On Saturday, December 7, 2013, the 14th Annual Powder Awards dropped on The Depot in downtown Salt Lake City. It’s the biggest, red-carpet type of night as the world’s best skiers and ski filmmakers gather to honor the best of the year. I’m really happy to say that my favorite ski-movie makers took away the…
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Powder Awards return to Salt Lake City
It’s the biggest night in skiing, or at least ski movies, or at least ski movie award ceremonies… ok, it’s just a big night in skiing. But the 14th Annual Powder Awards are big, and they return to Salt Lake City this December. With ski season just getting underway, the best ski athletes and filmmakers…
Get backcountry ready at Utah Snow and Avalanche Workshop
It’s time once again for the annual Utah Snow and Avalanche Workshop. In this, the 6th annual workshop, the best and brightest minds in the avalanche and backcountry ski community will converge to discuss current avalanche issues, as well as take a look at accidents and avalanche deaths from the previous season so everyone can…
Make plans for the Utah Avalanche Center Fall Fundraiser
Finally! I get so excited in August for ski season, because all the teases start. The first issue of Power Magazine comes in the mail, ski movie trailers hit the Internet, and the annual Utah Avalanche Center Fall Fundraiser Party is announced. This season marks the 20th year of the fundraiser at the Black Diamond…
Snowbasin joins the Powder Alliance
First it was Alta and Snowbird with the Mountain Collective, then Canyons on the Epic Pass, and now you can add Snowbasin to the list of Utah ski resorts allying themselves to a co-op as they have joined the Powder Alliance. Like the Mountain Collective, the Powder Alliance is a collection of ski resorts that…
Registration still open for Bell Enduro Cup
Enduro mountain bike races have taken center stage in Utah, and the center of it all – the Bell Enduro Cup – is entering its second year with even more events at new locations in addition to the classic at Canyons Resort. Registration is still open, so jump on this opportunity to experience European-style enduro…
Choose your own Utah adventure with smartphone app?
Remember those “Choose Your Own Adventure” books when you were a kid? You know, you would read a chapter, and then make a choice about what to do next, which would completely alter the outcome of the story? Well there is a campaign online to fund a smartphone app that would make Choose Your Own…
Park City to host country’s first deep water soloing competition
Imagine deep water soloing, and the mind conjures visuals of rock climbers scaling massive stone fins in the oceans of Thailand. This climbing style is unique as there are no ropes, quickdraws, harnesses or protection of any kind. Deep water soloing is climbing in its purest form, but can only be done where there are…
Utah outdoor ideas for Great Outdoors Month
Did you know that June is Great Outdoors Month? It is, by Presidential proclamation no less. So if you need any excuse to go enjoy the outdoors, then I’d say that’s reason enough. As part of Great Outdoors Month, June 1st is National Trails Day, the 1st through 9th is National Fishing and Boating Week,…
Epic Pass comes to Utah as Vail Resorts leases Canyons operations
In what may be a game-changing event for skiing in Utah, it was announced that Vail Resorts has purchased the operations of Canyons in Park City. They will enter into a 50-year lease agreement with Talisker to take over all resort operations. Talisker, meanwhile, will continue to own and operate all real estate around the…