Paradise, UT – It’s nearly dark as I’m shouldering my skis and walking back to my truck, parked at the end of an unplowed private ranch road in the southeastern corner of northern Utah’s agrarian Cache Valley. The smell of diesel still wafts from the rumbling red snowcat that I just disembarked. Horses and deer … Continue reading Whisper Ridge Cat Skiing: Just East of Paradise
Gresham, OR – Set in the shadow of the towering Eiger, the Lauberhorn downhill vaults perilously through undulating Swiss cow pastures for over two miles. Its broad, sweeping turns through the upper snowfields belie the steep pitches to come. As you hit the Hanneggschuss – already nearly two minutes into the course – your legs are … Continue reading Behind the Gold: Bill Johnson
Salt Lake City, UT – A few weeks ago we told you about an electrically heated jacket and gloves from Gyde Supply. No sooner did we publish that review than our phones started ringing to tell us about a down-filled alternative. We tested the down jacket, down vest and gloves introduced by Utah-based startup
Updated: Jan. 22, 2016 11:30 a.m. MST with additional information. Originally Published: Jan. 21, 2016 11:29 p.m. MST Big Cottonwood Canyon, UT – Just on Wednesday, I was sitting in the Goldminer’s Daughter Lodge café at Alta Ski Area in Utah, sipping an after-lunch latté while I waited for my out-of-town friend Jonathan to head back … Continue reading UPDATED: Skier Meets Untimely End in Utah Avalanche
Salt Lake City, UT – If you’re found on the skin track as often as you’re on the chair, then Patagonia’s new PowSlayer system is worth a closer look. At $699 for the jacket and $599 for the bibs for both men’s and women’s models, PowSlayer performance doesn’t come cheaply. But we’ve tested both pieces … Continue reading Patagonia’s New PowSlayer Is As Adept at Going Up As It Is Going Down
Valfréjus, France – An avalanche in the Savoie region of France swept down upon a contingent of French military ski training in the Alps on Monday, killing five servicemen and injuring at least two others. The 51 members of the 2nd Foreign Engineer Regiment of the French Foreign Legion were backcountry skiing when the incident caught … Continue reading Avalanche Kills 5 French Military Training in the Alps
Norden, CA – Searchers will return to the Sierra Nevada mountains surrounding Sugar Bowl ski resort this morning to resume their search for a ski instructor missing since Thursday. Carson May, 23, was last seen skiing off-duty at Sugar Bowl on Thursday afternoon, and friends reported him missing on Friday when he failed to return … Continue reading Search for Missing Sugar Bowl Ski Instructor Enters Fourth Day
