Little and Big Cottonwood Canyons, UT To Close Uphill Traffic on Busy Days This Winter Seven a.m.—powder day. Make coffee, grab a quick bite, pack gear into car—off for the races by eight. Stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic by eight-thirty. “It’s Saturday,” you remember. Little Cottonwood Canyon is always packed on a Saturday powder day. Thirty minutes pass and you make it a half-mile to the mouth of the canyon—it’s still dumping hard. As you creep […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | November 17, 2020 2 Comments
Alta, UT Report: Friday The 13th Wind-Buff & I Only Hit 6 Rocks Brought to you by 10 Barrel Brewing Report from Friday the 13th, November 2020 Very windy at Alta today. Windy enough to keep people off Mt. Baldy since it was really blowing up there. Perfect. We marched up Baldy and found we were the only ones to have visited the top today. The wind was a bit brutal, but the […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | November 14, 2020 0 Comments
Alta, UT Report: Deep Dry Powder in Main Chute & I Only Hit 12 Rocks Brought to you by 10 Barrel Brewing Report from November 12th, 2020 Saltwater snot rockets today in high mountains today… I just had my last day of surf 3-days ago, my sinuses were still full of seawater, and then there I was standing on 11,000 Mt. Baldy feeling very meek and humble. Fortunately, Baldy was kind today and I […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | November 13, 2020 4 Comments
Be Bold, Start Cold “Hey, old man! Aren’t you cold, hiking in just THAT? It’s freaking dumping out!” A curious grom asks a white-whiskered, veteran of the slopes who’s wearing nothing but a light sweater and ski pants as he tours up into the gray abyss. “You would think that, but I’m actually the perfect temperature right now. It’s YOU that’s going to be hot […] Backcountry Martin Kuprianowicz | November 13, 2020 4 Comments
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Origins: How The New Deal Helped Foster The U.S. Ski Industry In this week’s edition of Origins, we will take a deep dive into how President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’ New Deal initiatives helped influence ski areas and mountain towns. If you missed last week’s edition of Origins on heli-skiing, check it out here: Related: Origins: Heli-skiing The New Deal was a series of programs and institutions created during the Great Depression […] Ryan Flynn | October 30, 2020 5 Comments
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Origins: U.S. Avalanche Mitigation In this week’s edition of Origins, we will take a look into the history of how avalanches have been avoided in and out of ski resorts. If you missed last week’s Origins on the Freeride World Tour you can check it out here: Related: Origins: Freeride World Tour Avalanches are extremely dangerous and fatal events. Avoiding them at all costs is […] Avalanche Ryan Flynn | October 9, 2020 1 Comment
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