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Skiing the Utah Desert Is a One-of-a-Kind Experience

Mar 15, 2019 By: Max Ritter
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Ever since Ian and Neil Provo showed off their backyard in their iconic short film Desert Spines, the prospect of skiing and snowboarding among the red dirt of southern Utah has been high on the list. Of course, the conditions required for such an adventure are about as rare as finding first tracks down Cody Peak these days, but skiers Rob Aseltine, Willie Nelson, and Dan Rihm made it happen during a recent storm cycle.

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In Aseltine’s words: “The rarity of powder in the desert must be explored, devoured, and savored.” 

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tags: utah |rob aseltine |desert skiing

What kind of permitting did you need to film in the monument? Isn’t there a restriction on commercial filming in park boundaries? Also, I thought the Park Service didn’t allow downhill skiing within the monument boundaries?

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