Hurt in the Dirt. The name just screams a good time. During the last weekend in July, this event takes place in Ogden at Fort Buenaventura. Get Out and Live is hosting this good time in the form of a trail running and mountain biking duathlon with the added flavor of being held on what…
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Killyons Canyon approaches open space deadline
Killyons Canyon is a little bit of forested heaven tucked away above Emigration Canyon near Salt Lake City. For years, various entities have joined forces to try and raise enough funds to purchase 268 acres of land in the canyon for open-space preservation, which means it would then become public land. Currently, parts of the…
Start training for the 2nd Annual Mt. Ogden 100k Endurance Mountain Bike Race
Mountain biking is King at Snowbasin in August when the resort hosts the 2nd Annual Mt. Ogden 50/100k Endurance Mountain Bike Race. This year there are three categories: 100k solo, 50k solo and 100k 4-person relay. The course consists of two 25k loops for the 50K and an new-this-year expanded course for the 100k that…
Run from the roads to the trail at the Park City Mini-Trails Series
Running on roads may sometimes feel like it isn’t really outdoor recreation. Sure you’re outside, in the fresh air, enjoying sunshine, maybe rain or cold, at the mercy of the elements. But you’re on a man-made surface. You’re monotonously jogging on pavement – something that has very little variation. The road is a place where…
Lower Calf Creek Falls closed for construction
One of the most iconic landscapes of desert paradise in Utah will be off limits to the public for a month due to construction. The Calf Creek Recreation Area, located in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, will close on July 6th for approximately 30 days. This closure will affect access to the popular Lower Calf Creek…
Celebrate summer at the 2010 Wasatch Wildflower Festival
Summer in the Wasatch mean the powder snow is replaced with fields of wildflowers. In celebration of this explosion of color, the Cottonwood Canyons ski resorts host the Wasatch Wildflower Festival every year. The 2010 event takes place on July 16th through the 18th, and will give everyone interested a chance to learn about the…
Forest Service denies Solitude’s Silver Fork expansion
The U.S. Forest Service has denied Solitude Mountain Resort’s proposal to expand the ski area boundary on 182 acres in Silver Fork Canyon. According to the Forest Service, the proposal “didn’t comply with federal regulations governing recreation special uses”, and that allowing expansion into “adjacent, highly valued undeveloped areas is not consistent with the 2003…
Drink beer outside at the 2nd Annual Snowbird Brewfest
Snowbird was the last ski resort to close for the 2010 season in Utah, and they saw yet another 600+ inch snowfall year. So what better way is there to celebrate and kick off the summer season than by drinking beer. The 2nd Annual Snowbird Brewfest takes place on Saturday, June 19th and is sort-of…
Snowbird likely to close for skiing this weekend
Update: Snowbird will open back up for two days this Saturday and Sunday the 19th and 20th. Here’s the press release from Snowbird: Snowbird Extends Skiing Through This Weekend FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SNOWBIRD, UTAH –Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort will offer two more days of skiing and riding this weekend, officials announced today. Limited, expert…
Get outside in Utah during Great Outdoors Month
Put down that Wii, get outside and experience real life! And what better time to explore your inner nature side than during Great Outdoors Month! Horseback riding, rafting down the Green and Colorado Rivers, swimming, running, boating on Lake Powell, rock climbing, fishing on the Provo River, golfing in the Heber Valley, backpacking and biking…