Mountain Trails Foundation

We build, maintain and protect Park City, Utah's trails

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Mountain Trails and Park City Mountain Support Trails on the Wasatch Back

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Mountain Trails Foundation, as the Community Partner in collaboration with Park City Mountain through Vail‘s EpicPromise, is delighted to announce a joint venture to provide professional expertise and financial support to fellow nonprofit trails organizations, South Summit Trails Foundation (SSTF) in Kamas Valley and Wasatch Trails Foundation (WTF) in Heber Valley.

Leadership at Vail Resorts has expressed keen interest in investing in the communities where it does business and in supporting a high quality of life for its employees in the places they live and work. Heber City, UT and Kamas, UT are communities where many Park City Mountain Resort employees live and recreate. 

This partnership will allow Mountain Trails Foundation, in alliance with these volunteer trails organizations, to expand its mission to build, maintain and protect trails. These partnerships create a strong win for all entities and the communities they serve. The partnerships with SSTF and WTF leverage Mountain Trails’ 30 years of professional experience in the nonprofit and trail building/maintenance sectors, against the deep connections and understanding of local need that SSTF and WTF have in their respective communities.

As growth in outdoor recreation continues to trend rapidly upward, pressure is exacted upon popular trail systems such as Park City’s. One of Mountain Trails Foundation’s strategies for preserving Park City’s world renowned, 400-mile trail system and maintaining high-quality trail experiences is to disperse trail users and diversify local trail systems. By expanding and connecting trail systems where appropriate, and building use-specific and/or directional trails in the region, trails maintenance is more manageable, great outdoor experiences are fostered, and communities are bolstered.

Trail tourism brings economic stability. Proximity to trail systems increases property value. Immediate access to trails bears a strong correlation with community mental and physical well-being. Trails stimulate social connection and pride in community. It is for these reasons that Park City Mountain through Vail’s EpicPromise and Mountain Trails Foundation are interested in combining forces with SSTF and WTF.

This partnership will lead the future of trails, prosperity and community wellness along the Wasatch Back.

Trailside Bike Park Downhill and Grill

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From Basin Recreation

When: Friday, August 05, 5:00PM – 8:00PM

Where: Trailside Bike Park

Cost: Free

Join us for a celebration of our fantastic Trailside Bike Park and those that love to use it. The Downhill and Grill offers lots of tasty BBQ, fun music, and laps in the park.

Contact Nichole Wilson at (435) 649-1564, ext. 33 

or nichole@basinrecreation.org for more information.

Tour Des Suds 2022

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Sunday, September 11th

Spots are filling up fast for this legendary community event and you don’t want to miss out on the fun. The Tour des Suds SELLS OUT every year so register now to guarantee your custom TDS socks, post-ride lunch, awards/prizes (for race and best costumes) and yes, tasty suds (21+ w/ID) presented by Level Crossing Brewing Co and our newest event sponsor, The YARD 

Online registration closes September 7th. 

Register for Tour Des Suds Today

IN THE NEWS: Vail plans six-figure donation to Wasatch Back trails

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Wasatch back trails are getting a larger-than-usual cash infusion this year from Vail Resorts Epic Promise grant funds.

Vail’s charitable giving arm announced it’s committed to spending about $200,000 to expand and improve trails where its employees live.

Lora Smith is the executive director of Park City’s Mountain Trails Foundation. She says since 2016, Vail Resorts has donated $1 through its Epic Promise foundation for every online Park City Mountain transaction.

The foundation has used the money for operating budgets and trail maintenance.

She says donations have increased over the last couple of years. As a result, Smith’s organization is now sharing the windfall, which should come by September, with other non-profits.

“And so we started out at you know, tens of thousands. And now we’re up into hundreds of thousands,” Smith said. “So the money has increased significantly. And so we feel like it’s just the right thing to do to spread that into the outlying areas, where the people who work in the resorts often live.”

READ FULL ARTICLE ON KPCW.COM…

2022 Trail Maps – Available Now!

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We are happy to report that 2022 Trail maps have arrived. Congratulations to our photo contest winners, Wyatt Shane and Britta Trepp!

These maps are the most durable to date, printed on waterproof and tear resistant material to withstand the rigors of your next adventure. Like last year, there are two separate maps. One map features the Old Town area and a large overview of the entire trail system. The other, shows detailed views of Round Valley, Skyridge and Snyderville Basin Trail areas including Summit Park and Glenwild. 

Whether it’s for your personal use or given as a gift every map purchase goes to support the trails you love. Available now through our website and select local retailers, get yours today.

GET YOUR TRAIL MAP

June Trail Crew Work Log

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  • Installed dozens of signs up at Park City Mountain and throughout Old Town.
  • Cleared dozens of blowdowns on John’s, Apex, Keystone, Speedbag, Empire Link, Mid Mtn, Armstrong, Corvair, Charlie’s 9K, Blood’s and Lake Lackawaxen  
  • Cleared side-veg on overgrown trail corridors including High Side & Kari’s in Round Valley and lower Sweeny’s, 420 and the John’s connector in Old Town. 
  • Work continued on the beginner, adaptive and fat-bike friendly, Big Easy, now 80% complete, thanks to a huge showing of community support on National Trails Day. 
  • The Clark Ranch, eMTB-friendly, multi-use, directional loop trail is well under way with volunteer help from Santa Cruz bikes and the Highland Composite MTB Team.
  • Great progress is being made on the new “Big Dipper”, bike-only, downhill at Skyridge. 
  • Up on Treasure Hill, the uphill-only for bikes, Mother Urban trail, has been painfully slow to complete thanks to heavy dose of hydraulic hose-tearing rock, but we’re making steady progress. 
  • At PCMR, Chase has been carving away at the Cyn City downhill bike trail, while the crew had their hands full clearing a challenging, deadfall-strewn corridor and a whole lotta hand finish-work.  Look for a mid-July opening for this City of flow.