Ski and snowboard movies are pretty slick these days. High production quality, helicopter footage, and the best skiers in the world shredding big lines is standard fare. So it’s refreshing to see a movie that’s just about two guys loading up a truck camper and spending 4 months backcountry splitboarding along the Powder Highway of…
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Wasatch Backcountry Rescue Dog Fundraiser
Imagine you’re backcountry skiing in the Wasatch. You trigger an avalanche that sweeps you down the mountain, strains you through a stand of Aspen trees where you suffer broken bones and internal injuries. You exit the trees and the slide works you down into a terrain trap where you’re buried under several feet of snow….
Deer Valley purchases Solitude Mountain Resort
Boy has it been a big news year for Utah ski resorts. First, Snowbird is sold to the Cummings Family, then Vail buys PCMR, and now Deer Valley has purchased Solitude Mountain Resort for an undisclosed amount. Deer Valley will officially take over operations at the Big Cottonwood Canyon resort in May of 2015. In…
Teton Gravity Research “Almost Ablaze” ski movie review
I’ll be honest, I’ve never been a huge fan of Teton Gravity Research movies. They were always plagued with the same trap of repetitive ski porn, and as a result, I never paid them mind when their latest offerings rolled through Salt Lake. But after hearing about the quality, documentary style of the Jeremy Jones…
Salt Lake City now “Ski City USA”
Steamboat Springs, Colorado, has long tagged itself with the moniker “Ski Town USA.” Well Salt Lake City has upped the ante with a new campaign that officially brands the Utah capitol as “Ski City USA.” In a press conference, Salt Lake County Mayor, Ben McAdams, along with Visit Salt Lake, unveiled the new advertising campaign,…
Park City Mountain Resort now “Epic” after Vail purchase
A long time of doubt, anxiety and speculation over what will happen between the legal wrangling between Vail/Talisker and Park City Mountain Resort is finally over. Vail has officially purchased PCMR. This announcement has come only two days after a judge ordered PCMR to pay a $17.5 million bond to keep operating for the 2014/15…
2014 Black Diamond Fall Fundraiser Party for the Utah Avalanche Center
Winter is coming… unseasonably cool weather this August may portend things to come for ski season, at least we can hope. Let’s keep that hope alive by celebrating our backcountry skiing community and benefiting the Utah Avalanche Center at the 2014 Black Diamond Fall Fundraiser Party. In its 21st year (which means the party is…
Wolf Mountain renamed Nordic Valley, expansion plans announced
Times are a-changing for skiers in Northern Utah. With the official opening of Cherry Peak north of Logan this year, as well as the many upgrades happening at Powder Mountain, Wolf Mountain, the tiny resort in Eden, is also getting a new name and a huge facelift. In January, it was announced that an investment…
Splitboarding Mount Adams, Washington
What do you do when you buy your first splitboard but the Utah backcountry riding season is over? You find an awesome partner, pack up a truck, and head to the Cascade Mountains, where backcountry touring is in full swing. That’s just what happened in early July, as my girlfriend Jess and I made a…
The finality of ski season’s end in the Uintas
Sometimes, you just need a good smack upside the head to look at reality. When it comes to ski season, that reality blurs and those of us unwilling to let winter go keep skiing until there isn’t a shred of snow left. A few good days of spring corn keep us going back for more,…