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Utah Outdoor Events and Activities, Skiing, Snowboarding, Fishing, Hunting, Hiking, Running, and Biking.

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Father’s Day BBQ

BBQ, Fathers Day, Snowbird, Sandy, Utah, Mountains, Outdoors, Tram Ride, Live Music

Treat Dad to a day in the mountains! Fun-filled Father’s Day weekend with a variety of options, from skiing to summer activities, music, food and more. For Father’s Day, families can choose from an all-you-can-eat BBQ on the Plaza Deck or, for the more refined taste, a delicious Sunday brunch in the Atrium restaurant. After lunch, show your receipt (from the BBQ or Atrium brunch) and enjoy a free Tram ride to Hidden Peak!

BREWERIES: Bohemian, Desert Edge, Red Rocks Brewing, Uinta, Hoppers, Ruby River, Moab, Wasatch, Squatters, Roosters, Four +, Park City, Shades of Pale and Epic Brewing.

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Snowbird Resort
Little Cottonwood Canyon, Sandy
9385 Snowbird Center Dr, Snowbird, UT 84092
(801) 933-2222

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Amasa Trail Run

Trail Running, Run, Moab, Utah, Kane Creek Trail Head, Amasa Trail RunStart/finish are both at Kane Creek Trail head parking lot. Both events, the 6.5 and 9.5 milers, will both start together at 8:00 am. Runners will run on Kane Creek dirt road approximately 1.25 miles to the Amasa Back trail head. Runners will then drop down a steep rocky technical four wheel drive road into Kane Creek. Crossing Kane Creek (there may be water) runners will start a long technical climb to the first overlook, which is approximately 3 miles from the start line. Once runners have crested the first overlook they will run about 1 mile to the first aid station at the Jackson Hole/Amasa Back Junction, this will be 4 miles. 6.5 mile runners will veer right and head down the fast 2 mile technical single track back to the finish line. The other runners will head up still continuing up Amasa Back to the Amasa Back/Rock Stacker Junction, approximately 1 mile from aid station. Now runners will continue onto Rock Stacker and enjoy the fast single track, slick rock terrain, amazing views of Dead Horse Point and the mighty Colorado River just below them.

All runners will be impressed by the spectacular views of the Colorado River corridor, Behind the Rocks and the majestic snow capped La Sal Mountain range.

Packet Pick-up: Day of race at the Kane Creek trailhead
Race Date: Saturday April 9th, 2011
Where: Kane Creek trailhead, Moab, Utah
Start time for both events: 8:00 am

Directions to trailhead: From Center and Main head south and make a right on Kane Creek Blvd. (Burger King & Mc Donald’s on corner). Drive down Kane Creek Blvd tell Kane Creek turns into a dirt road, make sure not to veer onto 500 west, which will be about ¾ a mile from Kane Creek right hand turn.

All runners will receive a shirt

April 9, 2011 start time 8:00 am
Check in for race will be at 7:00am race day
Registration Fee $45   Field Limit 100

Contact Chris Martinez at [email protected]

GrassRoots Events
P.O. Box 27 Moab, UT 84532

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FIBT Bobsled and Skeleton World Championships

Utah Olympic Park presents the World Junior Championship Bobsleigh, Skeleton at Park City’s Olympic Park January 31st – February 6th, 2011

Bobsledding, FIBT Bobsled and Skeleton Championships, Federation Internationale de Bobsleigh, Park City, Utah, Olympic Park, Winter ActivitiesBoth men and women compete in the sport of bobsleigh, a sport that combines speed, power and agility. There are two person races for men and women. Men also have a four-man event. Bobsleigh is one of the original sports in the Olympic Winter Games.

In skeleton, there are separate racing disciplines for men and women. In World Cup competitions two heats are held over one day.  At the FIBT World Championships (held annually except in the Olympic year), four heats are held over two days.

The Federation Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing (FIBT) was founded on November 23, 1923 by the delegates of Great Britain, France and Switzerland, and the representatives of Canada and the United States, meeting at an International Congress in Paris, France. The FIBT headquarters is in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Bobsleigh as an organized and active sport thrived from before the turn of the century. However, it was the advent of the 1924 Winter Games and the acceptance of Bobsleigh as an Olympic sport that prompted the formation of a federation.

Time Schedules: TBA 1/31/11, 2/1/11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

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U.S. Snowboard Grand Prix

Snowboarding, US Snowboard Grand Prix Championships, Park City, Utah, Canyons Resort, Sprint, Seth Westcott, Nate Holland, Winter SportsCanyons will play host to the Sprint U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix February 10th – 12th, 2011 Park City, Utah

Come check out the world’s best male and female riders as they race head-to-head here at the resort. Top athletes from around the globe are expected to attend: Seth Westcott, Nate Holland, Graham Watanabe, Jonathan Cheever, Shaun Palmer, Lindsey Jacobellis, Faye Gulini and more!  2/10/2011, 2/11/2011, 2/12/2011
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Event Schedule:

  • February 10: Men’s and Women’s SBX Practice
  • February 11: Men’s and Women’s SBX Practice & Time Trials
  • February 12: Men’s and Women’s Finals

After the Finals, we will be doing the awards presentation and a live concert on stage by Fuel in the Resort Village. Thursday, Friday, Saturday

All events and activities are free to the public!

Lastly, don’t forget to tune in and watch the Finals on TV:

  • February 19: 2:00pm EST on NBC Sports
  • February 19: 4:00pm EST on Versus

Two-time Olympic champion Seth Wescott (Sugarloaf, ME) and silver medalist Lindsey Jacobellis (Stratton Mountain, VT) will be among the athletes vying for titles as the Sprint U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix makes a snowboardcross stop February 10th – 12th, 2011 at the Canyons Ski Resort in Park City, Utah.

HALFPIPE

Halfpipe is the most noted of snowboarding disciplines with a long track record of U.S. Olympic success. Halfpipe events are conducted in a giant pipe built at resorts with manmade snow and carved with specialized equipment to create up to a 22-foot deep pipe. Halfpipe riders perform a series of jumps, tricks and maneuvers that are judged for their degree of difficulty and execution. In typical competitions, riders in the finals of an event take two runs with their best run scored.

Halfpipe has been an Olympic event since snowboarding’s debut in 1998. The USA won two medals in 1998, four in 2002 including a sweep of men’s and gold in women’s, and four in 2006.

SNOWBOARDCROSS

Snowboardcross, or SBX, debuted in the 2006 Olympics to rave reviews as one of the most action packed events in snowboarding. Riders race against each other in groups of four on a specially built snowboardcross course that includes banked turns, jumps, rollers and varied terrain.

The USA has had great success in snowboardcross, with Seth Wescott winning the first Olympic gold and Lindsey Jacobellis taking silver in Torino.

SLOPESTYLE

Slopestyle tests a rider’s ability to handle a variety of terrain by executing freestyle maneuvers down a course filled with terrain features including rails, hips, tabletops and a multitude of jumps, allowing riders to combine big air and technical tricks into one run. Riders are judged on amplitude, execution, difficulty of line, landings and use of the course.

Slopestyle is not yet an Olympic event, but is rapidly gaining in popularity.

ALPINE

Alpine snowboarding was one of the original Olympic events in 1998. In World Cup competitions, there are several formats including parallel giant slalom and parallel slalom. The Olympics features only parallel giant slalom.

In parallel giant slalom, or PGS, riders race head to head on side-by-side giant slalom courses with the winner advancing to the next round. Parallel slalom, or PSL, is similar but with athletes competing on slalom courses.

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St. Joseph’s Irish Folk Festival

Irish Festival, St. Joseph, West Jordan, Utah, Irish Folk Festival, Music, Games, Beer Garden, Family, Fun

Friday – Sept. 9 (Raffle tickets for sale all day)
5:30 pm-Finish – 3K & 5K Runs – Register in the office
6:30 pm-8:00 pm – 66 & Main Band – Dancing (Tent) With Cindy (Archuleta) Blanchard
7:00 pm-9:00 pm – Diamond Jim and the Period Players/Balloon Tying (Field)
6:00 pm-9:30 pm – EXTREME PAINTBALL (50 balls for 5.00) (Baseball Diamond)
7:00 pm-10:00 pm – Black Jack (Black Jack Tent)
8:00 pm-9:45 pm – Frayed Knot String Band (In the Beer Garden Tent)
8:00 pm-9:45 pm – Arienette with Katie Ainge (In the New Church Courtyard)
8:00 pm-9:45 pm – Bingo (Tent)
9:45 pm-9:55 pm – Fireworks

Saturday – Sept. 10 (Raffle tickets for sale all day)
8:00 am-Finish – Golf Tournament – Register in the office
8:00 am-10:00 am – Car Show Registration
10:00 am-3:00 pm – Car Show on Northeast end of Father Carley Field/2:00 pm – Car Show Awards
11:00 am-10:00 pm – EXTREME PAINTBALL (50 balls for 5.00) (Baseball Diamond)
11:00 am-8:00 pm – Craft Fair on the Field
11:30 am-12:30 pm – Therapy 4.0 (Tent)
1:00 pm-2:00 pm – Crawford School of Irish Dance (Tent)
2:00 pm-3:30 pm – Golf Awards (Pavilion)
2:00 pm-3:00 pm – Yom al had Belly Dancers (Tent)
1:30 pm-Finish – Horseshoe Tournament – Mixed Singles – 5.00 Entrance Fee
3:00 pm-4:00 pm – 4 on the Floor (Tent)
4:00 pm-10:00 pm – Carley Field Music Festival (Pavilion) Music Organized by Ken Ainge/Stone Vista
4:00 pm-6:00 pm – Shaun Dee the Hypno Hick (Tent)
6:00 pm-8:00 pm – Pro-Wrestling (Southeast Side of Field)
6:00 pm-8:00 pm – Bingo (Tent)
6:00 pm-10:00 pm – Black Jack (Black Jack Tent)
7:00 pm-9:00 pm – Lefty and the Outlaw Entertainers (Field)
8:00 pm-10:00 pm – Grupo Illu’sion – Dancing (Tent)
After Dark – S’mores on the field, around a gas fire

Sunday – Sept. 11 (Raffle tickets for sale until 4:30)
9:00 am-10:00 am – Mass (Tent)
10:30 am-11:30 am – Brunch (Tent)
10:00 am-10:30 am – Michael Gibbs – bagpipe music – in the field
10:30 am-11:30 pm – Higher Ground (Tent)
12:00 pm-1:00 pm – Bunga (Tent) With John Allen
12:00 pm-4:30 pm – EXTREME PAINTBALL (50 balls for 5.00) (Baseball Diamond)
1:00 pm-5:00 pm – Black Jack (2:00-4:00 – Blackjack Tournament
12:00 pm-4:00 pm – Scottish Highland Games
3:00 pm-5:00 pm – Free Kid’s Games and Blow-ups
1:30 pm-2:30 pm – Talent Show (Tent)
3:00 pm-5:00 pm – Swagger the Band – Dancing (Tent)
5:00 pm-Finish – Raffle winners announced (Tent) Barrel of Booze Raffle

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St. Joseph The Worker Catholic Church
7405 S. Redwood Rd., West Jordan, Utah 84093
(801) 255-8902

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Utah Green Festival

Learn what you can do to save money and reduce your impact on the environment. Reducing your carbon footprint is easy to do and will help you save on monthly expenses.

The 2nd Annual Utah Green Festival features alternative fuel vehicles, solar, wind, geothermal, and electric power providers, local nurseries, farmer market vendors, community organizations, and a variety of statewide organizations emphasizing sustainability in their product, services, or organization. Reducing your carbon footprint is easy, cost-effective, and fun.

The festival will feature vendors, experts, live music, children’s activities, green workshops every thirty minutes, a climbing wall, a bounce house, food, and fun. Best of all, admission is free.

The Conservation Garden Park is uniquely situated to host the Utah Green Festival because of its emphasis on educating the public on ways to save water and energy through Waterwise landscaping methods and water conservation.

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Utah Flower Gardens

Conservation Garden Park Event Calendar
8275 S 1300 W, West Jordan

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Cool Summer Nights at Clark Planetarium

Join Clark Planetarium and the Salt Lake Astronomical Society (SLAS) in a salute to amateur astronomy.

August is a great time for observing. Many beautiful “Deep Sky” astronomical objects can easily be seen and the Perseid meteor shower reaches peak visibility on August 12.

Clark Planetarium is hosting a series of free lectures to show you how to use a telescope to see what objects are visible late summer night sky. As a bonus, attendees will receive a coupon for 10% off telescopes, binoculars and accessories in the Planet Fun Clark Planetarium Store!

SLAS will also be at the events with details on upcoming public star parties where attendees can get acquainted with telescopes and meet others interested in amateur astronomy.

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Clark Planetarium
110 400 W, Salt Lake City, UT 84101
(385) 468-7827

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Firehouse BBQ Cook-Off

The Intermountain Barbecue Association, a Utah non-profit organization, will be hosting the first annual firehouse BBQ Cook-Off in Holladay. This event, featuring both professional and “backyard” (amateur) teams, will be held right behind the City Hall in Holladay. Both professional and “backyard” teams will compete for top honors & prizes, and proceeds from the event will go towards various participating Fire Houses in the Salt Lake valley. The event will be licensed by the Kansas City Barbecue Society – the largest BBQ association in the world.

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Holladay City Event Calendar
4580 S 2300 E, Holladay, UT

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Campfire Concert in the Canyon

The Southwest Wildlife Foundation in conjunction with Groovacious will host the third in its series of family-friendly outdoor CAMPFIRE CONCERTS IN THE CANYON on Friday, September 25th.  The last and final Campfire Concert for the year will feature Wood, Skin & Steel of Southern Utah, Bottled Monkey of Southern Utah.These entertaining, fun, musical get-togethers feature local and touring talent and begin at 8:00PM and are free to the public.

The Southwest Wildlife Foundation Park is located 1 1/2 miles east of Cedar City’s Main Street, up Cedar Canyon on Highway 14. The campfire pit is found at the south side of Coal Creek toward the end of the walking path. Parking is available at the Wildlife Foundation sign and a walking bridge is located several yards to the west.

The musicians will be play from 8:30 PM to approximately 10:30 PM. The campfire concerts is a casual and impromptu experience and participants are encouraged to bring lawn chairs, blankets, lanterns and flashlights, hotdogs, marshmallows and any other food for roasting. Drinks are also encouraged although alcoholic beverages are prohibited. There is some seating at the site. For additional information about The Campfire Concerts in the Canyon series, call 435-867-9800.

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