Author: Jenny Willden

Trail running is booming around America, and while Utah is a mecca for runnable trails, this activity is also a wonderful way to explore new destinations. Whether you’re planning a vacation or looking for somewhere new to run this year, check out this list of our picks for America’s best trail running destinations. Tahoe Rim Trail in Lake Tahoe, California While the Lake Tahoe area is packed with running trails, there’s no better view than along the 165-mile Tahoe Rim Trail. The trail hosts endurance events aplenty, but you can also venture onto it for solo runs around the lake…

Our Guide to Utah Ski Resort Holiday Events and Santa Skiing ‘Tis the season—for skiing. Celebrate with Utah ski resort holiday events on the slopes with our definitive guide to free Santa skiing, torchlight parades, Saint Nick visits, and New Year’s celebrations at Utah’s ski resorts. Whether you’re a local or just visiting the Wasatch Mountains, even a Grinch will be delighted by the holiday celebrations in Utah’s mountains. ALTA New Year’s Eve Torchlight Parade Ring in 2020 at Alta’s annual torchlight parade. To participate you must wear goggles and be an intermediate skier or above. An adult must accompany…

3 Utah New Year Races to Get You Motivated Stick to your fitness resolutions by ending the current year and kicking off the new year with these New Year’s Utah races. Choose from a midnight dash and New Year’s Day runs to begin 2020 on the right foot! Midnight Madness: December 31, 2019; Sugarhouse Park, Salt Lake City, UT.  Closeout 2018 by racing the clock to the finish at Salt Lake’s Sugar House Park. Choose your start time on New Year’s Eve with races beginning every 5 minutes from 11:15 to 11:40. Finish before midnight to “Beat the New Year”…

Milosport Presents SLC Shred Fest 4.0 November 8-9, 2019 Who knew that SHRED Fest is actually an acronym?  Standing for S-preading H-ome-grown R-ecreation E-ntertainment D-iversity, SHRED Fest is an outdoor ski and snowboarding-focused event is coming to Salt Lake City for the third year running on Saturday, November 8-9 at Liberty Park in Salt Lake City from 1:00-9:00 p.m. Tickets are $10 in advance and $12 at the event so buy in advance. The festival’s goal is to inspire skiers and snowboarders, encourage community action, and “spread the S.H.R.E.D” ethos everywhere they go. At the Salt Lake City event, you can expect rail jams, beer garden, vendors,…

Ogden Pub Runners Pair Libations with Fitness Photos by Heather Bird Photography Some things are better together: peas and carrots, peanut butter and jelly, chips and salsa, running and beer. Ok, that last combo may be lesser known, but its popularity is growing. Electrolyte-packed recovery beers like 26.2 Brew are popping up at post-race beer gardens—with even Utah races like the Salt Lake Marathon getting into the game. Clubs focused on beer running are also booming, with early adopters like Fishtown Beer Runners launching the phenomenon in America as early as 2007. While on a run with this famed Philadelphia…

FROM THE EDITOR Fall is my favorite time of year in Utah. So much so that I got married in Midway this September! Unfortunately for my wedding date, the fall colors weren’t yet popping like in previous years. But good news for you, there will be plenty of colorful leaves to peep well into October. Find our favorite changing trees up Big Cottonwood and American Fork Canyons. For more fall fun, plan a trip south for an autumn desert getaway, get the scoop on five Utah gear brands innovating in the outdoor space, and read profiles of our favorite Utah…

Pounding the pavement can be sizzling in the summer heat. Escape the asphalt for Utah’s trails where cooler temperatures and outdoor beauty await. With plenty of options just minutes from downtown, it’s easy to fit in a run before or after your workday. Whether you’re an experienced off-road runner or new to the sport, try these five trails to take your runs into the wild. Round Valley, Park City Thanks to Park City’s 6,500’ elevation, you’ll find cooler temperatures here than in Salt Lake City and over 30 miles of trails to explore. Round Valley’s rolling hills and valleys are…

Though summer sleepaway camp was decades ago for me, I can still smell the bug spray, taste the terrible hot chocolate-coffee combo we drank, and feel the icy chill of six a.m. polar bear plunges. From hiking and making boondoggle at Mill Hollow in the Uintas to weeklong summer camp counseling at Flathead Lake in Montana, my camp memories are some of the happiest and most vivid of my childhood. As a first for so many things: first time away from home, first crush, first feeling of independence, it’s no wonder we crave to the simplicity of these days gone…

If Park City’s brilliant fall colors and crisp temperatures aren’t enough of a reason to get you to escape Salt Lake City this fall, Autumn Aloft should be. Autumn Aloft is the Park City hot air balloon festival originally held in the ‘80s and ‘90s as a way to bring in tourists in the shoulder season, and 2018 is the fifth year of its reincarnation. Balloons fly above Park City on September 14-15 at 8:00 a.m. with festivities taking place throughout the day. On Saturday night at 8:00 p.m., visitors gather on Main for the Candlestick on Main event. The…

From the Editor Growing up, camp was the highlight of my summer vacation. I first fell in love with Utah’s outdoors on hikes in the Uinta Mountains at Mill Hollow and Camp Roger. As an adult, summer camp’s just a distant memory—until now. Adult summer camps inviting you to act like kids again are on the rise, and this summer I attended one such event at Snowbasin: Pursuit Series. From honing my bike skills to learning first aid and camp cooking, I came away from camp with more outdoor knowledge than ever—and a crew of new friends. Read more about…