Need a fast hike in the high alpine that’s kid friendly, has amazing scenery, and ends at a gorgeous jewel of a mountain lake surrounded by wildflowers? Cecret Lake in Alta’s Albion Basin has all that and more. All you need to do is lace up your hiking shoes, grab a pack, some water, a…
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Rock climbing Stinky Stash Wall in Albion Basin
Sometimes you gotta go high to escape the heat. Summertime in Salt Lake City means temperatures can reach triple digits, and that heat easily rises to popular rock climbing areas in the lower Cottonwood Canyons. But there is relief in Albion Basin above Alta, where you can climb in the high alpine on the Stinky…
Speak your mind at the Wasatch Canyons Today Symposium
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…
Backcountry skiing Rocky Point
Backcountry skiing at Rocky Point should really be called “slackcountry skiing” due to its proximity to Alta. A short traverse north from the top of the Supreme Lift takes you to Catherine’s Area and Rocky Point, where in-bounds skiing can be had when ski patrol drops the rope, and backcountry lines spread out in all…
Winter hike to Twin Lakes Pass
Skiing is, for most people, the primary winter sport to do in Utah. But when snowfall is downright bleak, and conditions are less-than-stellar, what is a skier or snowboarder to do? We can’t all sit in our homes, bored, waiting for snow to fall. We still need our outdoor exercise. Well, hiking is still a…
HERA Climb4Life celebrates 10 years in Salt Lake City
The 10th Annual HERA Climb4Life ropes up once again in the Wasatch Mountains as women and men will come together to rock climb and fight against ovarian cancer. This year’s event happens on September 15th through the 18th, and most proceeds collected will be donated to cancer research. Climb4Life isn’t just for women, but everybody who…
Rock climbing Bong Eater Buttress
Who wouldn’t want to climb at a place called Bong Eater? The Bong Eater Buttress is located in Little Cottonwood Canyon and is the first major rock outcrop on the north side of the canyon. The centerpiece route on this granite prow is the namesake climb – Bong Eater. Bong Eater is a Wasatch classic….
Photos and video: 4th of July skiing at Snowbird
Skiing the 4th of July has only happened three times in Snowbird’s history. 2011 was year #3, but the season will also go down in the books as the longest season at 202 days, and for record-breaking snowfall with a total 783 inches. To celebrate these amazing stats, but to mostly experience the novelty of…
Video: Spring Shreddin
It’s June 1st, the unofficial beginning of summer. But here in Utah, especially in the Wasatch, winter still grips the mountains as record breaking rainfall drenches the valleys. So to say hello to the summer months that are very unsummer-like this year, here’s some spring ski-stoke to celebrate. Spring Shreddin comes from our friend, Mike…
Snowbird to stay open until Fourth of July
As if the 2010/11 ski season wasn’t record breaking and awesome already, but Snowbird has made it even more incredible by announcing that they will probably be able to stay open through the Fourth of July. If you haven’t heard already, Snowbird (and all of Utah) is enjoying a record breaking snowfall year, which will…