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- Culture, Get Out February 24, 2010
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Skiing After Dark
Moondancing: Sundance Resort joins the local after-dark ski party.
- Sundance staff members report that in the daytime, unless someone knew there was night skiing there, the extra gear is hardly noticeable...
- Culture, Get Out January 13, 2010
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Kicking smoking empowers man to take on mountain
Zack Ralphs: Scaling Mount Kilimanjaro
- There will be times during an 80-mile mountain climb that Zack Ralphs will have to worry not just about himself, but also about the woman he is helping to carry up to the highest point in Africa...
- Culture, Get Out December 2, 2009
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Running with Ragnar Relay
Founders of Ragnar Relay consider their next steps.
- Tanner Bell and Dan Hill now find themselves not only having turned the Ragnar Relay Series into a way of life for many in Utah and beyond, it has become their livelihood...
- Culture, Get Out November 4, 2009
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Winter Tennis
Winter Serve: Liberty Park’s bubble-topped tennis courts keep the love going year-round.
- There's a fairly scientific theory that casual tennis players will flock to the sport...
- Culture, Get Out October 14, 2009
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Ski Swaps
Ski-cycling: Local ski swaps help make winter sports season more affordable.
- In tough times, there may be even some die-hard skiers who are reluctant to pay just for the chance to look at equipment.
- Culture, Get Out September 9, 2009
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Skydiving in Utah: Learn to Love It
An Ogden skydiver teaches newbies
- Dusty Hanks still gets tons of mileage out of the time a woman tipped him a $20 with her phone number on the bill...
- Culture, Arts & Entertainment August 19, 2009
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Crash Course
Longboarders at the U. and elsewhere lead with their passion—and often their unprotected skulls.
- Janet Cortez has a beautiful view from her front windows. That view has increasingly become gut-wrenching, though...
- Culture, Get Out August 5, 2009
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Kayak Attack
Utah Whitewater Club organizes for veterans and newbies alike.
- Gordon Stam is the first to admit the kayaking organization he runs needs some better, um ... organization, and more approachable ways for ...
- Culture, Get Out July 8, 2009
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Iron Will
A golden ticket finalizes a Utah man’s journey from couch potato to triathlete.
- Family thought the 37-year-old was instantly wealthy. In Balfe's own mind, that was the case—just not in that money-grubbing, "Texas tea" way.
- Culture, Get Out June 3, 2009
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Summer Games
Park City’s Utah Olympic Park isn’t just for winter.
- Olympic Games come and go, and it's becoming more common for those expensive buildings to begin rusting after the world has stopped paying attention. That should make Utah Olympic Park even more respected ...
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Back Tracks
Get Out: Ragnar Relay’s “Wasatch Back” race expands its appeal to more casual runners.
March 25, 2009
