Spring is the time to backcountry ski or snowboard those big, steep lines you’ve been eyeballing all season. With a more stable snowpack, and melt/freeze cycles creating supportable corn snow, there’s no better time to tick off a steep objective. Butler Basin on Gobbler’s Knob is one such place. Butler Basin is a huge cirque…
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Utah’s backcountry ski community mourns Douglas Green
Utah saw its first 2016 avalanche fatality on Thursday, January 21st, when 49-year-old Douglas Green perished in a slide on Gobblers Knob. According to the Utah Avalanche Center, Green was skiing with another skier on a south-facing run called White Snake. This run is steep and open, and descends into Mill A Basin near Baker…
Hiking Gobblers Knob via Butler Fork
Gobblers Knob. It may be a funny name for a mountain that evokes a mere turkey hill, but is actually a prominent peak on the Big Cottonwood – Millcreek Canyon ridgeline. The Knob is a frequent destination peak to bag for summer hikers, due to its relatively easy ascent, and multitude of trails that wind…