When is the last time Alta reached a 100-inch base? I’m not entirely sure if this famed Little Cottonwood Canyon resort ever did in the last four years or so. Because of Utah’s recent, lean snow years, the snowpack as been… well… lean. But 2016 is a complete 360 as the storms keep on coming….
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Demo powder skis for FREE during Monster Dumps in Utah
Utah has been getting hammered with snow this season (finally) which means just about every day is a powder day. Well, to celebrate, Ski Utah, along with Ski’N See, Monster Energy and Rossignol have teamed up to get people riding on powder skis whenever a Utah ski resort reports 12 inches of new snow or…
New skis from DPS at Outdoor Retailer 2016 Winter Market
Salt Lake City’s own DPS Skis has a whole new construction coming out for the 2016/17 season – Foundation. The Foundation skis were the highlight of the DPS booth at the 2016 Outdoor Retailer Winter Market. According to DPS, Foundation is a totally rebuilt ski that they designed from under the foot, spreading outward to…
Update: Snowbird asks to put ski lifts and zip line in Mary Ellen Gulch
Snowbird has long eyed an expansion into Mary Ellen Gulch, and on January 7, 2016, they announced a filing for a conditional use permit application with the Utah County Board of Adjustments. The application was filed on December 8, 2015. The resort calls this a major step toward resort improvement. Snowbird’s plan is to install…
Enter to win the Ultimate Alta Experience
This season, Alta Ski Area and Jackson, Wyoming-based Stio have joined forces. To celebrate this holy union, Stio is presenting the Ultimate Alta Experience sweepstakes. According to Stio and Alta, two lucky winners will be whisked away to the Wasatch Mountains to experience what those of us who live here already know – that Alta…
Utah hit with biggest snowstorm in five years
It’s the storm that Utah skiers and snowboarders have been dreaming about… for years. After several below-average seasons, the biggest snowstorm to hit Utah in five years arrived Christmas week, 2015. According to Ski Utah, some ski areas reported snow totals of over five feet, and even more is on the way. The event was…
Ski Utah invites you to first ever POW Day
POW Day is coming to Little Cottonwood Canyon in January. Of course, there’s a pow day at Alta and Snowbird every time it snows, but this POW day is a bit different. Back in September, 2015, Ski Utah announced a partnership with Protect Our Winters (POW) to help raise awareness about climate change and the…
The big powder storm of December, 2015
Man, it feels like it’s been a very, very long time since Utah has received a snow storm as big as the one that slammed the state on December 20th through the 22nd. After a dismal ski season last year, and a slow start this fall, it’s seemed like forever since I felt a series…
Quad Wednesdays are back at Brighton for 2015
One of Utah’s most popular discount pass events is back as Brighton’s Quad Wednesdays returns for 2015. Quad Wednesdays is a wonderful way to not only ski on-the-cheap, but to also give back to those in need at the same time. This holiday season is the same as previous Quad Wednesdays, with donations requested including…
Happy with crappy on Utah’s 2015 ski season opening weekend
Maybe I’m just used to a lack of snow after years of below-average snowfall in Utah, because opening weekend at Alta was spectacular. Sure, there was only a 25-inch base and only a few intermediate runs were open, but I didn’t care. I had the time of my life just cruising groomers under the Collins…