Snowbird Ski Blog

Tanner Park is know mostly as the place in Salt Lake to take your dog for a walk. I had heard that there are also some super good dirt jumps … Read More

Now that Snowbird is closed and the cat crews are hard at work making road cuts in the remaining snow, Snowbird is looking for someone to buy the Little Cloud … Read More

It is now 2012 and people 20 years ago would have thought that mankind would have invented some sort of awesome/inexpensive personal flying device by now. Unfortunately our dreams of charging around … Read More

The 2011/2012 ski season is officially over at Snowbird. The season that never really got going drew to a quick close when warm temps and continued lack of precipitation dominated … Read More

On June 1 Utah’s smallest ski hill, Wolf Creek, is going on the auction block. The property entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy following two years of slow real estate sales. With … Read More

Well, that’s that, the ski season is over.  It’s time to put your fart bags away and start to bike and climb and enjoy the warm weather.  Maybe even get … Read More

  Andrew McLean is one of America’s most accomplished and experienced ski mountaineers. He has also been testing and designing gear for companies like Black Diamond and Mountain Hardwear for … Read More

If you missed skiing today, you better have a good reason.  Seriously.  Perfect corn, perfect weather, and lots of action.  I heard Mineral Basin had some great jibbing off the … Read More

Brad Deitch sent in his season edit yesterday and with the season coming quickly to an end I guess it is fitting to watch some highlights. Most of Brad’s footage … Read More

The World Anti-Doping Agency recently stated that their governing body will look at changing the regulations for Cannabis use amongst athletes.  This isn’t the first time the issue has been … Read More

You and your friends are out in the back country for a day of epic powder skiing.  After a couple laps your best friend losses control and hits a tree.  … Read More

In the last couple of years there has been a new craze world-wide, train surfing.  What could possibly go wrong riding on a 1000-Ton train going 50 MPH?  I could … Read More

The Fisher Towers are a really rad place to visit. They are located about 30 minutes drive the Colorado river from Moab, UT and are truly unique pieces of rock. Most visitors … Read More

It’s now the beginning of May and only a few ski resorts are still open, but it’s not quite summer.  So unless you enjoy freezing water you haven’t been water … Read More

This is a comprehensive list of the ski resorts still open in North America.  The Canadian Rockies received record snow this year (Sunshine Village = 406 inches thus far) and … Read More

That’s right, it’s un-OFFICIAL!  Snowbird will end their season on Sunday, May 13th, 2012. There had been plans to open the following weekend but those have been thrown out the … Read More

Anyone who travels to the Great White North to ski during the winter months knows that crossing the border can be the trickiest part. Even if you have no illegal … Read More

We all remember Vanessa Aadland skiing Mt. Superior Naked last June 1st. It looks like Superior will be completely melted out well before then this season. In honor of Mr. Shane … Read More

The Balance of Powder is a short ski and snowboard film by Sherpa Cinema.  It was filmed at Mica Heliskiing and Island Lake Catskiing in B.C.  The first minute of … Read More

Women’s outdoor non-profit, SheJumps.org, is partnering with national non-profit Big City Mountaineers to summit Mt. Shasta and raise funds for under-resourced youth along the way. On June 8-10, ten women … Read More

I’m sure most all of you reading this have moved on to new activities for the summer, however there are still a lot of diehard skiers, weekend warriors, and those … Read More

“Then it seemed to me that the Sierra should be called, not the Nevada or Snowy Range, but the Range of Light. And after ten years of wandering and wondering … Read More

Dangerous booby traps were found on a Utah trail yesterday in a Provo Canyon.  There were multiple traps, one with a trip wire and 20 lb. spiked boulder swinging down … Read More

Dean Potter is a bad-ass and has proven it once again.  Potter just crossed a slack-line stretched across the Enshi Grand Canyon in China.  The span he crossed was about … Read More

Elliot Davis is a frequent contributor to Unofficial Networks and when he sent me his buddy Daniel Riley’s bike edit from last season I was sure it would be pretty damn good. A … Read More

Words and Photos: Diane Harrington Closing day at Alta has always been a festive event ending with a big party on top of the “High Rustler”. This year was no … Read More