Backcountry skiing is at an all-time high right now, as more and more people buy AT gear and skin into the mountains. But things like avalanches can be intimidating or even a deal-breaker, so education is key. The Utah Avalanche Center, along with SheJumps, are teaming up to offer the Women’s Backcountry 101 course. If…
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January is Learn to Ski or Snowboard Month in Utah
January is Learn to Ski or Snowboard Month in in Utah, and across the country. As a result, it’s the best time for first-timers to get on the slopes because local resorts will have unbeatable deals on ticket and ski rental prices. Utah is joining 33 other states and over 300 resorts during the month…
Packing for a backcountry ski hut or yurt trip
Backcountry skiing and snowboarding is fun, sure. But the pinnacle of the activity, the frosting on the cake if you will, is taking your boards and skins high into some remote mountain range for a hut or yurt trip. There’s nothing better than reducing your life for a few days and nights to doing nothing…
GNU Women’s Snowboard Camp at Brighton
A cool event is happening at Brighton this weekend. It’s only for women, and only for snowboarders. So all you snowboarding girls out there – listen up. The GNU Women’s Snowboard Camp is a freestyle/all-mountain workshop designed to get you to the next level. Coaches from the GNU Girls, including Danyale Patterson, Stephanie Sue Feld,…
Soulful Skiers Seek Soft Snow on La Sal’s South Mountain
December 2013 will go down as a bleak month for backcountry skiing in Utah. After a few good storms, the powder faucet shut off, leaving high pressure and rotting, wind-blasted snow in the Wasatch. Southern Utah, however, has been buried in white. Utah is a state divided, and skiers starved for powder have to choose…
Arva Neo avalanche transceiver review
Arva, the European avalanche transceiver company, is making a big push into the U.S. market, and evidence of this is the brand new Neo, an intuitive, user-friendly, and affordable beacon that will appeal to the average backcountry user, which is pretty much all of us. The Arva Neo is packed full of features, including: 100%…
New Gad 2 lift at Snowbird opens to the public
The long-awaited, new Gad 2 chair lift at Snowbird officially opens to skiers and snowboarders on Thursday, December 12. This new version of the beloved Gad 2 chair is a high-speed, detachable quad that replaces an old two-seater. Personally, I always think it’s a shame when a classic double-chair is retired for a quad, but…
Atomic Shred Fest ski reviews at Alta
Atomic made a stop at Alta over the weekend as part of their traveling ski demo, and we showed up to test out the new 2013/14 ski line. From the Bent Chetler to the Alibi, we literally shredded the packed powder at Alta to find the pros and cons of Atomic’s offerings. Below are mini…
Bitter cold and powder snow at Alta
The early December skiing in Utah has been unseasonably good this winter as a few good storms have given skiers and snowboarders a bunch of powder days already. But it came at a price. A massive arctic cold-front descended over the entire state, dropping temperatures well below zero with wind-chill values as low as -32…
14th Annual Powder Awards in Salt Lake City honor top skiers and filmmakers
On Saturday, December 7, 2013, the 14th Annual Powder Awards dropped on The Depot in downtown Salt Lake City. It’s the biggest, red-carpet type of night as the world’s best skiers and ski filmmakers gather to honor the best of the year. I’m really happy to say that my favorite ski-movie makers took away the…