Ogden Valley residents have been blasted in a series of major snowstorms rolling across Utah.  The Lake Effect has blessed us with deep snows at Powder Mountain, Snowbasin and Wolf Creek Utah's resorts.  The storms, which have dropped large quantities of snow in Utah, including a Blizzard Warning in Utah on Tuesday.

Snowbasin opened today & Powder Mountain opened for night skiing tonight with some of the best early skiing and riding conditions in recent memory.  Wolf Creek Utah and Powder Mountain are both opening tomorrow the day after Thanksgiving.

Snowbasin is offering early season rates on lift tickets as follows:
Full Day: Adult $54/Youth $32/Senior $42/Little Cat $21/Little Cat & Becker $35.
Half Day: Adult $45/Youth $24/Senior $34/Little Cat $17

Powder Mountain: Sundown and Timberline lifts will open on Friday Nov 26th at 9:00am. Day skiing passes will have early season pricing. $34 for adults and $21 for kids until we get more of the mountain open. Hidden Lake lift should be opening very soon. Stay tuned and come get your shred on!

Wolf Creek's summer concert series

The Utah Symphony Orchestra and some new faces and local favorites will head up Wolf Creek Foundation’s Music in the Mountains 2010 Concert Series.

The non-profit organization provides family-friendly concerts June through August at the base of the beautiful Wolf Creek ski hill in Ogden Valley, in order to raise funds for several local charities. Admission is only $20 per carload (with the exception of the Utah Symphony which is $40 per carload.)

With descriptions provided by Wolf Creek, the series features:

June 26 – Crescent Super Band, performing hip and intelligent arrangements of American standards. In addition, Anna Wilson, a critically acclaimed jazz artist and songwriter whose decadent and powerful voice has earned her billings with Josh Grobin and Al Jarreau.  Funds raised at the event support weekend retreats for deploying airmen and women, and their families hosted by The Wolf Creek Foundation, the HAFB chaplain corps and several other base organizations. Retreat participants will receive special VIP seating at the concert.

July 10 – The Utah Symphony will perform a classical and pops concert. The world-renowned Utah Symphony is brought to Ogden Valley through support from R.A.M.P. tax grant money and The Ogden Symphony and Ballet. This concert will benefit Wolf Creek Foundation.

July 24 – American Rock and Country Singer Eric Heatherly will help locals celebrate Pioneer Day with his rockin’ guitar and smooth vocals.  This concert will benefit a Wolf Creek Foundation charity.

August 7 – Popular local talent Jon Schmidt (above) will fill the mountainside with his classical new age music that can be reflective on the one hand, and dramatic on the other, with pyrotechnics, upside down piano playing and back flips. This concert is sponsored by Bank of Utah and will benefit Cottages of Hope, an Ogden-based non-profit that provides financial counseling and resources for people hoping to buy a home.

August 21 – Rock and roll greats Mike Pinera of Iron Butterfly, Peter Rivera of Rare Earth and Jerry Corbetta of Sugarloaf will jam and perform will known hits such as Ride Captain Ride, Get Ready, Green Eyed Lady and I just Want to Celebrate.  Concert proceeds will support the Landstuhl Hospital Care Project, which provides clothing for wounded soldiers under care at America’s largest overseas U.S. military hospital.

September 4 – The Soulistics combine their high energy with America’s soul music classics to create a highly entertaining show.  The concert will be the culmination of a day-long Firefighter for the Day fundraiser for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Local firefighters will “Fill the Boot” among the crowd while families can get up close and personal with firemen and their firefighting trucks and gear. A life flight helicopter and forest fire jumpers will also thrill the kids.

For more information visit www.wolfcreekutah.com.

The Wolf Creek Foundation, a 501C-3 non-profit organization, was founded in 2006 to support weekend retreats for families from Hill Air Force Base. The retreats provide a weekend getaway for deploying airmen and their families. The Foundation also supports the Ogden Rescue Mission.  The Mission serves more than 100,000 meals each year to poor and needy men, women and children who come to their doors for help. Weber School District Foundation’s Christmas Tree Jubilee, Pioneer Bible Camp and other charities are also recipients of the Wolf Creek Foundation.

 Source: http://blogs.sltrib.com/burger/index.php?p=16900&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1

Utah your Winter Skiing Destination is beautiful year round.

 

 

	See The Wild Flowers Bloom in the Spring
	Watch the sunset in the summer
	See The trees turn beautiful colors in the fall
Golf Wolf Creek Utah Resort
Enjoy a mountain summer vacation.   Hike and Mountain Bike the scenic mountain trails.
Book your reservations with Basinview Lodging
	Catch the gondola up Snowbasin and mountain bike down the slopes of Snowbasin and absorb the summer views.
Tour Powder Mountain off season beginning in June and running through October, Guided tours in an oversized rock crawler affectionately named Powzilla & SkiRex, range from smooth scenic drives to exciting adventures climbing boulder fields or venturing down narrow canyons. “Who needs an amusement park for thrills when you crawl over boulders to the top of mountains?
	Check out the various Utah online and printed mountain bike guides with various trails like, Wheeler Creek, Skyline Trail, Green Pond and Snowbasin Skyline trail & Bonneville Shoreline Trails. www.weberpathways.org
	Coming in June
Bluegrass Festival June4th- 6th 2010	Kruger Brothers as Saturday night headliner, and Sunday afternoon closing act at Peery’s Egyptian Theater, you won’t want to miss them. almost honky-tonk sound. The Sisterwives, all-girl rockin’ blues band, kick off the festival Friday evening.
	This UCA Points Series event features 3300 ft of climbing up 6 miles of pavement. There will be medals, schwag and cash prizes for podium finisher and event t-shirts for all!		Powder Mountain Hillclimb Sat, June 12, 9am – 10am
Ogden Arts Festival June 12, 2010, 10am – 8pm	Visual, Art, Performing arts Band, Blues, Film, Instrumental, Jazz, Music, Photography, Rhythm-Blues, Rock-N-Roll, Sculpture, Vocal Groups
	Teams of 12 will rock out to live bands, enjoy the wacky participant costumes, and make life-long friends with teammates and competitors. Teams will party along the backside of the beautiful Wasatch Mountains from  Logan  to  Park City,  Utah Running three legs during a 24-hour relay race. Each team member runs three legs, ranging between 3 and 8 miles. This unique relay format makes the Wasatch Back an accessible race for beginners yet challenging enough for the most competitive		Wasatch Back Ragnar   June 18 & 19, 2010
	July Events
Hot Rock'n 4th 7/4/2010 1pm	Advance Tickets- Adults $10, Children $7, under 3 free Day of Adults $13, Children $10 Gates Open 1:00 PM • Gates open 1:00 PM for the Vendors, Family Plaza, Games, Rides and the Invitational Car Show Demolition Derby starts at 6:00 PM 9:30 PM Local Entertainment (If time permits before fireworks) Fireworks at 10:00 PM
	August Events
Weber County Fair 8/11/2010
Mt. Ogden 50K/100K at Snowbasin			Aug 28. Mountain bike enthusiasts – mark your calendars! Registration will be available in April.
	September Events
Mountain 2 Metro Games & Harvest Moon Festival 9/24 – 9/25/2010	Live Entertainment, World Class Athletic Events, and good old fashioned family fun all in the Downtown Historic  25th Street  Area. The festivities and events will kick off Friday evening, and will continue all day Saturday until 7:00pm. High flying demonstrations performed by professional Streetboarder Brinton Gunderson on a half-pipe erected on our city streets! Dimension Streetboards will also be there to awe the crowd with performances on Streetboards and BMX bikes as well. Anti-Gravity  Utah will be performing street-trampoline demonstrations also. Live Music from Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers, Children’s activities brought to you by our local treasures
M2M   Ogden  Downriver Race 9/25/2010
When the water and the leaves start drying up and you begin to worry about spiders in your paddling booties, the Ogden Mountain-to-Metro Games cranks open the spigot for one last dousing.
XTERRA  Wheeler  Canyon  Xduro 9/25/2010	For runners craving a challenge, this half-marathon distance trail run will still feature the infamous 2,300 foot climb from Pineview Reservoir to Snowbasin Resort. This grueling “Xduro” endurance trail run promises runners a spectacular view of Wheeler Canyon and well-deserved bragging rights at the finish.  http://www.xterraplanet.com/xduro/wheeler.html
XTERRA   Utah  Adventures in Ogden & Snowbasin Resort September 24-25	Utah is offering in two distances. The full distance race is 1500m swim / 30km mountain bike / 10km trail run. The sport distance is a 750m swim / 19K mountain bike / 5K trail run race held in conjunction with the USA Championship event. Athletes can compete in the XTERRA Utah race as a team or individual.   Register at: http://www.xterraplanet.com/utah/utahTri.html

There is a variety of Shopping available in Ogden Valley

Sporting Goods:
Diamond Peak Mountain Sports in Eden sells bikes and ski equipment, and has a reasonable range of ski and snowboard clothing. They have good technical and functional clothing and accessories. 801 745-0101  http://www.PeakStuff.com  

General Shopping: 
Chic Style has a huge variety of fashionable women's and children's clothing and accessories.  801-590-4379  http://www.chicstyleutah.com
Dottie Becks in Eden is a very unusual gift shop that sells an array of knick-knacks and crafts. 801-745-6627
Resources Unique Fine Arts and Accessories Specializing in figurative art, sculpture and high-end home accessories.  801-745-6670  http://www.resourcesunique.com
Wilkerson Fine Arts & Consulting has several galleries specializing in figurative art, sculpture and high-end home accessories. http://www.wilkersonfineart.com (801) 745-9557
Timberlodge Collection, Provides unique and eclectic collections of luxurious furnishings to embellish your home.  Ogden- 801.392.1274  http://www.timberlodgecollection.com

Grocery Shopping:  For all of your grocery shopping needs, go to the Valley Market at the main intersection in Eden. This is a huge supermarket that includes a pharmacy and videos. 801 745-4000

Liquor Store:  The liquor store is located North of the Post Office between Eats of Eden and Prudential Utah Real Estate in Eden.

.   The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour comes to Ogden Feb 20 and 21, 7 PM. One night $15, both nights $25 (different movies each night). Get your tickets at Peery's Egyptian Theater 801-689-8700 or Smith Tix   . Check out a preview here   . To benefit the Ogden Valley Winter Sports Foundation.

·  Park Series at Wolf Creek Utah Ski Resort:   Feb. 20 and Mar. 20, "Slopestyle."

·  Night Jam at Powder Mountain  under the lights at Sundown Lift, Mar 4,  at 5 - 8 PM. Enjoy music, bonfire, prizes, competition and friendships without the hassle of registration. Free with valid lift pass. 

·  USSA Master’s Race at Wolf Creek Utah Ski Resort  : Mar. 5-7.
Visit ussa.org   or call Bill Skinner at 435-647-2633 for more info.

·  Superfly Open Snow Kite Festival  at Powder Mountain, March 11 – 14
Daytime activities at the resort during the festival will include introductory kite clinics, kite demos, a freestyle competition and kitercross races.  The event will be part of the US Snowkite Tour.  The festival is sponsored by  Best Kiteboarding.

·  YSL (State Championships) at Wolf Creek Utah Ski Resort  : Mar.12-14. Junior ski racers state championships.

·  Utah Special Olympics       Alpine Ski Races at Powder Mountain  Mar 26 – 27, Friday Trials :Noon - 4 PM, Saturday Races:  10 AM - 1 PM.   Award ceremony immediately following final race Sundown Lift area.

·  Park Series at Wolf Creek Utah Ski Resort   : Mar. 27, "Rail Jam Encore."

·  Parrot Head Weekend at Wolf Creek Utah Ski Resort:  Mar. 27-28
Celebrate the end of the season with a “beach” style weekend. Live music, special events, contests, good food, and family fun. Special discounts and promotions for season pass holders.

·  12th Annual Spring Session at Powder Mountain    Apr 10, at Hidden Lake Halfpipe & Terrain Park 10 AM - 2:30 PM. It’s the party of the season…BBQ, band, rail and pipe jam, big air and product toss. Riders and skiers of all ages compete against each other without the constraints of regular contests. Free with lift pass.