Alpine skis have undergone a lot of revolutionary designs in the past 20 years. From shaped skis, powder, twin tips, rocker, and reverse camber, it seems every year a new design changes the skiing world. Just when you think nothing else can be done to the shape of skis, Ogden-based Salomon comes along and challenges…
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Bid on Black Diamond Drift Skis and help the Utah Avalanche Center
Looking for new backcountry touring skis this season? Well, you can buy some new sticks and help out the Utah Avalanche Center (UAC) at the same time. A shiny new pair of Black Diamond Drift skis with custom Utah Avalanche Center graphics are on auction at Ebay. These skis are brand new, still in the plastic, are…
Get real time Utah Avalanche Center info on your phone
Imagine you’re skinning up for some backcountry skiing in Days Fork near Alta. You checked the avalanche report in the morning and feel good to go as the day is forecast to be a moderate, level 2 rating. Just as you enter avalanche terrain in a high elevation area, your phone chirps with a new…
“Snowvember” allows more Utah ski resorts to open early
After yet another epic storm pounded Utah, ski conditions are unbelievably good for this early in the season. The latest round of storms dropped over two feet in some Wasatch Mountain locations, allowing a few resorts to open weeks earlier than anticipated. And in the case of Deer Valley, it’s no soft opening. On Saturday,…
Wasatch Touring/Alta Ski Resort Telemark and AT Demo
Buying new skis is a big decision. Like any expensive item, you want to know if a ski is right for you before pulling the trigger. However, the only way to know for sure is to try a new pair of skis out for yourself. But in order to demo skis, shops usually charge $40…
Stroll art galleries to benefit the Access Fund
Art and outdoor recreation is an unusual combination, but an upcoming event aims to bring the two together and raise money for the Access Fund. The 4th annual Hammers Inc. Art Festival and gallery stroll will bring Utah artists and local rock climbers together to raise awareness and money for conservation. This year the funds…
100 inches of snow falls at Utah resorts before Thanksgiving
Skiers and snowboarders at Utah resorts are enjoying early season snow conditions that haven’t been seen in years. The start of the 2010/2011 ski season will go down in history as over 100 inches of natural snowfall has covered the Big and Little Cottonwood Canyon resorts before December, and there’s even more on the way….
Vote favorite Ski Utah Snowflake Commercial and win gear
Three new television commercials were unveiled by the Utah Office of Tourism at the State Capitol this week, featuring the Ski Utah snowflakes as part of a media campaign to promote Utah’s awesome skiing to the masses around the country. We all know that Utah has the “greatest snow on earth,” (trademark, copyright, blah blah…
Sign up for 2nd annual Freeride Avalanche Summit
It’s time to start thinking about avalanches again. You can read Bruce Tremper’s book, Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain, practice with your beacon wherever you can find snow, and take a level 1 avalanche course. Even if you do all of these things every year, it never hurts to take a refresher course, and Snowbird, alomng with…
Brighton first Utah ski resort open for 2010/2011 season
A ton of autumn snow and cold temperatures started off ski season right in Utah, allowing ski resorts to open their doors earlier than anticipated. Brighton was the first resort to fire up the lifts this year when they officially opened today at 9am. Skiers and snowboarders at Brighton can enjoy day-one by doing laps…