Wasatch Mountains
Wasatch Prepares for Beheading
Utah politics has positioned the Wasatch backcountry for its final death blow. Currently there is not one, not two, not even three, but NINE ski area expansions in the works. In the past these expansionist fantasies were thwarted by factors such as public input (90 plus percent are opposed), NEPA regulations, drinking water concerns, local […]
Chuting Gallery Ultimate Upgrade
Just as I was thinking of putting The Chuting Gallery out as an eBook, I received a fantastic gift from Andrew Thompson that put the eBook concept into perspective. Andrew is an artist, illustrator and bookbinder from Brooklyn, NY who comes out to the Wasatch Mountains to go skiing. We had emailed me in the […]
Talisker Proposed Tram in Living Color
After being berated by Talisker’s tram lobbyist, Ted Wilson, I thought I should go up to the area in question and check it out myself to see if I was over-reacting to the issue. I don’t think I was.
Wasatch Conflict Primer 101
It is hard to live in the Salt Lake City area for more than year or so and not have an opinion on what should, or shouldn’t, happen here in regard the Wasatch Mountains. To outsiders, it might seem like there are a lot of turf and class battles going on, which would indeed be […]
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