The event will take place at Beaver Mountain Ski Resort in Logan Canyon. More than $20,000 in cash and prizes will be awarded. The climb is sanctioned by the Rocky Mountain Snowmobile Hillclimb Association with professional, semi-professional, women, juniors, local amateur and vintage snowmobile classes.
Events are scheduled from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. Spectator admission is $5. Food will be available at the resort. Call 435-752-1892 for more information.
Great Salt Lake Audubon birding trips
Great Salt Lake Audubon is leading a trip Saturday to Rose Canyon in the Oquirrh Mountains. The event will run from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Hopeful sightings include: juniper titmouse, chukar, wild turkey, golden eagle and golden-crowned kinglet. Call Ed at 801-1560-8197 for details.
Bob Huntington and Deedee O'Brien are leading a trip to the Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area Wednesday starting at 8:30 a.m. This is the monthly half-day birding trip to record species. Call Deedee at 801-272-8060 for more information.
State Park events
An Antelope Island State Park naturalist is leading a guided hike Sunday to the top of Frary Peak and will discuss the island's population of bighorn sheep. This a seven-mile hike with moderate difficulty. Participants will need good hiking shoes, water, bug spray, sunscreen and a snack. Pre-registration is required. Call 801-721-9569 to save a spot.
Wasatch Mountain State Park in Midway is holding a full-moon snowshoe hike Friday starting at 7 p.m. The hike is for all levels of snowshoers and is being sponsored by Friends of Wasatch Mountain State Park. Members of the group are free, non-members pay $5. Snowshoe rentals are available for $5. Call 435-654-5150 for more information.
Antelope Island State Park is holding a full-moon hike Friday from the Buffalo Point Trailhead. Call 801-721-9569 to register.
Learn how rabbits survive on Antelope Island from a park naturalist Saturday. Meet at the visitor center at 8:30 a.m. The event is geared for children 6-12, but all ages are welcome. Call 801-721-9569 for more information.
Camp Floyd/Stagecoach Inn State Park is holding a Geocache Treasure Hunt on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Visitors who complete the treasure hunt will get a Utah State Parks postcard book. Participants should bring their own GPS units, but some with instructions will be available. The event is free with admission to the park. Call 801-768-8932 for more information.
Antelope Island State Park is celebrating Easter with an egg hunt at 10 a.m. Saturday. Other activities include a fishing pond, face painting, pictures with the Easter bunny, farm ball and gunny sack races. Some prizes will be awarded. Call 801-649-5742 for more information.
Fremont Indian State Park near Sevier is holding an Easter egg hunt Saturday at 9 a.m. The hunt is open to children 12 and under. Call 435-527-4631 for more information. Fremont is also holding an Easter Sunrise Service on Sunday, 45 minutes before sunrise. Call the park for more information.
Learn about "A Day in the Life of a Raven" Saturday at 5:30 p.m. at the visitor center amphitheater at Dead Horse Point State Park near Moab. Children 6-12 will earn a Junior Ranger badge for attending. Call 435-259-2614 for more information.
Free REI clinics
The popular GPS 101 clinic is Tuesday at the Salt Lake REI store, 3285 E. 3300 South, in East Millcreek. REI staffers Paul Vernon and Patrick Killoran will provide a basic introduction to Global Positioning Systems starting at 7 p.m.
Bob Guthrie will discuss his adventure of climbing Carstenzs Pyramid in the western park of New Guinea, Papua. Guthrie will present slides and video of the trip, March 27 at 7 p.m. at the Salt Lake store.
REI's Eric Spreng will share his images and details of his recent 10-day tour on the Galapagos Islands. The presentation starts at 7 p.m. on March 27 at the Sandy store, 230 W. 10600 South.
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