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The Wasatch Powder Keg
Posted by The Ski Utah Yeti on February 23, 2010
The Big LePowSki Returns to Brighton Feb 26-27.
Posted by The Ski Utah Yeti on February 22, 2010
The event kicks off on Thursday, February 25th with the Winter Wildlands Alliance Backcountry Film Festival at the State Room on 638 S. State Street Salt Lake City. This film festival highlights backcountry ski and snowboard films. $10 per person and all money goes to the Winter Wildlands Association. Must be 21 or older to attend.
On Saturday February 27th the clinics kick into gear at Brighton Ski Resort with a morning and afternoon classes including: Avalanche Beacon Workshop, Backcountry Basics, Freeride Film Workshop, Freeride Photo Workshop, Freeride Workshops, Park Tricks, Splitboarding 101, Steeps Clinics, and women specifics Clinics. Registration is $75 and can be done at www.thebiglepowski.com. If you want to get a leg up on learning new skills for the backcountry this is a great place to start.
Finally on Saturday February 27th, don't miss the The Big LePowSki / Salt Lake Shoot Out Party to Benefit The Billy Poole Fund. Located at Club Elevate in Salt Lake City (149 W 200 So), the party features a silent auction that benefits the Billy Poole fund, live music, and features the work of photographers from the Salt Lake Shoot Out. Tickets are $10 and go to the Billy Poole Fund.
If all that wasn't enough to get you to attend, check out this video from last years event.
Big LePowSki 2009—Brighton, Utah from Black Diamond Equipment on Vimeo.
Park City Mountain Resort Hosts the Sprint US Snowboarding Grand Prix and Winter Games Team Announcement with concert by Thirty Seconds To Mars
Posted by Jessica Kunzer - Communication Director on January 19, 2010
Park City, Utah – Park City Mountain Resort will host the two final stops of the Sprint U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix, Friday, January 22 and Saturday, January 23, 2010. The two Park City Mountain Resort Grand Prix competitions will finalize the U.S. halfpipe team for the 2010 Winter Games, which will be named following the competition Saturday night with a concert by Thirty Seconds to Mars.
“We are honored to be hosting such an important event,” said Jeremy Cooper, terrain park manager and Chief of Competition. “It seems fitting that the U.S. halfpipe team for the 2010 Winter Games will be named in the Eagle Superpipe, which is the same location where U.S. history was made when the American men swept the medals in the 2002 Winter Games.”
The event is FREE to the public. The schedule will be as follows:
Friday, January 22, 2010
5:30 - 6:20 p.m. Halfpipe Finals Warm-up
6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Men's & Women's Halfpipe Finals
(Awards immediately following)
Saturday, January 23, 2010
1:00 - 2:30 p.m. Xbox Junior Jam
(Pick’N Shovel Terrain Park)
5:30 - 6:20 p.m Halfpipe Finals Warm-up
6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Men's & Women's Halfpipe Finals
(Awards immediately following)
8:45 - 10:00 p.m. FREE Concert and Winter Games Team
Announcement
Sunday, January 24, 2010
1:00 - 2:00 p.m. NBC Broadcast of Event
The Grand Prix will conclude Saturday night with a free concert by multi-platinum rock band Thirty Seconds To Mars who recently released their third album This Is War. The album’s first single “Kings & Queens” just hit #1 on the alternative radio airplay charts, marking the group’s second #1 single and third top 5 hit. This Is War is the follow-up to 2005’s A Beautiful Lie which hit multi-platinum status after two years of heavy global touring and winning fans over, one-by-one, garnering the band a growing and loyal fan base. Formed by brothers Jared Letoand Shannon Leto, Thirty Seconds to Mars have over 100 million views on YouTube, 40 million plays on MySpace, more than one million fans on iLike/Facebook and have won numerous awards and accolades, including an MTV Video Music Award, three MTV EMA’s, an MTV Latin and Asia Award, a Fuse Award, and three Kerrang! Awards. For more information on Thirty Seconds To Mars, please visit http://www.thirtysecondstomars.com/
For more information on the Sprint US Snowboarding Grand Prix visit http://www.pcride.com/winter/events/grand_prix/index.html.
To apply for media credentials visit http://www.pcride.com/winter/events/grand_prix/media.html.
About Park City Mountain Resort
Park City Mountain Resort, named the most accessible mountain resort in North America by the readers of SKI magazine, is located in the heart of Park City, Utah and is only a 40-minute drive from the Salt Lake City International Airport. With 3,300 acres of unspoiled terrain, the Resort offers groomed Signature Runs™, bumps, powder, trees, eight peaks, nine bowls, four terrain parks, and the Eagle Superpipe. Park City Mountain Resort was once again ranked a Top-five resort by the readers of SKI and Transworld Snowboarding magazines. For more information about Park City Mountain Resort, please visit www.parkcitymountain.com or call (800) 222-PARK.
Canyons Sports Free Avalanche Awareness Classes and BREW*
Posted by The Ski Utah Yeti on December 2, 2009
A critical need exists for basic avalanche education for all ski and snowboarders in Utah.
Just as students in Hawaii learn about the dangers of rip tides and shore breaks at an early age, snow sports enthusiasts in Utah need to learn about snow safety and avalanches. The rising number of avalanche victims have demonstrated an obvious need for basic avalanche education.
“Know Before You Go” is a free 50-minute presentation from the Utah Avalanche Center.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3 – 7:00 pm
Canyon Sports Cottonwood location:
1844 East Fort Union Blvd. (7000 South)
(801) 942-3100
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10 – 7:00 pm
Canyon Sports Ogden/Riverdale location:
4598 South 700 West
(801) 621-4662
Everyone is invited to Canyon Sports’ 2nd Annual BREW*SKI, a ski season kick off party to benefit the Utah Avalanche Center. Come join us for fun, food & drinks from Salt Lakes’ greatest restaurants & prizes!! Admission is FREE, and donations are appreciated. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 5:00 0- 8:00 pm at the Canyon Sports Cottonwood location.
Logan Utah Pray for Snow Party and UAC Fundraiser
Posted by The Ski Utah Yeti on December 1, 2009
Come join the Friends of the Utah Avalanche Center for an social and informative evening. There will be a silent auction, raffle, light fare, music, slide show by Toby Weed, and much more. Tickets are $20 and will be available for purchase at the USU ORC and the Trailhead. Come show your support for the local avalanche forecasting and education programs.
The Making Of Refresh, Part 3: Utah
Posted by Eric on August 11, 2009
Over at the freeskiing blog of ESPN, you can check out the philosophical argument that is ensuing over freestyle skiing. Over here, you can check out the trailer for the Utah segment of Refresh.
I think most people would be more than okay with all the snow dumping in the clip.... most people.
USSA Center of Excellence Grand Opening
Posted by Eric on July 26, 2009
Vancouver 2010 here we come!!!
The new training and rehab center of the U.S. Ski and Snowboarding Association, situated just east of Park City, is an 85,000-square foot, cutting-edge facility that features everything an elite athlete could ask for or need to compete at the highest level.
10th Annual Taste of the Nation
Posted by Tim on July 14, 2009
Share Our Strength’s Taste of the Nation®, presented by American Express®, is the nation’s premier culinary benefit dedicated to making sure no kid in America grows up hungry. Each spring, the nation’s hottest chefs and mixologists donate their time, talent and passion at more than 55 events across the United States and Canada, with one goal in mind: to raise the critical funds needed to end childhood hunger. Since its inception 20 years ago, Taste of the Nation has raised more than $70 million.
Tour the New USSA "Center of Excellence"
Posted by Tim on July 9, 2009
On July 17th, don't miss your chance to tour the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association's new national training and education facility, the Center of Excellence in Park City. The public is welcomed for the dedication beginning at noon Friday, July 17, followed by public tours. From FirstTracksOnline.com:
The tours will provide fans with the opportunity to see the unique athletic center firsthand, including the athlete training area, sport science lab and sports medicine rehab facility. National team athletes will be on hand to speak with the public and to sign autographs.
The Center of Excellence opened its doors to the nation's top ski and snowboarding athletes in May, signaling a new era for the century-old sports organization whose roots in Utah go back over 35 years. The 85,000 square-foot center will be a showcase for the sports, providing elite-level training and serving as an educational resource for the USSA's members and 400 clubs nationwide.
The Center of Excellence is the home for the USSA's top athletes, a headquarters for the Olympic sports organization, and an educational resource for athletes, coaches, judges and officials and parents. It is part of a long-term vision developed by the USSA over a decade ago, adding to the legacy of athlete training facilities spawned by the Salt Lake City Olympics. Those Games vitalized the culture of athletics in Utah with the opening of the Utah Olympic Park in the early '90s, along with the development of Soldier Hollow cross country skiing facilities and world-class venues like Park City Mountain Resort and Deer Valley Resort that remain active in competitive skiing and snowboarding.
The Center of Excellence was built on five acres just east of Park City in Quinn's Junction at the intersection of U.S. 40 and Utah 248. It is part of a bustling athletic and medical complex featuring athletic fields, an indoor ice rink, the National Ability Center and a new Intermountain Healthcare hospital.
The dedication ceremony will take place outside the Center of Excellence from 12:00-12:30 p.m. Public tours of the Center will follow from 12:30-3:00 p.m.
Firecracker 4th of July Race at Snowbasin
Posted by Tim on July 8, 2009
Forgot to mention that Snowbasin had a slalom race on the 4th of July. Looks like a fun time.
- 4th of July Race at Snowbasin
- 4th of July Race at Snowbasin
- The Winner Aaron Thomas
