After a dismal start to the 2017/18 ski season, we can celebrate because snow arrives in Utah just in time for Christmas. This week a small storm system swept through the state, bringing 6 inches of snow to the Cottonwood Canyons, and 9 inches down south at Brian Head. Over the weekend, another wave of…
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Cottonwood Canyon resorts skiing great despite lack of snow
Don’t cancel your Christmas skiing plans in Utah yet! Despite only receiving less than 50 inches of snow so for this winter, the ski resorts in the Cottonwood Canyons are skiing great. Round-the-clock snowmaking thanks to cold temperatures has played a big role. Plus, the terrain that is open is much more than just icy…
Dine like a Mongolian inside The Yurt at Solitude
When I imagine Mongolians eating dinner, it’s an image of Genghis Khan tearing into a roasted sheep’s leg. So that’s what I thought as I hiked through the evening woods to The Yurt at Solitude. While the yurt is Mongolian-style, it turns out the experience inside is as sophisticated as dining at a ski resort…
Solitude Resort opens for 2017 ski and snowboard season
The lifts started spinning and skiers and boarders were making laps this morning at Solitude Resort. It wasn’t the typical opening day froth-fest; as we are all painfully aware, this ski season hasn’t exactly started with a bang. In spite of the harsh hand dealt to the Wasatch by Ullr, the employees up at Soli…
Ski Season Prep: the essential to-do list
Winter is coming. Winter is here!!! Utah lifts started spinning this week, marking the official start of resort skiing and snowboarding here in the Beehive State. If you’re like me, you probably haven’t done any ski season prep to all your winter gear just yet, or figured out how you’ll be getting to the mountains….
Some Utah ski resorts open this week, others delay
the 2017/18 ski season officially begins this week in Utah as three ski resorts will open around Thanksgiving. But a dry and warm autumn with little snowfall has caused other ski resorts to delay their planned openings. LET THE SKI SEASON BEGIN! Four Utah ski resorts have planned openings, including Brian Head, Brighton, Snowbird and…
Solitude Mountain Resort to open with new improvements
Winter is almost here. The snow guns are spraying and storms are lining up. If all goes well, Solitude Mountain Resort will open with new improvements for the 2017/18 ski season. Read below for a list of the Solitude new improvements. Conditions permitting, Solitude will open on Saturday, December 2nd. The mountain usually opens with…
Takeaways from the 2017 Utah Snow and Avalanche Workshop
The 2017 Utah Snow and Avalanche Workshop was held this year for the first time at Snowbird. I think it was the best one yet. I pondered why the venue change, as it limited the amount of participants (the South Towne Expo Center had plenty of room for everyone). But I suppose the aesthetics of…
2017 Backcountry Film Festival is coming to Brewvies
“Celebrating the Winter Human-Powered Experience.” That’s the motto of the Winter Wildlands Alliance. If that’s a mantra you also live by, then get your butt to downtown Salt Lake City on November 16th because their 2017 Backcountry Film Festival is coming to Brewvies. Adventure, environment and climate, youth outdoors, ski culture- you’ll find it…
REI presents “Follow Through” featuring Caroline Gleich
REI is well into their #ForceOfNature campaign. The goal is to “level the playing field” for women recreating outdoors. This week they launched a video featuring Utah’s own Caroline Gleich titled, Follow Through. The film documents Gleich’s successful attempt to be the first woman to ski all 90 routes in Andrew McLean’s classic steep-skiing guide…