Wasatch Mountains, UT, Powdersurfing Report: A Fast and Playful Wave in Grizzly Gulch Report from Monday, January 22, 2024 There’s no better way to start the workweek than going powdersurfing with your friends. We found a nice-looking, south-facing, low-angle wave at the top of Grizzly Gulch in Utah’s Little Cottonwood and went for it. It had snowed 2″ the day before, on top of about 6″ from the day before that, all of […] Conditions Report Martin Kuprianowicz | January 24, 2024 0 Comments
Uinta Mountains, UT, Backcountry Snowmobiling Report: Powdersurfing in a Whole New World Report from Sunday, January 21, 2024 With the avalanche danger at a deadly level throughout most of Northern Utah, it was a lovely day for a snowmobile ride. To make it interesting, we decided we’d scope out a different mountain range than what we were used to in search of some white waves to powdersurf—the Uinta Mountains east of Park […] Conditions Report Martin Kuprianowicz | January 24, 2024 0 Comments
Wasatch Mountains, UT, Report: Powdersurfing the Deep (Clip from Monday) Report from Monday and Tuesday, March 6-7, 2023 Another day, another storm. This past weekend’s blockbuster storm brought the Cottonwoods 35-45″ of new snow, and with considerable avalanche danger and lots of new fluff, the past two mornings were perfect for getting out and practicing the fine-tuned art of powsurfing. On Monday, we hiked up Days Fork […] Backcountry Martin Kuprianowicz | March 7, 2023 0 Comments
Wasatch Range, Powdersurfing Report: Delectable Dad Pow Surf’s up! High avalanche danger today = hunting for dad pow in the Wasatch’s Big Cottonwood Canyon. Connor and I went for a walk this morning in Mill D to go ride some white waves in low-angle terrain. It was blistering cold. The avalanche danger was high and the Utah Avalanche Center subsequently issued an Avalanche Warning which read: Widespread […] Conditions Report Martin Kuprianowicz | December 2, 2022 2 Comments
VIDEO: Powdersurfing Legend Shows You Don’t Need Bindings to Shred a Good Time! Nothing revives the roots of snowboarding more than powdersurfing. Desiring the feeling of surfing the mountains, German-bred Ben Dietermann – founder of Konvoi Snowboards – and US-American powdersurf legend and founder of Grassroots Powdersurfing Jeremy Jensen know that you do not need bindings in order to have a good time. And although they both grew up on different sides of […] SnowBrains | April 23, 2018 0 Comments
[GEAR REVIEW] The Grassroots ‘Flying Carpet’ Powsurfer—Wickedly Smooth, Extremely Fun This level of fun should be illegal. In order to challenge myself and try something new this year, I decided to take on powdersurfing (“powdersurfing:” not “powder surfing.” It’s one word!). I did my homework, researched various brands, talked to local shredders I know, and resolved that Grassroots Powdersurfing was the best brand for me, if not one of the […] Gear Review Martin Kuprianowicz | December 23, 2022 0 Comments
Wasatch Range, UT, Backcountry Report: Learning How to Powsurf in 2 Feet of Blower Powder The Central Wasatch’s snowpack effectively doubled overnight. Above 9,000′ over two feet of new snow was reported and the avalanche danger was high. Mark Staples with the Utah Avalanche Center shared today’s avalanche forecast, writing: “I am totally uncertain how the snowpack will react today. What I know for sure is that I would avoid avalanche terrain today. For these […] Conditions Report Martin Kuprianowicz | November 9, 2022 0 Comments
Powder Surfing: Riding the White Wave [iframe id=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/tfzWCybPMaQ”] Imagine a snowboard. Now take away the boots and bindings, the straps and buckles. What remains is essentially a surfboard built for powder: Powder Surfing. A rider, a board and a mountain of snow. In common parlance, powsurfing. Ideal for the curious boarder with skateboarding skills, these powder boards are reminiscent of snowboards from the early days of […] Robin Azer | September 29, 2016 0 Comments