My guess is that sign is there because Highway to Heaven down to the lake is now within Solitude's boundary? Or maybe it always was but the resort is now making it official. I got a Solitude pass for...

If the pricing isn't on the same level as the Epic Pass, then I doubt it will compete much against Vail Resorts. But if it is, then get ready for a lot more skiers at Alta/Snowbird... which would...

The burning question: how much will it cost? If they hope to compete with Vail's Epic Pass, (which I assume is what they are attempting to do) it will need to be at a comparable price.

As an Alta...

Big Cottonwood quick hitters got hammered by weekend warriors. Every aspect and open face was basically tracked out.

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Despite that, we found some untracked lines, and damn the powder is...

I thought the same thing... Altra.

Also reminds me of the National Park concessionaire, Xanterra.

It's a combo of those two words!

Quick, someone sue.

PM me your address and I'll ship a copy off to you.

I don't think it changes the way we ski Supreme much. I was worried about the longer runout as well, but it's pretty minimal - just go fast. Felt like skiing Brighton. The new bottom location sure...

Nice, Goldenboy!

I first skied backcountry while growing up in Colorado. Popped my cherry on Mount Sopris. I'm happy to see this book come out in the Mountaineers series. Look forward to reading...

My wife and I got to ski the Salomon BBR at Park City yesterday, and I have to say, it pretty much does everything as advertised. While I don't think it will revolutionize ski design as we know it...

I posted a picture on UtahOutside.com of the artist rendering that shows the roller coaster starting at the Snowbird Center, going over the highway on a bridge, then rising about 300 feet up the side...

I skied a demo pair at Alta today along with the Drifter and some Black Diamond skis. Out of all the skis I tried, the Voile Charger were my favorite. They drive like a Cadillac... smooth. Buttery...

Sweet pics Gnarwhale and pointedem!

You make the following seem pale in comparison, yet it's more of the same from Alta. We headed to the slopes below Devil's Castle to avoid the crowds.
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I took this photo under Devil's Castle this morning.

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'Twas Deep.

Awesome.
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Went after the Northwest Couloir on the Pfeifferhorn. Figured that the big warmup coming meant the time was ripe and the window was short to get it done.
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I grew up in the Roaring Fork Valley in El Jebel with a view of Sopris from the front yard. My very first backcountry trip was to the top of Sopris. Bootpacked with all my alpine gear to the summit...

More photos...

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I am against this.

I ski at resorts and in the backcountry around 50/50.

In resorts, I primarily ski Solitude because it is small. Expanding into Silver Fork would make Solitude a "mega resort"...

Couldn't find if this has ben posted already, but Doug Coombs was inducted into the National Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame.

Here's the article from a Jackson Hole newspaper.

Certainly deserves...

I can't say enough about how Salt Lake is the place to be for skiers who have to live in a city for career purposes.

But if you don't want to return to Zion, I would give Grand Junction a close...

It seems to me that the gondola would be (according to them) a way to get people between Big and Little Cottonwood Canyons without having to drive down one canyon and up the next. This cuts down on...

yemntftb -

About the only thing you can do is attend one of these public meetings:

Wednesday, November 4th 6:30-8:00 p.m.
Skyline High School (Cafeteria)
3251 East 3760 South, Salt Lake City...

Things might get interesting in the Wasatch Canyons in the near future...

So the Wasatch Powderbird Guides had their permit renewed for another 10 years. In response, Save Our Canyons is proposing...

cmcrawfo,

Bonus points for calling the editing software!

This could be the best ski movie of the year... if not ever.


"Cold Smoke Revisited"

Okay, not really. It's actually a shitty little flick I made with my friends documenting the '08-'09...

Caught the SLC screening last night and wrote up a review.

http://tinyurl.com/yd22syh

Looks like from the posts above many agree that it was really good despite the staged Kerig shots and...

This is what I like to see.

You guys going to do any screenings of this? Formally or informally?

Brighton is having an event this Friday in an attempt to sell season passes on the cheap... but at least they're doing it in party-style.

Passapalooza will be all about the cheap passes, barbecue,...

Attempted to summit Raymond and got up early to do it. Too damn hot out there are the entire east face was baked by 10am. Rotten cornices guarding the ascent on the knife-edge ridge that we sunk into...

Skied Wolverine Bowl and east-ish facing slopes were very good. Got a little wet around 11 and we set off some small wet slides that didn't go very far but still disconcerting when you feel your skis...

Warm temperatures had clearly baked the snow underneath the new powder that fell over the weekend. To get a feel for the snowpack, we dug a few pits on south-facing slopes and did shovel tests which...

Awesome trip report. Mount Sopris is where I skied my first backcountry run ever (back when I was in high school.) It's where I caught the bug. Skied the main bowl above Thomas Lakes and went back...

Had a sweet time as well. There were also fully naked men and women in that group and saw a totally nude woman take a spill and slide a bit down High Rustler. Bet she got a little snow burned on her...

Always a good time for Solitude's final day of the season. Grill in the lot, drink lots o' beer, and then dress in a costume and ski corn snow while drunk. Pics:

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Here are some pics from day 4.


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The last day was the...

Pictures from day 3. It was a doozy of a day with Hardscrabble Hill, Holman Slot and an unforgiving headwind that plagued us all day long.

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Day 2 on the White Rim Trail. Lots of highlights in this day, including Black Crack and Murphy's Hogback which is one hell of an uphill to try and do without stopping (especially this early in the...

Just got back from the White Rim in Canyonlands National Park. I LOVE this ride. Not technical much but such a fun 4 day cruiser with good buddies. Plus the scenery ain't bad.

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Hey Trackhead, I'll take a stab at your secret stash. Looks to me like . . . the Porcupine.

Apologies if I'm right and the stash gets "tracked out" so to speak.

Very upset by this news. McConkey seemed like a very nice, down to earth guy. He was always my favorite to watch in any ski movie. And not just for his skiing. His personality during interviews...

Here's how you get around the LCC closure. Ski at Solitude. On second thought, don't.

Just finished reading "A Wall of White" a book about the deadliest avalanche at a ski resort in North American history. It's a good read. I wrote a review of it on my website is anyone might be...

If this movie actually gets finished and released this fall, I'll be first in line to see it. Awesome news!

I was once gearing up in the Brighton parking lot to ski Wolverine when these guys were gearing up next to me. One stated that he wasn't bringing his shovel today as the avy danger was moderate. I...

Dallas: That head shot isn't really me. When they asked for a picture, I Googled "wannabe extremo mountain dude" and pulled the pic from that. I made sure the mountain dude was wearing a helmet....

This doesn't happen everyday.

High winds messed up the cable on the Peruvian Express lift at Snowbird and 89 people were stuck on the lift for a couple of hours and had to be evacuated by ski...

This is mostly for climbers, but they mention a need for alpine touring skiers as well. The American West Center at the University of Utah is looking for AT skiers and climbers/mountaineers to...

Hey everybody! I just posted an article on my examiner page about your examiner page that I poached from the TGR forum! If you want to read it, click here!

Just kidding.

Welcome to TGR from a...

What would one call it? A Conglomerate Chuffalanche?

Unless maggots like to get fresh tracks on asphalt dirt and ice chunks, I don't think skiers need to re-take their level 1 avy course to...

Thought Utah maggots may be interested in this.

It's only for this Thursday (the 26th), but if you bring a package of new socks to the ticket window at Powder Mountain, you get an adult day pass...

Brighton in Big Cottonwood Canyon sells single ride lift passes for I think $10. Double check on that. It will get you up the Millicent Lift where you can then bootpack up to access points for...