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Snowbird to Host National Get Outdoors Day June 14
Jun 09, 2008
 
Laura Schaffer


SNOWBIRD, UTAH – Snowbird Ski & Summer Resort will join over 50 sites across the nation to participate in the First Annual National Get Outdoors Day, Saturday, June 14, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Presented by the US Forest Service and American Recreation Coalition, National Get Outdoors Day will highlight outdoor recreation opportunities provided by various local and national land management agencies and other outdoor recreation organizations and outfitters.

Children 18 and under can visit booths featuring Smokey Bear and other guests, and have specialty cards stamped to receive a free Aerial Tram ride and a free session on Snowbird’s new four-station climbing wall.

Summer Tram operations and summer activities including the new four-station climbing wall, ZipRider, Bungy Trampoline, Mechanical Bull and Kid’s Inflatables are scheduled to begin Friday, June 13. Hours of operation will be 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. and activities may be limited due to heavy snowpack.

WHAT: First Annual National Get Outdoors Day. Children 18 and under will have the opportunity to receive a free Aerial Tram ride and a free session on the new four-station climbing wall. Additional summer activities will be operating from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., conditions permitting.

WHO: US Forest Service and State Parks representatives, including Smokey Bear, Coleman, American Land and Leisure, Wasatch Adaptive Sports, Splore, Cottonwood Canyons Foundation and Take Pride in America.

WHERE: Snowbird Center Plaza Deck, Snowbird Ski & Summer Resort. Take Little Cottonwood Canyon Road to Snowbird Entry 2.

WHEN: Saturday, June 14, 2008. Event runs from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

For media information contact Snowbird Public Relations Director Laura Schaffer at (801) 933-2047 or lschaffer@snowbird.com
 
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