Salt Lake City, UT – I first met Jason West in a very Wasatch sort of way. Driving up Big Cottonwood Canyon for a ski day at Solitude, I picked up West who was hitchhiking after a backcountry run on Kessler Peak. We spent the rest of the drive chatting and comparing the relatively good … Continue reading Powderwhores Break Out with “Breaking Trail”
Salt Lake City, UT – Skeptics liken long-term weather forecasting to spinning a roulette wheel. But while it’s a long way off, meteorologists are taking note of the persisting effects of the La Niña phenomenon that was credited with a memorable winter across most regions of the U.S. in 2010-11. Last winter set attendance records … Continue reading Is Another Record-Breaking Winter On Tap in the U.S.?
Salt Lake City, UT –Forklifts are swirling in a choreographed dance today inside and outside the cavernous Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City to load semi-trailers as another Outdoor Retailer trade show has come and gone. The semi-annual gathering of over 20,000 product exhibitors, retailers and members of the media provides not only … Continue reading Outdoor Retailer Showcases a Number of Products to Appeal to Skiers and Snowboarders This Fall
Winhall, VT – At 8:45 a.m. on Saturday morning the Winhall Fire Department in southern Vermont responded to a structure fire at the defunct Snow Valley ski area in the town of Winhall, near Manchester. Det. Sgt. Michael Manley of the Vermont State Police reports that the base lodge of the ski area, closed since … Continue reading Ski Lodge Burns at Vermont’s Defunct Snow Valley
Fernie (BC), Canada – There are some interesting goings on this summer atop 7,000-foot Polar Peak at Fernie Alpine Resort. Stakes labeled “Tower 10,” “Tower 9,” etc. now stretch from the upper reaches of Currie Bowl to the very top of Polar Peak. Perhaps not coincidentally, a chairlift currently sits dismantled and staged in Fernie’s … Continue reading Is Fernie Installing a New Ski Lift to Polar Peak?
Las Vegas, NV – The terms “Vegas” and “skiing” are hardly synonymous, but the Las Vegas area’s only ski resort appears ready to change that. Last Friday, officials of the Humoldt-Toiyabe National Forest, within which Las Vegas Ski & Snowboard Resort (LVSSR) operates, granted approval to the resort’s $35 million Master Development Plan (MDP) that … Continue reading Big Expansion Plans for Las Vegas Ski Resort
Snowbird, UT – Snowbird Ski & Summer Resort in Utah will now extend its ski and snowboard season on weekends through July 4th, weather and conditions permitting, First Tracks!! Online learned today. Originally scheduled to close for the season this Monday following the Memorial Day holiday, Snowbird is still covered top to bottom with a … Continue reading Snowbird to Extend Utah Ski Season Through July 4th
