If you are looking for something fun to do this summer, look no further than the nearest ski resort. Yes, I said ski resort! Here’s a list of happenings at each resort: ALTA SKI AREA Open all summer for hiking and biking. The Alta Lodge is also open daily through mid-October for meetings, weddings, retreats…
Author: Kellene Stockwell
Tour of Utah elevated to Park City for 2011
The seventh annual Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah cycling race will start in Park City this year after being elevated by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) to one of the top three professional stage races for road cycling. The free six-day event will be held August 9-14th and will feature a prologue and five…
National Park Fee Free Days for 2011
Want to visit a national park this year, but don’t have the cash? Admission fees will be waived at all 394 national parks during the National Park Service’s Fee Free Days. The dates will be the weekend of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (January 15-17), National Park Week (April 16-24), the first day of summer…
Go West Young Burners: Surviving Burning Man
In about one week, thousands of people will drive across I-80 through Utah and Nevada to reach the Black Rock Desert in Washoe and Pershing Counties . You know it’s almost time for Burning Man when you see campy looking, overstuffed RVs struggling down long roadways. Don’t lie – you’ve followed behind them dodging dirt…
Get outside in Utah during Great Outdoors Month
Put down that Wii, get outside and experience real life! And what better time to explore your inner nature side than during Great Outdoors Month! Horseback riding, rafting down the Green and Colorado Rivers, swimming, running, boating on Lake Powell, rock climbing, fishing on the Provo River, golfing in the Heber Valley, backpacking and biking…
Free entrance days this summer at Utah’s National Parks
C’mon admit it. You’ve driven by a few parks this year and thought you’d like to go, but didn’t want to pay an entrance fee. Guess what? You’re in luck. The National Park Service is holding free entrance days June 5-6, August 14-15, September 25 (Public Lands Day) and November 11 at all of its…
Travelocity Gnome comes to Utah… and there was much rejoicing
Have You Seen This Gnome? Maybe you haven’t heard yet – but it was the closest outcome since the over-under poll for toilet paper! Right now Travelocity’s famous roaming gnome is experiencing several of Utah’s cultural hot spots including Deer Valley near downtown Park City. Facebook voting for the little guy’s winter trip ended Wednesday…
Want to live the Olympic dream? Here’s how:
Admit it. You’ve watched the Olympics and thought ‘I could do that.’ Well, guess what? You can! The Utah Olympic Park, located a few minutes from downtown Park City, lets couch potatoes experience their favorite cold sports firsthand. You may remember watching the park on NBC during the 2002 Winter Olympics. (Has it really nearly…
Sundancing to the extreme
This month thousands of people will to flock to Sundance while thousands of people will flock Sundance. Not a typo, but a reality! And it can only happen during January in Utah. While formally adorned moviegoers residents call ‘black coats’ try to mesh with local skiers and snowboarders in Park City for the Sundance Film Festival,…
Building perfection one slope at a time
I grew up near Lake Tahoe So, of course why wouldn’t I learn to ski 600 miles away in Park City ? Even Utah’s license plate boasts the state has ‘the greatest snow on Earth.’ I’m nowhere near an expert skier, but come on! How hard can it be? Even if I fall I’ve got…