Aspen leaves are gold, and Gambel Oaks are turning brilliant orange and red. It can only mean one thing; that fall is here in Utah and skiing will soon be foremost in our minds (if it isn’t already.) Like a yearly tradition, our ski and snowboard gear is given the once-over, and if those old boards purchased 10 years ago desperately…
Category: Events
Xterra USA Championships rides again at Snowbasin
Utah is host to one of the world’s biggest mountain triathlons once again as the XTERRA USA Championships takes place at Snowbasin on Saturday, September 25th. This event is the culmination of the 67-race XTERRA American Tour, and will be the venue where pro athletes will compete for $80,000 in prize money. The XTERRA triathlon…
24 Hours of Moab: Utah’s biggest mountain biking event
It’s probably Utah’s biggest mountain biking event… 24 Hours of Moab. Not only is it a mountain bike endurance race, but also a gathering of gear heads, a vibrant tent city among the red rock, party central with beer, food and music, and a chance to say goodbye to another summer of pedaling among Utah’s…
30th annual Tour des Suds bids farewell to summer
Say goodbye to summer the mountain way at the 30th annual Tour Des Suds mountain bike hill climb in Park City. High Country locals know how to mark transitional changes with a a rowdy party, and the Tour des Suds is the ultimate, debauchery-on-wheels celebration to say goodbye to warm weather and welcome in the…
10th annual Snowbird Widow Maker Mountain Bike Hill Climb
In case you haven’t tortured yourself enough on your mountain bike this summer, the Widow Maker Mountain Bike Hill Climb is on the horizon, and it’s not too late to sign up for the pain. This year is the 10th annual Widow Maker, and it takes place on Saturday, September 18 at 10am at Snowbird….
Utah Avalanche Center’s 2010 Fall Fundraising Party at Black Diamond
You can almost smell winter in the air when Utah Avalanche Center Fundraisers are on the horizon. In fact, the big party at the Black Diamond Store in Salt Lake City is on September 16th, and tickets are on sale right now. Like every year, the Utah Avalanche Center depends on backcountry users to help…
Red Bull Rampage returns to Utah
The Red Bull Rampage, a mountain bike freeride-event in Southern Utah, returns this fall. Located at a venue just outside Virgin, Utah, the Red Bull Rampage sends the world’s best mountain bikers through technical terrain filled with cliffs, gap jumps, and red-rock mountains that fall 1,000 vertical feet. It all goes down on October 1-3, 2010….
Outdoor Retailer 2010 Summer Market preview
August is an exciting month for downtown Salt Lake City as it’s the time of year when thousands of people from the outdoor industry converge for the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market at the Salt Palace Convention Center. Outdoor Retailer Summer Market is the largest outdoor recreation convention in the world where retailers, exhibitors and the…
Eat yellow snow to benefit Wasatch Backcountry Rescue avalanche dogs
It’s so hot in Utah right now that skiing isn’t even close to being conceivable. But colder weather is on the minds of skiers and snowboarders, and winter will be here before we know it. Ski Utah knows this future to be true, and will start celebrating the upcoming snowfall with a 100 day countdown to ski…
Obama Administration in Utah for America’s Great Outdoors listening session
The Obama Administration is coming to Utah and it’s your chance to tell them how you feel the U.S. Department of the Interior, the White House Council on Environmental Quality, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency should handle the future of Utah’s outdoor lands. Government representatives will be on hand…