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Wasatch Magazine

The Outdoor Magazine of the U

Wasatch Magazine

The Outdoor Magazine of the U

Wasatch Magazine

Darkening Dust

Darkening Dust

Sam McGahay, Writer
September 25, 2023

Salt Lake City inhabitants, and everyone who lives in the Wasatch front, experience an exceptional range of weather throughout any given year. While our favorite playgrounds up in Brighton and Snowbird...

Gaper Day

Gaper Day

Sam McGahay, Writer
May 8, 2023

In the Wasatch, the coming of April represents an exciting time for skiers and snowboarders in Big and Little Cottonwood Canyon. Yes, deep snow and powder days are (most likely, but not definitely) behind...

Backcountry Bliss

Backcountry Bliss

Makena Klinge, Editor
May 1, 2023

Wind sprays the glittering snow particles across the mountain top, fine as diamond dust. The snow-swept peak gives the illusion of a bleached sand dune, an otherworldly sight in the midst of this frozen...

Photo by Abby Blackett

A Rare Moment of Silence in the Canyons

Tristan Hicks, Writer
April 24, 2023

Have you ever driven up Big Cottonwood Canyon in the winter ready for a great day of deep turns, face shots, getting sendy, blasting music, downing Red Bulls, and joking around with friends when, all of...

In the Deep

In the Deep

Sam McGahay, Writer
April 17, 2023

Not many feelings trump the exhilaration you feel when you are knee-deep in fresh powder, cruising down the mountain with snow fogging up your goggles. Most winters, skiers and boarders can hope for 3-4...

Deeper and Darker

Deeper and Darker

John Horton, Writer
September 15, 2022

With satellite imagery of most of the Earth’s surface and some mapping of the ocean floor, very few places on this planet are truly unknown. Now, with the James Webb telescope showing us distant clusters...

Top 5(ish) Salt Lake City Day Hikes

Top 5(ish) Salt Lake City Day Hikes

Will Ginsburg, Editor
June 23, 2022

With Salt Lake’s ski areas seeming to be on a collision course with an early closure, I figure there’s no time like the present to get excited for the spring. I’m feeling optimistic today, and feel...

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