Snowbasin Blog

Trails will be closed to the public at Snowbasin on Saturday, July 31st.

INTERMOUNTAIN CUP – RACE # 12 – Basin Bash XC

Sponsored by:  KUHL Clothing & Snowbasin Resort

7:00 AM – 9 AM – Registration at Snowbasin In Earl’s Lodge

8:00 AM – 9 & Under and 10-12 Race

8:45 AM – Racer meeting and staging for all racers

9:00 AM – Start of race for all categories

EARLY REGISTRATION – by July 26

$34, 12 & Under – $23

Pro Men & Women – $43

Other Registration

$39, 12 and Under – $28.00

Pro Men and Women $48.00

COURSE DESCRIPTION:  This 9.2-mile loop consists of 90% wide single-track that winds east across the lower mountain.  The start/finish is at the Grizzly Center, ride the Green Pond Loop past the Snowbasin Access Trail to the intersection with Last Chance.  Follow Last Chance until it merges with Needles then drop into Sunshine, which will connect back with Needles then continue to Maples and back to the start/finish.

LODGING:  Lakeside Resort Properties (801) 745-3194

Racers can get up-to-date race information at www.intermountaincup.com , sign up to follow icupracing on Twitter, or call the I. Cup Race hot Line at 801-942-3498.

Mountain bike enthusiasts – mark you calendars! The Mt. Ogden 50k at Snowbasin was a huge success last summer.  In the fact the event was so strongly supported by the mountain bike community, that it has been expanded to include 100k event and a four-person relay. Registration will be available in April. Watch for more details!

In the spirit of tradition, four Town Challenge races have been scheduled at Snowbasin. The GS races will take place on City Hill using the NASTAR start on Feb. 6, Feb. 27, and March 20. The finals will take place on March 27 on Wildcat Bowl. The Town Challenge is open to skiers and snowboarders, with awards given each week to individuals in each age category.

All races will be two runs with the best time counting for the places.  Age groups are as follows for male and female categories: Under 13; 14-18; 19-35; 36-49; 50 and over. Races start at 11:00am and run until 1:30pm, with awards at 3:00pm on Earl’s Patio.

 A raffle is held after each race, with donations from our sponsors. At this time, sponsors include Diamond Peak of Eden, Alpine Sports of Ogden, The Grizzley Center, and Budweiser. 

Registration is in Earl’s Lodge from 8:30 am to 10 am. Cost per race is $10. All participants must fill out a waiver and release prior to racing.  Teams consist of 4 individuals and 3 times count toward team awards at end of season.  Team fees are $120 for 4 racers.

For more information, call (801) 620-1000. For conditions, call the Snow Report at (801) 620-1100, or visit: www.snowbasin.com

Nico Lebrun and Melanie McQuaid win XTERRA USA Championship in Utah, Stoltz/McQuaid win Pro Series

For complete results, visit: www.xterraplanet.com/utah/pdf/usaChampsResults09.pdf?

Thousands of people including athletes, volunteers, spectators and others converged on Snowbasin today for a the XTERRA USA Championships. The magnificent array of colors painting the mountainside around the world-class Snowbasin Resort today was nothing but breathtaking. Perhaps the only thing more explosive was watching world-class athletes compete for the Pro Series titles and $80,000 in prize money.

 
Roll #1 – Start of the Race

Roll#2 – Hill Climb / Trees

Roll #3 – Final Lap

Roll #4 – Finish / Festivities

Photography by Bryan J. Smith, OgdenValleyMagazine.com

          Great turnout for a great race today at Snowbasin! Thank you to all participants and community partners for fun and successful event. For a complete listing of all race results, check out:  http://milliseconds.com/races/detail/1206

All participants for Pro Men

All participants for Pro Women

All participants for Overall Amateur Male

All participants for Overal Amateur Female

Hear ye’, hear ye! The great people of Ogden, world-class facilities at Snowbasin Resort and majestic Wasatch Range combined to do what no other venue in the history of XTERRA has done before.

First, they rallied the community into hosting an off-road triathlon. Then, they turned that race from a local grassroots affair into a major regional event on the XTERRA Tour. And now, they’re hosting the XTERRA USA Championship, the biggest race on the XTERRA America Tour. Indeed, the culminating event in the 60-race U.S. series.

Come September 26, some 50 pros – Olympians, Adventure Racing World Champs, Mountain Biking Legends alike – will be in town to race for $80,000 in prize money. Dozens of cameraman will position themselves around Wheeler Canyon to capture all the action for a nationally syndicated one-hour sports special. Amateur athletes from nearly every state in the union will travel here to chase their dreams and race for the XTERRA National Championship crown.

And the XTERRA Utah off-road triathlon, featuring a 750m swim, 19km mountain bike, and 5km trail run, will take place on the same day, at the same time (well, 20 minutes later), and on the same course.

Utah is where it’s at, and we want you to join us and make this thing the most rockin’ off-road tri festival ever. In addition to the off-road tris we’re putting on the XTERRA Wheeler Canyon 21k that runs from Pineview Reservoir to Snowbasin Resort, the XTERRA K9 Challenge owner-and-dog races, the Paul Mitchell Cut-a-thon, Kids Zone, Pro Clinics, Expo, party under the stars in downtown Ogden with highlight videos, great food, live music, and good vibes. It’s all part of the annual Mountain 2 Metro games which are running simultaneously with a host of activities and events for the whole family.

If you do one event this year, make this it.