The Mountain Accord, a group of Wasatch Canyon stakeholders including government, environmental, ski resort, conservation and transportation organizations, has spent over a year crafting a blueprint to guide the future of canyon development. They considered public input, gathered the wants and desires of everybody involved, and finally unveiled the first blueprint on Wednesday. Much of…
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Video: “Sierra Quitiquit How Did I Get Here Trailer”
It’s only January, and already ski movie trailers for next October are being released. In this preview for “Sierra Quitiquit: How Did I Get Here” we see Park City’s own Sierra Quitiquit rise from working as an unknown line cook to becoming a world-traveling model and downright ripping skier. The trailer is chock full of…
Enter the Alta Peruvian Lodge Video Challenge
If you ski or snowboard and have some modicum of video shooting and editing skill, then listen up! The Alta Peruvian Lodge, in conjunction with Discrete, is hosting a contest like no other. The Alta Peruvian Lodge Video Challenge is your change to show off what you got both on the slopes and in the…
Snowbird ski racer, Bryce Astle, killed in Austrian avalanche
It is a very sad day for the Utah ski community, as one of our own, Bryce Astle, was killed in an avalanche while skiing in Austria. According to the U.S. Ski Team, Astle was freeskiing with a group of six at the Austrian resort of Soelden. The slide killed Astle along with fellow racer,…
Salomon Q-LAB ski review
Last year, I was over the moon for Salomon’s Q-105 skis. I found them to be awesome as daily drivers at Alta with enough float for powder days and carve-ability for groomers when it hasn’t snowed in a while. Well, the Q-105 has been dethroned, as my NEW favorite ski, the Salomon Q-LAB, is far and away…
“Almost Ablaze” wins Movie of the Year at 2014 Powder Awards
Salt Lake City once again played host to the annual Powder Awards – the longest running skiing awards show in the world. The top skiers, cinematographers, and photographers were honored at The Depot in Salt Lake City. Among all the ski movies and category winners, Teton Gravity Research won ton honors for Movie of the…
Salomon Freeski launches #FreeskiDreamTrip
Are you a fan of Salomon Freeski TV? Each week, we get a new, high quality edit dropped on us by pro-skier-turned-filmmaker, Mike Douglas. These free skiing shorts have drawn huge acclaim and popularity over the years, and they seem to just keep getting better and better. Well if you’ve ever dreamed of starring on…
Alta’s 2014 opening weekend was one for the ages
Opening weekend at Alta for the 2014/15 season was one for the ages. Never in recent memory has so much variety, strange events, and the physical manifestation of “too much of a good thing” come together in the span of three days. There was bony conditions, skiers making pancakes in the lift line, creamy powder,…
Brighton first to open for 2014/15 ski season
Last week, Ski Utah announced expected 2014/15 ski season opening dates for Utah’s 15 ski resorts. On that list, it showed Alta and Solitude vying to be the first resort to open on Friday, November 21st. But, right on cue, and so predictably, Brighton, who originally announced a November 22nd opening, suddenly dropped the ropes…
Pre-season turns at Alta
I wouldn’t exactly call them turns, but many powder-starved skiers flooded Alta over the weekend for a taste of winter before the 2014/15 ski season’s official start. With all uphill traffic at Alta closed as the resort prepares to open on November 21st, skiers had only the summer road to Catherine Pass to play on….