It’s official! The women’s ski jumping event has been added to the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia. For the first time in history, women from around the world will finally be able to realize their dream of competing in the Olympic ski jump after the International Olympic Committee made the announcement on April 6th, 2011…
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Photo gallery: Salomon BBR Tour Finale Party at Alta
The Salomon BBR Tour traveled to ski resorts all over the country, and the BBR party wagon stopped at Alta for the final destination. To celebrate, Salomon threw a vicious BBR Tour Finale Party filled with giveaways, contests, and of course, free demos of the new Salomon BBR ski. We were there for the shenanigans,…
Bear cubs get their closeup in the Uinta Mountains
The morning began with butterflies in my stomach. It was an adventure, and opportunity of a lifetime. I had a chance to go into the backcountry with a group from the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and find a black bear den with a momma and cubs. It’s amazing how brave I can be amongst…
Backcountry skiing Tom’s Hill
Tom’s Hill is one of many backcountry ski areas in the ever popular Mill D North Fork of Big Cottonwood Canyon. Open spaces, glades, and low-angle slopes are the main features of this little knob amongst larger brothers like Reynolds and Little Water Peaks. But its diminutive size (9,040 feet) is what sets Tom’s Hill…
Get some sun at Brian Head Spring Carnival
People get a little crazy at ski resorts come springtime. Can’t understand why, I mean, skiing’s about to end for the year. That’s bad, right? Well, maybe parties at Utah’s ski resorts are a good way to soften the blow, and Spring Carnival at Brian Head looks to be a good way to distract us…
Backcountry skiing Mill B South Fork Canyon
The Lake Blanche Trail to Sundial Peak is the most popular hike in the Central Wasatch. Every summer, thousands of people ascend to the crystal waters of Lake Blanche near the top of Mill B South Fork in Big Cottonwood Canyon. But in winter, upper Mill B South Fork is empty. Sure, the backcountry skiing…
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…
Show your fortitude at the True GRIT mountain bike race
Amazing to think that mountain bike race season has already started. Coming up on March 26th, is the True GRIT mountain bike race in St. George, Utah. Thisis the first year for True GRIT, and it’s described as an epic race that requires “fortitude, determination, guts, moxie, backbone, gumption, and strength of mind that enables…
MFD Alltime Ski Bindings may revolutionize the backcountry
I’m embarrassed to say this, but I’m just now in the loop about the MFD Alltime Ski Bindings. I’m especially red-faced since MFD is a Utah company. If you haven’t heard of them yet either, then that’s okay, because they’re not available to the public quite yet. But when they do hit the market, there’s…
Newbie runner trains for the Ragnar Relay Wasatch Back
I don’t run, never have and never thought I would. I’ve tried running (when forced) and failed to find pleasure in the monotony of right-foot-left-foot pounding on pavement with only the sound of my breath as a companion. What would it take for me to run? Looks like the 2011 Ragnar Relay Wasatch Back is…