Ski swaps are among skidom’s most cherished traditions. Every fall, our ski and snowboard gear is given the once-over, and if those old boards purchased 10 years ago desperately need to be sacrificed to the ski gods in a backyard bonfire, then you’ll need some new ones. Utah ski swaps can be a pretty good…
Tag: Skiing
Level 1 Productions screens “After Dark” in Utah
Ski movie tours are already making their way to Utah, like “After Dark” from Level 1 Productions. “After Dark” will screen in Salt Lake City at The Depot on Wednesday, September 14th at 7pm. Tickets are $13 and can be purchased in advance at SmithTix or at the door the night of the show. Level…
One week left to become Ski Utah Park Rat
Want to write a blog about skiing and snowboarding in Utah and get a Ski Utah Silver Pass in return? Think you got the writing chops and motivation to shred your heart out at all 14 Utah ski resorts? Then you may be the guy or gal who deserves to be the new Ski Utah Park…
Compilation of 2011 Utah ski movie screenings
Hard to believe it’s happening, but we’re already talking about ski movies. Films produced for the sole purpose to stoke winter… uh…. stoke will soon be lighting screens up all over Utah. The major ski-movie companies have already booked their Utah dates, and some of the smaller guys have as well. It’s a yearly tradition to torture yourself at the…
Race to win Ski Utah Yeti Pass Skootch’n Dash
There’s a new kind of ski pass in town, and Ski Utah is giving everyone a chance to win one. The first ever Ski Utah Yeti Pass is a ticket that gets skiers one day at every Utah ski resort for the 2011/2012 season. On September 3rd, the Yeti Pass Skootch’n Dash will take place at the…
Ski all Utah resorts with the new Yeti Pass
Ski Utah is always looking for ways to get skiers and snowboarders onto one of Utah’s 14 ski resorts. But this year, they’ve figured out how to get you to ski ALL of them. New for the 2011/2012 ski season, Ski Utah will be offering the “Yeti Pass,” and it’s your ticket to explore every…
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…
Summer skiing at Snowbird
2011 will go down as the one of the greatest Utah ski seasons in anyone’s memory. Surely the over 700 inches of snow our Wasatch Mountain ski resorts were buried under, as well as the incredible wet spring that followed, will be talked about in bars and skier gathering places for decades to come. And…
Snowbasin to re-open for summer skiing
Wow, it’s been one hell of a ski season here in Utah! For evidence, look no further than the fact that for the first time in history, Snowbasin will be re-opening for skiing and snowboarding on June 11th. Due to an outcry from Snowbasin skiers and riders, along with a 100 inch base, the resort…
Vanessa Aadland skis Superior butt naked
Have you heard the tale about a girl who skied Mount Superior butt naked? The story has been all over the Internet the past few days as a picture of pro skier, Vanessa Aadland, has been making the rounds. The image shows her standing atop Superior, arms spread, with no clothes (save an avalanche beacon – safety first.) Many questioned whether she…