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Alaska Family Slideshow in Anchorage Tonight (Thursday)

Alaska Family Slideshow in Anchorage Tonight (Thursday)

| October 22, 2009 | 7 Comments

If you live in Alaska, I will be up there today giving a slideshow at the Beartooth Theater Pub on skiing Denali, Mt. Hunter and Sultana. Please stop by and say “hi” if you can make it!

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Utah Snow and Avalanche Workshop

Utah Snow and Avalanche Workshop

| October 19, 2009 | 7 Comments

I know – I’ve been a slack-tart on updating StraightChuter.com and apologize profusely. We had family in town last week, plus I’ve been working on a cool little website addition that has to remain top secret until our Antarctica trip. But, on to more important items. Taking a cue from the ISSW, the Friends of […]

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Beginning of the season?

Beginning of the season?

| October 1, 2009 | 9 Comments

It snowed at 7,100′ in Park City today! Alta supposedly got 10+ inches and I’d imagine some of their tilled slopes will be skiable tomorrow. The first snow of the year is one of many landmark seasonal skiing events.  I prefer to wait until there is some solid coverage before I start going out as […]

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FUAC Party of the Year – Thursday

FUAC Party of the Year – Thursday

| September 15, 2009 | 3 Comments

The Black Diamond/Friends of the Utah Avalanche Center (FUAC) party is by far and away my favorite party the year and is the unofficial start to the 2009/10 ski season.  This is the 16th Annual holding of the gala and over the years it has played a big part in helping to fund the UAC.  […]

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Flagstaff Letter Writing Campaign – Part II

Flagstaff Letter Writing Campaign – Part II

| May 4, 2009 | 18 Comments

(continued from previous Alta history posting) In the current scheme of ski resorts, ASA has done a great job of improving their existing facilities instead of going on a manifest destiny land-grab like Snowbird, The Canyons and Vail. But times may be changing.  After serving as Alta Town Mayor for 34 years, Bill Levitt retired in […]

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Alta Trivia & the Proposed Flagstaff Lift – Part 1

Alta Trivia & the Proposed Flagstaff Lift – Part 1

| May 1, 2009 | 2 Comments

Although they share a common name and many of the same interests, the town of Alta and the Alta Ski Area (ASA) are different entities.  ASA runs the lifts & facilities of the ski resort and the township of Alta governs things like planning, the library, public safety, transportation and the budget for the booming (as […]

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Hans Saari Ski Exploration Grant – Deadline 03/01

Hans Saari Ski Exploration Grant – Deadline 03/01

| February 24, 2009 | 4 Comments

Skiing expeditions have been described as many things, but “cheap” is not usually one of them.  A three weeker to Alaska is about $2k per person.  Baffin Island might come in at around $3,500.  Patagonia might run about $3k, the Himalayas are 6-8k depending on the peak and the granddaddy or them all, Antarctica, could easily […]

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The Unbearable Lightness of Greg Hill

The Unbearable Lightness of Greg Hill

| February 9, 2009 | 16 Comments

A month ago I received a suspicious looking unmarked package in the mail from Canada.  On one hand it was too small to hold a bomb, but it could have easily been filled with Anthrax spores, so I opened it with extreme caution.  To my dismay, a quick death by Anthrax would have been a […]

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First Annual Big LePOWski ~ Feb 26-28 SLC

First Annual Big LePOWski ~ Feb 26-28 SLC

| February 3, 2009 | 3 Comments

Tune in at 10:00am for the third Chuting Spree Clue – coming soon… I love attending “First Annual” anything as the events tend to have a great mix of new energy and borderline control.  The Big LePowSki, coming up Feb 26th – 28th in Salt Lake City and Brighton promises to be just such an […]

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PNW not so hot, but ‘Stoke looks good

PNW not so hot, but ‘Stoke looks good

| December 11, 2008 | 2 Comments

The Pacific Northwest is definitely a feast or famine area for snow.  One season it sets a world record for recorded snowfall (Baker with something like 1,250″) and the next… nothing.  Right now it is unfortunately in a solid nothing cycle, so I’m going to pass on the logging and head back to the Wasatch.  […]

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