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Newsletter Articles - Avalanche Safety
With easily accessible backcountry terrain just outside resort gates, it seems that skiers and riders can have their cake and eat it too: fresh, unspoiled pow with little to no hiking. But at what risk?
Employee Gear Closet: Josh Rhea, Direct Marketing Manager
He’s a gear-loving powderhound who’s mastered the art of the written word.
Employee Gear Closet - Jackie Baker
Employee Gear Closet - Jackie Baker, Marketing Copy Editor
Powder Mountain Resort Report
You’ve probably never heard of Utah’s Powder Mountain, but it’s the resort with the most skiable acres in the United States—and most of them are empty.
Solitude Resort Report
Solitude: where lift-lines are unheard of, powder days are the norm, and cold-smoke is only twelve miles from Salt Lake City.
Avalanche 102: Beacon tests
After the deafening roar of the avalanche fades away, you search the slide path for signs of your two friends. Seeing no wide-eyed partners and hearing no cries for help, you take out your beacon, turn it to ‘search’, and begin what will likely be the most stressful half hour of your life.
Resort Report, Snowbird
Snowbird’s last season was a 201-day-long powder-filled blur with the total snowfall stacking up to 632 inches. Snowbird’s projected opening date for the 2005-2006 season is late November, and some exciting improvements await Bird-loving powderhounds.
Resort Report, Alta
Alta, renowned as North America’s powder mecca, is rich with ski history, bottomless powder days, and locals whose devotion is as strong as the snow is deep
Backcountry Ski Set-Up
From one plank inbounds to two in the backcountry
Study A-Board in Utah
Westminster College’s Winter at Westminster program lets you experience Utah’s Wasatch Mountains—and learn something while you’re there.
Wendy Fisher Interview
As one of the best skiers in North America, Wendy Fisher is the star of several Matchstick Productions and Warren Miller films. With the recent birth of her son, Wendy Fisher is still skiing hard and teaching the joy of skiing.
Employee Gear Closet - Katie Gold
Employee Gear Closet - Katie Gold
Ski the Southern Hemisphere
Summer doesn’t bode well for the old powder jones. Luckily, it’s always winter somewhere. So pack you bags and wax your skis. We’ll show you where to make turns in the dead of the summer.
Pray-for-Snow 101: The Age-Old Ritual
Every fall, boarders and skiers around the world engage in sacred Pray for Snow rituals, heralded by beer kegs, bonfires, and Mad Pow Disease. Let us guide you through the carnage.
Backcountry.com - Ski Tuning Guide (now with video)
Wax jobs killing your beer fund? Our DIY vids show you the way. From base repairs to base maintenance, you’ll learn to tune like a true dirtbag in your own abode.
Bob Athey, Utah Avalanche Observer
Bob Athey is the only full-time observer employed by the Utah Avalanche Forecast Center. A 30 year passion turned seasonal career, colorful character, and no-nonsense attitude about backcountry skiing have transformed him into a local legend.