Climate change is real and winters are at risk of becoming warmer and with less snow. This is bad news for skiers and snowboarders (and the ski industry as a whole). To raise awareness about our own contribution to climate change thanks to driving card to ski resorts, Ski Utah, along with Protect Our Winters…
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Utah ski resorts push back opening dates for lack of snow
UPDATE: Alta has now announced that they too are pushing back opening day to sometime after November 24th. Go to alta.com to stay updated. The winter of 2016/17 is starting out as weird as the Presidential election. Nobody predicted that Utah would feel like summer in mid-November, and skiing pundits are scratching their heads trying…
Snowbird wins Utah County approval to expand into Mary Ellen Gulch
Snowbird’s controversial plan to expand their ski resort boundaries into Mary Ellen Gulch got closer to reality last week, when the Utah County Board of Adjustment gave approval for Snowbird to build lifts in American Fork Canyon on private property owned by the resort. According to SkiUtah, the decision was unanimous. Snowbird was granted approval on two…
Skier George shares his Powder Philosophy at Alta
In this nasty and divisive political season, with vitriolic messages bombarding us from all media sources, this video right here contains one message I can actually get behind. And it comes from 98-year-old George Jedenoff, aka “Skier George.” He has been a mainstay at Alta and Snowbird for 56 years, and plans to keep skiing past…
Update: Snowbird asks to put ski lifts and zip line in Mary Ellen Gulch
Snowbird has long eyed an expansion into Mary Ellen Gulch, and on January 7, 2016, they announced a filing for a conditional use permit application with the Utah County Board of Adjustments. The application was filed on December 8, 2015. The resort calls this a major step toward resort improvement. Snowbird’s plan is to install…
Ski Utah invites you to first ever POW Day
POW Day is coming to Little Cottonwood Canyon in January. Of course, there’s a pow day at Alta and Snowbird every time it snows, but this POW day is a bit different. Back in September, 2015, Ski Utah announced a partnership with Protect Our Winters (POW) to help raise awareness about climate change and the…
Alta and Snowbird open for 2015/16 ski season (video)
Alta opened for the 2015/16 ski season on Friday, November 20, and conditions were much better than anyone anticipated. Ski Utah blogger, Matt Baydala, noted that he didn’t expect much, so didn’t bother to bring his good cameras. He was wrong to doubt the power of Alta. But at least he was able to put…
Utah ski resort upgrades for 2015/16 season
Utah’s ski industry is about to have it’s biggest year ever, at least in terms of infrastructure upgrades. What does this mean for everyday skiers? More of everything – more lifts, more terrain, and more lodges. According to SkiUtah, over $100 million in on-mountain capital improvements will debut at Utah’s 14 resorts. Of course the…
Conquer mountains with the Discrete Peak Series
There’s a new trail running series coming to Utah, from a Salt Lake City-based clothing company. The Discrete Peak Series will be different from all the other trail running events in that it will focus on shorter distances with an emphasis on conquering peaks. According to Discrete Clothing, each race will begin at the base…
Mountain Accord plan approved
Monday, July 13 was a historic day for the Central Wasatch as the Mountain Accord was officially approved. The committee, which includes representatives from ski resorts, environmental groups, special interest groups, and city officials, signed off on the final proposal that may dictate the landscape, recreation, and transportation future of the Wasatch canyons. For those…