Alta is one of the first lift-served ski resorts in the country, yet even after mechanical chairs transported skiers to the top of the hill, people slid down the slopes of Upper Little Cottonwood Canyon on rudimentary wooden skis. To celebrate this history, Alta is hosting the Wooden Ski and Pine Tar Classic, a recreational…
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2012 Subaru Freeskiing Championships at Snowbird
If you’re not a pro freeskier, and all you can do is sit and watch, then boy what a show you get to see! The Subaru Freeskiing World Tour is one of the top spectator events in the Wasatch and should not be missed. The tour stops in Snowbird for its 15th year, and it…
SLUG Games presents Shred the Park After Dark
Now this looks fun! If you’re a park rat who’s up for showing off some skills in the terrain park, then why not do it at night, for free? The SLUG Games Shred the Park After Dark will do just that when the contest happens at Park City Mountain Resort’s 3 Kings park. What’s more,…
Rack up the vert at Bob’s Vertical Challenge
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…
Trifecta of Shred comes to Ogden
The name just oozes with, uh, shrediness. The Trifecta of Shred is coming to Ogden and will feature top snowboarders from Utah and around the world competing in skate, surf, and snowboard events. Each participant will battle it out for the title of “Chairman of the Boards.” The Trifecta of Shred will happen on March…
Test your endurance at the 2012 Wasatch Powderkeg
The Wasatch Powderkeg celebrates its 10-year anniversary this year. The 2012 event will once again take place at Brighton Ski Resort and will be held on an 11-mile course with six climbs and 6,000 feet of vertical. Better have your touring legs under you! The 10th annual Wasatch Powderkeg happens on March 10. New to…
2012 Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour comes to Utah
The 2012 Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour is coming to Utah and will have several stops from Logan to Moab. The Banff Mountain Film Festival is a world tour of the best outdoor films of the year. Notable films that will be screened on the tour are: “All.I.Can.” winner of the Best Feature Length…
Find love on a Snowbird ski lift for Valentines Day
Are you one of those lonely ski bums always in the singles line looking for a partner? Well, for Valentines Day, Snowbird is going to try and find you a permanent ski partner when they transform the singles-only line on the Peruvian Express chairlift into a high-speed dating event. Of course we all know about…
“Ready to Fly” to premiere in Salt Lake City
The latest movie from local filmmaker Bill Kerig, “Ready to Fly” will premiere on Friday, February 10th at the Gateway Theaters. “Ready to Fly” comes just in time for Salt Lake City’s 10-year anniversary celebration of the 2002 Olympic Winter Games. The film is about Park City’s Lindsey Van, a ski jumper with Olympic dreams….
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…