The Wasatch Mountain Club is a sweet way to meet new friends and motivate you to get outside. The Mountain Club has been around forever (since 1920) and has created outdoor communities for generations. From skiing to snowshoeing, hiking to rock climbing, rafting to kayaking, the organization aims to bring people together for some playtime outdoors. If you’re new in Utah, or…
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Grand opening of Utah’s 14th ski resort Eagle Point
Eagle Point, Utah’s newest ski resort (bringing the total to 14,) had their grand opening on Wednesday, December 15th. Skiers and snowboarders from around the state made the trip to the Tushar Mountains above Beaver to be a part of Utah ski history and be among the first to ride the lifts and make turns…
Backcountry skiing Upper Days Fork
Days Fork, located in Big Cottonwood Canyon, is the place to be on a powder day when the snowpack is stable… but you have to get there early. The upper cirque of Days Fork is part of the Valhalla that is the Alta backcountry, which includes Cardiff Fork, Silver Fork, Grizzly Gulch, etc. Because of…
Canyons fires up the Orange Bubble Express on opening day
Canyons opened for the 2010/11 on Friday, December 10th to much fanfare over the new, first-of-its-kind in North America, Orange Bubble Express with heated seats. According to Canyons, the seats are set at a toasty 56 degrees, and judging from people’s reactions on the first day, the Orange Bubble is a hit. The first 100…
Time to enter the Ski Salt Lake Shootout 2011
Grab your camera and head for the mountains with your skiing buddies, because the annual Ski Salt Lake Shootout registration has begun for 2011, and this year the competition is also open to local professional ski photographers and pro athletes (both skiers and snowboarders.) The 2011 Ski Salt Lake Shootout takes place February 7-12, and the…
Old ski maps revive Utah’s skiing past
When I was a kid, I always loved to spread ski maps out on my bedroom floor and pour over them. I would trace my fingers down the runs, imagining myself skiing through those trees, or maybe someday dropping that cliff band, just like Glen Plake. So when Eric Wagnon, the Skiing Examiner, brought SkiMap.org…
Backcountry skiing Flagstaff Mountain
Flagstaff Mountain (also called Flagstaff Peak) is right across the road from Alta, is very visible to everyone skiing there, and is accessed by a skintrack that begins right in town. All of this makes Flagstaff arguably one of the most crowded backcountry ski areas in the country. But that’s okay, because the terrain you…
Stroll art galleries to benefit the Access Fund
Art and outdoor recreation is an unusual combination, but an upcoming event aims to bring the two together and raise money for the Access Fund. The 4th annual Hammers Inc. Art Festival and gallery stroll will bring Utah artists and local rock climbers together to raise awareness and money for conservation. This year the funds…
100 inches of snow falls at Utah resorts before Thanksgiving
Skiers and snowboarders at Utah resorts are enjoying early season snow conditions that haven’t been seen in years. The start of the 2010/2011 ski season will go down in history as over 100 inches of natural snowfall has covered the Big and Little Cottonwood Canyon resorts before December, and there’s even more on the way….
Vote favorite Ski Utah Snowflake Commercial and win gear
Three new television commercials were unveiled by the Utah Office of Tourism at the State Capitol this week, featuring the Ski Utah snowflakes as part of a media campaign to promote Utah’s awesome skiing to the masses around the country. We all know that Utah has the “greatest snow on earth,” (trademark, copyright, blah blah…