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Skiing. Sharing. Learning
The mission of Ski for Light is to enhance the quality of life and independence of visually or mobility-impaired adults through a program of cross country skiing.
Back to the Midwest! For the first time in nine years, Ski for Light International Week will be held in the Midwest. We'll be skiing and staying at Shanty Creek Resorts, near Traverse City, Michigan. The last time we were in northern Michigan was in 1987, and before that was in 1980 for just the sixth SFL Week. All in all, we've been in a Midwest location 14 times.
Our earlier events in Michigan were certainly notable, so for some amusing history of those events – and especially the 1987 event, go to the SFL History page and learn about blind skiers guiding guides around the event hotel after a storm knocked out the power. The page also offers a lot of interesting year-by-year history about early events compiled by Bud Keith, SFL's first blind president, before his death in 2008.
Deb Wiese, Event Chair, and her Planning Committee team are putting together lots of fun stuff for us for the week, but at this early date, it's hard to know exactly what - and that's good, because I'm sure we'll all be so excited to hear the tidbits over the next weeks and months. You'll hear more from her later in this Bulletin and in subsequent e-mail communications. All I know for sure is that it will be a great SFL week that will continue to emphasize the can-do spirit of Ski for Light.
Much of what Ski for Light was able to achieve in its earliest days was due to the energetic involvement of successful and dedicated Norwegian Americans and others from the business community. One of these early advocates was Carl Platou, an influential Minneapolis businessman. He and then Sons of Norway Foundation president Tor Dahl worked closely with Olav Pedersen and others to realize the dream of enabling blind people to cross-country ski and to launch the first Ski for Light (then Race for Light) event in 1975. Carl, who was Ski for Light’s first president, died in late May at age 88, leaving a proud legacy of strong leadership and of making a real difference in so many lives.
I spoke briefly with Carl in early May and although he hadn't been directly involved for some time, he was keenly interested in SFL and had continued to follow our success over the years.
Two other devoted SFL guides, Velma McMeekin and Rich Lindholm, also passed away very recently. I like history and I like knowing where things come from, and so one of my goals at SFL is to ensure that we celebrate not only the legacy of our early founders, but also of all the volunteers who have devoted so much of their time and energy and especially passion to SFL. Please see our Tributes later in the Bulletin to learn more about them and their contributions to Ski for Light.
From deep inside this summer's first major heat wave, I'm certainly looking forward to seeing all my SFL pals in Michigan early next winter and making new friends. It's a real exercise in time management, isn't it? Trying to fit in having some quality time with all the friends we've made over the years while meeting great new folks – of which I'm sure there will be plenty in 2013. Maybe SFL week should be for two weeks!! Did I really say that?
By Deb Wiese, 2013 Event Chair
What's all the noise about, and why am I so excited? Could it be because, as a native Michigander, I am ecstatic that the 38th Annual Ski for Light International Week will be held from Sunday evening, January 27 through Sunday morning, February 3, 2013 at Shanty Creek Resorts in Bellaire, Michigan? Yes, I and other Michiganders, Michiganians or Yoopers (Upper Peninsula folk, as we are known) are thrilled that the SFL Event will again be held in the Midwest and in particular, our state. It has been 26 years since SFL last came to Michigan. The 1980 and 1987 SFL International Weeks were held in Traverse City, some 40 miles from next year’s location.
The 2013 Planning Committee is up and running, or skiing, and we are in full planning mode to make this a stellar event. The information posted in the next few paragraphs will give you a flavor for the overall resort facilities, including the hotel and the ski area. This venue has lots to offer and will provide the backdrop for another unforgettable SFL week.
Shanty Creek Resorts is a 4,500 acre complex containing three separate housing and entertainment villages, a 30 kilometer cross-country trail system, two downhill ski mountains, a terrain park, a tubing hill, snowshoe trails (rentals available), an outdoor ice-skating rink (no rentals), four golf courses, outdoor and indoor swimming pools and hot tubs, a fitness center, steam room, sauna and full-service spa, and much more. It is rated as the best outdoor family recreation resort in the Midwest.
Our hotel for the week will be the Lakeview Hotel and Conference Center in Summit Village with 200 spacious guest rooms, the Lakeview Restaurant and Lounge, Arnie's Grill and The Spa at Shanty Creek Resorts. And with more than 16,000 square feet of meeting space including the renovated Grand Ballroom, Bellaire Ballroom and Fireside Parlor, Summit Village is at the heart of Shanty Creek Resorts.
Cross-country skiing will take place on the 30 kilometer trail system that starts in Schuss Village. Shuttle vans will run regularly between the Lakeview Hotel and the trail system, a distance of three miles that will take less than 10 minutes. All 30km of dedicated trails are wide, and groomed daily with double tracks. They are designed for cross-country enthusiasts of all ability levels.
If you have not attended a Ski for Light International Week before, I encourage you to consider attending the 2013 event. Whether you apply as a guide, a visually or mobility impaired participant or worker bee, prepare yourself to be wowed by the experience. Spending a week in the snow and sun with 300 other people eager to learn or share cross- country skiing and have fun will quickly become addictive. I was introduced to SFL in 1981 at a Regional event in Michigan and attended my first SFL International Week in 1983. I have been involved with SFL ever since, contributing in whatever way I can in exchange for the unsurpassable opportunity to ski with a sighted guide for a week once a year. I can't emphasize it enough: SFL is an experience of a lifetime!
Hope to see you on the trails!
Additional information and easy to complete online applications are now available at the SFL website.
In recent years most guides have applied fairly late for the event, while most visually-and mobility- impaired participants have applied early. Since the number of skiers that we can accept at any point in time is based on the number of guides we expect to attend the event, this timing problem has resulted in significant delays and uncertainty for many disabled applicants for long periods of time.
In an effort to get guides to apply earlier, SFL is offering an Early Bird Special for guides this year. If you apply before September 1st and pay your entire event fee by the due date of December 15th, you can deduct $50 from the amount you owe.
While our biggest problem with guides has been that they apply late, our biggest problem with visually-and mobility-impaired applicants is that too many of them cancel after being admitted to the event. This has often been caused by the lengthy time period between the date when the application is submitted, and the date several months later when the acceptance is received.
In an effort to improve this situation, this year SFL is offering the option of early admission to the 2013 event to up to 100 visually-impaired and 10 mobility- impaired applicants. If this option is requested on the event application, the applicant will be notified about acceptance to the event within two weeks of the request. If admitted early, the applicant will be guaranteed a spot at the event, and be able to start shopping for airline flights and arranging vacation time. The only requirement on the part of the accepted applicant is that they pay a $100 nonrefundable deposit to hold their spot at the event.
As always, we asked the delegates of the Ski for Light Ridderrenn team to tell us about their travels to Oslo and Beitostølen, Norway, this past spring. VIP skier Mike Cain was guided by Dave Fisk and MIP skier Larry Ngayan was in the hands of guide Heather Hall. The SFL group this year also included president Marion Elmquist, guides Bjørg Dunlop and Willie Aldrich, and VIPs Charlie Wirth, David Brown, and Bob Miller.
By Dave Fisk
I'm not fond of ski jumping and waterskiing. But for someone who loves skiing of almost any other sort, visiting a land of skiers is like being turned loose in a French pastry shop with a raging sweet tooth. And the Ridderrenn is so well organized that it's impossible not to enjoy it.
The Travel
Of course, air travel ain't what it used to be. But when I arrived in Oslo's airy, soaring Gardermoen airport, the weight of the first travel leg fell away. And Oslo is an attractive, not-too-large city, with a strong European feel and something to interest anyone.
I met my skier, Mike Cain, and the rest of Ski for Light's Ridderrenn participants at our hotel. Some of us were familiar with Oslo, and went exploring on our own. I happened on the National Gallery, which had a large exhibit of Canadian landscapes by the "Group of Seven," painters from the early 1900s-some of my favorite painters. My Ridderrenn trip was off to a flying start.
The next morning we all rode a bus, with the Danish Ridderrenn team, to Beitostølen. A delightful ride on winding roads through villages, along rivers, cliffs, always climbing toward the snowier high ground. Beitostølen once was a region of summer farms, but now is largely a resort town. We were deposited at the Radisson Blu, where the staff were friendly, spoke English, and the food was varied, delicious and abundant. The dining room had a delightful crew of volunteers, students from the United World College and some former Pan Am flight attendants from a better era of air travel, to assist us. (These ladies, who volunteer every year along with the UWC students, emphasized that the reality of Pan Am was nothing like ABC's "Pan Am" TV show.
The Skiing
Mike and I skied at least 10 kilometers every day in preparation for Saturday's race. We tried our hand at the laser ski-shooting but never seriously injured a target.
March in Norway was record-breaking warm this year, and Beitostølen's abundant trails weren't immune to the temperature. Despite the Ridderrenn organizers' efforts to set tracks every night, they were losing ground. The Beitostølen ski trails are on a fairly flat and pasture-like high moor. Snow-melt pools began flowing across the ski tracks, cutting deep trenches. By Thursday the trails were so icy that the tracksetter couldn't touch them. The snow-melt stream crossings were a foot wide.
Undaunted, the organizers made a bold move to prepare the trails for Saturday's race; the Ridderrenn would not be cancelled, though the usual 20-km course was shortened to 10-km. Skiers were banned from the Ridderrenn trails on Friday. If we wanted to ski, drivers would take us to Garli, a trailhead above Beitostølen, where we could sample a bit of Norway's simply amazing trail network. For me, and perhaps for Mike, that was the highlight of the week's skiing. Rolling trails, mountain peaks all around, excellent snow (due to the extra elevation), sunshine, lunch on the trail. Signs at trail junctions gave me the impression we could have skied from there to Nordkapp, at the northern tip of Norway, staying at cabins and mountain hotels along the way, with only an occasional road crossing. Alas, we weren't equipped for that excursion, so we just filed the thought away for another time.
On the Ridderweek's sixth day, Rolf Stalenget, of the Beitostølen Healthsports Center, and soldiers from the Norwegian army hauled snow from who- knows-where and deposited it on the Ridderrenn course. They drained ponds. They built a bridge! They set tracks. And it was good.
On Race Day, Mike skied the 10k course in fine style--although there were a few Norwegians ahead of us.
Heading Home, Eventually
We all returned to Oslo for a bit more sightseeing before the trip home. We visited the Resistance Museum--dedicated to Norway's heroic World War II resistance movement--and the Holmenkollen ski jump and ski museum. Just standing at the top of the jump is pretty challenging for me. Oslo broke high temperature records, very pleasant for strolling around.
I took a train a couple of hours south to visit a friend on the east side of the Oslo Fjord. Daring each other, we actually jumped into the fjord. Air temp 72 F, water 46. I jumped out so fast my friend "didn't have a chance to snap a picture," so I had to do it again.
I thank Ski for Light for the honor of representing the organization, and highly recommend the Ridderrenn. But be prepared for a little dieting after you return home. Skål!
By Mike Cain
A great experience with a wonderful group of people.
Over the years that I have been involved with SFL, I had always imagined I would some day also attend the Ridderrenn. The problem was that I did not want to miss the International event where I can see the many Ski for Light friends I have met over the years. But this is the year I was able to do both, thanks to SFL's generosity.
My wife, Wanda, and I arrived a day early to adjust to the time difference and explore our new destination. The SFL contingent of ten came together at a quaint hotel in Oslo and the adventure began. Wonderful food and drink was at hand, all be it a little expensive (thank you Roger Young for your friend Franklin's assistance). After a few days of sightseeing and camaraderie, we headed to Beitostølen for a week of skiing, great food and fun.
This was Wanda's and my first trip to Europe and we do hope to return someday. The hospitality, scenery, people and history are quite memorable.
Thanks to all who make Ski for Light possible, for your hard work and for the loyalty you have shown to the organization and to the people who are Ski for Light.
Hope to see everyone in Michigan, looks like it will be great fun. Have a nice summer to all.
By Larry Ngayan
The 2012 Ridderrenn was my second trip to Norway. In 2008 I went with almost 30 other SFL folks, including six other MIPs, many more VIPs, and of course a contingent of dedicated guides.
This year I had the honor of being sponsored by SFL as part of the official team. My traveling companions were my wife, Pam; my guide, Heather Hall; and fellow team member and VIP Mike Cain with his wife, Wanda, and his guide, Dave Fisk.
It was fun to share the experience at the ski area, tourist spots, hotels, meal times, and in transit by bus, airplane, car, boat, and train. For me that's the highlight of big, international events like SFL International and Ridderrennet. So many people to meet!
My last time at Beitostølen, the snow made wheeling around prohibitive. But this year I got to explore. Even the grocery and sporting goods stores were foreign and fascinating.
And the skiing was great. The event staff were real heroes, keeping the tracks in good shape despite the lack of snow and unseasonably warm weather.
Early in the week we skied over 6-inch gaps on the trail, which the hard-working trail crews had created to channel the melting ice. The gaps got wider and wider as the week went on, until on Thursday and Friday there was no skiing on certain trails in advance of the big race on Saturday.
The upside for me was a memorable ski tour on a very sunny Friday. We started at the top of the mountain and skied 15 kilometers, all the way down to the cross-country arena. We stopped for lunch at the top of the ski lifts and watched the downhill skiers do their competition. Our tour director had lunch for our group of eight: hot-dogs from a thermos with ketchup and mustard – delicious!
The Ridderrenn crew did an amazing job of making great tracks for Saturday’s race. Heather and
I were the first skiers on most of the 10k event.
The gaps on the trail were 3 feet in some places. The crew had built a bridge topped with plywood. Soldiers replenished the snow on the plywood as skiers went by.
We spent a couple of days in Oslo at the beginning and end of the trip. We toured the Oslo Fjord (twice!) on a 50-foot wooden sailboat that dropped us off at the Fram, Kon-Tiki and maritime museums. We also took the train to the end of the line that goes past the famous Holmekollen ski jump. The weather was spring-like, with only patches of snow, but people got on the train dressed in ski gear, carrying skis and snowboards.
A huge - Thank You to SFL for giving me this amazing experience. I look forward to Michigan in 2013 and hope to see you there.
By Bob Civiak and Leslie Maclin
Ski for Light has a great new Guide Recruitment flyer and – believe it or not – a spectacular new video is in the works. Here's why, say Guide Recruitment Committee Chair Bob Civiak and committee member Leslie Maclin.
SFL NEEDS YOU TO RECRUIT NEW GUIDES
The high quality of Ski for Light’s volunteer guides has, from the start, been a key to our strength and success. However, in some recent years we have had difficulty attracting enough guides to match interest from our VIP and MIP skiers. On occasion – and once is too often – some skiers who applied to attend the event were initially placed on a waiting list; the lack of certainty in these cases can give rise to scheduling conflicts, resulting in withdrawals. We always want to make sure that the skill levels of our guides and skiers match up well. Of course, the more guides we reach, the easier it is to make happy pairings that work to everyone's advantage.
In other words: we need to step up our guide recruitment efforts, and to reach out especially to a new generation of ski guides who can learn from the great experience of our long-time veterans and help to build an important bridge to the future of Ski for Light while maintaining our wonderful vitality. We are taking several steps to address this issue. The Executive Committee has introduced an "early bird special" discount for guides who apply early (see separate article). The committee has also approved an advertising budget, which will be used primarily to place ads recruiting new guides in Cross Country Skier magazine (the premier U.S. publication for Nordic skiing) and in Silent Sports magazine (an Upper Midwest publication devoted to human powered sports). Cross Country Skier magazine has also agreed to feature Ski for Light in an article in their fall issue, and is welcomed as a media sponsor of Ski for Light International Week 2013.
In addition, the Guide Recruitment Committee plans to approach numerous ski-related web sites to list the SFL International on their calendars and may place additional paid advertising on some web sites, as we hope to gain priority for Ski for Light in Nordic skiing-related searches using Google ad-words. Leslie Maclin has also been maintaining a vibrant SFL Facebook page which you should all check out if you haven't already.
We are also preparing a new guide recruitment flyer, which will soon be available from a link on the SFL webpage; a new video, targeted primarily at recruiting new guides and sponsors, is also nearing completion.
These efforts are all important, but they just won't matter if they aren't backed up by the most effective recruitment tool of all: word of mouth from you, the SFL community. That has always been our primary means of attracting new guides to SFL and will continue to be so. Each of you can help by talking to your friends and family and anyone else you know who is proficient at Nordic skiing.
The new flyer and video are great tools for you to use. The video is particularly inspiring and shows how much fun we have helping each other. Both will have a link from the SFL webpage. We'll make sure you know when those links are live, so please circulate both widely to folks you think may make good guides. Also, print copies of the flyer and distribute them to ski clubs, outdoor equipment stores, and anywhere else that Nordic skiers might find it. We hope the flyer will point interested skiers to the SFL website for more information and to view the fantastic video – and, of course, to apply! Please distribute it widely.
The future of our organization is in your hands. Go out there and recruit!
SFL veterans know first-hand how their experience has shaped or even reshaped their lives, and we hear from first-timers on-site in the midst of their discovery. But how does it sink in? We asked first-timer Krista Erickson to give us the inside scoop from six months beyond Ski for Light 2012 in Provo. Check it out:
The best way for me to try to explain what effect SFL has had on me so far is to share a few thoughts and stories. Initially, I wasn't sure --for a while after returning from Utah I really didn't give the actual effects of participating in Ski for Light much, if any, serious thought.
For quite a while I'd heard and mostly read about Ski for Light. Usually such a mention was followed by thoughts such as that sounds like fun, or someday I'd like to try that. I let various distractions, mostly work, keep that from happening. One day last fall I read yet another announcement for Ski for Light and suddenly decided (I'm still not sure quite why) that someday would never happen if I didn't apply --right then, while I was still sitting at the computer. I could definitely use some more physical activity in my life, hadn't taken an actual vacation since I don't quite remember when and was ready for the challenge of learning something new. Several years ago --OK, about two decades ago --I went downhill skiing a few times and vaguely remember being cold but generally having fun. But that was basically all I remembered.
As February drew closer, I had my doubts. Was I really in good enough physical shape for a week of skiing? Could I even ski? I found myself worrying that I'd spend more time in the snow trying to get up after falling than actually skiing as intended. And I worried that I wouldn't be able to keep myself warm enough - even with the proper clothing. But I went, and am beyond glad that I did! Many times during the week in Utah, I was very impressed and moved by how willing all the SFL folks were to work together, teach each other and share --among so many other things. Since I tend to be a bit cynical, meeting so many wonderful people was refreshing and uplifting and is something I think about frequently.
A few weeks after I returned home from Utah, there was an unexpected staffing change at work. I work as a Blind Services Advocate at a Center for Independent Living in Evanston, Illinois. I was suddenly not only teaching an entire ten week class on the legislative process, but also organizing and running an accompanying four day trip to Springfield (the state capital) for sixteen people with roughly two weeks before we were due to leave and no reservations made for transportation, lodging, meals or legislative visits. I've never done anything close to this, especially organizing and running an entire trip. After I got over my initial panic and started making all the arrangements for the trip, I kept catching myself thinking that I'd be completely thrilled if this Springfield trip turned out to be only half as well planned and run as the SFL week. When I came to Utah, I really wasn't sure I could ski but with some excellent instruction (thanks Bob Sarver) I did, and, so I kept telling myself I could plan, organize and lead the Springfield trip too. Ultimately, the trip was successful --along the way, we found out that one of the senators we met with used to guide blind skiers.
The after-effects didn't stop there. Recently, during a small family gathering, a family friend mentioned that she was going to be taking part in an event called "Mud Warriors." We, of course, all asked for an explanation. Essentially, it turned out to be a 5k run for charity with the added dimension of being run on a course containing various obstacles randomly scattered along the way. Before I realized it, I found myself saying that sounded like fun, and then reasoning that I'd skied 5k and initially wasn't the least bit sure I could do that, so why not try this? There it was --something I'd never have said, much less ever seriously thought I would want to or could actually do, before participating in Ski for Light. You just never know (at least I never knew) what you might get in your head to decide to try after returning home from SFL.
Thank you Ski for Light!
And first-timer Heather Berg has some emphatic thoughts on what Ski for Light has given her – even before she arrived in Provo this past February.
I fully credit my first ever SFL International event in 2012 with turning my life around. I had always been an active person dabbling in various activities such as sailing, running, hiking, tandem biking, dance and paddling. However, I had been withdrawing from recreational and social activities for some time. Then in September 2011, while recovering from surgery, I decided to set a small goal. I wanted to be able to raise money and participate in a short walk-a-thon for a local charity, the Vermont Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired. During the 2-mile walk, I met veteran SFL guide Frank Gibney, of the Gibney Family Foundation, who repeatedly and emphatically encouraged me to apply for the 2012 SFL International Week. So I submitted my application and was accepted as a first time skier.
For the first time in far too long I found myself seeking to improve my fitness and overall health. I gradually resumed some light walk/run workouts, spinning classes and lifting weights. By February I had dropped 15 pounds and was feeling better. However, I was still not fully prepared for the profound impact being at SFL would have on my life. After spending a whole week skiing and socializing with like-minded folks, my spirits were lifted higher than I could ever have imagined. SFL provided many opportunities to expand and push the boundaries of my body, mind and spirit.
Upon returning home, I crashed hard from the SFL high. I found it difficult to articulate to friends and family just how profound the experience had been. So I decided to start seeking out more of those body, mind and spirit expanding opportunities. I participated in a New England Regional SFL weekend trip to New Hampshire, which was equally rewarding. I joined NENSA, New England Nordic Ski Association's adaptive ski program, and spent a couple weekends skiing and racing in Vermont and New Hampshire. Oh and the best part, I bought new skis.
Unfortunately the snow melted early in Vermont this year and I struggled to recapture the freedom and independence I felt while skiing. Then I joined a local running group and began training for a half marathon. For me, running unleashed some of the same feelings and emotions as skiing. I'm hooked!
Born in Denver, Velma made Montana her home from the age of five. Her many adventures included education and travel in Finland and Switzerland, and her accomplishments and high regard as a river rafter and guide earned her the nickname "Rafter V." She loved Ski for Light and was much loved by many Ski for Lighters, and her family has directed contributions in her name to this organization, a request for which we are deeply honored and grateful; please go to the SFL website to make a gift in her memory.
As her obituary in the Bozeman, Montana Daily Record noted, "Never one for ceremony, Velma surely would not show up for her own funeral so there won't be one. Her earthly remains have been cremated. Friends and family will celebrate Velma's birthday and her life on Oct. 19. The location will be announced later. Be ready to share your stories and your photographs."
Rich lived in Hudson, Wisconsin with Sheryl, his wife of 51 years. He served as a Ski for Light guide at seven International events, and Sheryl accompanied him on most of these trips. Together, they oversaw the Silent and Live Auctions, and Sheryl recalls their times at SFL with great fondness. "The memories of our guiding experiences are wonderful and unforgettable!"
Rich retired from 3M in 1996 and devoted much of his time both before and after retirement to charitable causes, including Habitat for Humanity as well as Ski for Light. He will be missed. Along with Sheryl, Rich is survived by two sons and three grandchildren.
Please also check the Regional Roundup page at the SFL website for additional information on events being offered by Ski for Light Regional organizations.
Black Hills Ski for Light Website
SFL Summer Event August 24-26, 2012
The Black Hills Ski for Light Summer Event will be held August 24th-26th at Camp Bob Marshall in beautiful Custer, South Dakota. Please join us for boating, fishing, fun in the sun, campfires, cabins and SFL camaraderie! To RSVP: call (605) 341-3626 or e-mail bhskiforlight@gmail.com.
New England Regional Ski for Light Website
Summer 2012 Trips
Date: August 3-5, 2012
Location: The Royalty Inn, Gorham, NH
On Saturday two choices of hiking will be offered in the White Mountains of NH: a moderate level hike with rocks, roots and some climbing and a less challenging hike on a paved trail. On Sunday we are exploring various fun outdoor activities. The Royalty Inn offers a hot tub and pool.
Price includes two nights lodging, two breakfasts and two lunches and Saturday night dinner. Please sign up early as space is limited! Cost: $170.00.
Date: Saturday October 6, 2012
Location: Breakheart Reservation, Saugus, MA
Join us at 9:30 AM for a day hike. There will be two hikes, one easy and one moderate, followed by a picnic. Bring snacks, lunch and plenty of water. Cost: $10. Payment due by September 17.
New England Regional Ski for Light
PO Box 861
Georgetown, MA 01833 Phone: (781) 667-9270
Dates for the 2013 event are February 4 - 10, 2013
Location: Kamloops, British Columbia
For further information contact Barry Nelson.
Our thanks go to the following companies that have provided products or services to help support Ski for Light. Many of these companies have stood behind us for years - and we're grateful. Be sure to think of our friends when you're gearing up for your next adventure.
JanSport
Acorn
Birkenstock
Bison Designs LLC
Blue Ridge Chair Works
Brazos Walking Sticks
Byer of Maine
CamelBak Products
Canine Hardware
Clif Bar and Company
Columbia Sportswear
Crazy Creek Products
Dansko
Fox River Mills
Granite Gear
Haiku
Hog Wild
iFitness
Injinji Performance Toe Socks
Katie's Bumpers
KAVU
Kiva Designs, Inc.
Kuhl
LARABAR
LEKI USA
Live Eyewear
Paper Shower
Patagonia
Pepper's Eyeware
Point 6
Ruff Wear
Runnur
Sperry Top-Sider
SportHill
Stunt Puppy
Utah Valley Convention and Visitors Bureau
Zuke's
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