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The Idaho Mountain Express

The Idaho Mountain Express serves communities in the Sun Valley, Idaho resort area to include Ketchum, Hailey, Belluvue and more. It is distributed free to residents and guests and can be picked up almost anywhere in the region

February 3rd, 2012

Rare lynx found in central Idaho

A Canada lynx was found in the mountains southwest of Salmon this week, exciting Salmon-Challis National Forest wildlife officials, who caught a glimpse of the rare feline for the first time since 1991. Read more

February 3rd, 2012

County seeks solutions for aging residents

Care providers and medical professionals will begin to tackle the problem of how to provide care for the Wood River Valley's aging population on Monday, in the first of a series of workshops that could determine the county's role in providing senior care. Read more

Sun Valley Online News

The Wood River Valley's home on the web.

January 23rd, 2012

Trans Andes: Pre Race Update

Buenos Dias,

We are racing today! Stage 1 is all set to go. Day 1 Panguipulli to Huilo Huilo (try to say that three times as fast as you can)!

Trans Andes starts today and I’m racing with Chris Carmichael from Carmichael Training Systems. Greg and I traveled down here with about 25 athletes and coaches from CTS. It’s the royal treatment with CTS and my friends from Adventure Store in Argentina as our support crew. Being in such a big, organized group is a logistical luxury and it’s also great to have so many instant friends to hang out with. The group ranges from a neurosurgeon to tech wizard to a BLM employee. The one common thread through us all is a love for riding bikes. Everyone here is addicted to cycling and are super stoked to be in the Andes. I am the only on in the group who has raced Trans Andes, so my role has been to share my experience and help get everyone excited and prepared for the event. This race is one of my favorite stage races in one of the best places in the world.


Today’s stage is long with lots of climbing. It will probably be a rude awakening for my legs and my body. My training leading up to this race has been less than ideal and breaking a rib also put a damper on things. My rib is feeling OK, but it’s definitely not 100% and falling is pretty much not an option for me during the race. We did a shake out ride today to check out the bikes and the legs. It felt great to sweat and be outside in the warm summer weather. I know my fitness is not where it could be, but I’m excited to ride and I know it’ll be a great training week.


Chris and I have talked a little about race strategy and his thought was “to attack each other as aggressively as possible right from the start to find out who’s boss.”

I’m not sure I like that strategy, but I guess I’ll find out soon enough who really is the boss. With 6 long days in the saddle, perhaps the title off “boss” will change hands a few times.


I am using my brand new SRAM Quarq power meter and Garmin 500. I used them both today for the first time on our pre-ride. Luckily, there are a bunch of Garmin veterans here who have educated me and I’m dialed in with the system. I will be sharing all my power and GPS data on Garmin Connect and Facebook. There are no secrets this week, so you’ll all be able to see exactly how fit (or not fit) I am! Here is the file from todays warm up ride.

Stay tuned. I will check in again from the amazing Huilo Huilo wilderness spa.

Stage 1: Distance 82 kilometers. Total Climb 2287 meters. Feed Zone 1 Km 23. Feed Zone 2 Km 55.

Stage 2: Distance 50 kilometers. Total Climb 2237 meters. Feed Zone 1 Km 22. Feed Zone 2 Km 38.

Stage 3: Distance 72 kilometers. Total Climb 2496 meters. Feed Zone 1 Km 26. Feed Zone 2 Km 49.

Stage 4. Distance 77 kilometers. Total Climb 1892 meters. Feed Zone 1 Km 32. Feed Zone 2 Km 54.

Stage 5. Distance 78 kilometers. Total Climb 2162 meters. Feed Zone 1 Km 27. Feed Zone 2 Km 53.

Stage 6. Distance 53 kilometers. Total Climb 1177 meters. Feed Zone 1 Km 21. Feed Zone 2 Km 38.



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January 23rd, 2012

Snow, Snow and more Snow!!

Well the snow may have come later this year than most people would have liked but finally it is here. Galena Lodge has over 31/2 feet of new snow from this past storm making a base of over 5 feet!! The Nordic trails are incredible and the snowshoe trails (after some tough trail breaking) are perfect. Come up and enjoy a winter getaway soon.

The last Boulder Training Clinic with Nicole DeYong is this Sunday at 11am . The group will leave from Baker Creek and head south to the SNRA. Only $40 and includes the shuttle back to Baker Creek. Please call to sign up!

Twilight Ski and Dinner on Tuesday January 31st . Enjoy an after work ski under the setting sun and tiki torches on the trails at Galena. Then head back to the lodge for dinner. Dinner will be served from 5:30 to 7:30pm and will be an a la carte menu. Live music, good friends and incredible snow!


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January 25th, 2012

Trans Andes Update: Stage 2

Morning,

We are off to on Stage 3 today, and are loving every bit of this race so far. Chris Carmichael and I are having a great time racing together, and have definitely been suffering! Day 1 ended up great with Chris and I placing 1st in the 80+ mixed category, and 5th overall in the mixed teams. Stage 2 was a bit rainy and sloppy, and thankfully was a bit shorter than all the other days, at only 50K. You can check out my Garmin Connect page for a view of the ride.

There is good race coverage on the following site for everyone to enjoy:

Trans Andes Website

A great blog by Jason Sager on Cyclingnews.com

I have also added quite few photos to my Facebook page and to my Flickr account so check them out! We are off on Stage 3 today, and I’ll check back in as soon as I get some quality internet time.

Stage 3: Distance 72 kilometers. Total Climb 2496 meters. Feed Zone 1 Km 26. Feed Zone 2 Km 49.



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The Idaho Statesman - Idaho Outdoors News

Idaho Outdoors updates from The Idaho Statesman.

February 3rd, 2012

Banff Mountain Film Festival

If you love the thrill of outdoor adventure, you’ll want to be at the Banff Mountain Film Festival, a screening of some of the most inspiring and thought-provoking environmental short action films around. In this selection, culled from the more than 300 submitted, you’ll travel to remote landscapes for up-close, adrenaline-packed sports, such as “Reel Rock: Origins — Obe & Ashima,” pictured, which screens Feb. 5. Filmmaker Skip Armstrong introduces his kayaking shorts “Seasons: Fall” on Feb. 6 and “Seasons: Winter” on Feb. 7. Read more

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