News about the new Ikon Pass from Alterra Resorts made waves through the ski industry. With Deer Valley, Alta and Snowbird as part of the Ikon Pass, Utah skiers are very intrigued at how it may compete with Vail’s Epic Pass. Well, one inventive was revealed this week as the Ikon Pass partners with Protect…
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Attend tiny concerts inside the Snowbird Tram
What’s your favorite music venue? I’ll bet you’ve never seen a show inside the Snowbird Tram. The Frontside Sessions is a live music series that will be set in one of the smallest, most intimate venues ever. What is the Frontside Sessions? According to a press release, the Frontside Sessions seeks to encourage people to vote…
Protect our Winters with 2nd Annual POW Day
Climate change is real and winters are at risk of becoming warmer and with less snow. This is bad news for skiers and snowboarders (and the ski industry as a whole). To raise awareness about our own contribution to climate change thanks to driving card to ski resorts, Ski Utah, along with Protect Our Winters…
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…
Utah Outdoor News Roundup 12/18/15
Here are the top outdoor news stories in Utah for the week of December 18, 2015: DRAFT EPA PLAN PROMISES CLEAN AIR FOR UTAH NATIONAL PARKS The Environmental Protection Agency may finalize a proposal included in a draft plan issued on Wednesday, December 16 that would require the installation of industry-standard pollution controls on the…
Ski Utah and Protect Our Winters form partnership
When your entire business model relies on snow, then you better damn well protect that resource. So it makes perfect sense that Ski Utah has formed a partnership with Protect Our Winters, a non-profit organization dedicated to fighting climate change in order to save our snow. Because if there is no snow, you can’t ski…