Bars no longer need to be private clubs after July 1
Utah’s ski industry has long boasted about “the greatest snow on Earth,” but the apres-ski scene was not often considered a selling point due to restrictive liquor laws. Especially confusing to tourists, the laws stipulated that bars technically had to be private clubs. Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman signed a bill Monday that will do away with the rule on July 1.Â
“It puts us on a more level playing field with some of our competition,” Nathan Rafferty, president of Ski Utah, the marketing arm for Utah’s ski resorts, told The Salt Lake City Tribune. “We’ve got the best snow and the best access so the only thing people could beat us up with is Utah’s liquor laws. We’ll think carefully how we’ll message this, we’ll be subtle because we’re not going to become a Las Vegas.”…Â Details
Allison Jones (standing; Colorado Springs, CO) made it two U.S. titles in as many days as she won the giant slalom at the 2009 Adaptive U.S. Championships Sunday.
“I had a lot of fun and I always enjoy skiing at Winter Park,” Jones said. “This is a great hill that present a lot of natural challenge. I hope to continue this and have fun in the speed events.”
Chris Devlin-Young (sit-ski; Campton, NH) won the men’s sitting division U.S. title, followed by Nick Catanzarite (sit-ski; Winter Park, CO) in second and Tyler Walker (sit-ski; Franconia, NH) in third…Â Details
Lindsey Vonn (Vail, CO) added another victory to her already record-breaking ski season by taking the third U.S. slalom skiing title of her career Sunday at the Nature Valley U.S. Alpine Championships in Alaska. Former NCAA slalom title-holder David Chodounsky (Crested Butte, CO) notched his first national championship, winning the men’s race as snow continued to fall throughout the day at Alyeska Resort…. Details
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