Post Tagged with: "Utah"

Short Swings!

Short Swings!

POW POW Not every reader has experienced the joy of powder skiing. Showing skiers scribing graceful lines on blank fields of bluish white is part of our skiing media culture. As those of us who pursue the experience well know, finding untracked, especially in a resort setting, is elusive. Powder is ephemeral and eagerly sought out. When there’s a dump[Read More…]

by February 24, 2017 0 comments Short Swings!, Features
OpEd—Black Diamond’s Peter Metcalf to Outdoor Retailer Show: Leave Utah!

OpEd—Black Diamond’s Peter Metcalf to Outdoor Retailer Show: Leave Utah!

Time For The Industry To Speak Truth To Utah’s Anti-Public Lands Political Agenda. This was the week of the Outdoor Retailers big show and non-stop party in Salt Lake City. It happens in both Winter and Summer editions, each with products focused on that season. But this one was different because Peter Metcalf, the founder and former CEO of outdoor[Read More…]

by January 12, 2017 3 comments Home Top Box 1
Snow-covered Prius shows depth from one-day storm in SLC.

West: Snow Falls, Lots Of Snow

White Christmas Ahead For Utah and The Rockies. Salt Lake City-based SeniorsSkiing.com Co-Publisher Jon Weisberg Reports: The biggest single dump since 2011 is how some observers characterize the mid-December storm that blanketed Utah’s Wasatch range with almost two feet over the past few days.  Snowfall extended into Colorado, Wyoming, and Montana. Individual resorts report impressive numbers. Brian Head, the state’s most[Read More…]

by December 16, 2015 2 comments West
Snowbird’s Pipeline Conquered By Junior Bounous at 80  (Taken March 8, 2014)

Snowbird’s Pipeline Conquered By Junior Bounous at 80 (Taken March 8, 2014)

Snowbird’s Pipeline (the top to bottom ravine in center of picture) : One of North America’s toughest ski routes, descends from Twin peaks above Snowbird. First skied by Junior Bounous in the early 70s. He skied it again during his 80th year. Junior is an inspiration to senior skiers everywhere. &nbsp

by March 14, 2014 1 comment Destinations, Features, Ski Heroes, West