Did the lack of snow this winter leave you wanting for more? Wish you could keep skiing in the summer to make up for lost time during Utah’s season of despair? Well Ski Utah may have the cure as they launched the Endless Winter Sweepstakes on the Ski Utah Yeti Facebook page. Ski Utah, along…
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Update: Skiers break record skiing all 14 Utah resorts in one day
A group of local skiers, led by the folks at Ski Utah, broke a record after skiing all 14 Utah ski resorts in one day. On March 15, 2012, history was made after the skiers completed their statewide tour at Beaver Mountain in northern Utah, 16 hours and 45 minutes after starting at 3 a.m….
Skiers will try to ski Utah’s 14 resorts in one day
Think it’s possible to ski all 14 of Utah’s resorts in one day? Well Ski Utah and a group of local skiers are going to find out. On Thursday, March 15, these crazy kids will rise way before the sun at Brian Head, then work their way north to end the day at Beaver Mountain,…
PCMR and Canyons Resort battle in land spat
Talisker, the Canadian company that owns the Canyons Resort, is making a lot of people angry this season. First, they’ve got environmentalists, local officials and backcountry skiers worked up by trying to ramrod their SkiLink proposal down the public’s throat via federal legislation. Now, they’ve got Park City Mountain Resort up in arms enough that…
Police seek Viice Skis thief
Local ski company, Viice Skis, needs your help in catching a thief that stole thousands of dollars of ski equipment in Midvale. According to FOX 13, last Wednesday, the suspect broke into a Subaru belonging to Viice Skis owner, Scott Berry. His car was parked outside the shop, located at 7030 S. 400 W. After…
Alta goes old school for Wooden Ski and Pine Tar Classic
Alta is one of the first lift-served ski resorts in the country, yet even after mechanical chairs transported skiers to the top of the hill, people slid down the slopes of Upper Little Cottonwood Canyon on rudimentary wooden skis. To celebrate this history, Alta is hosting the Wooden Ski and Pine Tar Classic, a recreational…
2012 Subaru Freeskiing Championships at Snowbird
If you’re not a pro freeskier, and all you can do is sit and watch, then boy what a show you get to see! The Subaru Freeskiing World Tour is one of the top spectator events in the Wasatch and should not be missed. The tour stops in Snowbird for its 15th year, and it…
Rack up the vert at Bob’s Vertical Challenge
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…
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…
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…