The mountains and deserts around Monticello, a small town just south of Moab, sees very little tourism. And yet, the recreation opportunities are just as good, if not better than its famous neighbor to the north. As advocates for Monticello and all of southeastern Utah, Roam Industry is setting out to promote this gem of…
Category: Mountain Biking
Ride the Lightning- The 2014 Redbull Rampage Rolls On!
The 2014 Redbull Rampage had all the makings of a stellar event; an all-new venue, a roster of top athletes, and a budget from a company that sends people to space. However, Mother Nature had other plans. Teams began showing up in Virgin, Utah over a week ago to start construction on the lines that…
Mountain biking Idaho singletrack… with bears (video)
Fisher Creek. Of all the mountain bike trails in Idaho, this is at the top of my list. As I clip into my pedals and point my front tire down the buff singletrack that snakes through a burned-out forest, I’m all excitement, and have no inkling of what’s waiting for us below. Despite living in…
Video: Snowbird Big Mountain Trail and Moab Singletrack
There’s never been a better time to be a mountain biker in Utah. New trails are being cut every year from north to south, east to west and there doesn’t seem to be an end in sight. The explosion of new mountain bike-specific trails is so unprecedented that the TV show, KSL Outdoors, went to…
Discover Monticello singletrack at the first annual Abajo Enduro
Enduro mountain biking is perhaps the fastest-growing segment in the sport right now, and new races are popping up everywhere. There’s already established Enduro events at Canyons Resort, Mag 7 at Moab, and on the Whole Enchilada. Now you can add the Abajo Mountains to the list. The first annual Abajo Enduro goes down on…
New Big Mountain Trail at Snowbird now open
Salt Lake mountain bikers rejoice! A new mountain bike trail has opened in Little Cottonwood Canyon, and it’s a doozy. The Big Mountain Trail was unveiled at Snowbird on Monday, July 14, with tram rides, and a ribbon cutting only mountain bikers could pull off. I got to be among the first members of the…
Utah Mountain Biking Guide: Mueller Park
The Mueller Park Trail in the hills above Bountiful is one of the most classic mountain bike rides in the Northern Wasatch. The easy access, ample parking, and one of the best maintained trails around makes Mueller Park the ideal ride for beginners or advancing intermediates. Hell, even experts will have fun dive-bombing down when…
Utah Mountain Biking Guide: Strawberry Narrows Trail
If you think Strawberry Reservoir is just for boating and fishing, think again. There’s actually a pretty amazing bit of singletrack that many consider to be one of the prime trails in the entire Heber City/Strawberry area. It’s called the Strawberry Narrows Trail, and this hiking/horseback/mountain biking path offers buff dirt, killer views, and a…
Video: Time Flies
Sometimes you just need to get away from the Salt Lake Valley. Sure, we have pretty good mountain biking on the Wasatch Front, but the repetition of riding the same trails over and over again creates a ravenous urge to get away from city life and go south. Friend of UtahOutside.com, Mike DeBernardo, captures this…
Mountain Biking Dead Horse Point State Park
Moab is known far and wide as a mecca for mountain biking, and the expansive trail systems are ever expanding. One of the most recent additions are the nine miles of new trails at Dead Horse Point State Park. Previously, riders had a few nice trail options on the east side of the park access…