Wasatch Dispatch: March Comes Rolling Deep!! Deep Utah powder has covered everything! It just keeps snowing here in the Wasatch Mountains. Another right-side up storm: a foot of heavy snow to smooth the tracks, topped off by two feet of perfect blower powder. The best thing to do, so they say, is to go ski it. With a couple of options in mind, we figured today […] Backcountry John Solder | March 15, 2019 0 Comments
Wasatch Dispatch: Lisa Falls This past weekend was one for the books all across the Wasatch. People were getting after it! Lots of classic lines went down (hypodermic needle, Y-couloir) and even some of the once in a wild-hair line (Medusa face, yikes). But we had the big mama in mind, the most vert you can ski in the Wasatch, Lisa Falls. Clocking in […] Backcountry John Solder | March 1, 2019 0 Comments
The Magic of the Cottonwood Canyons: Part 2 | Why is Utah Weather SO GOOD for Powder? This is the second article in a two-part series discussing what makes great powder and the reasons why it is found in the Cottonwood Canyons near Salt Lake City, Utah. Part 1 sets the stage and presents the facts for why Utah has some of the best powder skiing in the world. Part 2 is for the weather nerds and […] Weather John Solder | February 15, 2019 0 Comments
Why Does It Snow SO MUCH in Utah? This is the first article in a two-part series discussing what makes great powder and the reasons why it is found in the Cottonwood Canyons near Salt Lake City, Utah. Part 1 sets the stage and presents the facts for why Utah has some of the best powder skiing in the world. For the weather nerds, Part 2 describes why […] Weather John Solder | February 15, 2019 4 Comments
Wasatch Dispatch: Code Blue | After the Big Storm After a long steady Wasatch storm cycle, and a lot of greybird skiing, the clouds finally cleared and the powder was waiting to be harvested under a deep blue sky. Fire up boys, we have a CODE BLUEBIRD! Multiple storms added up to multiple feet of new snow. But the best was saved for last, 2 feet of cold Utah blower […] Backcountry John Solder | February 15, 2019 0 Comments
Wasatch Dispatch: Skiing Big Lines | Heart of Darkness and Monte Cristo Direct Time to grab the ropes and harnesses. We were hungry for some exposed skiing. TL and Adam were game to tick off some classic Wasatch big ski mountaineering lines. There is something undeniable about steep ski to boot transitions, rappelling in the middle of a line, and traveling over big cliffs. Fully engaged skiing. We had Monte Cristo in mind from the […] Backcountry John Solder | January 11, 2019 0 Comments
Wasatch Dispatch: Full Sun After the Storm After two days of wind and heavy snowfall, the clouds rolled away revealing a new coat of 75 cm of creamy snow in the Utah backcountry. Jeremy and I pushed off early to get a jump on the frenzy but were greeted by next to no one almost all day. Nice to watch the day start from the top particularly with freshies at […] Backcountry John Solder | January 11, 2019 0 Comments
Wasatch Dispatch: Holiday Season Round-up With all the craziness that falls around the holiday season, it is hard to keep up with everything. But one thing that we should not miss out on is self-care. What does self-care look like for me? UTAH POWDER!!! December started off strong and mellowed out enough for the powder to settle out, so we got to play on some […] John Solder | January 4, 2019 0 Comments
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