The boys at our local ski movie company, Powderwhore Productions, have spread their wings and taken off. They’ve flown so far with every movie in the last 10 years that they’ve finally made it – they’ve made a movie that is no longer a video diary of a Utah ski season with backcountry friends. The…
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Salt Lake City now “Ski City USA”
Steamboat Springs, Colorado, has long tagged itself with the moniker “Ski Town USA.” Well Salt Lake City has upped the ante with a new campaign that officially brands the Utah capitol as “Ski City USA.” In a press conference, Salt Lake County Mayor, Ben McAdams, along with Visit Salt Lake, unveiled the new advertising campaign,…
Park City Mountain Resort now “Epic” after Vail purchase
A long time of doubt, anxiety and speculation over what will happen between the legal wrangling between Vail/Talisker and Park City Mountain Resort is finally over. Vail has officially purchased PCMR. This announcement has come only two days after a judge ordered PCMR to pay a $17.5 million bond to keep operating for the 2014/15…
Ski Utah reveals ONE Wasatch lift connector locations
The very contentious ONE Wasatch plan to connect all seven ski resorts from Park City to Little Cottonwood Canyon seems to be moving forward, as Ski Utah revealed the possible lift alignments that will turn the Central Wasatch into a giant, interconnected ski resort. This mega resort would have 100 lifts, serving 18,000 acres. And…
Salt Lake Craggin’ Classic returns
The Salt Lake Craggin’ Classic returns. On September 6th and 7th, rock climbers from all over will gather at Alta for a weekend-long celebration of all things climbing. Think of this event as a festival dedicated to the act of moving vertically over rock. You can immerse yourself in it with clinics, vendor tents, yoga…
Salomon’s goats team up with Internet goats at Backcountry.com
There’s a brand new, elite trail running team in the United States, and Utah’s own Salomon and Backcountry.com are instigators. This new partnership of human goats joining forces with Internet goats is a collaboration between Salomon Sports and our favorite outdoor gear purveyor. Athletes on this new team include Aliza Lapierre, Cassie Scallon, Emma Garrard,…
Winter backpacking (in August) at Kamas Lake
Months before planning a backpacking trip to Kamas Lake in the Uinta Mountains, it seemed August would the the ideal time of year. Temperatures should be just right, an afternoon thunderstorm would be likely but not a concern, and the fishing should be hot. But as I exit my tent in the dawn hours and…
2014 Black Diamond Fall Fundraiser Party for the Utah Avalanche Center
Winter is coming… unseasonably cool weather this August may portend things to come for ski season, at least we can hope. Let’s keep that hope alive by celebrating our backcountry skiing community and benefiting the Utah Avalanche Center at the 2014 Black Diamond Fall Fundraiser Party. In its 21st year (which means the party is…
Video: Powderwhore Productions’ “Some Thing Else” Trailer
You know fall is knocking on our doors when ski movie trailers start hitting the interwebs. Well, Utah’s own Powderwhore Productions released the trailer for their latest yearbook ski flick. “Some Thing Else” is the name of their 2014/15 ski season creation, starring many local skiers like the Provo Brothers, Noah Howell and Andrew McLean….
Video: Snowbird Big Mountain Trail and Moab Singletrack
There’s never been a better time to be a mountain biker in Utah. New trails are being cut every year from north to south, east to west and there doesn’t seem to be an end in sight. The explosion of new mountain bike-specific trails is so unprecedented that the TV show, KSL Outdoors, went to…