Three Utah ski resorts will join dozens of others under a new season pass called the Ikon Pass. When Deer Valley sold to a new company that is now known as Alterra, many wondered if this huge conglomerate would introduce a season pass to compete with Vail Resorts’ Epic Pass. Well now we have the…
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Attend the 38th Curt and Adam Naisbitt Memorial Groundhog Day Race
Want to race? Want to race at Alta? You won’t find a better reason to race than at the 38th annual Curt and Adam Naisbitt Memorial Groundhog Day Race. This groundhog, “funhog” race happens on Friday, February 2nd at Alta’s Sunnyside Race Arena. Both men and women Telemark and Alpine categories will be available to…
Wasatch backcountry skiing conditions report: 01-23-18
A big, cold, all-too-anticipated winter storm arrived in Utah over the weekend. Judging by the crowds at Wasatch resorts and in the backcountry, you’d have thought it hadn’t snowed in a year. Well, actually that’s not too far from the truth. The result is every close-to-the-road open face on every aspect we could see was…
Utah ski conditions update: 01-22-18
The storm we’ve all been waiting for finally arrived in the Wasatch. And while it was a bit of a sleeper storm, and didn’t have the water content to create much base, the snow that did fall gave skiers and snowboarders an awesome weekend. Utah resorts report up to 21 inches over the two-day storm….
Backcountry ski rescue gear you didn’t know you need
Backcountry skiing is dangerous. Avalanches are our primary concern, so we gear up with beacons, probes, shovels and airbag packs. But what about conventional injury? Do you pack what you need to treat broken bones, debilitating illness, or have the means to move an immobile victim out of harm’s way? I experienced this scenario on…
Utah ski conditions update: 01-15-18
Utah ski resorts are opening more and more terrain, and it should only get better as a big storm is on its way. Much needed terrain openings happened at both Alta and Solitude over MLK weekend, providing new places to explore and untouched powder to those lucky enough to be there at the rope drops….
Wasatch backcountry conditions report: 01-14-18
I took my first backcountry tour of the season yesterday. That is a pathetic fact considering it’s mid-January and I wrote a freaking guidebook about backcountry skiing in Utah. But I have much to blame, especially everyone’s favorite thing to blame – the weather. With the slow start to the season and a shallow snowpack,…
Utah ski conditions update: 01-10-18
Winter has returned to Utah… sort of. A wet, warm storm dropped heavy powder along the Wasatch Front, which should go a long way toward creating more base. The big winner was Solitude Mountain Resort, reporting 10 inches of new snow in 24 hours. I skied Solitude Wednesday and the mountain felt like she was…
Utah ski conditions update: 1-8-18
It’s a new year, and hopefully a turning point for skiers and boarders awaiting the true advent of snow season. As we’ve documented, Utah resorts are open and their snowmaking teams are doing all they can to help riders access new terrain, but Mother Nature has been stingy with the snowfall (to put it mildly)….
Take a ride on Alta’s new Supreme high speed quad
The 2017/18 ski season at Alta is a time of change with the removal of the old Cecret double chair, and the replacement of the Supreme triple with a high speed quad. The new Supreme opened Christmas weekend. There was a ribbon cutting followed by skiers riding it for the first time. But Supreme’s replacement…