We got the perfect 10%+ density snowfall we needed in Little Cottonwood Canyon this past weekend. It was literally like starting all over again with a November snowpack. It wasn’t a major Wasatch pounding by any means, but when said and done, we received over a foot of heavy snow that blew and filled in… Read More »
Yesterday it was warm. Around 40 degrees. Groomers were soft and pretty fun, but most of the time there were a ton of people so you had to pick and choose when to open the throttle. Off-trail (Highboy) was pretty harsh. Well getting there was harsh, not necessarily High Rustler itself. The High T was… Read More »
I figured I’d add a category to document ski days to my SBP blog. The description in the WordPress admin I used for this category is ‘Personal diary of skiing days and observations’. Each time I ski-ride; whether it’s a skin up the hill from our cabin house in Timberlakes, a backcountry expedition or a… Read More »
Before I moved to Utah in 1998 I ‘skied’ back east in New York at places like Greek Peak and Swain, but I didn’t become a ‘skier’ until I had around 80 days under my belt in Little Cottonwood Canyon. And let me add, looking back, I am glad I survived those first 80 ski… Read More »
What do Utah powder skiers do to pass the time when there’s high pressure dominating? Yep. Snow mountain biking. You’re probably curious about what type of gear it takes and where in the Park City winter landscape you can ride your bike. Well, the answers are straightforward. Gear: Your mountain bike and your helmet. Terrain:… Read More »
I am a little hesitant to write this post because I don’t want to jinx a predicted change in the weather taking place in and around the Western US. From what I understand, we’ve had a high pressure ridge sitting over California/Nevada/Utah for the past 45 days…effectively blocking any Pacific storms that may have in… Read More »