The Black Diamond Quadrant Alpine Touring Boot has been around for a few years now, and during that time it has proven itself to be a stiff, light, and capable workhorse in the backcountry. Some AT skiers have complaints about fit and the stock liner, but a new version of the Quadrant is being...
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Talisker, the Canadian company that owns the Canyons Resort, is making a lot of people angry this season. First, they’ve got environmentalists, local officials and backcountry skiers worked up by trying to ramrod their SkiLink proposal down the public’s throat via federal legislation. Now, they’ve got Park City Mountain Resort up in arms enough...
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It’s hard to imagine that ski resorts are announcing end-of-season deals and closing dates, considering that winter never really arrived in Utah this year. But it is March and spring is just around the corner, so it’s time to slather on the sunscreen and make plan to ski some corn snow under the sun....
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Television weather forecasts are okay for knowing if there’s a huge dump in the next few days, but the T.V. only gives an overall picture of what to expect. Skiers need more pinpointed information specific to the Wasatch Mountains to make an informed decision on whether or not it’s worth heading for the hills...
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Local ski company, Viice Skis, needs your help in catching a thief that stole thousands of dollars of ski equipment in Midvale. According to FOX 13, last Wednesday, the suspect broke into a Subaru belonging to Viice Skis owner, Scott Berry. His car was parked outside the shop, located at 7030 S. 400 W....
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Alta is one of the first lift-served ski resorts in the country, yet even after mechanical chairs transported skiers to the top of the hill, people slid down the slopes of Upper Little Cottonwood Canyon on rudimentary wooden skis. To celebrate this history, Alta is hosting the Wooden Ski and Pine Tar Classic, a...
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Now this looks fun! If you’re a park rat who’s up for showing off some skills in the terrain park, then why not do it at night, for free? The SLUG Games Shred the Park After Dark will do just that when the contest happens at Park City Mountain Resort’s 3 Kings park. What’s...
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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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How much vertical do you think you can ski in six hours? How and you and three of your ski buddies? Well you can find out for a good cause at Bob’s Vertical Challenge at Snowbasin on February 28th. Bob’s Vertical Challenge, which is entering it’s 5th season, is a charitable ski event that...
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Little Water Peak is a nondescript summit between Mill Creek and Big Cottonwood Canyons that rises to an elevation of 9605 feet. But what it lacks in stature, it more than makes up for in honest-to-goodness killer backcountry ski lines. North, south, east and west, you can make tracks off the summit of Little...
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