This week’s Friday video is not one, but four. This ski season, Alta has been conducting interviews in the best place on Earth to have a chat – the chair lift. Alta’s classy P.R. dude, Joe Johnson, picks the brains of skiers who make Alta… Alta. According to their YouTube Page, the videos aim...
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The tiny house tour is exactly what it sounds like. Three backcountry skiers load up in a mobile log cabin and travel around the mountains of the west in search of fresh snow. It’s all sponsored by Outdoor Research, and the company’s ambassadors Zack Giffin, Molly Baker and Neil Provo are chasing storms and...
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Salomon has found a huge following with the release of their Rocker 2 skis the past few seasons, and they’re expanding on their designs with a whole new line called the Quest Series. These new skis will have much the same features as the Rocker 2 line with honeycomb tips for reduced swing weight,...
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If you’ve ever wondered what it might feel like to have the greatest job in the world, then you’ve got to check out this week’s Friday Video, “Feel the Love.” That greatest job is being an Alta Ski Patroller, and one of their red coats, Brett Korpela, has been documenting his adventures in Little...
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Remember Vanessa Aadland, the pro skier with a penchant for disrobing atop gnarly Wasatch Peaks and skiing down totally nude? She first performed this bare-skinned maneuver in 2011 when she skied Mount Superior wearing nothing but a pack and avalanche beacon. The photos from that day caused quite a stir among the male ski-community,...
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A mighty bit o’ stoke for your Friday Video, comes courtesy of Ski Salt Lake. “Salt Lake Resorts Season Preview” showcases all the new stuff you can expect to see at the four SLC area resorts including Brighton, Solitude, Snowbird, and Alta. Some improvements include increased snowmaking, new dining options, and improved terrain park...
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Need a fast hike in the high alpine that’s kid friendly, has amazing scenery, and ends at a gorgeous jewel of a mountain lake surrounded by wildflowers? Cecret Lake in Alta’s Albion Basin has all that and more. All you need to do is lace up your hiking shoes, grab a pack, some water,...
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It’s a good time to be a skier. More and more ski resorts are coming up with creative ways to entice us with discounted lift tickets, but the new Mountain Collective Pass is a whole other animal. The Mountain Collective is an alliance of four western independent ski resorts who have come together to...
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Want to get high the easy way? Settle down, Ziggy Marley, I’m talking about elevation. As in, over 11,000′. Sugarloaf Peak is a great way to bag a big peak with minimum effort. Along the way you’ll see vibrant wildflowers, a gorgeous mountain lake, and maybe even some wildlife. Sounds good, right? Well, grab...
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Summer in the Wasatch. Where we once were skiing deep powder in the winter, summer lets us mosey through fields of wildflowers that spread across the high alpine. To celebrate this explosion of mountain color, the Wasatch Wildflower Festival is there to take us through our favorite mountains and give us a close-up look...
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