Miss winter yet? Didn’t think so. But us skiers sure do, so much so that ski movie trailers are already being released… in July! But aside from the big production companies, Ski Utah’s own Powderhound Matt, made his own movie called “The Winter That Wasn’t” from the hundreds of hours of footage shot last...
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If you are looking for something fun to do this summer, look no further than the nearest ski resort. Yes, I said ski resort! Here’s a list of happenings at each resort: ALTA SKI AREA Open all summer for hiking and biking. The Alta Lodge is also open daily through mid-October for meetings, weddings,...
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The final skier number statistics are out for Utah resorts, and the 2011/2012 season was certainly grim. According to the Utah ski and snowboard industry, Utah’s 14 ski areas saw 3,802,536 million skier day visits last winter season, down 10 percent from the 2010/2011 season’s 4,223,064. That season was Utah’s second best on record,...
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Utah’s ski resort closing dates are set, that is if the weather cooperates. The ski season of 2011/2012 was unusually dry and warm, leaving Utah’s resorts with thin snowpacks. Add summer-like temperatures in March, and the snow is melting fast. This warm spring begs the question – will Utah’s ski resorts be able to...
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A group of local skiers, led by the folks at Ski Utah, broke a record after skiing all 14 Utah ski resorts in one day. On March 15, 2012, history was made after the skiers completed their statewide tour at Beaver Mountain in northern Utah, 16 hours and 45 minutes after starting at 3...
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Think it’s possible to ski all 14 of Utah’s resorts in one day? Well Ski Utah and a group of local skiers are going to find out. On Thursday, March 15, these crazy kids will rise way before the sun at Brian Head, then work their way north to end the day at Beaver...
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Ski resort development in the Wasatch Mountains has been a controversial issue this year, with proposed projects like the Snowbird Roller Coaster and SkiLink Gondola setting off a firestorm of anti-development skiers clashing with resort owners. In recent weeks, many of these proposals to expand the reach of ski areas into the Wasatch backcountry...
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As amazing as it sounds, there are people who have lived in Utah their whole lives, yet have never been skiing, not even once. Despite having some of the most famous, world-class resorts on earth in their back yards, these Utahns, for some reason, have been deprived of the exquisite feeling of sliding down...
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Have you ever sat on a chairlift, watching the snow covered silhouette of a skier arch graceful and harmonious Telemark turns as though they were dancing with the mountains? If that mountain gypsy got you thinking “I wish I could do that,” or “I want to give that a try,” the time is now!...
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“Skiing is Life!” Those who ski more than two or three times a year really do live by that creed. I bumped into this idea 15+ years ago as a new ski instructor at Brighton Resort in Big Cottonwood Canyon, deep in the Wasatch Front. The other philosophy used by avid skiers is that there...
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