FROM THE EDITOR | Keeper 2019
Spring is finally here! Bouts of illness and an abundance of powder have kept me from running this winter, and I’m paying for it with a serious lack of endurance. To motivate myself to get fit, I entered the lottery…
Author Jenny Willden
Jenny Willden
Jenny Willden is the Managing Editor of Outdoor Sports Guide and a self-proclaimed gear and grammar nut. She's a member of the North American Travel Journalists Association and the Adventure Travel Trade Association. A lover of adventure and travel, she's happiest when riding horses or snowboarding in Utah’s mountains. Follow Jenny’s exploits on Twitter @jennywillden or Instagram @jlwillden.
5 Idaho Hot Springs to Warm Up In
Hot Potatoes Photos by Clay Cammack The great state of Idaho is famous for more than potatoes. With more than 130 usable hot springs, it has one of the highest concentrations in the country—and they’re not as far from Utah as you…
Where to Eat This Winter at Utah Ski Resorts
Best On-Mountain Meals at Utah Ski Resorts The long reign of burgers and fries at Utah ski resorts is finally ending, ushering in a new era of fresh flavors like ramen bowls, fondue, oysters on the half shell, and from-scratch…
From the Editor | Late Winter 2019
I’ll never complain about Utah snow again. That’s what I thought after falling about 32 times in a day of snowboarding in Stowe, Vermont over the holidays. Turned out what I’ve believed is “ice” in Utah is nothing like ice…
Insiders’ Guide to Deer Valley’s FIS World Championships
What You Need to Know at Deer Valley’s FIS World Championships If you LOVE the Winter Olympics, get a taste of the Games in Park City, Utah at the 2018 FIS World Championships where the world’s best aerial and mogul skiers…
Never Skied? January’s Learn to Ski & Snowboard Month Offers Cheap First-time Lessons
Utah Locals Score Discounted Lessons for Learn to Ski & Snowboard Month in January If you’re living in Utah but haven’t learned to ski or snowboard—January is the month to learn. Utah offers cheap lessons, rentals, and lift tickets for…
Carpool and Win for POW Day- January 13
Join Ski Utah and Protect Our Winters (POW), in partnership with Utah Transit Authority (UTA), Alta Ski Area, Powder Mountain, Snowbird, Solitude Mountain Resort, and Sundance Mountain Resort for a day carpooling, ridesharing, or riding UTA to the slopes for POW Day on January…
Park City’s Revitalized Mid-Mountain Lodge is OPEN…and It Looks Incredible
Park City Mountain just reopened its iconic Mid-Mountain Lodge after an extensive remodel over the summer. Built originally as a miners’ boarding house in the 1800s, Mid Mountain Lodge is located near McConkey’s lift and is now one of the state’s…
Undiscovered Fall Getaway: Great Basin National Park
Exploring Nevada’s Great Basin National Park One of the least-visited national parks in the Continental U.S. is right in Utah’s backyard, and despite its grove of ancient bristlecone pine trees, dark skies, and massive limestone and marble cavern, many Utahns…
6 Best Fall Color Getaways for Adventurers
Explore the West’s Best Fall Color Getaways Fall is a fleeting season. You only have weeks, or days to catch colors at their peak. Make the most of it with these spectacular autumn driving, hiking, and adventure tours through the…