New mountain bike trails are being cut all the time these days, especially here in Utah. So many new trails are opening that it’s hard to keep track of them all! One trail that just caught our attention is in a place where no mountain biking has ever been before – Goblin Valley. Emery County,…
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Ride the 5th Annual Hurricane Mountain Bike Festival
Hurricane is the new Moab. Don’t agree? Then get your saddle-sore butt down to southwest Utah for the Hurricane Mountain Bike Festival. For three days from March 28- 30, the bike-savvy guys and gals from Over The Edge Sports will be organizing rides through some of the most spectacular trails in the world. With Zion…
Alta speaks out about Mountain Accord
As the blueprint for the Mountain Accord is making its way through public comment, meetings, and presentations, many skiers have expressed concern about proposed federal land trades with ski resorts. Resorts want more land from the U.S. Forest Service for base facility expansion. They are willing to trade higher-elevation, backcountry land in return. The concern…
Kick off spring with Moab THAW
Sick of winter’s chill and ready to hop back on the mountain bike? Then it’s about time to head to Moab for THAW. Okay, so we haven’t had much of a winter anyway, but this is still a good excuse to join fellow riders in Utah’s southeast desert for some bikes, beers and good vibes….
Atomic and Salomon create online Mountain Academy courses
Avalanche education is expensive. Level 1-3 professional courses cost hundreds of dollars, pricing out many backcountry users. Well, Atomic and Salomon have partnered to create the Mountain Academy, an online avalanche safety course. It’s designed to be a supplement to traditional, in-the-field courses that will cost a lot less money. Designed in collaboration with wePowder,…