Mountain Trails Foundation

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Little Cottonwood Canyon Climbing Area Receives Historical Nomination

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The Salt Lake Climbers Alliance (SLCA) has worked this past year to preserve Utah’s climbing legacy by nominating the Alpenbock Loop Climbing Area in lower Little Cottonwood Canyon for the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). This would be the first recreational climbing area to be listed in the nation! Once it’s listed, it will also be posted in the National Register database and in the Library of Congress, both digitally available.

For more information on this historic achievement visit: www.saltlakeclimbers.org  

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Lora Smith

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Executive Director

Ian Hartley

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Executive Assistant
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Ginger Wicks

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Accounting

Rick Fournier

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Field Manager

2022 Trail Crew

Mountain Trails Foundation works to preserve the trails in Park City – Featured in PC Style Magazine

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Building, maintaining, and protecting trails for non-motorized recreation in an outdoor adventure-centered community like Park City is no small task.

But for Mountain Trails Foundation (MTF) Executive Director Lora Smith, it’s a mission that is deeply important and personal because Park City’s trails are central to her life.

“When I was raising my boys, we had great trail adventures. When I need to ponder a problem, burn off stress, or have the urge to explore, I hit the trails,” she says. “When I socialize, it’s often on the trails. With nearly every other facet of my life involving trails, why not a career as well?”

Lora started at MTF as the resource manager in 2012 and quickly realized it was a career path she was passionate about. Already educated in communications and organizational leadership, she completed the University of Utah’s nonprofits in excellence and executive leadership programs to prepare for the next step….

READ FULL ARTICLE ON PC STYLE MAGAZINE

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We are passionate about the Park City Trail System.

Lora Smith

Lora@MountainTrails.org
Executive Director

Ian Hartley

ian@MountainTrails.org
Executive Assistant
435-655-5853

Ginger Wicks

Ginger@MountainTrails.org
Accounting

Rick Fournier

Rick@MountainTrails.org
Field Manager

2022 Trail Crew

Park City Institute Presents: Life On The Vertical

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Join the Park City Institute and National Geographic Live for an evening with Mark Synnott this Friday at 6:30pm at the Eccles Center.

Mark Synnott is a man ever on the brink of new discovery. A big wall rock-climber of the highest order, he’s made legendary first ascents of some of the world’s tallest, most forbidding walls, from Baffin Island to Pakistan. Today, he uses his skills to break scientific ground, reaching incredibly inaccessible environments in search of rare species. It’s all in the spirit of adventure and exploration in order to educate about these sites of strange, remote beauty.

For tickets, please visit showpass

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We are passionate about the Park City Trail System.

Lora Smith

Lora@MountainTrails.org
Executive Director

Ian Hartley

ian@MountainTrails.org
Executive Assistant
435-655-5853

Ginger Wicks

Ginger@MountainTrails.org
Accounting

Rick Fournier

Rick@MountainTrails.org
Field Manager

2022 Trail Crew

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

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We are passionate about the Park City Trail System.

Lora Smith

Lora@MountainTrails.org
Executive Director

Ian Hartley

ian@MountainTrails.org
Executive Assistant
435-655-5853

Ginger Wicks

Ginger@MountainTrails.org
Accounting

Rick Fournier

Rick@MountainTrails.org
Field Manager

2022 Trail Crew

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…

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Lora Smith

Lora@MountainTrails.org
Executive Director

Ian Hartley

ian@MountainTrails.org
Executive Assistant
435-655-5853

Ginger Wicks

Ginger@MountainTrails.org
Accounting

Rick Fournier

Rick@MountainTrails.org
Field Manager

2022 Trail Crew

IN THE NEWS: PCMR, Mountain Trails Foundation partnership expands to other trail groups

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Nonprofits in Kamas and Heber City will soon benefit from Vail Resorts grant program

“We’re really grateful to PCMR and Vail’s EpicPromise for allowing this vision to bubble up. We’re super excited about that,” Smith said. “Mountain Trails is proud to be the funding mechanism that allows a public amenity like our trails system to exist and thrive. We are just such a fortunate community.”

A longstanding partnership between the Mountain Trails Foundation and Park City Mountain Resort has led to a new collaboration that will benefit area nonprofits with a similar mission.

As the community partner of PCMR, Mountain Trails Foundation receives a donation every year through parent company Vail Resorts EpicPromise Foundation. The charitable initiative gives $1 from every online transaction to the Park City-based nonprofit. A recent increase in proceeds inspired Mountain Trails Foundation to give the extra money to other trail organizations.

READ THE FULL ARTICLE ON PARKRECORD.COM

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Meet the Team

We are passionate about the Park City Trail System.

Lora Smith

Lora@MountainTrails.org
Executive Director

Ian Hartley

ian@MountainTrails.org
Executive Assistant
435-655-5853

Ginger Wicks

Ginger@MountainTrails.org
Accounting

Rick Fournier

Rick@MountainTrails.org
Field Manager

2022 Trail Crew

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