If you ski or snowboard and have some modicum of video shooting and editing skill, then listen up! The Alta Peruvian Lodge, in conjunction with Discrete, is hosting a contest like no other. The Alta Peruvian Lodge Video Challenge is your change to show off what you got both on the slopes and in the…
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Snowbird ski racer, Bryce Astle, killed in Austrian avalanche
It is a very sad day for the Utah ski community, as one of our own, Bryce Astle, was killed in an avalanche while skiing in Austria. According to the U.S. Ski Team, Astle was freeskiing with a group of six at the Austrian resort of Soelden. The slide killed Astle along with fellow racer,…
Snowmageddon 2014 shuts down Utah ski resorts
To much of a good thing? Not if you’re talking about snow… unless that snow shuts down ski resorts. Salt Lake area resorts in Big and Little Cottonwood Canyon are in clean-up mode after a massive winter storm blew in with wet snow measured in feet, 100-per-mile-an-hour winds, and high avalanche danger. But while Solitude…
Video: One Run with Pep
Alta is a magnet for some of the best freeskiers in the world. Guys like Pep Fujas and Sage Cattabriga-Alosa have made Alta their home. With so many huge and gnarly ski resorts in North America, why are they in Alta? One look at this POV video from Cattabriga-Alosa, and it’s pretty clear – Alta…
Winter returns to the Wasatch!
Finally! After weeks of record-breaking warm temperatures for December in Utah, winter has arrived… again. With plummeting temperatures and 14 inches of new snow in upper Little Cottonwood Canyon, the skiing is exponentially better. With a fresh coat of fluffy snow on everything, Alta is a veritable winter wonderland right now. On Sunday, powder fever…
Osprey Kode ABS Compatible 22 +10 backcountry pack review
Avalanche airbag packs used to be an elusive beast; a rarely seen mountain specimen. But now, airbags are almost as common in the backcountry as beacons, shovels and probes. The packs are still expensive, but prices have been climbing down, and many more companies are getting into the game… including Osprey. This season is the…
Vail reveals proposed Canyons/PCMR connection
Ever since Vail purchased Park City Mountain Resort (PCMR) and announced a connection between the two that would create the largest ski area in the United States, people have speculated how that would happen. New ski runs in the undeveloped mountains between the resort boundaries with new ski lifts? A gondola link much like the…
Boney backcountry skiing on Brighton Hill
Here we go again. The Wasatch is under a massive ridge of high pressure and temperatures were in the 50’s in the Salt Lake Valley on December 7th. Backcountry skiing outside Brighton was an effort in snow seeking, as the avalanche danger had calmed down, but the powder was nowhere to be found. Mason Diedrich…
“Almost Ablaze” wins Movie of the Year at 2014 Powder Awards
Salt Lake City once again played host to the annual Powder Awards – the longest running skiing awards show in the world. The top skiers, cinematographers, and photographers were honored at The Depot in Salt Lake City. Among all the ski movies and category winners, Teton Gravity Research won ton honors for Movie of the…
Salomon Freeski launches #FreeskiDreamTrip
Are you a fan of Salomon Freeski TV? Each week, we get a new, high quality edit dropped on us by pro-skier-turned-filmmaker, Mike Douglas. These free skiing shorts have drawn huge acclaim and popularity over the years, and they seem to just keep getting better and better. Well if you’ve ever dreamed of starring on…