Believe it or not, but spring is almost here in the Wasatch. To celebrate, Solitude is hosting their annual Solitude Nordic Center Spring Fling. It’s a last hurrah for skate skiers who love to use the Nordic Center at Solitude, which is found between Solitude and Brighton Resorts. Solitude Nordic Center Spring Fling The Nordic…
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Salt Lake City to build new foothill trail system
Mountain bikers and hikers rejoice! Salt Lake City is in the planning process to build a new, non-motorized trail system in the foothills above downtown. Called the Foothill Trail System Plan, the idea is to create what the city calls a “world-class recreational mountain trail system at the edge of Salt Lake City.” The new…
How you can run mountain-bike only trails this weekend
A brand new trail system opened up this past summer in Kamas, but hikers and trail runners were dismayed to discover them to be mountain-bike only. The High Star Ranch trail network has nearly 17-miles of singletrack forbidden to those on foot… except for this weekend at the first ever 5k trail run on Saturday,…
Bonanza Flat saved thanks to fundraising efforts
Bonanza Flat, the bit of controversial land near Guardsman Pass between Big Cottonwood Canyon and Park City, will remain open space after a behemoth community fundraising effort. After many months of collecting donations from non-profits, individuals, and counties and cities, Park City officials now say they have enough cash to seal the $38 million deal….
Get your Utah Search and Rescue Assistance USARA Card
This week, the Governor’s Office of Economic Development and the Utah Deptartment of Public Safety announced the availability of the Utah Search and Rescue Assistance (USARA) Card. USARA helps fund search and rescue efforts and protects outdoor enthusiasts from expensive non-medical search and rescue costs. According to a press release, the USARA card is another…
Alta’s Supreme and Cecret lifts replaced by next season
Alta is going to look a bit different in the 2017/18 ski season, as a new high-speed quad is being installed this summer. The Supreme and Cecret lifts will run for the last time on Sunday, April 16th when Alta closes for the season. Those two lifts will be dismantled and a new quad will…
Powder Mountain to lower day ticket cap
In an unprecedented move for the ski industry, Utah’s Powder Mountain announced this week that starting in the 2017/18 ski season, they will lower the day ticket cap from 2,000 to 1,500. Powder Mountain representatives say they are doing this to “further preserve the uncrowded, unspoiled, independent spirit of Powder Mountain.” They also say it…
Arc’teryx follows Patagonia and exits Outdoor Retailer
Patagonia opened the floodgates, and now more outdoor brands are following their lead. Patagonia announced their departure this week from Outdoor Retailer in protest of Utah’s public lands policies (especially Governor Herbert’s resolution calling on the Trump administration to do away with the newly-created Bears Ears National Monument.) It was expected that other brands would…
Craghoppers is ready for the cold at Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2017
You might not be familiar with the Craghoppers brand, but it’s not because they are a newcomer to the outdoor adventure gear arena. For fifty years, they have been creating apparel to stand up to the elements, and at Outdoor Retailer Winter Market, Craghoppers was ready to welcome the chill of winter. These are a…
Helly Hansen upgrades winter gear at Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2017
Helly Hansen is in the business of making bomber gear for any and all weather conditions. It is only appropriate that at OR Winter Market, they were showcasing an upgraded and revamped lineup of winter-specific outerwear. I got to scope the new gear firsthand, and here are some of the highlights: POINTNORTH JACKET A modern…