Snow may have come late this year, but it’s just in time for the Snow Stomp. 

“We created the Snow Stomp event, and it has been going for about 20 years,” James Zwick of SportsAmEvents said. “We do a lot of events.”

“We started doing them in Park City then we decided to move it closer to Salt Lake City,” said Zwick. The inspiration behind Snow Stomp was, “We wanted to do an event in the winter.”

Snow Stomp is a family event and it is a chance to run, stomp or snowshoe in the snow. It is being held Feb. 8 with two races at the Little Dell Recreation Area, which is not far off I-80 between Salt Lake City and Park City. There is a 1K race for kids up to 10 and a 5K race for anyone ages 10 up to 70 years of age.

“We have around 50 people doing these races. We always encourage the adults to run the event with the kids,” Zwick said.

People need to register by Feb. 5 to be in the races.

The first race is at 9:30 a.m. and will be for kids but the parents or guardians are encouraged to run with them.

“The kids always get a medal,” added Zwick.

“The next race starts at 10 a.m. and it is the 5K race and it is with snowshoes or shoes with crampons or just shoes,” Zwick said. “We always have music. We have our chef Rene that will cook pancakes and sausage. We have hot chocolate and coffee along with bars to eat.” 

Participants are encouraged to donate to The Road Home and Huntsman Cancer Institute.

The cost for kids is $15 and the 5K race is $35 per person.λ