Pro ski athletes tend to spend their winters in exotic, far away mountain ranges like those found in Alaska, British Columbia, or Japan. But Aspen, Colorado-based skier, Colter Hinchliffe, chose the path least traveled (or skinned) by exploring Utah’s comparatively-seldom-skied desert range, the La Sal Mountains of Moab. Of course no athlete goes skiing without…
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Utah ski resorts push back opening dates for lack of snow
UPDATE: Alta has now announced that they too are pushing back opening day to sometime after November 24th. Go to alta.com to stay updated. The winter of 2016/17 is starting out as weird as the Presidential election. Nobody predicted that Utah would feel like summer in mid-November, and skiing pundits are scratching their heads trying…
Powder Mountain to reclaim title of biggest ski resort in U.S.
Well that didn’t last long. Just last season, Park City Mountain became the largest resort in the United States when Vail Resorts combined both Park City Mountain Resort and Canyons Resort. But that title will belong to Powder Mountain this ski season when they fire up two new lifts to complete what they say is…
“Here Comes Winter” coming to Park City
Winter is coming… it’s trendy thing to hashtag thanks to Game of Thrones, but this time of year, it’s a pretty damn accurate statement. Alternatively, you can say, “here comes winter,” and that’s exactly what Wasatch Mountain Arts is saying when they bring their latest ski film-festival to Park City in November. Here Comes Winter…
Get avy savvy at 9th annual Utah Snow and Avalanche Workshop
If you are a backcountry skier in Utah, then you would be advised to attend the annual Utah Snow and Avalanche Workshop, or USAW. In its 9th year, USAW will once again gather the backcountry skiing, riding, snowshoeing and snowmobiling community at the South Towne Expo Center in Sandy for a day of avalanche education….
Luke Hinz aims to ski entire “The Chuting Gallery” in one season
Andrew McLean’s guide book, The Chuting Gallery, is a work found on every Utah backcountry skier’s shelf. In it is a checklist of 90 of the steepest, narrowest, and spiciest ski lines in the Wasatch. Skiing all of them is a massive and brave feat that takes years to accomplish. But one local skier, Luke…
Salt Lake City premiere of MSP’s “Ruin and Rose”
The new ski film from Matchstick Productions, Ruin and Rose, sees its Salt Lake City premiere on Thursday, October 6th at 8:00pm at the Jeanne’ Wagner Theatre in the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center. Ruin and Rose is the first MSP film by acclaimed writer/director Ben Sturgulewski, who is well known as the artistic force behind…
Skiing the National Parks in Powder’s “Monumental”
Ever wondered what it’s like to ski our nation’s National Parks? With the NPS celebrating 100 years, Powder Magazine, along with KGB Productions and REI have teamed up to produce a ski film about that very subject. The film is called “Monumental” and it follows backcountry skiers who travel into the heart of the west’s…
September storm gives Utah first real snow of season
Wax those boards and duct-tape those torn jackets! A late-summer cold front dropped inches of rain in Utah’s valleys and over a foot of snow in the mountains. The two day storm from September 22-24 gave Utah three tornadoes, flooding, and yes, powder in the high country. It’s the first major snowstorm of the 2016/17…
Whisper Ridge opens huge backcountry ski resort in Utah
Utah has a new ski resort opening for the 2016/17 season. No, it’s not the typical ski area with lifts, lodges and restaurants. Instead, Whisper Ridge is a “backcountry resort,” essentially a massive cat and heli-skiing operation that encompasses 110 square miles of mountainous terrain in northern Utah. To say Whisper Ridge is massive would…