speeding Carou France and into evidence in the number trial of 8 German doctor charged with War sir Anthony ing Back resigned in London prune minister of he Aid hid health would not permit him la carry of the commandant of toe Marine corps said in Washington troops will be sent 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