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
Alta, UT Conditions Report: High and Dry, With Snow on the Way It’s been high and dry here in Alta for over a week now. But luckily the sun is low angle and the snow has remained good. The groomers have been soft and fast all day. There has been enough snow to open backside and tower ten traverse and there are good chalky turns to be found out there. For the weekend there is a storm arriving that should be in the 6-12 inch range. In Alta it is generally frowned upon to ski the tower ten traverse and the ski school traverse on backside. However, with low snow conditions right now, they are our […] Conditions Report Aaron Rice | December 10, 2014 2 Comments
High Pressure Chuting in LCC Well, its officially spring here in the Wasatch. Its been sunny and warm for two weeks with no snow in sight for the near future. Not the worst thing though, with the warmth comes increased stability. So we set our sights on the south-facing chutes in Little Cottonwood Canyon. Each chute having at least 3000 feet of vertical and slopes […] Aaron Rice | January 24, 2014 0 Comments
What is Right with the Youth Today | Dusatch Roots Edit The Dubsatch Collective from Little Cottonwood Canyon are back at it again. The world class skiing, world class snow and the editing skills to match these young fellas are setting a new standard for independently produced ski edits. They are some of the most talented and fun guys to ride with out there. This is an edit worth watching twice. Daryn Edmunds | October 16, 2013 0 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
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