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Show Volume XV Issue XII The Ogden Valley news Page 11 June 1, 2008 Popular “Running of the Moose” is Back Again for 2008 National Trails Day June 7, 2008 Biker’s Edge Trail By popular demand Liberty, Utah presents the Fourth of July 2008 “Running of the Crew and the Forest Moose 5K, 10K, and One Mile Fun Run.” The race route begins at the Liberty LDS Service are sponsoring Chapel then runs north through North Fork. a Trail Maintenance Those participating will enjoy a relatively flat, scenic, and peaceful course. The 5K and 10K race will begin at 7:00 a.m. with the Fun Run beginning at 8:00 a.m. Designer race T Shirts and Day and we need all the volunteers we can get to make the South Skyline Trail a a delicious full-course breakfast is be included with each 5K and 10K registration. Look for online registration details coming soon. For more information contact Clair mountain biker/hiker friendly trail. Time: 2:30 – 5:30 P.M. and Louise Hill at 745-6524, or by email at <candlhill@ovalley.net> Location: South Skyline Trail, meet in the parking area at the trailhead of Skyline and Pineview West. Will be held rain or shine. Bring prunBy Kimbal Wheatley, our first annual Ogden Valley Pathways Celebration. Every year we are going to Chairman of Ogden throw a Pathways Celebration to attract Valley Pathways people, support, and money we will need to XTERRA is Ogden Valley Pathways (OVP) is a not- thread pathways and trails into the fabric of taking Utah by for-profit organization on a mission to cre- our community and lifestyles. Join us for our Celebration at Snowbasin storm with the ate a network of non-motorized pathways XTERRA 2008 in Ogden Valley. The Pathways’ mission on September 15 to walk, hike, sightsee, Utah Trail Run proposes that we all should be able use bird watch, bike, or ride your horse. Trail Series. The seapathways to get to places or to just wander activities are 1:00 to 4:00 p.m., then food, son includes four around and take a brief respite from all the drink, an auction and raffle at Needles races sure to chalmotors in our lives. Our community has lodge at 3:00 to 5:30 p.m. You can buy lenge the toughest been enthusiastic and generous in support tickets at (801) 620-1021, or buy them at the door for $5 more. The price includes athlete with their of this purpose. OVP has three big things to do before food, drink, gondola rides, and a donation off-road, root-tripping, hill-climbing trails. Kicking off the series is the XTERRA the snow flies. Quite soon we will see the to OVP. Learn how to help or just more at completion of two more sections of the about the organized trail activities we have Wolf Mountain Trail Run. Ten kilometers Pineview Loop Trail—from Eden to the planned at <www.ovpathways.org> Better of unforgiving ascents up the peaks of Wolf Old Highway and from Huntsville to the yet, bring all your friends to a fun day and Mountain Resort will put the most avid runner’s skills to the edge of exhaustion. US Forest Service Spring Creek parking a good cause. Our third big thing is to hire an execu- The beginning race will be held June 7, area. This will complete 49% of the EdenHuntsville trail, and leaves us with 3.89 tive director to help us build Ogden Valley starting at 8:00 a.m. Pathways into the effective organization Not ones for letting athletes off the miles to go around Pineview. As you use these trails this fall, remem- we will need to construct the 32 pathways hook too easily, XTERRA continues the ber to thank the committed OVP volunteers and trails envisioned in the county’s gen- Utah Series with the Snowbird Challenge who worked with the Forest Service to be eral plan for Ogden Valley. If you are inter- 8k on June 28. Hopefully, with the magnifawarded the RAMP grant that funded it, and ested in a job where the rewards are more icent snow-covered mountain views at the who then got them built. You should also along the lines of making friends, using Snowbird Resort in Salt Lake City, runners thank State Representative Gage Froerer your talents and being a local hero—rather will forget they are traveling over the five who convinced his colleagues at the legis- than making much money, check out the miles of extreme, calve-burning hills. The largest of Great Salt Lake’s ten lature to grant OVP $20,000 to start on the job description at <www.ovpathways.org> We continue to hold board meetings islands is Antelope Island and the setting next section (Old Highway to Stringtown every fourth Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. in for the third XTERRA Utah Series event Road). Second and equally exciting will be the Ogden Valley Library. We always wel- on July 19. Runners will face a variety of come people who want to get involved. terrain including white sand beaches, beautiful wildlife sections, and technical hiking trails as they scramble over 12 demanding kilometers of undisturbed earth. Finishing the 2008 XTERRA Utah Ogden Valley Pathways Update ers and hand saws, some tools will be provided. Food and water will be provided. Group ride will be held after trail maintenance, we will go down the completed section of South Skyline Trail and onto the Pineview West Trail. If you plan on helping or have any questions, please contact Steve Sessions at 801528-2907 or <Sessions11@msn.com> Blue Marker indicates meeting place at the trailhead of Skyline and Pineview West. XTERRA Athletes to Run in Ogden Valley Snowbasin Resort Opens for Summer Season with New and Familiar Offerings Snowbasin Resort opens Saturday, June 14 for summer operations featuring the Flying Moose 5K and 10K race. Scenic gondola rides, hiking, mountain biking, and mountain-top dining will also be ready for your enjoyment. Don’t miss the ever popular moonlit gondola rides and star parties, and the free Sunday afternoon concerts from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. on the Plaza. New this Season Snowbasin Summer for Kids Creative activities for children to explore and discover nature in a beautiful mountain setting. Great Basin Wildlife Exhibitions Meet all different creatures on select Sunday afternoons from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. on the Plaza at Snowbasin Resort. See Ring Tailed Cats, and be sure not to miss D.B. Cooper the Raven. Yoga at Snowbasin Spring into summer by increasing your balance, strength, and flexibility at Snowbasin’s yoga sessions on Saturdays and Sundays. Seafood Buffet—An Evening at Snowbasin Join us for our seafood buffet every Friday evening this summer at the Needles Lodge. Around the World Chef Series Also offered this summer season, an evening of international cuisine every Saturday evening at the Needles Lodge. Adventure Challenge Programs Mountaineering, orienteering, outdoor adventure camps, and mountain biking— both cross-country and free-riding. Sunday Concert Series Our Summer Concert Series starts out this season on June 22 with Zone Azul playing Brazilian Jazz music. Beat the heat and join us at Snowbasin in the summer. Snowbasin has become the place to bring houseguests for dining and incredible outdoor experiences. All ages can experience the gondola ride (wheelchair accessible), dine, and hike together on Snowbasin’s Interpretive Trail. For more information, concert schedules, and pricing, see <www.snowbasin.com> Series is the Wheeler Canyon Xduro, which will be held August 16, beginning at 7:30 a.m. With its tough-as-nails, brandnew, half-marathon distance, the Xduro will present an endurance challenge unlike any previously experienced. Just 15 miles from Ogden along the Wasatch Mountains, the Pineview Reservoir sets the stage for the finale of Utah’s most extreme trail run series. The individual race cost is $25 for the Wolf Mountain 10k if registered by June 5; $30 for Snowbird’s 8k before June 27; $30 for the Antelope Island 12k if registered by July 18; and $35 for Wheeler Canyon’s 21k if registered by August 16. 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