The Utah Adventure Journal Speaker Series is returning to Snowbird for its third year. The Wildflower Lounge at the Iron Blosam Lodge will once again play host for eight Thursdays this winter where you can hear inspiring tales of outdoor adventures from Utah’s most prolific outdoor athletes. Check out this year’s lineup, get there early…
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14th Annual Powder Awards in Salt Lake City honor top skiers and filmmakers
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…
Backcountry.com offers Women’s Avalanche Safety Workshop
Avalanche safety instruction is vital when backcountry skiing, and more options for learning pop up every year. Now online gear retailer, backcountry.com, is jumping into the fray by offering more than just gear with their S.A.F.E. A.S. Women’s Intro to Avalanche Safety clinics. Held 4 times in December, these clinics will be led by pro…
Aron Ralston to host Snowbird Summit Gala Fundraiser
There’s a lot of non-profit organizations in the Wasatch Mountains that make life and recreation better for those of us who enjoy the Cottonwood Canyons. One of the biggest fundraisers of the year that helps these organizations out is the Snowbird Summit Gala. This year’s event features Aron Ralston, the outdoor adventurer best known for…
Alta and Snowbird open for 2013/14 season
Alta and Snowbird opened for the season this week, which means all Cottonwood Canyon resorts are completely operational for the 2013/14 ski and snowboard season. Early season conditions are pretty good as recent storms have created a descent base and enough coverage for several lifts and runs to open. Alta opened on Friday, November 22nd…
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…
Video: Snowbird Ski Patrol
It’s not often that you can see a commercial for a ski resort featuring nothing but the ski patrol, but in this week’s video, the Snowbird Ski Patrol takes center stage. Of course the terrain, snow, and yes, explosions are all present as well, but it’s the sweet footage of the patrollers at work and…
Ski more resorts with Alta, Snowbird, PCMR, and Deer Valley season passes
It’s a good time to be a skier in the Wasatch! Skiers and snowboarders will have more season pass options than ever before this winter with new season pass offerings that seem to be falling from the sky like snow. A great example is that Alta, Snowbird, PCMR, and Deer Valley recently announced if you…
Running from Alta to Baldy and back
On a recent, roasting Friday night, I escaped the triple-digit valley life to tag along with trail runners Chris Cawley and Heather Kluk on a challenging loop run beginning in Alta. Beginning just before seven in the relative cool of 8,500 feet, we passed the bottom of Wildcat chair and cut west on the trail…
Running on the Peruvian Gulch Trail at Snowbird
Snowbird has added some sort of roller-slidey device and may (or may not) be adding a bunch more developments, but its classic terrain, big and steep, is at the ready for summer running or hiking. I parked on the bypass road near the Powderbird heli-pad and got on the Blackjack trail. There are other ways…