Spring Gear Essentials
12 Fresh Picks for Race-day Runs As the snow melts and race season kicks off, start training right by adding some new spring gear to your closet. From apparel to tech, we pick items that should top your must list.…
Why Sleep Matters for Athletic Performance
DREAM ON: Why Sleep Matters for Athletic Performance “If you told an athlete you had a treatment that would reduce the chemicals associated with stress, that would naturally increase human growth hormone, that enhances recovery rate, that improves performance, they…
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…
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…
Wasatch Adaptive Sports Empowers Through Recreation
Making the Impossible Possible By Julia Partain Mother Nature’s playground provides a natural high to anyone recreating on her turf, and creating opportunities to nurture this energetic optimism is what Wasatch Adaptive Sports (WAS) does best. Anyone hoping to achieve…
The Beginner Triathlete’s Guide to the Offseason
It’s that time of year. When I’ve completed my big race for the season and am ready to take a break. As a coach, when I say take a break to my beginner athletes, I find they often think I…
The ABCs of Cross-Country Skiing
A Tale of Two Skinnies I’ve always been intrigued by cross-country skiing. Why—for the love—would anyone bother with cross-country skiing in Utah, where we have some of the best downhill skiing on the planet? It bewildered me. So I tried…
Healthy Comfort Foods for Snow Season
Winter Warmers Chilly winter months spent adventuring outdoors call out for hearty, rib-sticking fare like soups, stews, and classic casseroles. But all too often, these traditional dishes are laden with empty calories and light on the nutrients your body craves.…
6 Wasatch Resorts in a Day with the Ski Utah Interconnect Tour
Connecting the Dots with the Ski Utah Interconnect Tour The hardest decision to make when skiing in Utah is often, which resort to ski? For the folks who always order the appetizer sampler or suffer from FOMO (Fear of Missing…
Skiing and Snowboarding Gear of the Year
Skiing & Snowboarding Must-Haves By Melissa McGibbon and Jenny Willden Skiing Gear of the Year By Melissa McGibbon Motorola T800 Two-Way Radios Share and track locations with others at resorts or in the backcountry with these radios. If there isn’t…