The Ski Salt Lake Shootout is happening right now in Utah’s Wasatch Mountains, and the after-party at Brewvies will be the place to go on Saturday night to check out all the shreddy photos, mingle with world-class photographers and ski athletes, and have a good time. Plus, ticket proceeds will go to help the Utah…
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Thoughts on the Freeride Avalanche Workshop at Snowbasin
The Snowbasin Freeride Avalanche Workshop happened over the last few days, and I was lucky enough to be able to attend Tuesday’s session while on assignment for KSL Outdoors. When I wasn’t busy shooting video for a TV story, I soaked in all the good avalanche and safety information I could, which was invaluable. The…
SheJumps and UAC offer Women’s Backcountry 101
Backcountry skiing is at an all-time high right now, as more and more people buy AT gear and skin into the mountains. But things like avalanches can be intimidating or even a deal-breaker, so education is key. The Utah Avalanche Center, along with SheJumps, are teaming up to offer the Women’s Backcountry 101 course. If…
Video: 2012-2013 Utah Backcountry Review
Ah, those guys over at the Utah Avalanche Center sure know how to take a serious thing like avalanches and make them lighthearted and fun. Well, more avalanche forecaster Craig Gordon than anyone else. Of course he doesn’t really take slides lightly, but for the past few years, he and his cohort, Trent Meisenheimer, compiled…
Get backcountry ready at Utah Snow and Avalanche Workshop
It’s time once again for the annual Utah Snow and Avalanche Workshop. In this, the 6th annual workshop, the best and brightest minds in the avalanche and backcountry ski community will converge to discuss current avalanche issues, as well as take a look at accidents and avalanche deaths from the previous season so everyone can…
Make plans for the Utah Avalanche Center Fall Fundraiser
Finally! I get so excited in August for ski season, because all the teases start. The first issue of Power Magazine comes in the mail, ski movie trailers hit the Internet, and the annual Utah Avalanche Center Fall Fundraiser Party is announced. This season marks the 20th year of the fundraiser at the Black Diamond…
Utah Avalanche Center has new iPhone app
Avalanche awareness has gotten high tech thanks to the Utah Avalanche Center, which just released a new app for iPhone and iPad. The app has everything you’d expect to see and contains information you’ll want to know before heading into the backcountry. According to the UAC, the app includes: UAC advisories Avalanche observations NOAA weather…
Friday Video: “Tiny House Tour Episode 3”
The tiny house tour is exactly what it sounds like. Three backcountry skiers load up in a mobile log cabin and travel around the mountains of the west in search of fresh snow. It’s all sponsored by Outdoor Research, and the company’s ambassadors Zack Giffin, Molly Baker and Neil Provo are chasing storms and looking…
Innate Kaze Modular Vacuum Bottle review
The perfect insulated vacuum bottle for backcountry skiing has been difficult to find these days, as some don’t keep my coffee hot long enough, while others have leaked. We’ve been testing out the Innate Kaze Modular Vacuum Bottle ever since we picked one up at Outdoor Retailer in January, and so far it’s been an…
Utah Avalanche Center Women’s Series
The backcountry can be an ugly place. Grizzled, bearded men populate the canyons and mountainsides of the Wasatch, with fewer of the fair sex getting after it. Our mountains would be more charismatic and probably be safer with more women ripping skins and making turns. Females are far more less likely to die in an…