SNOWBIRD WANTS TO EXPAND

Snowbird has submitted a plan to add an additional 780 acres to their resort. They also want to add a tram from Hidden Peak to American Fork Twin Peaks. Sounds like there will be a fight with local backcountry skiers and Save Our Canyons. While this will be years out, it's interesting to think about where Utah and their ski resorts will be in 10 years. A lot of backcountry terrain will soon be private property, and the freedom of being able to explore the mountains in your back yard will soon be hit with a "No Trespassing" sign.

Snowbird is seeking U.S. Forest Service approval to expand into another canyon off its back side -- Mary Ellen Gulch, adjacent to Mineral Basin.
Providing access: A new tram would run from Hidden Peak to the West Twin of American Fork Twin Peaks.
"That will be a pretty dramatic ride," Snowbird Ski & Summer Resort President Bob Bonar said of vistas from the tram, which would rise from 11,000 feet to the West Twin's 11,489-foot summit.
Bonar submitted a proposed master plan amendment last month to the Forest Service's Salt Lake Ranger District.
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CADENCE X DVS MILAN CTC SHOE

DVS is taking a leap and has created one of the first bike specific skate shoes. DVS has teamed up with the cycle brand Cadence to help with the design. It looks like a really well thought out shoe, with a bunch of features that have never been used in a skate shoe before.  Read below for the press release.

"DVS is proud to announce the development of its first cycling specific skate shoe. Designed in collaboration with influential cycling brand Cadence, the Cadence X DVS Milan CTC has several bike specific performance and durability features that have never been used on a traditional skate shoe.

“From the beginning the goal was to create a cycling functional shoe that you can skate and walk around in all day,” says Cadence Owner Dustin Klein. “The result of our combined efforts is beyond what I had imagined.”

As a new category for DVS, The Milan CTC Cadence (Classic Tribute Cycling) has reflective detailing for nocturnal visibility, a stiffer lasting board that reduces leg fatigue and increases pedal stroke strength, and comes with specially designed patterning on the tongue that protects laces from toe cage damage. The shoe, however, functions equally as well as a skate shoe with all the skate-specific features as standard Milan CT.

Podium Distribution VP Brian Dunlap says developing a product for the cycling category was a very organic process. “I grew up racing BMX and bikes have always been a part of what I do. We wanted to go into the bike market with a shoe that we were 100% happy with. Involving Dustin and Cadence seemed like the most legit way to do it.”

The Milan CTC Cadence will be available at select skate and bike retail stores in May 2010.

Visit dvsshoes.com for more info in the future."