Wasatch Mountains, UT, Powdersurfing Report: A Fast and Playful Wave in Grizzly Gulch

Report from Monday, January 22, 2024

There’s no better way to start the workweek than going powdersurfing with your friends.

We found a nice-looking, south-facing, low-angle wave at the top of Grizzly Gulch in Utah’s Little Cottonwood and went for it.

It had snowed 2″ the day before, on top of about 6″ from the day before that, all of which went a very long way on the powsurfer.

It was Goldilocks powder: not too light, not too heavy—just right.

We walked up on Drift Boards to the top of a zone named Michigan City, transitioned, and paddled out.

I went first, riding a smooth, untouched gully before cutting out left above some cliffs.

I didn’t fall this time—I felt good about that.

My surfing partner Gage went right where I went left and caught a smooth, glassy, untouched white wave all the way to where I was standing.

He made it look easy.

Big smiles were plastered on our faces.

From there we sent it back down Grizzly, passing by Tanner Hall and friends seshing a jump on the way down.

We said hi.

We eyed a north-facing wave that would take us back to the car, walked up to it, and then surfed back down.

It was a little steeper and choppier, so we fell a couple of times but in soft, forgiving powder.

Laugher ensued.

From there we cruised back down, passing by lots of confused people on the skin track as to why our boards didn’t have bindings.

We smiled and waved.

Back at the car, we felt as though an itch had been scratched that you can’t quite get with skis or a snowboard.

There’s just something about this craft that is wildly fun, flow-state-inducing, and appallingly addictive.

It’s the best kind of addiction there is.

And we can’t wait until we get our next fix…

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