After Ski Utah’s big announcement of the One Wasatch interconnect plan that would make it possible to ski from Deer Valley to Snowbird on one lift ticket drew praise on the one hand, and critical ire on the other. Among the organizations that came out in opposition to the plan are Save Our Canyons and…
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One Wasatch to connect 7 Utah ski resorts
Ski Utah and all seven Wasatch ski resorts dropped a big announcement that may well push the long-talked about Interconnect into reality. One Wasatch is a new idea that will connect all the Central Wasatch resorts from Deer Valley in Park City to Snowbird in Little Cottonwood Canyon. The combination of joining these resorts means…
Backcountry 101 Class at Brighton Resort
Shhh…come closer, I have to admit something terrible to you: I’m not a backcountry snowboarder. I know, I know…the horror! I have been in Utah for nine amazing winters, and before this season have rarely strayed from the boundaries of our fantastic resorts. Impossible, right? I assure you it is all true. However, I decided…
Spandex up for the Wasatch Citizen Skimo Series
Skimo is on the rise in Utah, due in large part to the Wasatch Citizen Skimo Series at Brighton Resort. If you’re a longtime skimo racer, or just skimo-curious, then the Citizen Series is the perfect, low-key venue to check it out. So, what is skimo? Well, “skimo” is short for ski mountaineering. Also-known-as randonee…
Video: Dub Roots from Dubsatch Collective
Nothing gets skiers jazzed up for ski season more than over-the-head powder footage. In this week’s featured video, the new short film “Dub Roots” by the Dubsatch Collective, there’s plenty of it, and they even keep it mellow with one of my favorite Pink Floyd songs. The video is shot entirely at Alta. It’s basically…
Wasatch Backcountry Alliance gives voice to human-powered recreation
When I attended a screening of the new Powderwhore’s movie, “Elevation” at Brewvies, I sauntered by a table covered in stickers that said Wasatch Backcountry Alliance. Intrigued, and always a sucker for free stickers, I ended up talking to the folks and immediately signed up to become a member. So what is it? The Wasatch…
The First Annual (?) Utah Bikes n’ Beers Tour
Two things we do pretty well here in Utah are bikes and beers. Leave it to Mike D (who does insane bike rides while eating junk food) to find a way to combine the two into one hell of a day. A few years back, Mike got to thinking: why not ride to every single…
Black Diamond shows off new apparel to Salt Lake fans
Thursday night was party time at the Black Diamond Store in Salt Lake City, when a handful of ravenous Black Diamond fans got to take a first-hand look at the company’s brand new line of outerwear. Invites went out earlier in the week, and space was very limited. So much so that sending in my…
Vasque Ready to Hit the Trail at 2013 Outdoor Retailer Summer Market
The Vasque booth at Outdoor Retailer Summer Market was a shoe fiend’s dream come true. Walls of snappy leather boots, fancy trail shoes and freaky looking running gear hung in neatly prepared rows. With so much to ogle, I was a bit overwhelmed. Luckily for me, the Vasque rep was happy to showcase four of…
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…