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Thursday, October 1st, 2009Ride with Jeremy McGrath at Inaugural Powder Mt. MX Event
Thursday, July 30th, 2009Ride with Jeremy McGrath at Inaugural Powder Mt. MX Event
Monster Energy backs the first-ever Utah MX event at Powder Mountain Resort, featuring a freshly-cut track designed by McGrath, live music and more!
Jul 29 2009 2:47PM
CORONA, Calif. – Monster Energy announced today that it is backing the first-ever Powder Mountain Motocross event featuring the King of Supercross himself, Monster’s own Jeremy “Showtime” McGrath, competing on a track he personally designed that’s just been cut into the ski runs at Powder Mountain Resort in the picturesque Utah north country.
Running from Aug. 27-30, the Monster Energy Powder Mountain MX features a full range of amateur classes – from Novice to Veteran – Pro and Women’s classes and even UTV classes on Saturday.
Event director Lawrence Lewis, who spends a good deal of time on Powder Mountain Resort’s legendary snow during the winter, is pumped about the opportunity to work with the resort and McGrath to created a world-class motocross track for this event. “Riding the chairlift and looking down at Powder Mountain’s terrain during the winter months I couldn’t help but visualize a motocross track, thinking to myself what’d it take to create a world-class track on the mountain during the summer,” said Lewis. “I got Jeremy fired up about it, then pitched the idea to everyone at Powder Mountain. The end result is going to be an incredible four days of riding, racing and all sorts of other activities that Powder Mountain can offer.”
Dubbed the “Monster Energy Track at Powder Mountain,” McGrath’s vision for the course was initially laid out as he sat on the chairlift next to Lewis. A skier/snowboarder himself, McGrath utilized the radical elevation change wisely, laying out a course that would challenge the pro riders, but was makeable for the Novice and Intermediate racers as well.
“The Monster Energy Track at Powder Mountain pulls together features from places I’ve raced that have a lot of elevation change, like Glen Helen and Mammoth,” said McGrath. “And it’s designed in a green way. We took great care to tread lightly with the heavy equipment and utilized the existing features of the ski runs that were already cut into the mountainside. Come the first snowfall you won’t even know we ran a motocross.”
Open practice for the weekend’s races is Thursday and Friday, ten bucks per rider, with races running Saturday and Sunday. There is no admission for spectators for the practice sessions. Practice on Saturday and Sunday runs from 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. and racing runs from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. All races have qualifiers and there will be a heat race and LCQ (Last Chance Qualifier) to cut the field to one 40-man/woman main (if necessary).
Special Monster Energy promotion! Anyone who brings a Monster Energy can will get in free at the gate thanks to Monster Energy’s “Go Green” recycling program. Racers will receive free product courtesy of Monster Energy.
For more information on the inaugural Powder Mountain Motocross, presented by Monster Energy, link to: www.powdermountainmotocross.com
Monster Energy supports the sport. Be it MX, rally, insane distance jumping, SX, MotoGP, road racing, supermoto, off-road, FMX, skate, MTB, rock crawling, wake, mini bikes, surf, snow, BMX – name it – the athletes are rockin’ Monster Energy more than anything these days. Check out all the types – Original Monster Energy, Monster Lo-Carb, Monster Assault, Monster Khaos, Monster’s fruit juice hybrid dubbed “M-80,” the party-friendly MIXXD, the ground-breaking Java Monster premium coffee & cream drink line supercharged with our Monster Energy blend, along with the new Monster Energy “Hitman” energy shot. McGrath and everyone at the Powder Mountain MX will be diggin’ ‘em – so will you. On the ‘Net at www.monsterarmy.com and www.monsterenergy.com
Powder Mountain Hillclimb
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009
Powder Mountain Hillclimb presented by Diamond Peak Mountain Sports Eden
The battle for the fastest time to the top, an almost 6 mile, 3300 ft slog up to Powder Mountain Resort from Wolf Creek Utah, was fast and furious for the best climbers. 15 year old Keegan Swenson of Cole Sport, Nathan Cisney from Rooster’s Brewing Co. and Hong were absolutely railing it up the road. Hong attacked Swenson and was able to gap a bit, but Swenson’s steady tempo proved too much and Hong was eventually overtaken. It was then Swenson and Cisney who battled it out for top honors. In the last grueling mile Cisney wasa bale to pull ahead and finish in a standard setting time of 41 min 20 sec taking the overall and 1st in the Men’s Cat 5 division. Swenson was only 30 seconds back good enough for second overall and 1st in the Men’s Cat 4 class. Hong crossed the finish line 2 min 9 sec back.
Everyone who finished this race can consider themselves winners, says event promoter, Ben Towery of Team Excelerator. He was very pleased with the turnout and the quality of the riders who competed. The weather was absolutely perfect and the difficulty of the ride was countered by the beauty of the Ogden Valley.
A very special thanks goes out to the sponsors of the race: Diamond Peak Mountain Sports, Rooster’s Brewing Co., Peregrine Health, Powder Mountain, Wolf Creek Utah and EBSI Websites.
Full event category winners:
Overall: Nathan Cisney
Men Pro/Cat 1 /2: Christopher Hong
Jr. 10-18: Kyle Wright
Men Cat 3: Manny Cypers
Men Cat 4: Keegan Swenson
Women Cat 4: Lisa White
Men Cat 5: Nathan Cisney
Male Masters 55+: Shannon Storrud
Male Masters 45+: Todd Flitton
Female Masters 35+: Vicky Nielson
Male Masters 35+: Dan Minert
Powzilla on At Your Leisure
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009Powzilla will be the featured story on At Your Leisure this coming Sunday. I know you will probably be out celebrating Independence Day but be sure to set your TiVo for Sunday July 5th at 9am or 11pm.
Note the attached photo of the creator and guide extraordinaire, Roger Arave being interviewed for AYL. Photo courtesy of our favorite photographer – Mr. Denny Montgomery.
Trifecta of Shred on April 2 – 4, 2009
Friday, March 20th, 2009Powder Mountain’s 11th Annual Spring Session presents the Trifecta of Shred on April 2 – 4, 2009. Surfers, skateboarders and snowboarders will compete in three separate competitions with the overall winner reigning as the 2009 Chairman of the Boards.
The ever popular Spring Session is the highlight of the freestyle season with a freestyle terrain and half pipe jam session at the Hidden Lake Terrain Park. The competitors and spectators will be treated to a barbeque and the tunes of Codi Jordan and Funk Shui. Registration is free for anyone with a valid Powder Mountain lift pass. The competition will run from 10am – 3pm with live music starting at 11am. Decade, Vitamin Water, Skull Candy and AMP Alarm are sponsors of the competition.
“The Spring Session is the original slopestyle comp at Powder Mountain and has set the stage for all other events at the resort,” said Dave Jessup, Terrain Parks Manager. “The Hidden Lake Park has continually evolved this year with new rails, jumps and walls. If you haven’t made it to the park lately, you will be surprised.”
It is a natural progression to include surfing and skateboarding into the competitive mix since interest in these sports resulted in the creation of the winter version of freestyle. The Trifecta of Shred gives snowboarders an opportunity to show their respect to their ancestral roots.
The event kicks off on Thursday with an indoor skateboarding competition at Crossroads Skate Park. On Friday, the competitors move to Flowrider for the surfing contest. The event will culminate on Saturday with the Spring Session at Powder Mountain. Athletes may compete in only one or two events, but must enter all three to be crowned Chairman of the Boards.
Thursday, April 2 Crossroads Skate Park
$15 Registration
3pm – 5pm Registration and Practice Session
5pm – 9pm Jam style Competition
95 North Harrisville Rd. Ogden, UT
801-605-3986
Friday, April 3 FlowRider
$15 Registration
5pm – 6pm Registration
6 pm – 7pm Practice Session
8 pm – 10pm Competition
10pm – 11pm Jam session $5 per person
2261 Kiesel Ave. Ogden, UT
801-528-5374
Saturday, April 4 Powder Mountain
10 am – 3pm Spring Session Jam
11 am – 2pm Live music by Codi Jordan & Funk Shui
Barbeque and Brat fest
Monoskiers invades Powder Mountain for Monopalooza ‘09
Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009About 50 monoskiers descended on Powder Mountain the last weekend of February for Monopalooza 2009. Monopalooza has become an annual gathering where monoskiers can actually ski with each other on their preferred sliding toy. The Monopalooza gathering has become an annual event that many just can’t miss.
Thanks to Bob Burnside for capturing the fun and sending in this photo:
Powder Mountain’s Newest Employee is a Real Dog!
Sunday, March 1st, 2009Gunny is a two year old Golden Retriever from Hunters Trace Kennel in eastern Wyoming. He lives in Eden with his humans, Joe and Betsy Jennings. Gunny is a frisky 60 pounder who loves snow, people and food – not necessarily in that order.
photo by ogdenvalleymagazine.com
It takes a lot of time, hard work and dedicated people to train a K-9 Rescue Team. Training started when Gunny was 9 months old and it took 13 months for Joe and Gunny to be ready for their avalanche rescue test. Joe and Betsy spent many hours digging holes in the snow and waiting for Gunny or one of the other dogs to find them. That’s right, the only way to train an avalanche rescue dog is to bury people under the snow so the dog can follow their scent and pinpoint their location.
Joe and Gunny took their certification test on 31 January at Powder Mt. To pass the test Gunny had to search an area 100 yards by 100 yards in which three victims were buried 4 to 5 feet deep. The area was chopped up to resemble avalanche debris and there were a number of people in the area, including a probe line of ski patrollers, to provide distractions. Gunny had to find all 3 victims in less than 20 minutes. He did pretty well – he found all three victims in 12 minutes!
photo by ogdenvalleymagazine.com
Powder Mountain’s Own Wins Competition
Sunday, March 1st, 20095th Annual Nikita Chikita at Mammoth
Some 70 girls descended on Mammoth’s South Park on Saturday for the 5 th annual Nikita Chikita pro-am jam. Marley Colt, a 17-year old who got her start at Powder Mountain, took the am contest and earned herself a one-year sponsorship from Nikita.
The youngest competitor was only 9 years old and the oldest was in her mid-fifties. Competitors dropped in either the Pro or Am competitions and the field was split pretty much evenly between the two categories. Each girl got two runs, top five from each group advanced and then met for one final run.
The course consisted of two jump lines. The micro-groms took to the 5-to-10 foot mini-table line, while the rest of the girls had their way with the 25-to-40 foot tables, down rails, donkey-out boxes, and the finale wallride.
2009 Superfly Open Snowkiting Competition
Friday, January 30th, 20092009 SUPERFLY OPEN SNOWKITING COMPETITION TO RIP AT POWDER MOUNTAIN
(Eden, UT) (January 29, 2009) – The second annual SuperFly Open sponsored by Utah Urban Surf Kiteboarding and Best Kiteboarding will bring some of the world’s best snowkiters to Powder Mountain, March 13 through15, 2009. The event will include three categories of competition as well as free snowkite clinics that are open to the public. SuperFly celebrations and award parties will be held on Friday night at Brewskis and on Saturday evening at Red Moose Lodge.
Last year the event attracted more than 50 of the world’s best snowkiters with competitors traveling as far as Norway. With the success of last year’s event, organizers anticipate a substantial growth in competitors and spectators this year.
“If you’ve ever watched the colorful beauty of hot air balloons launching, imagine the balloon on a pair of skis or snowboard ripping across the horizon. It will give you some inkling and intrigue of the sport,” said Tyler Tate, owner of Utah Urban Surf Kiteboarding. “It’s colorful, it’s dynamic, and it’s COOL! Charge up your cameras and video recorders and head on up to Powder Mountain!”
The action will take place in an area known as “The Towers” in the Hidden Lake area of Powder Mountain (just south of the top of the Sunrise Poma lift.) Slide rails and boxes are being generously provided by event sponsors. The elevation of that area is approximately 9,000 ft.
“Those intrigued by the sport are welcome to watch some of these top athletes,” said Tate. “The viewing area is wide and open, so folks can cruise on over and take a break from skiing or riding to watch all the action, grab a burger and enjoy the incredible backdrop of the entire Wasatch Range and Great Salt Lake.”
Three categories of competition will be on display – Freestyle, Kite Races and Big Air. There will also be timed challenges hosted by Ogden-based timepiece manufacturer Suunto. Additionally, free clinics will take place each day and are open to the public.
The celebration of snowkiting doesn’t end when the lifts stop running. On Friday night, the Best Bash includes food, drink and music, and the popular “Best Girls Contest” at Ogden’s entertainment district, Historic 25th Street. The finalists for Fridays’ Model Contest will be selected from two preliminary model searches held at Green Street Bar in downtown Salt Lake City. Wilhelmina Urban will be scouting and running the model searches for more local talent while the Green Street bar is excited to be hosting the first rounds in the snow lodge atmosphere on February 13 and 27, 2009. Come enjoy super sexy girls as the showcase the latest in snow wear. Saturday evening’s dinner at Red Moose Lodge will feature an exciting multi-media presentation on snowkiting expeditions, including an expedition by Andrew McLean, photographer and author of “The Chuting Gallery” (a Utah steep backcountry ski guide book.)
The event is sponsored by Utah Urban Surf Kiteboarding, Powder Mountain, Best Kiteboarding, Lakeside Resort Properties, Wolf Creek Utah Resort Lodging, Red Bull, and OgdenValleyMagazine.com. Community supporters include Red Moose Lodge, Ogden/Weber Convention Visitors Bureau and G.O.A.L. (Greater Ogden Athletic Foundation.) Contributing sponsors include Drift and The Kiteboarder Magazine.
Below you will find the weekend schedule. For additional information and up-to-the-date details visit http://www.superflyopen.com/
Click here to see the event schedule
Ski Utah Skis All 13 Utah Ski Resorts in One Day
Friday, January 30th, 2009Ski Utah Successfully Skis All 13 Utah Ski Resorts in One Day and stops for a photo op at the top of Sundown Ski Lift.
See Article Below:
Ski Utah Successfully Skis All 13 Utah Ski Resorts in One Day on January 13, 2009
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH- On Tues., Jan. 13, Ski Utah and a team of nine skiers successfully skied all 13 Utah ski and snowboard resorts in a single day. This is the first time in history that every resort in the state has been skied in one day, breaking the record of 11 resorts in a day set during the 2003-04 winter season.
The mission began at Brian Head Resort in southern Utah at 4 a.m. The team drove to the Giant Steps run and enjoyed pristine corduroy snow under the light of a large moon. Mother Nature continued to provide perfect bluebird weather conditions throughout the day. Spectacular snow conditions were complemented with perfect temperatures, mountain-blue skies, gorgeous sunrises and sunsets. The final stop was at Beaver Mountain, near Logan Utah, over 360 miles north of the mission’s starting place. The group arrived at Beaver Mountain just before 8 p.m.
and enjoyed three celebratory runs off the Little Beaver Lift.
“With an international airport just minutes from our mountains, Utah is the most accessible winter destination in the world,” commented Ski Utah President Nathan Rafferty. “Skiing 13 in a day, using only a van and skis, really underscores this point.”
Team members, as pictured in attachment from left to right, included:
- Ravell Call, Deseret Morning News
- Amy Anderson, Park City Television
- Bill Weidner, Ski Utah Member
- Jessica Kunzer, Ski Utah
- Andy Bauman, Park City Television
- Jake Bogoch, Skiing Magazine
- Kendall Card, Ski Utah
- Brian Schott, Freelance Writer
- Chris Pearson, Ski Utah Mission Driver (not pictured) *Attached photo taken at Powder Mountain courtesy of team photographer Adam Barker (not pictured).
The 13 resorts in one day mission was made possible by the support of Utah’s 13 ski resorts, Whole Foods Market and Young Chevrolet.
More information and photos posted at www.skiutah.com/blog/.
For media information, photos or video, contact Ski Utah Director of Communications Jessica Kunzer at 801.647.2510 or by email at jessica@skiutah.com.
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