Outdoor notes

AVALANCHE TRAINING EVENT

In a continuing effort to promote avalanche awareness, Wasatch Backcountry Rescue is holding its third-annual avalanche beacon hunt, called Beacon and Eggs, on Saturday at Snowbird and Solitude.

The championship round will take place on April 7 at Snowbird. Similar events are scheduled at other ski resorts throughout the western United States.

Several avalanche beacons will be buried in a one-acre area. The tracker beacons will be wrapped in a protective pad to simulate the feel of a buried victim and placed below the snow surface. Participants will then try to locate the beacons.

The Saturday event is free and open to all those with a beacon, probe and shovel who want to test their skills.

Registration is from 7 to 8 a.m. The event will begin at 8:15 a.m.

SKI PHOTOS WANTED

Ski Utah is looking for the season's best winter and action photos. Photos received will be considered for publication in Ski Utah's 2007-08 Winter Vacation Planner, on SkiUtah.com and in other printed marketing and sales materials.

The deadline for submitting images is April 30. For contest details, visit www.skiutah.com/photocontest.

GOLF COURSES OPEN

Two of the four state-owned golf courses in Midway are open — the Lake Course at Wasatch Mountain State Park and the Silver Course at Soldier Hollow.

The Soldier Hollow Gold Course will open within the week, and the popular Mountain Course at Wasatch will open as soon as weather and snow conditions permit.

Regular green fees for the 2006-07 season are $37 weekdays and $39 weekends for 18 holes with cart. Junior and senior rates are available.

Beginning May 21, fees will be $40 with a cart seven days a week.

Season golf passes are $1,000, which covers green fees, but cart rental is not included. The pass is valid at Wasatch on Monday through Friday and at Soldier Hollow seven days a week. The pass expires one year from the month issued.

New this year is a pass exclusive to Soldier Hollow Golf Course for $1,000 and includes cart.

For more information or tee times, call Wasatch pro shop at 435-654-0532 or 801-266-0268, and for the Soldier Hollow pro shop call 435-654-744 or 801-261-4733.