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 helps…
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Winter Dew Tour returns to Snowbasin
Snowbasin is once again the host of the Winter Dew Tour Toyota Championships, which is celebrating its third year at the northern Utah ski resort. The event features snowboard and freeski slopestyle and superpipe athletes from around the world competing for the top prize, the coveted Dew Cup which is awarded to champions in each…
Learn to ski or snowboard in January
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 a…
XTERRA USA Championship at Snowbasin
The end of September sees a big weekend at Snowbasin as the XTERRA USA Championship will be held in northern Utah’s mountains. For us mortals, the event is one we can only watch from the sidelines, as only qualified athletes (read: gods of triathlons) will be allowed to compete. But this year’s event may be…
Utah ski resort improvements for 2011/2012 season
As winter draws near, Utah ski resorts start touting all the new improvements they’ve made in the off season to try and lure skiers and snowboarders to the mountains. If the list recently put out by Ski Utah this week is any indication, construction crews have been busy in Utah upgrading facilities both on and…
Grind your pedals at Mount Ogden 50/100k mountain bike race
The 3rd annual Mount Ogden 50/100k mountain bike endurance race is coming up fast. The 2011 event takes place on August 27 at Snowbasin Resort. A few changes have been made this year, most notably the deletion of the team relay 100k. Now anyone who wants to grind their pedals all day through the singletrack…
Utah ski resorts full of summer activities
Ski resorts in Utah don’t go dormant in the summer months. Every area offers something for summer fun, from mountain biking and hiking, festivals, and family activities. SkiUtah.com has compiled a list of all the things Utah resorts have planned until the snow flies again. There’s plenty to keep you busy in the mountains until…
Snowbasin to re-open for summer skiing
Wow, it’s been one hell of a ski season here in Utah! For evidence, look no further than the fact that for the first time in history, Snowbasin will be re-opening for skiing and snowboarding on June 11th. Due to an outcry from Snowbasin skiers and riders, along with a 100 inch base, the resort…
Ski Utah hosts Media Day at Snowbasin
The media is the vehicle in which skiers and snowboarders get all the information they need to plan ahead for their vacations to resorts in Utah. Ski Utah realizes the importance of the media, and as a result, they honor the local news outlets at the annual Ski Utah Media Day. This year the event was held…
Utah ski resort closing dates for 2011
It’s March, and the days are already getting longer and warmer. It won’t be long before we’re greasing up our mountain bike chains and organizing the rock climbing gear racks. That means ski season is on the death walk toward summer, and now’s the time to plan ahead for corn skiing and barbecues in the…