Miles of Utah Mountain Biking Trails Saved from Oil and Gas Companies The sale of several parcels of land near Moab, UT that included up to two-thirds of the popular Slickrock mountain biking trail has been reversed by the BLM, sparing the pristine area from oil and gas companies who were looking to drill there. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that the Bureau of Land Management decided against selling the land to oil […] Cycle Martin Kuprianowicz | February 24, 2020 0 Comments
Gear Review: Pit Viper’s Gogglés The Pit Viper Gogglés deliver. French for “goggles,” (don’t fact check me) I can’t tell you just how magnificent these puppies really are because, frankly, it’s immeasurable. I can tell you, though, that in the week that I have owned and been testing these Gogglés, I have gotten more compliments for a pair optics than I have ever gotten for […] Gear Review Martin Kuprianowicz | February 24, 2020 3 Comments
Skier Triggered Avalanche in Coalpit Headwall, Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT Last Friday, Feb. 21 a skier unintentionally triggered a soft slab avalanche on a Northeast aspect at 10,400 feet on the Coalpit Headwall in Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT. The avalanche danger in the Salt Lake area mountains this day was LOW. The slide was about 35 feet wide and carried one person without burying him. This is the skier’s detailed first-person […] Avalanche AvyBrains | February 22, 2020 0 Comments
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Alta, UT Report: President’s Day Pow [arve url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7mpBgzHdVc&feature=youtu.be"] The Daily POW | February 18, 2020 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
VIDEO: Avalanche Launches Off Cliff Across Street From Alta, UT Today View this post on Instagram A post shared by Brandon Ott (@brandoslc) This video shows a gorgeous avalanche launching off a cliff across the street from Alta, UT today. Alta has reported 8″ of new snow in the past 12-hours. Oh, and Alta has already gotten 404″ of snowfall this season… UDOT has closed the backcountry skiing zones on […] Avalanche AvyBrains | February 16, 2020 0 Comments
Alta & Snowbird Break 400″ of Snowfall This Season! Alta just broke 400″ of snowfall this season today and is currently sitting at 404″. Alta averages 545″ of snowfall per year. Snowbird broke 400″ last week and is currently sitting at 420″. We got out to Alta on Valentine’s Day and they had Mt. Baldy open and it was wildly fun. Alta, UT Report: Little Chute Chargin’ A Winter […] Industry News SnowBrains | February 16, 2020 16 Comments
52-Hour Interlodge at Alta Ski Area, UT Original article by Adam Fehr on Alta.com/stories 02.12.20. STELLAR DENDRITE—THE DOUBLE-EDGED SNOWFLAKE The Alta snowflake logo, known worldwide in the ski community, did not come about by happenstance. The Alta Flake is based on the stellar dendrite, a snow crystal with hexagonal tree-like structure and branches. They are razor-thin, symmetrical in shape, and create the fluffy snow that made Alta […] Avalanche AvyBrains | February 15, 2020 1 Comment
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