Are you fired up about the future of the Wasatch Canyons? Do you have an opinion about development (or lack of) in our mountains? Feel a need to speak your mind to those in charge? Then you’d best show up to the Wasatch Canyon Today Symposium on Monday, March 26. The Salt Lake County Public…
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Skiers will try to ski Utah’s 14 resorts in one day
Think it’s possible to ski all 14 of Utah’s resorts in one day? Well Ski Utah and a group of local skiers are going to find out. On Thursday, March 15, these crazy kids will rise way before the sun at Brian Head, then work their way north to end the day at Beaver Mountain,…
PCMR and Canyons Resort battle in land spat
Talisker, the Canadian company that owns the Canyons Resort, is making a lot of people angry this season. First, they’ve got environmentalists, local officials and backcountry skiers worked up by trying to ramrod their SkiLink proposal down the public’s throat via federal legislation. Now, they’ve got Park City Mountain Resort up in arms enough that…
Ski Free Days at Wolf Mountain
It’s hard to imagine that ski resorts are announcing end-of-season deals and closing dates, considering that winter never really arrived in Utah this year. But it is March and spring is just around the corner, so it’s time to slather on the sunscreen and make plan to ski some corn snow under the sun. Wolf…
Outdoors 101: Where to find detailed Utah weather forecasts
Television weather forecasts are okay for knowing if there’s a huge dump in the next few days, but the T.V. only gives an overall picture of what to expect. Skiers need more pinpointed information specific to the Wasatch Mountains to make an informed decision on whether or not it’s worth heading for the hills (read:…
Police seek Viice Skis thief
Local ski company, Viice Skis, needs your help in catching a thief that stole thousands of dollars of ski equipment in Midvale. According to FOX 13, last Wednesday, the suspect broke into a Subaru belonging to Viice Skis owner, Scott Berry. His car was parked outside the shop, located at 7030 S. 400 W. After…
Alta goes old school for Wooden Ski and Pine Tar Classic
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…
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,…
Snowbird Coaster and Wasatch Canyon development full speed ahead
Ski resort development in the Wasatch Mountains has been a controversial issue this year, with proposed projects like the Snowbird Roller Coaster and SkiLink Gondola setting off a firestorm of anti-development skiers clashing with resort owners. In recent weeks, many of these proposals to expand the reach of ski areas into the Wasatch backcountry have…