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Wasatch Magazine

The Outdoor Magazine of the U

Wasatch Magazine

A Local’s Take on Snowbird’s New Fast Tracks Service

A Local’s Take on Snowbird’s New Fast Tracks Service

Will Ginsburg, Staff Writer
March 7, 2022

“Level up your next day on snow with Fast Tracks, a daily add-on option that gives you exclusive access to dedicated express lift lanes. Available to use at six of our quad chairs, get more turns by...

Ski Resorts Turn to Composting to Lower Emissions

Ski Resorts Turn to Composting to Lower Emissions

Gentry Hale, Guest Contributor
March 3, 2022

As you head to your favorite ski resorts this season, keep an eye out for something new popping up — composting bins. This season, ski resorts across the country are implementing new composting programs,...

Intro to Trad Climbing

Intro to Trad Climbing

Aashna Shah, Staff Writer
February 28, 2022

Trad climbing can be a bit of a daunting sport to get into initially. Leading any climb can be spooky mentally, but at least with sport climbing, you have the mental security of bolts as your protection....

Photo Series: Illinois State Parks

Photo Series: Illinois State Parks

Bradley De Boer, Staff Photographer
February 24, 2022

Being a kid who chose to come to the University of Utah to explore the outdoors, coming home to the midwest can be emotionally challenging. Utah opens the door to all the outdoor activities imaginable,...

Proposed LCC Transportation Solutions and Their Effect on Climbing

Proposed LCC Transportation Solutions and Their Effect on Climbing

Jacob Freeman, Guest Contributor
February 21, 2022

UDOT’s plans for transit in Little Cottonwood Canyon will affect climbing along with traffic. If you’ve driven in Little Cottonwood Canyon in the past few years, the problems it faces are hard to...

“Students for the Wasatch” Fight for Little Cottonwood

“Students for the Wasatch” Fight for Little Cottonwood

Will Ginsburg, Staff Writer
February 17, 2022

I’ve been making the weekend trek up Little Cottonwood Canyon for as long as I can remember – my Sunday mornings filled with ice scrapers, cold hands, and a sea of red taillights. Quite literally,...

Rope Skills with John Horton, Part 2

John Horton, Staff Writer
February 14, 2022

The Best Cup of Coffee in the Backcountry

The Best Cup of Coffee in the Backcountry

John Horton, Staff Writer
February 10, 2022

Morning means coffee, for me and for so many others. Long days, late nights, and alpine starts leave some of us slightly surly in the morning. Personally, after about 48 hours without a strong cup of coffee,...

The Bone Zone

The Bone Zone

Sam McGahay, Staff Writer
February 9, 2022

As fall winds to a close each year, Salt Lake City locals count down the days until resorts in Big and Little Cottonwood Canyon turn on their chairlifts and open for the season. Historically, resorts like...

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