Outdoor notes

HEBER HOSTS WINTERFEST

Heber Valley will host its annual Winterfest on Saturday.

The main event will feature "Dueling Chainsaws," an ice-sculpting competition between certified ice carvers.

The four men will duel it out with chainsaws, ice picks, grinders, drills and blow torches at Soldier Hollow from 6 to 7 p.m.

The ice sculptures will be on display as long as weather permits.

A fireworks finale is set for 7 p.m. at Soldier Hollow.

Along with the ice-carving event, 20 local artists and vendors who will be showcased at the Bernese Event Center at Zermatt Resort & Spa in Midway.

Other Winterfest activities will include free trail passes for cross country skiing at Soldier Hollow, Homestead Resort and Wasatch Mountain State Park; free ice skating at the Midway Ice Skating Rink; and free snowshoeing at Wasatch Mountain State Park.

Free public skating will be between 4 and 6 p.m. and free trail passes at Soldier Hollow begin at 1 p.m. Free 2007-2008 U.S. Biathlon Team calendars will be given out to the first 100 Winterfest skiers at Soldier Hollow.

For more information about Winterfest call 435-654-3666 or visit www.hebervalleycc.org.

SLOPESTYLE EVENT

Powder Mountain and Utah Winter Games are sponsoring a slopestyle competition on Saturday to support Ogden Valley's 745 Freestyle Team.

The event will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the lower section of the Hidden Lake Terrain Park at Powder Mountain Resort.

Both rails and jumps will be included in the judging. Registration is $10 with half of the proceeds going to the 745 Freestyle Team. Lift passes for competitors will be $40, a $13 discount off the all-area adult lift pass.

Registration for the competition will be at the Hidden Lake Lodge between 8 and 9 a.m. on the morning of the event.

For more information, e-mail marketing@powdermountain.com or call 801-745-3772.

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