Trail runner? Then there’s an 18-hour relay race in Ogden that you’ll want to know about, and maybe even register for. The R-Scape 18 Hours of Ogden begins Friday, August 12th, and organizers promise this event will, “get the adrenaline flowing through your veins and spirit of running in your heart!” The idea of 18…
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Ski all Utah resorts with the new Yeti Pass
Ski Utah is always looking for ways to get skiers and snowboarders onto one of Utah’s 14 ski resorts. But this year, they’ve figured out how to get you to ski ALL of them. New for the 2011/2012 ski season, Ski Utah will be offering the “Yeti Pass,” and it’s your ticket to explore every…
Mountain biking the Wasatch Crest Trail
The Wasatch Crest Trail is probably the most famous mountain biking route in the Salt Lake area. There are many good reasons for its legendary status, such as an extremely well maintained single track, incredible views of Big Cottonwood Canyon and the Park City area, open spaces, old-growth forest, alpine lakes, and simple fact that…
Mountain biking the Pipeline Trail in Mill Creek Canyon
The Pipeline Trail in Mill Creek Canyon is a well known and crowded trail filled with mountain bikers, trail runners, dog walkers and hikers. Despite the traffic, as a mountain bike trail it’s really fun and great for beginners. Overall, the Pipeline Trail is flat with only a few steep up and down sections. The…
Embrace the pain at the 2011 Hurt in the Dirt
Ogden’s dirtiest, most punishing duathalon, Hurt in the Dirt, returns for 2011. Last July’s inaugural event was so successful that race organizers are brining it back even bigger and better than ever by adding an off-road 10k, plus a nighttime trail run by headlamp. This year’s Hurt in the Dirt event goes down on August…
Hiking Gobblers Knob via Butler Fork
Gobblers Knob. It may be a funny name for a mountain that evokes a mere turkey hill, but is actually a prominent peak on the Big Cottonwood – Millcreek Canyon ridgeline. The Knob is a frequent destination peak to bag for summer hikers, due to its relatively easy ascent, and multitude of trails that wind…
Hyperlite Mountain Gear Echo II Ultralight Shelter review
Earlier this year we reviewed the Windrider, an ultralight backpack made by Hyperlite Mountain Gear. The good review was music to the company’s ears, but there was a sour note. In the review I mentioned that I insisted on carrying my dome tent, while true ultralighters go with only a tarp or bivy sack. “Not…
Rock climbing Bong Eater Buttress
Who wouldn’t want to climb at a place called Bong Eater? The Bong Eater Buttress is located in Little Cottonwood Canyon and is the first major rock outcrop on the north side of the canyon. The centerpiece route on this granite prow is the namesake climb – Bong Eater. Bong Eater is a Wasatch classic….
Crusher in the Tushar brings “RoadDirt” bike racing to Utah
A new, one-of-a-kind bike race happens this July 16th in Utah, and it promises to be a “crusher.” The Crusher in the Tushar is the brainchild of professional cyclist, T. Burke Swindlehurst, who has been thinking for years about organizing a road/dirt mountain bike race around his hometown in Beaver. The Crusher in the Tushar…
Mountain bike movie “Klunkerz” free screening in Cedar City
Award winning mountain bike documentary, Klunkerz is screening in Cedar City to benefit the 222nd Family Readiness Group. Klunkerz is a nostalgic look at mountain biking’s beginnings, and how a group of Northern California hippies modified fat tire bikes for off-road trails which lead to the mountain bike as we know it today. Klunkerz will…