The Utah ski industry has seen a lot of shakeups this year. From Vail’s purchase of Park City Mountain resort, to Solitude being sold to Deer Valley, and the Cummings buying Snowbird – the face of Utah skiing is forever altered. But for the 2014/15 ski season, there won’t be a whole lot of physical…
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Puffer Lake skiing in the Tushar Mountains
Skiing returned to the Tushar Mountains in Southern Utah when the defunct Elk Meadows ski resort was resurrected as Eagle Point a few years ago. But really, skiing never went away in the 10 years that Elk Meadows was an abandoned museum of unmoving lifts and unoccupied condos. Backcountry skiing has always been there, and…
Utah ski resort improvements for 2011/2012 season
As winter draws near, Utah ski resorts start touting all the new improvements they’ve made in the off season to try and lure skiers and snowboarders to the mountains. If the list recently put out by Ski Utah this week is any indication, construction crews have been busy in Utah upgrading facilities both on and…
Crusher in the Tushar brings “RoadDirt” bike racing to Utah
A new, one-of-a-kind bike race happens this July 16th in Utah, and it promises to be a “crusher.” The Crusher in the Tushar is the brainchild of professional cyclist, T. Burke Swindlehurst, who has been thinking for years about organizing a road/dirt mountain bike race around his hometown in Beaver. The Crusher in the Tushar…
Utah ski resorts full of summer activities
Ski resorts in Utah don’t go dormant in the summer months. Every area offers something for summer fun, from mountain biking and hiking, festivals, and family activities. SkiUtah.com has compiled a list of all the things Utah resorts have planned until the snow flies again. There’s plenty to keep you busy in the mountains until…
Utah ski resort closing dates for 2011
It’s March, and the days are already getting longer and warmer. It won’t be long before we’re greasing up our mountain bike chains and organizing the rock climbing gear racks. That means ski season is on the death walk toward summer, and now’s the time to plan ahead for corn skiing and barbecues in the…
Grand opening of Utah’s 14th ski resort Eagle Point
Eagle Point, Utah’s newest ski resort (bringing the total to 14,) had their grand opening on Wednesday, December 15th. Skiers and snowboarders from around the state made the trip to the Tushar Mountains above Beaver to be a part of Utah ski history and be among the first to ride the lifts and make turns…
Defunct Elk Meadows ski area to reopen as Eagle Point
Southern Utah skiers rejoice! The chair lifts haven’t operated for eight seasons, but the once defunct Elk Meadows ski area above Beaver is being reborn for the 2010/2011 ski season under a new name. Eagle Point. Extensive renovations have been done to the abandoned ski lodges, lifts and infrastructure to get the resort in operating…