Get out your mask and beads along with your skis, because Mardi Gras is coming to Brian Head Resort. Spring skiing will take on New Orleans style in southern Utah, and it looks like it’s going to be a party. Here are a few things going on throughout the day: Ski/Board Poker Run: 9:30 a.m….
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Utah ski resort closing dates for 2011
It’s March, and the days are already getting longer and warmer. It won’t be long before we’re greasing up our mountain bike chains and organizing the rock climbing gear racks. That means ski season is on the death walk toward summer, and now’s the time to plan ahead for corn skiing and barbecues in the…
Brooks Range Backcountry Multi-tool review
Be Mr. Fix-it. If you spend any time in the backcountry on skis or a splitboard, self sufficiency is paramount. That means never having to rely on your friends if you lack any essentials. It’s always best to be the guy who provides than the guy who needs – especially since the provider generally gets…
12 Hours of Snowbird raises $25k for FUAC
The hardcore skiers who gave up sleep to ski at Snowbird, in the dark, overnight, for 12 hours straight, ended up raising over $25,000 for the Friends of the Utah Avalanche Center. The first annual 12 Hours of Snowbird event went down on February 17th and 18th from 7pm to 7am. Skiers and snowboarders lapped…
Utah photogs win awards in Ski Salt Lake Shootout
Two Utah photographers won awards in this year’s Ski Salt Lake Shootout. Both Lee Cohen and Steve Lloyd snagged some recognition for their photos of skiers in their element among Salt Lake’s ski resorts. According to the folks at Visit Salt Lake, local uber-photographer Lee Cohen won first place in the “Urban Meets Mountain” category…
Backcountry skiing God’s Lawnmower
It is huge. It can be seen from Big Cottonwood Canyon road. Its very presence makes every skier driving to Solitude or Brighton look up and imagine skiing that line. It’s called God’s Lawnmower, and this enormous slide path on the north face of Kessler Peak is an icon of backcountrry skiing in the Wasatch….
Backcountry skiing Lake Desolation
Lake Desolation is surrounded by quality backcountry skiing, from south-facing open glades, to tree skiing on north and east aspects. The area draws all kinds of backcountry types – from weathered telemarkers out for a long tour, to modern twin-tippers barreling down from the Canyons ski resort next door. They all come to this tiny…
Backcountry Film Festival at Brewvies
Utah is the the grip of deep winter, which means backcountry skiing is at its peak. But if your backcountry experience has been lacking, or you need inspiration to just get out there, then maybe the Backcountry Film Festival will give you a kick in the pants. The Backcountry Film Festival is touring to ski…
Ski your legs off at 12 Hours of Snowbird
A new ski event makes its debut at Snowbird this year, and it sounds like a doosy. 12 Hours of Snowbird is a non-stop ski fest where, as the title implies, you ski for 12 hours straight. Plus, it’s a competition that benefits the Friends of the Utah Avalanche Center which is reason alone to…
January is Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month
Utah’s resorts are all open, huge storm have given us a deep snowpack, and conditions this January are perfect to learn how to ski and snowboard. So it makes perfect sense that January is officially “Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month.” Utah has joined 34 other skiing states this month to offer special discounts to…