ALTA SKI RESORT Maura is the Sustainability Coordinator for Alta Ski Resort. Maura was a sort of guru in the Wasatch resorts, paving a sustainability road for other resorts, such as Solitude and Snowbird,...

Skiing really is much older than most think. There are ancient drawings of humans skiing great distances to follow and hunt herds of reindeer and elk using fur coated skis (modern day skins). In more recent...

Steph Davis is a professional rock climber, free-soloer, BASE-jumper and more. She's written the books Learning to Fly and High Infatuation. She answered six questions for Wasatch on risk and the outdoors. 1.)...

Skiing has held its place as the centerpiece of the Wasatch mountains for quite some time. Thousands of people come from all over the world to enjoy the slopes each winter, and their visitations...

As mid-winter, bluebird powder days fade into spring conditions full of heavy snow and warm weather, many skiers and snowboarders are stuck reminiscing the months past. However, the transition from winter...

The Wasatch Mountains are home to some of the most accessible backcountry skiing in the U.S.  Each winter, thousands of Salt Lake City’s skiers and snowboarders venture up Little and Big Cottonwood...

Like many skiers in Utah, I spent the end of more than one ski day this January sitting in the lodge, wondering when the canyon road would be safe to open after being hammered by 30 plus inches of incredible...

Utah may be home to some of the best outdoor spaces on the globe, both in diversity and quality. People flock to Utah, to appreciate the outdoors and sometimes to compete in their bounds. It's not entirely...

“The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.” - Edward Abbey Imagine placing your life in a single piece of gear, one step, one hold or a...