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Wasatch Trails Foundation News

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Greetings from Wasatch Trails foundation and your fellow trail lovers in Wasatch County!  We are stoked to continue working with our partners at Mountain Trails Foundation to spread the trail love along the Wasatch Back.

Wasatch Trails Foundation is excited to announce that we’ll once again be grooming fat biking trails at the Jordanelle Ridge Trail System (AKA Coyote/Riverview)!  Thanks to a generous donation from our partners at Momentum Development we will have new and improved grooming equipment, and we’ll be expanding our grooming efforts on the Jordanelle Ridge trails (as conditions allow).  We will also be plowing the Cutthroat trailhead on HWY 32 throughout the winter for improved access.

Please consider becoming a member of the Wasatch Trails Foundation, or making a donation to support our winter grooming efforts and the continued expansion and maintenance of trails in the Heber Valley. Stay up-to-date with all things Wasatch Trails Foundation by joining our email list at www.wasatchtrails.org.  We look forward to seeing you out and about on the Heber Valley trails this coming winter and beyond! 

Be well, be kind, happy trails and happy holidays!

Scott House       
Executive Director
Wasatch Trails Foundation

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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

Wildfire Mitigation on Treasure and Rossi Hill Open Spaces

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Park City, Utah – Park City Municipal, under the guidance of the Summit County Fire Warden and Alpine Forestry, will perform controlled burns of slash piles in the Treasure Hill and Rossi Hill Open Spaces this Friday, December 10. Controlled burning of slash piles is a form of fire mitigation designed to prevent catastrophic wildfires through safely burning cut vegetation creating defensible spaces, reducing fuel, and promoting overall forest health.  

“Maintaining forest health in our open spaces is essential to keeping our community safe from the threat of wildfire,” said Councilmember Steve Joyce. “Controlled pile burning is a safe, effective, and cost-efficient method for achieving that goal.” 

Burning operations strictly conform to all required county permitting, are only conducted during ideal weather conditions (including snow on the ground), and adhere to air quality regulations – all to ensure the public’s safety. Area trails will remain open. 

Look for notifications during the burn day on the City’s social media channels.

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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

Trail Headspace

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When the news of my mother’s passing came to me all too early on a Sunday morning, my mind was racing, and though it wasn’t entirely unexpected, it was a shock nonetheless.  I was at first numb, followed by an overwhelming sense of helplessness.  If you’ve ever suffered a loss, I’m sure you can relate.   

I then did what I’ve done for the last 20-plus years when life has dealt a blow… I put the dogs in the truck, drove myself to the nearest trailhead, and I ran… and I kept running until I found a quiet spot to sit, catch my breath and reflect.  Just myself and the dogs, alone with my thoughts, memories and pent-up emotions, soon to be released.   

Sometimes it’s a mountain bike ride or a hike, but when I need to escape, clear my head and navigate life’s many challenges, trails and the great outdoors are my go-to.  That combination, along with a furry four-legged friend or two, are, in my mind, the absolute best medicine for the soul.  And you don’t even need a prescription.   

Over the holiday weekend, my personal journey of grieving continued.  I would spend more time out on the trails, crossing paths with old friends and entire families, enjoying “the backup plan” sans snow.  And everyone I came across was just happy to be outside, spending time together… something that wasn’t possible a year ago.  It really helped to boost my spirits and drove home how fortunate we are to live here and have this amazing resource in our back yards.  

I’ve always thought that trails were a great metaphor for life.  There are ups and downs, twists and turns, smooth sections and bumpy ones, and you don’t always know what lies around the next bend- that’s where the adventure lies.  And as with life, it’s all about the journey, not the destination.  

I ended my difficult weekend joined by some good friends on a mountain bike ride that climbed several hundred feet to a new favorite spot with some of the best views in the valley.  When we reached the top, I pulled a couple of beers out of my pack and we toasted to my mom and a life well-lived.  

What would we do without trails?  I honestly can’t imagine a world without them.     

Here’s to a long and beautiful journey…  

Rick, Field Manager

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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

Thank you for your Live PC Give PC donations

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Every November, Park City comes together for one day of giving. Livepcgivepc.org is a one-day virtual event that encourages all of Summit County, Utah to contribute to benefit our nonprofit organizations through a single online giving platform. It is uniquely Park City. The campaign is primarily coordinated by The Park City Foundation (PCF), Summit County’s community foundation, in partnership will area nonprofit organizations.

Live PC Give PC was a celebration of generosity for our trail community.

During #livepcgivepc we raised finds that will be put directly towards the building, maintenance, and preservation of trails in Park City. To those of you who donated, from the bottom of our hearts, THANK YOU! You are amazing!

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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 Wine Festival and Mountain Trails Foundation The Perfect Pairing

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This years Park City Wine Festival will take place September 30 – October 3 at various locations throughout town. As the premier food and wine event in Utah it will provide guest with the best from over 100 food artisans, wineries, breweries, distilleries, epicurean purveyors, and locally-made products.

Mountain Trails Foundation has joined the Wine Fest as their community partner and we are sourcing volunteers for the event. It’s a great opportunity for Mountain Trails Foundation as the event is donating on behalf of every volunteer hour we contribute. In addition, they are providing volunteers who fulfill a minimum 4 hour commitment with a ticket to one of their sold-out two hour tasting events.

If you wish to sign up to volunteer please, do so here and make sure you mention Mountain Trails Foundation in the notes!

Cheers!

MEET MORE OF THE TEAM

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

September Trail Report from Rick

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As Lora touched upon in her “anatomy of a trail build“, we eccentric tree huggers and dirt dogs who have had the good fortune designing and building trail for a living, definitely consider it more of an creative artform than a construction process.  And those same individuals will tell you that mother earth is the most amazing and challenging canvas to work.  

The MTF crew is currently waist deep into two, huge, artistic renderings…

Chase, seemingly overnight, has turned into a pretty talented trail artist in his own right, and it shows in his latest efforts on the yet to be named, Charlie’s 9K to Mid Mountain trail.  This directional downhill and bike only trail will be heavy on the flow and even heavier on character, descending for over two miles through the black gold of Black Forest. 

A thousand feet below the 9K, your’s truly, along with machine operators in training, Tim & Alec, have been chipping away, literally, at the super steep and rocky hillside high above Daly Canyon.  “Mother Urban”, a shared-use, climb-only for bikes trail, will ascend for close to 4 miles from the bottom of Treasure Hill all the way up to Mid Mountain- a much needed alternative to Armstrong and Jenni’s.

Weather permitting, we’re hoping for a late fall opening on both of these projects.  Also look for another section of Mother Urban to potentially open next weekend.  

Stay tuned and have a great one out there!  

Rick    

MEET MORE OF THE TEAM

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