Knee Deep Snow @ Snowbird and Alta, Utah w/ 5-9” More Today | Indepth Photo Tour I reported over a week ago that the Wasatch was going to get it’s first snow. Well, the weather man and myself were wrong. Instead of snow levels at 8,500 feet we ended up with snow levels at about 11,200 feet. Only a few peaks in the Wasatch top out above that and received barely a skiff of snow. HOWEVER, we were right about a second system coming in on Wednesday. Yesterday the snow started at around 10am at 10,000 feet. By 2pm the snow levels had plummeted to 8,000 feet and continued to drop […] Weather Kyler Roush | September 27, 2013 3 Comments
Behind The Scenes of the Coors Light Commercials | Thirsty Thursday Regardless your opinion of what constitutes a great beer I think it can be agreed that Coors Light at least knows how to make a solid commercial. One of their most popular commercials to date “Ascent” was filmed in the Chugach Mountains of Southern Alaska outside of the Girdwood and Valdez areas, along with several others. Snowboarding legend Jeremy Jones even took time out of his personal […] Kyler Roush | September 19, 2013 1 Comment
First Snow-filled Forecast For Alta & Snowbird, Utah Canada has gotten it, Montana has gotten it, Wyoming has gotten it and heck Colorado got it a month ago and even Tahoe is about to get it. Now the greatest mountain range with the greatest snow is about to get it. THAT’S RIGHT! The Wasatch is about to get its first snow of the year and it appears to be significant enough that it may be measurable! Currently on the 7-Day NOAA Forecast there are 5 out of the next 7 days forecasts that use the magical word “SNOW”. It’s obvious that this snow will NOT stick around […] Weather Kyler Roush | September 19, 2013 2 Comments
Kayaking Flooded Boulder Creek, Elephant Buttress on September 12th, 2013 Portions of Colorado have been ravaged lately by unprecedented amounts of rain. Some areas of Colorado have received over 9 inches of rain in only 3 days. One town saw 6.5 inches in only 18 hours. This has caused intense flash flooding that has cut off towns from help due to swollen rivers swallowing roads and bridges. Despite all the destruction, […] Friday Fun Kyler Roush | September 13, 2013 1 Comment
Bike Park at Snowbird, UT? | We Need Your Help | Plus Other Snowbird Plans! It has been talked about for years, designs have been drawn up and then seemingly forgotten about. Fast forward to now, the designs are back and are here to stay. The long talked about bike park at Snowbird is about to become a reality, but only if you the riders make it what it should be. Snowbird has the ability […] Biking Kyler Roush | August 13, 2013 2 Comments
Little Cottonwood Canyon CLOSED | Rock and Mud Slides Cross Road | Photo Gallery The last two months in Northern Utah have been unusually dry leading to scarey fire conditions as the 4th of July approached. Fortunately the fire and brimstone some expected did not happen after a week of triple digit temps. However in the last 2 days we have nearly made up for 2 months of dry weather in 2 short lived, […] Weather Kyler Roush | July 6, 2013 3 Comments
Salt Lake Climbers Rejoice | Momentum Reveals New MASSIVE Climbing Gym Word has been out for quite sometime that Momentum Climbing Gym was planning a second location in the Salt Lake Area in addition to their Sandy location. The newest location will be located in Millrock and Momentum just released a video showing an impressive 3D rendering of the top-rope and lead climbing area of the gym. Still yet to be […] Climbing Kyler Roush | July 1, 2013 2 Comments
REI’s Revamped Return Policy | Effective as of June 4th R.eturn E.verything I.ndefinitely? Not anymore. REI has released a statement regarding the changes to their “no questions asked” return policy that so many have come to love and unfortunately abuse. As of June 4th, 2013 you are no longer able to return any item that you purchased over a year ago. In addition REI outlets will no longer accept returns […] Kyler Roush | June 5, 2013 8 Comments
Brain Post: Glacier National Park’s “Going to The Sun Road” Plowing Operations The Going to The Sun Road is the only road that crosses Glacier National Park and provides the only motorized access to Logan Pass continental divide. The road opened in 1932 after 11 years of carving 50 miles of roadway into the sides of the surrounding peaks. The road cost $2.5 million dollars to complete and recently received $27.6 million […] Brains Kyler Roush | June 5, 2013 8 Comments
The Canyons is now being operated by Vail Resorts This could and probably will be huge for the Utah Ski Industry! And should be huge to anyone with an Epic Pass from Vail. In 2007 The Canyons, located adjacent to Park City Ski Resort, was bought from its defunct owner American Skiing Co. by Talisker, who also owns the lease for the Majority of the land that Park […] Kyler Roush | May 29, 2013 4 Comments
Snowbird Conditions Report | May 26th | ONE MORE DAY! All good things must come to an end. Today it ended with Tram Operators rapping the announcements, skiing Main Chute, zipper lines, pond skimming and frothy beverages. Fortunately if you live in Utah you still have one more day to partake in all the closing day shenanigans, even those that don’t involve clothing and NOT falling. The conditions today were […] Weather Kyler Roush | May 26, 2013 4 Comments
Little Pine Chute | Big Bowl Full Of Corn | Utah Backcountry Conditions Report Last week in the Wasatch was the warmest week of the year so far and we had gone over a week with no snow, only intense sunny days and cold nights. Last Saturday (4/27) was the perfect recipe for corn. Cold clear night of 29°F and a high of over 50°F with a clear sky. Little Pine Chute was our […] Trip Report Kyler Roush | May 1, 2013 2 Comments
Swiss Attempt To Break Speed Skiing Records w/ Insane New Course | 156 MPH! Its certainly not anything new that the French and Swiss seem to be genetically prone to take part in competitive and risky activities constantly trying to one up the other. This year the Swiss have taken it a step further. Ramp Construction The current speed skiing record holder is Simone Origone from Italy. Simone skied an astonishing 156.2 mph in […] Kyler Roush | April 25, 2013 5 Comments
Snowbird Conditions Report | April 24th | Big News & Bluebird Skies Big news and bluebird skies. 48-Hour new snow: 1″ Year to date: 404″ Settled base: 106″ Recorded temperatures: Base (8100 ft) 26°F – 42°F Hidden Peak (11,000ft) 17°F – 32°F With only 1 meager inch of snow in the last 2 days my hopes were not high as I walked through the parking lot hearing skiers and boarders alike more […] Weather Kyler Roush | April 24, 2013 2 Comments
Brain Post: How Does the Richter Magnitude Scale for Earthquakes Work? Today we are going to shake up your understanding of earthquakes. The Richter Magnitude Scale, often referred to simply as The Richter Scale, was developed in 1935 by Charles Francis Richter and Beno Gutenberg. Both were from the California Institute of Technology. Their study was originally intended to only be used in a certain area in California. Richter as a […] Brains Kyler Roush | April 18, 2013 5 Comments
Big Snow In Utah Prompts Lifts to Re-Open | 14” in past 48 Hours April is historically a good month for Utah resorts, especially the Cottonwood Canyon Resorts of Snowbird, Alta, Brighton and Solitude. Unfortunately for Utah skiers though at the start of April, terrain, lifts, and entire resorts begin to close as tourist numbers drop and US Forest Service contracts expire. I love tourists, without them and their fantastic questions I wouldn’t have […] Weather Kyler Roush | April 17, 2013 2 Comments