Moose on the Loose. Photo: Courtesy of PCSS
PARK CITY, Utah — Park City Ski and Snowboard Team (PCSS) is the new owner/operator of the Moose on the Loose summer community youth trail running series.
The four-race series held June-September for children ages 3-14, who are often joined by the parents of the youngest participants. The races have been a local tradition since 2017.
Emma Garrard, PCSS Cross Country director, told TownLift, “We are super excited to run Moose on the Loose this year as it’s been a very inclusive event in the past that fits our mission, and we love to promote getting kids outdoors and being active at a young age.”
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Founder and race director of Moose on the Loose, Leslie Keener, approached PCSS to take over the races even though she will still be involved to some capacity.
Keener wanted to step back from race directing MOTL and travel more and saw it as something that could support PCSS’s mission. There have always been a lot of PCSS Nordic athletes at the races and its coaches and athletes have helped out at the events in the past. Keener is also involved with PCSS as her daughter, June, is on the Nordic team.
Register here for the races which serve as a fundraiser to benefit all the disciplines of PCSS.
Three different race distance courses for three different age ranges set up kids for success.
Moose on the Loose 2024:
- June 8, Lower UOP RTS System
- July 13, N. Round Valley Trailhead
- Aug. 10, Park City trail TBA
- Sept. 14, Utah Olympic Park
PCSS-Nordic has successfully managed the Fall Community Trail Running Series for years held at the Utah Olympic Park.
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Contact: mroepke@townlift.com
I've lived in Park City for 30 years but right off the starting line, my journalism professors expressed plaudits after class for writing more so about the small-town sports in the surrounding mountains than the urban updates they assigned. Therefore, I’m on par punning and penning Parkites' pastimes. Turning high and early through my career, I’ve worked communications for The Olympics, the Paralympics and the Special Olympics. Additionally, there's been National Geographic, Patagonia, NCAA, USA Nordic and the United States Library of Congress, so I guess you could say this ain't my first rodeo.
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