Rambler

Mar 22
Tue
Snowshoe: Park City Environs Mod/msd
Meet: 10:00 am at Disseminated via the snowshoe email list
Carpool: 9:15 am at Parleys Way former Kmart lot - 2703 Parleys Way
Organizer: Vince DeSimone (435) 649-6805 vincedesimone@yahoo.com
Vince will organize a Tuesday Group this year. Meet at 10:00 AM every Tue and go to places in the Park City area
where snowshoes are the best means of travel. Expect a normal, healthy pace with friendly conversation. For
meeting location and last minute details, join the WMC snowshoe email list for automatic notices/updates for
all Tuesday snowshoe trips throughout the winter. You will feel welcome and comfortable. Vince prefers cyberspace
for questions/info. The club recommends that you wear a transceiver and know how to use it. Carpool
from SLC from the Parley’s Way Kmart parking lot at 9:15 am.
Mar 22
Tue
Mar 24
Thu
Mar 24
Thu
Short Evening Hike – ntd – Out & Back – Moderate pace
Meet: 5:00 pm at Parking Lot at North End of Wasatch Boulevard
Organizer: Julie Kilgore 801-244-3323 jk@wasatch-environmental.com
Julie’s been going up the west grandeur trail for a short conditioning stroll up to the first north sub-ridge, and
beyond as daylight extends. If interested, meet at the parking lot at the north end of Wasatch Boulevard for a 5
p.m. departure. Not necessary, but bring clippers and doggies if you like.
Rock Climb @ Momentum
Meet: 6:15 pm at Momentum Climbing Gym
Organizer: Stephan Fowler 801 942-6552 shiveringman@comcast.net
Thursday Night climbing at Momentum gym next to Sandy REI at 9600 S. and I15. Let’s do some climbing, drink
a little espresso, and practice a little bull shipping. Please email me and let me know you are coming. If no one
emails it’s doubtful I will show up.
Snowshoe: The Cottonwoods – ntd+
Meet: 9:30 am at Fort Union Lot #4 (just west of the ‘Porcupine’ and across the street on the north side of the
road)
Organizer: Mike Nordstrom 801-943-6610
Mike will organize the “Thursday Group” this week, leaving at 9:30 AM. They go to places in the Cottonwood
Canyons area where hiking and snowshoeing is an adventure. Join the “over the hill” bunch and expect a pace
suitable to all and a destination determined at the time of departure. To confirm the outing (ie. In case of bad
weather and possible road restrictions), discuss equipment, or to suggest a destination, call Mike ahead of time.
Mar 25
Fri –
Mar 26
Sat
Nordic Ski Tour: Kings Peak – msd – 32.0 mi Out & Back – 4500’ ascent – Fast pace
Meet: 5:00 pm at Parleys Way former Kmart lot - 2703 Parleys Way
Organizer: Larry Swanson 801-583-4043 swanson.l@att.net
The last Saturday in March is the big event of the ski season. The Kings Peak Ski Tour, hosted for the 38th (or
so) year by Steve and Larry Swanson, will convene on Friday night (March 25th) by nightfall at the Henrys Fork
Winter Parking Area and get underway in the pre-dawn hours on Saturday morning with headlamps. The total
distance for the summit via ‘Swanson’s cut-off’ is 32 miles round trip. See March Rambler for further details.
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