Outdoor Recreation

Outdoor recreation remains a major economic player, but inflation, tariffs and affordability concerns may have contributed to a slowing growth rate in 2024.

Steve Pearce, a former Republican congressman from New Mexico, would next need to clear a vote in the full Senate in the coming weeks to be confirmed.

The Utah congressional delegation introduced a resolution to undo the Biden-era management plan for the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, employing a rarely used law that's never before been used to target a national monument.

The Grand Targhee-raised mogul champion is now the most decorated American in the sport's Olympic history — despite her home mountain’s lack of bump runs.

The U.S. Forest Service has opened a 10-day hiring window for summer workers. Some hope it'll boost trail crews and wilderness rangers, which were cut during the Trump administration's reduction in federal workforce.

Jaelin Kauf, Breezy Johnson and Anna Gibson will represent Team USA at the Winter Games in Italy. The competition kicks off on Feb. 6.

State samplings found little to no fecal matter in Lonesome Lake. A few years ago, the feds found it to be 384 times above what the EPA deems safe for swimming.

The Interior Department’s secretarial order directs federal land managers to find places with unnecessary barriers to hunting and fishing and expand public access to outdoor recreation.

Bridger-Teton Avalanche Center’s director discusses this year’s snowpack and general things to think about when recreating in the winter backcountry.

Lack of snow and economic uncertainty foretell a grim outlook for winter resorts