Wasatch Mountains, UT, Backcountry Report: The Diving Board Report from Thursday, April 18, 2024 “Fear is the mind-killer,” is the phrase from Frank Herbert’s Dune that I kept reverberating to myself on loop yesterday as I inched toward the crux section. Once I was in there I knew there’d be no going back. I’ve done stuff like this before, but it’s been a while and also not really to this […] Conditions Report Martin Kuprianowicz | April 19, 2024 0 Comments
Savoring the Captivating Culinary Experience with ‘Taste of Luxury’ at Deer Valley, UT My experience at Deer Valley’s Taste of Luxury Series was truly unforgettable. We got into the Brass Room, a luxury lounge at The Lodges at Deer Valley, and were greeted with the world-class hospitality that the resort’s staff are known for. Right away, I felt important. It became immediately apparent to me that this was very high class. We started […] Martin Kuprianowicz | April 11, 2024 0 Comments
Snowbird, UT, Report: 6 Inches Overnight, 6 Inches During The Day—March Madness in the Wasatch Goes Out With a Bang Report from Saturday, March 30, 2024 On the mountain slopes they soar, slashing that snow so cold Four slashers with their boards and skis, carving stories untold. Through the powder they glide, with graceful might, Leaving trails of joy, in the soft flat light. Four slashers slashing, and they say not a word, For the powder is much too good […] Conditions Report Martin Kuprianowicz | April 1, 2024 0 Comments
Unbelievable 181 MPH Wind Gust Recorded on Chair 6 at Kirkwood Resort, CA Luckily no one was on the chair. In the early hours of Thursday, March 14, Kirkwood Mountain Resort in Lake Tahoe experienced an unprecedented 181mph wind gust on Chair 6, with sustained winds reaching 141mph. The resort clocked in the extreme wind speeds last night at 12:45 on an anemometer that provides weather data for the National Weather Service. The […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | March 14, 2024 0 Comments
Wasatch Mountains, UT, Report: Winter Camping in Couloir Country Report from Saturday, March 9, 2024 I pulled into a deserted camp at the base of a very tall, very steep, unforgiving mountain riddled with cliffs and couloirs. It was now past 4 p.m. and the shade of the surrounding peak brought with it a mid-winter chill that stabbed right through my gore-tex coat. Time to set up camp and […] Conditions Report Martin Kuprianowicz | March 12, 2024 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Pro Skier Adrià Milan Pla Secures GoPro ‘Line of The Winter’ Monthly Contest Prize for Second Time in a Row View this post on Instagram A post shared by GoPro (@gopro) Two times back-to-back now Adrià Milan Pla’ has taken the crown for GoPro’s “Line of the Winter” video contest, where anyone with a GoPro camera has a chance to win one of several multi-thousand dollar cash prizes for the best line. Adrià Milan’s line scored him a $10,000 prize […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | March 11, 2024 0 Comments
The 9 Greatest Female Freeskiers of All Time These lovely ladies probably shred harder than they you. Maude Raymond – A Montreal, Canada native who rides for Armada skis. She spends her winters in Mammoth Lakes, California, doing what she does best. Grete Eliassen – An American-Norwegian professional skier who lives in Salt Lake City, Utah. She has won six medals at the Winter X Games in slopestyle, […] Martin Kuprianowicz | March 8, 2024 30 Comments
Powder Mountain, UT, Report: A Sneaky, Powerful Powder Day Report from Sunday, February 18, 2024 We showed up to what appeared to be a wintry tornado. Dad jumped out of the car into white. It was snowing hard. The snowstorm raged for about three hours. At one point it must have been dumping three inches an hour of dense graupel. The runs were empty today. I think the […] Conditions Report Martin Kuprianowicz | February 20, 2024 0 Comments