Boy, what a way to end a year. After a relatively dry autumn start to the ski season, the latter days of 2012 have been blessed by our god Ullr (or is it Skadi?) Since Christmas Eve, Utah’s mountains have been hammered by snow measured in feet, as in more than one. This has given…
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The Patroller Z Chronicles: The Big Push
The jetstream has finally dropped and Utah is squarely in the sights of the storm machine. Nearly a week of snowfall has prompted our team to make a push to open more terrain. “It’s snowing out there and it is time to get in the game,” says our Winter Operations Director. His sentiment is well…
Never miss a powder day with Salomon Powfinder
The elusive search for powder – it can be easy depending on where you live, and we here in Utah are lucky enough to live in the Grand Central Station of the powder train (sometimes.) But during those dry spells, one must travel to get the freshie goods. Enter the Salomon Powfinder, a smartphone weather…
The Patroller Z Chronicles: Getting High (Pressure)
The current storm not withstanding, we have been in the doldrums. Lack of snowfall and prolonged high pressure has left us with plenty of time on our hands. Keeping busy skiing the same runs over and over, most of us had tried every line variation possible. Acres of terrain remained closed and it becomes a…
Take the “Bring a Friend Challenge” at Utah resorts
January is Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month, and it’s a time for first-timers to get onto local ski slopes and learn how to ski or snowboard from a professional instructor for a minimal cost. It’s all meant to encourage more people to take up the sport. Well, organizers of the January Learn to Ski…
The Patroller Z Chronicles: Opening Weekend
There is something special about the opening day at your home mountain. “How was your summer?” is often the question of the day and it is reminiscent of the first day of school. Catching up with your pals and showing off your latest threads is exciting. Standing in the lift line, the anticipation is tangible….
The Patroller Z Chronicles: Instant Winter
Prologue: Instant winter. A furious and prolonged storm has descended upon our Range. Snowfall totals cresting 50” have been reported in favored terrain and riding conditions have proven excellent over the last five days. Locals from around the valley are preparing for their season and Facebook is about to implode from all the powdery footage….
Brighton first Utah ski resort to open for 2012/13 season
In the race to see who can claim bragging rights as the first Utah ski resort open for the 2012/2013 ski season, Brighton wins. The Big Cottonwood Canyon resort fired up the lifts early on Tuesday morning, November 13th, to the cheers of excited skiers and snowboarders. Over four feet of snow fell in the…
SLUG Games Revenge of the Nerds for geeks and dweebs
For the last 13 years, SLUG Magazine has left their underground urban fortress to head in the hills for the annual SLUG Games. The SLUG Games is an amateur ski/snowboarding series with funky twists and inventive competitions that can only come from the people at SLUG. This year is the 13th annual SLUG Games, and…
Three ways to ski all Utah’s 14 resorts this season
Want to ski all of Utah’s 14 ski resorts in one season? Well, there are several season pass offers from Ski Utah that can make it happen with the Fifth and Sixth Grade Passport and the Yeti Pass. First up is the ever-popular Passport, which allows your fifth graders to ski or snowboard for free…