Got any badass POV footage of yourself skiing or snowboarding? Then you have a chance to win Snowbird’s Local Hero POV Video Contest. If you don’t, then charge up those camera batteries and wipe off the lens because as soon and the snow flies, you’ll want to start shooting footage to edit together and send…
Tag: snowboarding
Canyons wants to build a tram to Solitude
Once again, Utah’s ski resorts are plotting ways to connect with each other in an effort to create a European style ski experience. This time it’s the Canyons, and they’re proposing to build a tram that would fly over the Wasatch crest and down into Big Cottonwood Canyon to Solitude. According to KSL, who broke…
List of Utah ski swaps for fall 2011
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…
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…
Absinthe Films to premiere “twe12ve” in Park City and SLC
It’s hard to think about snow with valley temperatures in the mid 90s, but Absinthe Films is here to change your mindset. A lot of videos premiere in places like Colorado, SoCal or New York City, but the Absinthe crew chose Utah as the place to launch their North American video tour. Their 2011 offering,…
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…
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…
Video: Spring Shreddin
It’s June 1st, the unofficial beginning of summer. But here in Utah, especially in the Wasatch, winter still grips the mountains as record breaking rainfall drenches the valleys. So to say hello to the summer months that are very unsummer-like this year, here’s some spring ski-stoke to celebrate. Spring Shreddin comes from our friend, Mike…