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…
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Avalanche fatality in Dutch Draw near Canyons Resort
Another avalanche fatality has occurred in Dutch Draw, located just off the 9990 lift in the backcountry outside the Canyons ski resort. A 24-year-old Salt Lake City man, Timothy Robert Baker, was killed after being buried in a slide at around 3 p.m. in the afternoon. According to KSL, Baker was snowboarding out of bounds…
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…
Bid on eBay and help the Utah Avalanche Center
The Utah Avalanche Center is always in need of donations from the backcountry community to “keep you on top,” and they’ve come up with a lot of creative ways to collect the fundage they require to give us the daily avalanche forecast we rely on. Right now, you can bid on several outdoor gear items…
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…
Salomon to open flagship store in Salt Lake City
The new City Creek Center in downtown Salt Lake City will open this spring to much fanfare among shoppers. But for outdoorsy types who avoid air-conditioned nightmares (also known as malls,) the grand opening of upscale stores like Nordstrom or Macy’s in the middle of the state’s largest urban area doesn’t rank very high on…
“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….
Utah may get new ski resort near Logan
Utah is one step closer to getting a brand new ski resort. According to the Logan Herald Journal, the Cache County Planning Commission approved a conditional use permit for a master plan for a proposed ski area called Cherry Creek, located three miles east of the town of Richmond. The vote was almost unanimous as…