Active family lifestyle in Utah
Posted in Utah Outdoors on Jun 4th, 2009
Snow Canyon State Park is located in southern Utah about 11 miles northwest from the town of St. George. The park is open year round and has a day use fee of $5 and a camping fee of $20. The campground is tucked into a nice little red rock cove, has tent and trailer [...]
Posted in Dog Friendly Trails, Utah Outdoors on May 12th, 2009
It has been 20 years since the Wasatch Canyons master plan has been updated. This plan guides land‐use policy for City Creek, Emigration, Red Butte, Parleys, Millcreek, Big Cottonwood, and Little Cottonwood Canyons. Three workshops are scheduled for this week. Check out the workshop schedule and make it a priority to attend [...]
Posted in Utah Outdoors on Mar 12th, 2009
Contrary to popular belief, a slacker is not some one who shirks his work or responsibility but one who has slack. That said, I would like to invite you all to slack or hang out if you will which, is exactly what I have been up to these days (or months). We have been enjoying [...]
Posted in Utah Outdoors on Jan 30th, 2009
Sunday, February 1, 2009 is the Rossignol Silver Ski, a FREE group ski tour of Park City’s growing winter trail system. Participants can ski as much (up to 40k) or as little (5-10k) as they desire. Starting at 10 a.m. either skate or classic ski from the White Pine Nordic Center (longer) or Willow [...]
Posted in Utah Outdoors on Jan 22nd, 2009
THE NORTH FACE MASTERS OF SNOWBOARDING COMPETITION starts off at Snowbird Mountain Resort January 29 – February 1, 2009. This is the only big mountain snowboarding tour in North America with a $45,000 tour prize purse and $15,000 up for grabs in Utah. Big name pros and up ‘n comers will compete on North [...]
Posted in Utah Outdoors on Jan 22nd, 2009
The Park City Snowboard team and the Intermountain Snowboard Series are holding a superpipe and slope style contest this Friday, January 23 and Saturday, January 24 at Park City Mountain Resort. The Eagle Superpipe is possibly one of the biggest in the world with 22-foot walls and over 500-feet in length. The 2002 Olympics were [...]
Posted in Utah Outdoors on Jan 8th, 2009
What all the folks who come out to Francis/Kamas during the summer to road bike or run don’t realize is that winter is just as nice. There are even less cars than during the summer, the wildlife is down from the mountains hanging out along the river and the roads are (basically) clear of snow. [...]
Posted in Utah Outdoors on Jan 6th, 2009
On Saturday, December 10th The Utah Nordic Alliance (TUNA), REI, The Cottonwood Canyons Foundation and Wild Rose Mountain Sports will be celebrating National Winter Trails Day by holding a FREE ski demo day at Mountain Dell Golf Course. There will be guided snowshoe walks, classic cross country ski clinics and skate ski lessons. All activities [...]
Posted in Utah Outdoors on Dec 18th, 2008
Does it seem like it’s been snowing off and on since last Friday? I think it has. Yesterday was a beautiful, chilly, blue bird day. This morning we woke up expecting it not to start stormin’ until tomorrow but it is another white out. There is a winter storm warning until 5 P.M. Check out [...]
Posted in Utah Outdoors on Dec 16th, 2008
On December 23, 2008 White Pine Touring is offering a free Avalanche Awareness Class, a $10 donation suggested. The class will be held at the Jim Santy Auditorium in Park City, 1255 Park Avenue and will start at 6:00 P.M. and run until 9:00 P.M. Snowboarders, skiers, snowshoers and snowmobilers are encouraged to attend this [...]