Mountain bike season in Utah is starting to gear up, which means festivals are right around the corner. TrailFest is one such gathering on the singletrack in Price. Although Price, Utah isn’t really known as a mountain bike destination like Moab, there have, over the years, been many new trails cut and maintained by...
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The new mountain bike film, “Follow Me” will screen at Brewvies on April 29th at 7 and 9 pm. Brought to Utah by the Wasatch Area Freeride Trail Association (WAFTA), “Follow Me” is the first movie from Anthill Films, a new company founded by the guys who are also responsible for “The Collective,” “Roam,”...
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All 392 U.S. National Parks will be waiving entrance fees during National Parks Week. From April 17th through the 25th, you can explore one of Utah’s 17 National Parks, Monuments, Historic Sites and Recreation Areas for free. Hike the vertigo inducing trail of Angel’s Landing in Zion National Park, stand beneath Delicate Arch in...
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Of course this happens in April. After an extremely dry winter, most skiers and snowboarders had written off the season. Then… BAM! The biggest storm of the 2010 ski season slammed into the Wasatch Front, dumping seven feet of snow in seven days… in April. The week-long storm started small but created consistent snowfall every day. Skiers rejoiced but still hit the...
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“Busy Saturday in the Wasatch backcountry, but we weren’t too worried anybody would be on this particular line.” -Noah Howell The Pfiefferhorn in Little Cottonwood Canyon may be the most recognizable peak in the Wasatch Mountains of Salt Lake. From Snowbird, the view of this pyramid of rock earned it the moniker, “The Little...
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Utah Congressman Jim Matheson introduced federal legislation that would expand wilderness areas and further protect watersheds on over 26,000 acres in Mill Creek and the Cottonwood Canyons of the Wasatch Mountains. Named the “Wasatch Wilderness and Watershed Protection Act,” the bill will create a new 7,759-acre wilderness area around Grandeur Peak and Mount Aire, and will add...
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The 2010 session of the Utah Legislature saw a battle between the rights of private property owners and a person’s right to access public waterways for receation. Two bills were proposed. HB80 would allow unrestricted access to Utah’s waterways regardless of whether it flowed through private property. The opposite, HB141, would reverse a Utah Supreme...
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The Intermountain Cup Mountain Bike Racing Series schedule is out and the summer looks jam packed. Competitive and leisure races will take place all over the state, from the red rock of St. George, to the mountains of northern Utah, and even a race in the Teton Mountains of Wyoming. With colorful names like...
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Apa Sherpa holds the world record for summiting Mount Everest an incredible 19 times. This May, he’ll go for number 20. Apa, originally from Thame, Nepal, now lives in Draper with his wife and children. He moved to Utah in 2006 to live with his business partner, Jerry Mika, after they founded the company...
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After years of evaluation and two rounds of public meetings, over five thousand Utah residents have voiced their opinions about what should be contained in the new master plan being drafted by Wasatch Canyons Tomorrow. The final stages are fast approaching and any decision made will change the way we recreate in the Wasatch...
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