Chris Waddell to Speak at Snowdance and Auction, Snowbasin, 1/14/2012

SAVE THE DATE! Jan. 14, 2012. Snowdance and Auction to benefit The Snowbasin Adaptive Sports Education Foundation  and the OVBA. This year's keynote speaker is Chris Waddell, a Gold and Silver Medalist, and four-time Winter and Summer Olympic Paralympian.

Chris Waddell was a promising young skier at Middlebury College in 1988 when a skiing accident left him paralyzed from the waist down. Determined to get back on the slopes, he began skiing on a monoski roughly one year later. A little more than two years later, Waddell was named to the US Disabled Ski Team. Waddell went on to become the most decorated male skier in Paralympic history, winning twelve medals over four games, and spending a total of 11 years on the US Disabled Ski Team. Read more...

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Utah Fall Color Watch: Fall Color Photography Workshop - Ogden Valley Win...

Utah Fall Color Watch: Fall Color Photography Workshop - Ogden Valley Win...: Congratulations to the 2011 Fall Color Workshop Winners! Grand Prize: Kirsten Healey Grand Prize: Judith Kinion Second Place: Lynn Taylor ...

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Fall Colors of Ogden Valley, Utah

Leaf Peeper Blog is brimming with beautiful photos!

Photo by Lynn Taylor

Autumn Starts Tomorrow

On Friday, September 23 at 9:02 Mountain time autumn will arrive in the Ogden Valley! Drove over Trappers Loop yesterday and the maples were starting to burn with fall color. They went from green to brilliant red in just a few days so don't delay your fall color get-a-way! It's time to get out and enjoy 360 degrees of natural adventure.

The Xterra National Championships take place this weekend - swim in Ogden Valley's favorite water, Pineview; bike up Wheeler and Sardine Canyon trails to Snowbasin; and then a trail run up and around Snowbasin. It will be the first off road triathlon for Lance Armstrong since his retirement from road cycling. Athletes will be here from around the world. Snowbasin will have two bbq's and the gondola running so come on out and enjoy all the Ogden Valley has to offer.

Ogden Valley FALL COLOR PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP

We hear that there is still some space left in the 2011 workshops.   They  have an exclusive gated location – a 500+ acre ranch overlooking the Ogden Valley for the Oct 8th session – you don’t want to miss this opportunity!  (see video aove)

Prizes will be awarded to the winning photograph posted by participants on the Leaf Peepers Blog  for each session.  Each First Place winner will get $50 cash plus an 11" by 14" Gallery Canvas Wrap from The Imaging Depot, in Ogden, UT.

Here is the link to the web page for the Workshop with dates, details and pricing starting at $10.00 for half-day session: http://utahfallcolors.com/fall-color-photography-workshop.html.

See some of the great photography of just a few of our Ogden Cameral Club Mentors here:

Bill Singleton: http://www.shutterrific.com
Shaun Nelson: http://www.shaunnelsonphotography.com
Paul Dennison: http://dddphoto.wordpress.com

They love to share thier knowledge.  See  you there!

Utah Kayaking Soothes the Soul

Nothing like a Monday morning on the water. Pineview Reservoir is virtually a private lake on a weekday in August.  Snowbasin sits patiently in the background - ready for the snow to come just around the corner. Clear your head and sooth your soul with a morning paddle.

Utah Fall Color Watch: Utah Fall Color Photography Workshops Sept 17 and ...

Utah Fall Color Watch: Utah Fall Color Photography Workshops Sept 17 and ...: "Ogden Valley is the site for our 2011 Northern Utah Fall Color Photography Workshops! The Ogden Valley Business Association and the Ogden C..."

Hiking near Eden, UT - Wildflowers are coming on!



Enjoying a Beautiful Hike in North Fork Park

Columbine are in Bloom!

Try Causey Reservoir for Great Paddling and Fishing

A Beautiful Morning on Causey Reservoir, East of Huntsville,UT

Nice German Brown Trout

A Great Way to Get Outside with Friends

Skiing in July at Snowbasin

Ogden Valley Summer has arrived after a Cool Spring.

Headed out for morning paddle on Pineview Reservoir with a view of Snowbasin.

Plenty of waterfowl.

Pelicans

Peaceful Fishing Spot

Win a PARTY for 20 People in Huntsville, UT!

Wow! All you have to do to enter is LIKE this 360 Degrees of Natural Adventure page on Facebook, Comment on their posts to Share with your friends. When they hit 500 LIKES, prizes are awarded. Lift Ticket at Snowbasin (good through Feb. 2012), Massage, or Catered Party for 20 people at Rendezvous Lodge in Huntsville, food by Huntsville Barbecue Company.

Powder in April! Gotta love Utah skiing!

Howdy and Brad tear it up....

Dog Day

Two days of skiing 20 plus inches of new snow = tired legs and time to spend some quality snow time with the dog! What a beautiful day to enjoy the solitude of a quiet snowshoe trail.

Another Day, Another Foot of Light Fluffy Powder in Northern Utah

Bliss

What a great day!  A foot of fluffy stuff fell during the night, and the clouds disappeared for sunshine all morning at Snowbasin. Of course, no one stopped long enough for pictures until the clouds came back (more powder tomorrow!).

Hugging the Powder for the Best Powder Mid Day

More Hugging the Powder for the Best Powder Mid Day

A Bald Eagle spotted  on the way home

WIN A SNOWBASIN LIFT TICKET

Win prizes from Ogden Valley, UT Businesses

When the 360 Degrees of Natural Adventure Facebook page hits 500 LIKES, the prize is given away to an entrant!  The next prize is a massage from Sharon Lewis, LMT, RCST Massage Therapy. Providing Aromatherpy, Deep Tissue, Neuromuscular, Cranio-Sacral Therapy. In practice since 1992 with 2,200 hours in training. Located in Liberty. Out-Call Services Available. 801-334-8799


Click here to enter: http://www.ovba.org/win-prizes-ogden-valley-busineses.html

Ogden Valley Photography Contest

Attention Photographers – Valley Pictures Wanted


Photograph by Barbara McConvill



The Ogden Valley Business Association is holding an ongoing contest to select photographs for our publications. Subject needs, due dates, and possible prizes are as follows:

1) 2011 Valley Views Adventure Guide and Map: Local skiing, snowboarding and summer sports action shots due March 1, 2011 ($25 - $50)

2) 2012 Ogden Valley Phone: Local scenic shots due August 15, 2011 ($50)

We look forward to your submittals! The publications will also list the name of the photographer.

Photographs must be available at 300 dpi at approximately 8 inches wide by 10 inches high (for Phone Book) or 6 inches wide (for Guide) for quality printing. Please send thumbnails of photographs (no larger than 500 pixels wide at 72 dpi) by email to pam@ovba.org, or mail a CD of full resolution photograph to: OVBA, Attn. Pam Mitchell, PO Box 252, Eden UT 84310 by the due dates indicated above.

PRIZES coming to Fans of our Ogden Valley Facebook Page!

FIND US ON FACEBOOK (360 Degrees of Natural Adventure - Ogden Valley) - LIKE us and Suggest to your friends - there will be GREAT PRIZES after every 500 new LIKES - and ALL fans will be entered into each drawing. Prizes will include ski resort lift tickets, dining and more...