Winter can wait. Autumn is a schizophrenic season where sometimes the weather doesn’t know what it wants to be. Summer and winter play tug-of-war over the months of October and November, and we’re all caught in the middle. For those of us who recreate in the outdoors, the highs and lows of the temperature...
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Every winter, ski resorts pray for enough snow to be able to open before their competitors. Whether it's for promotional purposes, to please hardcore skiers who are chomping at the bit, or just for bragging rights, saying you were able to open for business before any other ski mountain is a feather in a...
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The canyons of the Wasatch Mountains may look a bit different in the years to come as new land-use policies are being drafted to replace the Salt Lake County 1989 Wasatch Canyons Master Plan. The plan essentially is the Bible for how we use the land in City Creek, Emigration, Red Butte, Parley's. Mill...
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A good way to re-educate is to attend events that benefit the Utah Avalanche Center, which is the non-profit organization that works hard to save lives in Utah's backcountry. They analyze the snow pack on a daily basis and report their findings to the masses so we can all make informed decisions before entering...
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All 13 Utah ski resorts will have new upgrades to show off to visitors for the '09-'10 ski season. SkiUtah.com compiled all of the improvements and changes that have been made during the off-season, that will give skiing tourists and locals alike a memorable experience when they come to enjoy Utah's world-famous powder....
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There isn't much in life that's happier than watching dogs run free in the woods. Before being let loose, they remain calm on their leashes, yawning in anticipation. But as soon as the sound of the leash unclicking is heard, they're off, bounding wildly into the brush, neck and neck like racehorses as they...
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Ski Utah posted the anticipated Utah ski resort opening dates and it looks like Solitude will be the first to start up the bull wheels and get the lifts humming on November 13.
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The Bobsled, a wild descent from the Bonneville Shoreline Trail, is a semi-technical series of rutted single track, stream beds, banking turns, jumps, obstacles, low-hanging branches, and several abandoned cars. Any mountain biker will tell you it's is the only way to ride down between City Creek Canyon and Dry Creek as Bobsled is...
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