Announcements
Via Ferrata – the Iron Way
“Are you sure America is ready for this?” asked my wife as she stepped onto a single strand of wire strung across a deep gorge. I’m a notorious bad judge of what American’s really want, but I’m definitely fired-up about Via Ferrata’s and recently had a chance to experience six of them in France under the […]
PC Ridgeline Meeting Recap
This was an interesting and nuanced meeting with a generally favorable outcome for backcountry skiers.* The main topic was should Summit County include roughly 600 – 900 acres of Forest Service land in a proposed Mountain Accord agreement where it would receive extra protection on top of what the Forest Service already provides. The land […]
Help Protect the Park City Ridgeline
This is a semi-complicated story (details below), but the fate of 600 acres of Forest Service land along the Park City ridgeline is being discussed on Wednesday, June 17th by the Summit County Council. If you care about areas like the Monitors, Dutch Draw and Murdock Peak, it is imperative that you make your voices […]
The Feed
I’ve tried many eating strategies for backcountry skiing over the years. For a brief time, a friend turned me onto the 5 for $5 burgers from Arby’s, which was entertaining, but ultimately disgusting. When I first discovered GU, I liked the orange/chocolate flavor so much that I bought a case of it, only to throw most […]
Mountain Accord Needs YOU!
I know… the title has the phrase “Mountain Accord” in it, but WAKE UP! A major milestone has been reached, and if you enjoy the Wasatch Mountains, now is the time to speak up for the future of them. After a year of negotiations with 21 stakeholders, the current Mountain Accord (MA) process is ready […]
Banned of Brothers
Historically, those with authority, guns and money tend to get their way, so when the Utah Department of Transportation starts hinting about closing areas in the Wasatch for backcountry skiing, it is probably worth listening to them. UDOT is responsible for keeping the Little Cottonwood Canyon road open and safe from avalanches, and one of their […]
November 1st – 2014 Utah Snow & Avalanche Workshop Public Session
Avalanche education is one of the best ways to avoid being caught and/or buried by an avalanche while backcountry skiing, or, as the Utah Avalanche Center says “Know Before You Go.” To that end, the UAC is hosting a very concentrated avalanche workshop this Saturday, November 1st at the Southtowne Expo Center in Sandy, Utah. […]
Antarctica 2014 – The Time is Now
I know… it just seems like the snow has just melted and now next season is already sneaking up. Or in the case of Antarctica, the 2014 ski season is finally catching up to the northern hemisphere. November in Antarctica is like April in Utah – the days are getting longer, the temperatures are warming […]
Greg Hill Marches On
After climbing and skiing 50,000′ in 24 hours, then one million vertical feet in a year and then upping it to two million in a year, Greg Hill of Revelstoke, BC is working on a new project to ski 100 vertical kilometers (100,00m / 328,000′) in a single month. He started a few days ago […]
WWA Backcountry Film Festival – Park City, 3/6
This Thursday, March 6th, the Winter Wildlands Alliance will be presenting the critically acclaimed Backcountry Film Festival at the Jim Santy Auditorium in Park City starting at 7:00pm. This collection of films celebrates the human powered backcountry experience and is also a fundraiser for the Wasatch Backcountry Alliance. Due to the overwhelming amount of local […]
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