Huntsville, UT – Northern Utah’s Snowbasin Resort will host a Winter Carnival this Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017. The day will be filled with family friendly activities, and end with a rare evening of night skiing on Snowbasin’s slopes and fireworks. Schedule of Events: Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.: There will be a social … Continue reading Snowbasin Holds Winter Carnival This Saturday
Alta, UT – Little Cottonwood Canyon in Utah closed at 6 a.m. this morning so that the state’s Department of Transportation (UDOT) could conduct avalanche mitigation work along the numerous slide paths above State Highway 210. It was supposed to reopen to skiers and riders at 9 a.m. However, after UDOT provoked 40 avalanches, seven … Continue reading VIDEO: Caught On Camera, 40 Avalanches Close Utah’s Little Cottonwood Canyon
Solitude, UT – American snowboardcross athletes claimed a victory on home soil on Sunday at the Toyota U.S. Grand Prix at Solitude Mountain Resort. In Sunday’s team event, Rosie Mancari, of Anchorage, Alaska and Stowe, Vt.’s Lindsey Jacobellis took the win for the ladies, while Alex Deibold, of Boulder, Colo., and Nate Holland from Squaw Valley, Calif. combined to … Continue reading Jacobellis and Mancari Team Up For World Cup Win at Solitude
Solitude, UT – The Czech Republic’s Eva Samkova and Alessandro Haemmerle of Austria each claimed victory in this season’s second World Cup snowboard cross event, which was staged at Solitude Mountain Resort in Utah on Saturday. The field of 24 women and 48 men battled not only each other, but also the weather on the Nick Roma-built course. … Continue reading Samkova and Haemmerle Prevail in Solitude SBX
Solitude, UT – It was Canadian domination on the skicross course at Friday’s Toyota U.S. Grand Prix at Solitude Mountain Resort. The Canadian women swept the podium: Marielle Thompson took the win, Brittany Phelan was second and India Sherret was third. They also took two of the top three spots for the men: David Duncan took … Continue reading Canadians Dominate Solitude Skicross
Salt Lake City, UT – Professional snowboarder Jeremy Jones has sustained serious injuries in an accident in the Utah backcountry, a GoFundMe page has revealed. But just to be clear, there are two well-known professional snowboarders named Jeremy Jones. This isn’t big mountain snowboarder Jeremy Jones from Truckee, Calif., founder of Jones Snowboards and Protect Our … Continue reading Pro Snowboarder Jeremy Jones Seriously Injured in Backcountry Accident
Denver, CO – With the Christmas holiday season and the month of December now officially in the books, many western mountain lodging properties have much to cheer about according to the most recent data released by Denver-based DestiMetrics. As of Dec. 31, while actual occupancy for the month of December at 30,000 rooms sampled at ski resorts … Continue reading Booking Pace Slows at Western Ski Resorts
