Backcountry Magazine is coming to Alta Ski Area on March 11-12 for their Backcountry Basecamp tour. The Backcountry Basecamp is an excellent way to see what’s new with the backcountry skiing and splitboarding scene. Backcountry Magazine staff set up a huge yurt and inside show off the latest gear including skis, splitboards, skins, shovels, beacons,…
Category: Events
Spring events and 2017 closing dates at Utah ski resorts
Wow, after what has been a so-far record breaking season, it seems premature to be talking about spring and estimated closing dates at Utah ski resorts. Yet here we are. Ski Utah released a list of closing dates for the 2017 season, which of course is always subject to change. In addition, there are several…
Sign up for 2nd Annual Wasatch Backcountry Alliance Free Shuttle Day
Backcountry skiers looking to promote car pooling in the Cottonwood Canyons should sign up for the 2nd annual Wasatch Backcountry Alliance free shuttle day. Relax in a 12-person van as you ride up the canyon, and don’t worry about finding parking in our increasingly crowded trailheads. The WBA free shuttle day services Big Cottonwood Canyon…
Alta is for Skiers… and the Birds
We all know that Alta is for skiers, but did you know it’s for the birds as well? If not, then there is a wonderful opportunity to discover what flies in the sky above Little Cottonwood Canyon at their Skiing and Birds event on March 11, 2017. You can “discover the birds” of Alta by…
Tinker Juarez Announces Inaugural “Tinker Classic” Bike Race
It may not be in Utah, but St. George-based GRO Races announced a new mountain bike race called the “Tinker Classic” which will be held in Beatty, Nevada, just 90 north of Las Vegas. GRO Productions puts on the 25 Hours in Frog Hollow and True Grit Epic in Hurricane and they are excited to…
Get sweaty at the 2nd Annual Wasatch Yeti Bash
Yetis return to Ogden this winter for the second annual Wasatch Yeti Bash. Party hard at the Ogden City Amphitheater on February 3rd, 2017. According to a press release from Visit Ogden, the Yeti Bash will happen from 4-8 p.m. and includes a Winter Arts Market, Community Bike Ride, Fat Bike Demos, Yeti Yoga, Live…
Zeal Optics Unveils New Goggle Technology at Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2017
Moab, 1997: Two mountain bikers were sick and tired of subpar choices in lens technology. So, they struck out to make superior sunglasses for outdoor pursuits, and Zeal was born. Fast forward to 2017: Zeal Optics is now headquartered in Boulder, CO, and they’ve continued their quest to take outdoor lens technology to the next…
Protect our Winters with 2nd Annual POW Day
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…
Hop on the Uinta Ski Bus to Brighton
In what may be the most awesome event any brewery in Utah has ever done, Uinta Brewing Company has launched the Uinta Ski Bus to Brighton. One Thursday night in December, January, February and March, Uinta will haul skiers and snowboarders from the Uinta Brewhouse Pub in Salt Lake City to Brighton Resort in Big…
Solitude to host U.S. Grand Prix/FIS Snowboard World Cup
Solitude Mountain Resort is going to step onto the world stage this ski season as they will host the U.S. Grand Prix/FIS Snowboard World Cup and FIS Skicross NorAm Cup on January 19-22. This event is the second stop of the U.S. Grand Prix tour and is a test event for the 2019 FIS Freestyle,…