Salt Lake City, UT – Regular visitors to First Tracks!! Online have noticed that there’s been no new content published over the past 10 days or so. We’ve been skiing of course, but that isn’t it. We’ve had bigger fish to fry and we’re now ready to unveil the results to you, our loyal readers. … Continue reading New Look, New Features for FTO
Lexington, MA – Like many of us, MIT graduate Frank Lo lives to ski, always looking for the biggest mountains to descend. He’s been frustrated, however, by misleading statistics touted by the marketing departments of ski resorts around the world. “For example, I hate to pick out Whistler specifically because I’ve been there and it … Continue reading What’s That Ski Area’s True Vertical?
Quebec (QC), Canada – While work continues at Le Massif de Charlevoix, including a whopping C$16 million investment in the ski area itself for this winter alone, improvements at other Quebec City area ski and snowboard resorts will enhance the experience across the region this winter. In addition to smaller ski areas near the city … Continue reading Mountains of Improvements at Quebec City Area Ski Resorts This Winter
Huntsville, UT – Utah’s Snowbasin Resort has filed a Master Plan with Weber County’s Ogden Valley Destination and Recreation Resort Zone to build a massive resort village at the ski area in Huntsville, finally realizing its plan to become a world-class ski and snowboard resort. Founded in 1939, Snowbasin was largely a locals-only ski area … Continue reading Snowbasin Aims to Finally Add Beds at Utah Ski Resort
Aspen, CO – Ski and snowboard filmgoers will gather this weekend in Aspen’s Wheeler Opera House and at the IF3 International Freeski Film Festival in Montreal to witness Signatures, the sophomore effort from Colorado-based filmmakers Sweetgrass Productions that brings a new artistic flair to the ski film genre. With stunning, ethereal cinematography and a folk … Continue reading Sweetgrass Brings a Sweet New Artistic Touch to Ski Films with “Signatures”
Eden, UT – The serenity of an August sunrise is suddenly punctuated by the roar from two 12 million BTU propane burners. The wicker basket rises imperceptibly from the ground, and we’re gently flying. Balloon pilot Russ Griffes of American Fork, Utah, skillfully guides our craft between about a dozen others, slowly rising above Wolf … Continue reading Hot Air Balloon Festival Takes Utah’s Ogden Valley to New Heights
Eden, UT – Think Utah skiing, and what comes to mind? The ski and snowboard resorts surrounding the state’s only true ski town, Park City? Or maybe it’s the deep snows of the Cottonwood Canyons? Chances are, though, that it isn’t the three ski resorts that surround the pastoral Ogden Valley of northern Utah. Snowbasin’s … Continue reading The Ogden Valley: The Other Utah