Regardless of how hard spring tries to introduce herself to the Wasatch Mountains here in Utah, winter keeps coming back for another encore. The latest storm left over a foot of fresh powder at Snowbird, the only remaining ski and snowboard resort in all of Utah to be open this late in the season.
If this video looks like mid winter conditions, well, it’s because it’s still skiing like mid winter!
They’ll be open daily through May 11 and word has it that with an additionally storm or two they may be open weekends well into June. As it is, they’ll be open on the weekends (Fri-Sun) through Memorial Day weekend.
The Jordan River runs north-south through the center of the Salt Lake Valley, just west and mostly parallel to I-15. Nestled in the preserved open space along the river is the Jordan River Parkway trail, which will eventually stretch continuously from the Davis County line in the north to the Utah County line in the south.
Thanks to Salt Lake County’s Zoo, Arts and Parks (ZAP) sales tax revenue, 13 miles of the trail are complete and accessible to pedestrians and cyclists.
The parkway trail winds and rolls through wetlands along the river. As you walk, run, skate or ride along past cattails, willows, foxes, beavers and eagles, it’s hard to believe that you are right in the heart of urban and/or suburban Salt Lake. continue reading…
Back in late January I was at the Outdoor Retailer Show and one of the many parties I went to was the World’s Worst PR Event, (the 2nd ever), held at Burt’s Tiki Lounge. Having never been to Burt’s I didn’t know what to expect. It was like nothing I had ever experienced in Salt Lake. But the more I look around the more I realize a there are gems and “sights” that I have yet to experience in Salt Lake.
Like most cities, it helps if you’ve got someone in the know to show you around. That goes for the mountains around Salt Lake as well – they are full of trails, ski resorts, wilderness areas and more scenics than you could check out in a year – all just 15 min or so from downtown or an adjacent suburb.
That was the premise of an article by Andrea Sachs of the Washington Post. Like so many that come to Salt Lake for business or pleasure, the city they think they know is full of suprises – both indoor and out. continue reading…
The “Visit Salt Lake” cycling team, comprised primarily of Salt Lake Convention & Visitors Bureau employees, recently completed it’s annual trek to bike various rides during the Skinny Tire Festival in Moab, Utah, including a stunning ride through Arches National Park seen below.
Each team member rode over 200 miles during the four-day festival to raise money for the Lance Armstrong Foundation and its fight against cancer.
The fight against cancer hits very close to home for the SLCVB, having lost its President and CEO, Dianne Nelson Binger, to the disease four years ago this month.
“Dianne was an incredible person; her spirit, her elegance and her hard work created a lasting impact on our community,” said Beck. “It also touches my life personally. My mother is a cancer survivor, now in her eighth year post-diagnosis, and I lost my father-in-law to liver cancer 10 years ago. Riding a couple hundred miles with a sore backside pales in comparison to the monumental battle against cancer.”
Led by Salt Lake Convention & Visitors Bureau President/CEO Scott Beck, the team included Cliff Doner (VP of Operations), Bill Krause (Visitor Services Manager), Michael Mack (VP of Services), Chris Peterson (Convention Sales Dir.), Shawn Stinson (Dir. of Communications), Eric Thompson (Dir. of Marketing), Mark White (VP of Sales), as well as Dave Fields (Dir. of Marketing, Snowbird Resort), Bill Kerig (Editor of Wasatch Journal), Ryan Patano (Dir. of Culinary Operations), and Nathan Rafferty (President of Ski Utah).
Not only was this a good cause to be a part of it was a good opportunity for these Salt Lake cyclists to get ready for cycling season which in Salt Lake City is just around the corner. Look for them as you’re out and about Salt Lake and of course, share the road.
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