Outdoors

PARK CITY -- As a World Cup snowboardcross racer, Jonathan Cheever has taken his share of spills over the years.

HINDELOOPEN, Netherlands -- As I lace up my ice skates while sitting on the banks of the Zijlroade river Thursday, grizzled men old enough to be my father glide past me, leaning into the bone-chilling wind and effortlessly propelling themselves across the frozen surface.

Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge serves as a haven for a multitude of birds on their way to other destinations -- the ultimate avian truck stop, if you will.

Right now, its most prominent customers happen to be America's national symbol

A single-digit temperature greeted us as we pulled off the road along the Narrows at Pineview. Nonetheless, we worked our way down the rocky hill to the lake, and stepped off into some standing water on top of the ice. Not enough to really bother us, we began our walk out toward deeper water.

SALT LAKE CITY -- Organizers of the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah on Wednesday unveiled the six cities and venues which will host the 2012 edition of the world-class, professional cycling stage race and community festival, making two stops in Ogden as part of a new format.

Entering its second year as one of the top-rated events in North America for professional road cyclists, the Tour of Utah will continue as a UCI 2.1-rated stage race for 16 teams over six days of competition, set for Aug.

SNOWBASIN -- In just his second year as a professional, Justin Morgan has already had a taste of what every competitive snowboarder strives for.

SALT LAKE CITY -- Police have identified the victim of a Utah backcountry avalanche as a 24-year-old man from the Salt Lake City area.