September 2007
DEW TOUR BREAKS RECORD
Salt Lake had the biggest Dew Tour yet, but the big news was: who didn't win! All the inside gossip about what went down during four days of hot action sports, sick tricks and big storms...
ROLLER DERBY FINALE A BASH--IN TWO WAYS
The Salt City Derby Girls final was a bash, whether you took the beer-infused designated driver fun bus or bashed in the bout. Jen Philion, aka popular skater "Lady Shatterly," reports on the final event of the year; where the Death Dealers were undefeated---except when it counted...
ADVENTURE SPORTS by WINA STURGEON
The annual Josie Johnson ride is this Saturday..So is the famed Snowbasin Uphill/Dowhill race...Jeff Harrison sets a horned record...Skateboarding in the Olympics? Not if skateboarders have their way...Snowbird gets eight inches...A legendary Tour de France team is out...
BEAUTIFUL TRAIL
Take a hike! And, stun your senses. Climbing editor Patrick Welsh tells you about the most beautiful wilderness trail you may have ever seen...
TRAINING: THIS IS JUST LIKE SKIING
Mountain are tipped with snow just to taunt us right now. But don't waste this pre-season time just waiting. Here's how to get incredible ski-specific training without ever leaving the flats...
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR 9/17
t's a great trail for mountain biking, loved by many. But being loved to death is only part of the problem. The idiotic attempts to repair the trail is the rest of the problem...
SNOWBASIN GETS IT ON
Gondola rides, mountain bike rides and guided hikes---you could even bring your dog! The Ogden Valley Pathways Celebration was great fun, but the color part has just started...
DERBY GIRLS DIDN'T WIN, BUT NOW WATCH OUT!
Salt City Derby Girls didn't kick the bootie of the outta-town team, but it was still a bashin' crashin' good time---for some. Roller Derby skater Lady Shatterly reports...
ROLLER DERBY PLAYOFFS: THE END IS SATURDAY
The undefeated Death Dealers will meet the very annoyed Bomber Babes on Sept. 22 at the Olympic Oval. Jen Philion tells what's about to come down, and how you can attend as part of the SCDG 'in crowd', on the party bus...
TRAINING: WHAT CONDITION IS YOUR CONDITION IN?
You want to get in shape? For what? Wina Sturgeon tells how you can accurately test what kind of shape you actually are in. Big hint: it has nothing to do with the way you look...
TARA LLANES UPDATE
The mountain bike/BMX racer is ready to start rehab, read what her family says on Tara's Myspace page...
GET GOOD---THE GENIUS TELLS YOU HOW
In the second part of our interview with conditioning/training genius Max Testa, find out which muscle you're neglecting...how to prepare for a competition...why having your body adapt can be a bad thing...and the toughest workout you can do...
INTRO TO BOULDERING
Climbing unroped over smooth granite rocks in the canyons is a joy in the clear coolness of early fall, with bright red and yellow leaves whispering all around you. Climbing editor Patrick L. Walsh reports on bouldering, and the best places to go right now...
UPDATE ON TARA LLANES
There is always hope, and nothing is impossible. But while this top BMX champ keeps smiling and giving thumbs up from her hospital bed, the prognosis from surgeons is not so good...
TIME FOR MASTERS SIGN-UPS
Want to be the skier you've always dreamed of being? Want a six-hour long ski lesson for about 11 bucks an hour? Want to run gates on the closed-to-the-public 2002 Olympic hill while being coached by world class coaches? If so, you'll want train with the Park City Masters; for a day, a week, or the whole season...
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR 9/03/07
The Deer Valley NORBA mountain bike race...the XTERRA Triathlon, with a world class course at Snowbasin plus the whole city of Ogden celebrating...and there's so much more. We've got everything! Why not the Summer Olympics?...
THEY SIT, THEY STAND, THEY FLY!
The annual Women's Ski Jumping Festival had more spectators, fans and participating countries than ever before. There was something else new this year---a rising anger...
THE CONDITIONING GENIUS
Want to get in shape? Want to be stronger, faster, better? If you want to improve your body, Max Testa tells you how; whether you're an ex-couch potato or an elite athlete...
ADVENTURE SPORTS by WINA STURGEON 9/03/07
Pro mountain biker Tara Llanes crashes in Vail, suffers "massive trauma" to back...This guy says the son of Descente's CEO is a criminal...Skeleton racer is suing for a million bucks...Ultimate skateboarder cool...Non-sporting thought...
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