The 2020-2021 Winter season began in the midst of a pandemic. More than ever, Wasatch resorts emphasized insurance plans for their season passes. Resort goers enjoy their days, but have become accustomed...
Note: this is not a substitute for a real avalanche safety course — take it as a reminder of the basics or inspiration to take a course.
Snow. Some of us dread it, some of us worship it. Whether its...
An avalanche is the worst nightmare of anyone in the backcountry during the winter. The whumpf, the low rumble, the shaking ground and the sudden wall of snow would turn a fun winter romp into a terrifying...
With winter fast approaching, daydreams of snow-blanketed mountains and powder skiing are becoming more frequent and vivid. These dreams are wonderful until I remember the endless “red snake” of...
Last winter, I learned about Wasatch Adaptive Sports through a series of coincidences. Needing volunteer hours for a class in the spring semester, I had investigated a series of options, none of which...
Ski season ended rather abruptly this winter.
The lifts at all Utah ski resorts are no longer running, their hotels are closed and scores of independently owned lodges, restaurants, rental shops...
The choice between learning to ski or snowboard is one that is often made a young age and has the potential to last a lifetime. Most parents only want to buy their growing kids one type of equipment, and...
On Jan. 18, Chase Adams was snowmobiling with his father in the northern Wasatch Mountains when he was caught in an avalanche.
The avalanche carried the 18-year-old man down a steep face above Farmington...
When the alarm goes off at 3 a.m. every morning, Craig Gordon is already awake. Gordon, a veteran for 20 years at the Utah Avalanche Center, rises each morning to knock out his avalanche forecast and hit...
