Wed, 07 May 2008 13:27:39 -0500 http://www.utahskiandsnowboard.com/ UtahSkiAndSnowboard.com en-us http://www.utahskiandsnowboard.com/images/logo.gif http://www.utahskiandsnowboard.com/ webmaster@firsttracksonline.com http://www.utahskiandsnowboard.com/Article271.html Snowbird, UT - With more than 11 feet of snow on the ground at mid-mountain, Utah's Snowbird Ski & Summer Resort announced today that it will extend its ski season into June and possibly beyond. Wed, 07 May 2008 13:27:39 -0500 http://www.utahskiandsnowboard.com/Article270.html Alta, UT - It happened at the very end of Alta’s snowfall measuring for this ski season on Thursday. Fri, 02 May 2008 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.utahskiandsnowboard.com/Article269.html Huntsville, UT - Snowbasin Resort will begin construction in June on a new detachable quad chair lift at the Utah ski and snowboard resort. Sat, 26 Apr 2008 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.utahskiandsnowboard.com/Article268.html Salt Lake City, UT - Ericka Askerlund of Herriman, Utah has been named the winner of Ski Utah's license plate poker contest. Askerlund's winning hand of A88 8BW represents four of a kind with Ace high, or three eights and two Aces, as the W is treated as a wild card. Thu, 24 Apr 2008 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.utahskiandsnowboard.com/Article267.html Snowbird, UT - Ski Utah and members of the local media gathered on Saturday at Alta Ski Area and Snowbird Ski & Summer Resort to celebrate the end of another successful Utah ski season and to honor Utah journalists for their contribution to the state's ski industry. Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:55:27 -0500 http://www.utahskiandsnowboard.com/Article266.html Salt Lake City, UT - Deep snow throughout January and February contributed to a strong ski season in Utah, according to preliminary figures discussed by Ski Utah President Nathan Rafferty on Saturday. Sun, 20 Apr 2008 11:10:12 -0500 http://www.utahskiandsnowboard.com/Article265.html Park City, UT - Park City Mountain Resort on Wednesday announced $10.5 million in improvements for the 2008-09 winter season including a new high-speed chairlift, terrain enhancements and renovation of the Utah ski and snowboard resort's Mid-Mountain Lodge. Thu, 17 Apr 2008 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.utahskiandsnowboard.com/Article264.html Huntsville, UT - With over 425 inches of snow this season Mother Nature has provided Snowbasin Resort with additional staying power to extend the Utah ski and snowboard resort's closing date until April 27th. Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:46:05 -0500 http://www.utahskiandsnowboard.com/Article263.html Brighton, UT - Now that most Utah ski and snowboard resorts have wrapped up winter operations, get those taxes finished today and make the most of your season pass to make some final turns this week at Brighton, where season passholders from any other ski resorts get half off lift tickets during Brighton's last week of operation. Tue, 15 Apr 2008 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.utahskiandsnowboard.com/Article262.html Snowbird, UT - Four days of early-April snowfall brought nearly three feet of snow to Snowbird Ski & Summer Resort this week, pushing the resort well past the 500-inch mark for season snowfall and setting the stage for the ski area’s many spring events. Sat, 12 Apr 2008 20:03:34 -0500 http://www.utahskiandsnowboard.com/Article261.html Eden, UT - Wolf Creek Resort, a 3,000-acre master-planned residential and resort community located in Ogden Valley, announced Thursday that it has transitioned into a private club and resort community, and will soon unveil new membership opportunities available for owners and residents, current members and individuals living in select nearby communities. Concurrent with the change, the resort's name is transitioning to Wolf Creek Utah. Fri, 11 Apr 2008 08:16:13 -0500 http://www.utahskiandsnowboard.com/Article260.html Park City, UT - Park City Mountain Resort, in partnership with its parent company Powdr Corporation, on Tuesday announced that it will offset 100 percent of its power from renewable energy sources beginning in June 2008. Wed, 09 Apr 2008 19:44:34 -0500 http://www.utahskiandsnowboard.com/Article259.html Park City, UT - U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) President and CEO Bill Marolt has named Olympian Luke Bodensteiner as associate athletic director of high performance. Bodensteiner will be responsible for providing support services to the directors of each of the USSA's six sport programs. Mon, 07 Apr 2008 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.utahskiandsnowboard.com/Article258.html Brighton, UT - Brighton Ski Resort is offering a "2 For Tuesday" promotion throughout April, when two can ski or snowboard all day for $26.50 each on Tuesdays until the end of the ski season. Sun, 06 Apr 2008 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.utahskiandsnowboard.com/Article257.html Salt Lake City, UT - Utah has had another great winter. With many resort bases totaling well over 100 inches, spring's sunny skies should create some fabulous conditions for skiing and snowboarding. But all good things must come to an end. Fri, 04 Apr 2008 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.utahskiandsnowboard.com/Article256.html Park City, UT - Spring Grüv at The Canyons means 10 days of special events, four big free concerts and, of course, spring skiing and riding at the Utah ski and snowboard resort. Thu, 03 Apr 2008 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.utahskiandsnowboard.com/Article255.html Snowbird, UT - A major spring maintenance project to the Aerial Tram at Snowbird Ski & Summer Resort has necessitated a major change to the Utah ski resort's spring operating schedule. Wed, 02 Apr 2008 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.utahskiandsnowboard.com/Article254.html Huntsville, UT - Four hundred inches of snow this ski season makes for epic skiing, but snow depths have forced modifications to the 8th Annual Meltdown Race, scheduled for April 12 at Utah's Snowbasin Resort. Replacing the Pole (Downhill skiing/snowboarding), Pedal (Bike), Paddle (Kayak) will be the Pole (Downhill), Kombi (gates, rollers and jumps), Criterium Bike (Mountain or Road, six laps around the ski resort's Olympic Lot for three miles total). Mon, 31 Mar 2008 07:53:35 -0500 http://www.utahskiandsnowboard.com/Article253.html Park City, UT - The U.S. Ski Team's Michael Morse (Duxbury, MA) pulled out all the stops to earn his second U.S. moguls skiing title of the weekend as he and Michelle Roark (Denver) won the Nature Valley Freestyle Challenge dual moguls competition, concluding the 2008 Sprint U.S. Freestyle Championships at Deer Valley Resort on Sunday. Mon, 31 Mar 2008 07:42:57 -0500 http://www.utahskiandsnowboard.com/Article252.html Park City, UT - Michael Morse (Duxbury, MA) and Emiko Torito (Steamboat, CO) each laid down spectacular runs to win gold in the moguls skiing competition of the Sprint U.S. Freestyle Championships at Deer Valley Resort in Park City Saturday. Sat, 29 Mar 2008 19:45:44 -0500 http://www.utahskiandsnowboard.com/Article251.html Park City, UT - Jennifer Hudak (Park City, UT) took her skiing to the next level Friday to win her third straight U.S. title in women's skier halfpipe during the Sprint U.S. Freestyle Championships at Park City Mountain Resort. Fri, 28 Mar 2008 23:13:08 -0500 http://www.utahskiandsnowboard.com/Article250.html Snowbird, UT - The 22nd Annual Steve Young Ski Classic brings an impressive group of NFL players and Olympians to Snowbird Ski & Summer Resort on Saturday to ski, snowboard and raise money for the Wasatch Adaptive Sports Program. Fri, 28 Mar 2008 08:20:43 -0500 http://www.utahskiandsnowboard.com/Article249.html Park City, UT - Ryan St. Onge (Winter Park, CO) came from behind to win men's aerials at the Sprint U.S. Freestyle Championships with a stunning second jump to edge Scotty Bahrke (Park City, UT). Emily Cook (Belmont, MA), led both women's rounds to win her third U.S. skiing title. Competition was delayed nearly two hours while a raging blizzard passed through the Utah Olympic Park in Park City. Thu, 27 Mar 2008 21:36:58 -0500 http://www.utahskiandsnowboard.com/Article248.html Park City, UT - U.S. Ski Team Women's Head Coach Patrick Riml is leaving the team after five successful seasons, culminating in Lindsey Vonn's (Vail, CO) overall and downhill World Cup titles this year. Alpine Director Jesse Hunt made the announcement following the Nature Valley U.S. Alpine Championships in Sugarloaf, Maine. Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:50:36 -0500 http://www.utahskiandsnowboard.com/Article247.html Park City, UT - The U.S. Ski Team's Emily Cook (Belmont, MA) is coming home to the Sprint U.S. Freestyle Championships in Park City beaming with confidence. And rightly so. The Massachusetts native, who now calls Park City home, returns with a World Cup aerials skiing win her pocket as she seeks her second U.S. aerials title. Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:47:36 -0500