Posts Tagged ‘ Skiing ’

Utah may get new ski resort near Logan

February 4, 2012
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Aerial schematic courtesy Kris Kvarfordt, Cache Landmark Engineering

Utah is one step closer to getting a brand new ski resort. According to the Logan Herald Journal, the Cache County Planning Commission approved a conditional use permit for a master plan for a proposed ski area called Cherry Creek, located three miles east of the town of Richmond. The vote was almost unanimous...
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Brighton’s 75th Anniversary Birthday Bash and Fireworks Show

January 25, 2012
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Brighton Birthday Bash celebrating their 75th Anniversary. (Courtesy image)

Brighton Resort in Big Cottonwood Canyon is celebrating its 75th Anniversary on Friday, January 27, and everyone is invited! It’s going to be a huge day chock full of music, gear giveaways, food specials, drinks, a giant bonfire where you can make smores or get warm, a fireworks show and of course skiing and...
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Salomon Shogun ski test at 2012 Outdoor Retailer All Mountain Demo

January 19, 2012
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Salomon Shogun Skis (Photo: Jared Hargrave - UtahOutside.com)

The Salomon Shogun is a ski that has been around for a while now, so I was surprised to see it gracing the tent walls at the Outdoor Retailer 2012 Winter Market All Mountain Demo. A bit sheepishly, I asked the tech manning the booth if there was a reason the Shogun was among...
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Surface Walk Free ski test at 2012 Outdoor Retailer All Mountain Demo

January 18, 2012
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Early-rise tips of the Surface Walk Free skis. (Photo: Jared Hargrave - UtahOutside.com)

Utah-based Surface Skis set up a tent at the 2012 Outdoor Retailer All Mountain Demo and showed off their new line of skis belonging to their Free Series. This new lineup of sticks focuses on backcountry ski touring and are built specific to that end. Among the line are the Powder-loving Live Free, mountaineering-ready...
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Free lift tickets at Brian Head for military on Martin Luther King Day

January 12, 2012
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A skier enjoys some fresh snow at Brian Head on January 9th, 2012. ( Photo: Mike Saemisch.)

Martin Luther King Day means a long weekend for many people to take their ski vacations. This also means that anyone with certain passes are subject to blackout dates around this time. But Brian Head Resort in southern Utah is going the opposite direction by actually giving away free lift tickets to military members...
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Brighton Ski Patrol open house and ski test

January 10, 2012
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Brighton Ski Patrol. (Image: really big world)

Ever dreamed about being on the ski patrol? Ever looked from the lift as those red-jacket knights of the mountain carried an injured skier in a toboggan down an icy run and thought, “I want to help people like that?” Ever imagine how cool it would be to ski at a resort for work...
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Backcountry skiing Rocky Point

January 5, 2012
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The view of Rocky Point from Catherine Pass.

Backcountry skiing at Rocky Point should really be called “slackcountry skiing” due to its proximity to Alta. A short traverse north from the top of the Supreme Lift takes you to Catherine’s Area and Rocky Point, where in-bounds skiing can be had when ski patrol drops the rope, and backcountry lines spread out in...
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Osprey Karve 11 Sidecountry Backpack review

January 4, 2012
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Osprey Karve 11 (courtesy image)

Backcountry skiing is all the rage right now, but sometimes you just want to ride the lifts and find untracked powder beyond a resort’s boundaries. In those instances, you don’t need a full, heavy pack filled with tons of gear to get you through an entire day of touring. Enter the Karve 11 pack...
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Learn to ski or snowboard in January

January 2, 2012
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January is Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month.

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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Top Utah Outdoor Adventures of 2011

December 31, 2011
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The author on the final rappel in Pine Creek Canyon. The wooded grotto waits below.

Top Utah Outdoor Adventures of 2011 – Jared Hargrave’s picks: Skiing on the 4th of July at Snowbird Skiing at Snowbird is such a common occurance, that it takes a huge event to make it into a “best of the year” list. Something like… skiing on the 4th of July. 2011 saw a July...
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