Active family lifestyle in Utah
Posted in Utah Outdoors on Jan 22nd, 2008
The North Face Masters is a two event Big Mountain snowboard contest that launches at Snowbird on February 8 - 10, 2008. All male and female snowboarders over the age of 18 are welcome to participate. This should be a challenging competition in Little Cottonwood Canyon with its cliff drops, tight chutes, steep terrain and [...]
Posted in Utah Outdoors on Jan 21st, 2008
Dinner and Fundraiser
David Oliver Relin, author of the runaway New York Times bestseller Three Cups of Tea, will talk about his experiences writing and reporting the book, show slides from his travels to the Karakoram Himalaya and discuss the work of Greg Mortenson with the Central Asia Institute and the current crisis in Pakistan.
Date: Friday, [...]
Posted in Utah Outdoors on Jan 17th, 2008
Good, damn good. Oh yes, we are loving the snow here in Utah. Its been a pretty sick year for snowfall so far. The colder temps are keeping the crowds down up the Cottonwood canyons but the resorts in Park City are getting a little crowded this time of year because of Sundance. But thats [...]
Posted in Utah Outdoors on Jan 11th, 2008
The 11th annual freeskiing nationals are being held at Snowbird March 18 - 22, 2008. You can register on line at Mountain Sports International. The competition is held on North Baldy at Snowbird. Last years competition was pretty incredible. You can check out some video from last year at [...]
Posted in Utah Outdoors on Jan 9th, 2008
There was an avalanche in Little Pine up Little Cottonwood Canyon around 7:30 this morning. It took crews 3 1/2 hours to clear the 150 foot slide path. According to a study recently done by UDOT this road is one of the highest risk in North America for avalanches. With Snowbird reporting over 178″ of [...]
