OOA Show Episode 123, Local is Awesome

It's true, local is awesome! News:

• GOAL Foundation focuses on getting youth active
• Provo Cyclist hit and killed
• British Bike-Tour Couple Killed
• Bald Eagle Down in Rural Utah
• Wolves Target Teton National Park Moose Population
• PCMR Loaded with Spring Events
• USA Goes 1-2 in Sochi Olympic Halfpipe
• In-Bound Avalanche at A-Basin
• New Mexico Ski Season is Over
• M8 in Wyoming
• How to Big Wall Climb
• Hueco Rock Rodeo Results
• Hazzard County Squirrel Slam Controversy

Events:

• Feb. 21st – WSU OP Kayak Roll Session $8/$20
• Feb. 22nd – WSU OP FREE Bus to Snowbasin
• Feb. 22nd – Weber Pathways Moonlight Glide at North Fork Park
• Feb. 22nd – Ogden Bike Park Fundraiser & Double Movie Premiere: Where The Trail Ends, Part Deux 7pm @QBP (Proceeds benefit the constructionof the Ogden Bike Park)
• Feb. 23rd – Weber Rocks Intercollegiate Boulder Comp – FREE
• Feb. 23rd – POLAR BEAR RUN
• Feb. 23rd – Ogden Seed Exchange – ONC Seed Swap
• Feb. 24th – Sunday Snowshoe Series – Ogden Canyon Overlook
• Feb. 26th – Bob’s Vertical Challenge @ Snowbasin
• Feb. 26th – GEAR:30 Know Before You Go Avalanche Awareness Presentation
• March 4-9 – Wilderness First Responder Course $270/$390 – Wilderness Medicine of Utah
• March 6th – Powder Mountain Night Jam 5pm. FREE w/lift pass
• March 6th – 10th – Wasatch PowderKeg 10th Annual @ Brighton
• March 8th – Fly Fishing Film Tour 2013 – Peery’s Egyptian Theater (proceeds to to the Ogden River Restoration)
• March 9th – O’Nordic Championship Ski Race
• March 9th – Weber Pathways Weekend Snowshoe at North Fork Park 10am – 1pm
• March 15–16 – Ski Photography Workshop OVBA, Snowbasin
• March 16th - GEAR:30 Intro to Whitewater Kayaking Class, $150 includes boats & 3-days instruction!
• March 19th – GEAR:30 Intro to Whitewater Kayaking Class Day 2
• March 23rd – GEAR:30 Intro to Whitewater Kayaking Class Day 3
• April 12-14th – 6th Annual Ogden Climbing Festival
• April 13th – 15th Annual Spring Session at Powder Mountain
• June 7-8th – Rockwell Relay Series: Moab to St. George
• July 20th – Rockwell Relay Series: Pamperfest Challenge

Visit Weber Pathways and Ogden Nature Center Websites for more events… GEAR:30:

• Ultimate Direction wins Trail Runner Magazine Award
• SUUNTO Wins Design Award
• American Pistachio Growers Sign Jeremy Jones
• CAMP Magic Jacket

Skillz Session:

• How To Spot While Bouldering

My Lands:

• Utah gets grant for MOAB pathway

“Who loses a day loses life.” – Ralf Waldo Emerson