Wednesday, February 11, 2009 - 08:27 AM

Brighton, UT - The Big LePowSki, a weekend of on-snow education, clinics and freeriding with some of the most influential athletes in the ski and snowboard industry today, is slated for Utah's Brighton Ski Resort Feb. 26-28. The event is open to the masses and includes no competitions. The Big LePowSki invites the everyday season pass holder, weekend warrior, off-piste skier or après ski enthusiast to do what they love most in wintertime, with their favorite rock star ski athlete.

Monday, February 09, 2009 - 05:22 PM

Salt Lake Mountain, UT - A quick-hitting storm that dropped up to a foot and a half of new snow on Utah's Wasatch Mountains has prompted the Utah Avalanche Center to issue an Avalanche Warning for backcountry users.

Sunday, February 08, 2009 - 06:00 AM

Park City, UT - Paige Lund has been named Vice President of Lodging for The Canyons Resort in Park City. She will be responsible for overseeing all operations for the lodging divisions at The Canyons, including The Grand Summit Hotel, Sundial Lodge, Silverado Lodge, Sunrise at Escala and Escala as well as all aspects of owner services.

Saturday, February 07, 2009 - 06:00 AM

Salt Lake City, UT - Spring is just around the corner, and many Utah ski and snowboard resorts are offering great savings for savvy spring snow riders.

Friday, February 06, 2009 - 11:18 AM

Park City, UT - Breckenridge, Colo. skier Angeli VanLaanen earned a big win last Friday in her first World Cup skiing competition, winning the Visa Freestyle International skier halfpipe competition by nearly two points over Canadian Megan Gunning. French skiers Kevin Rolland and Xavier Bertoni dominated the men's pipe, with teenager Walter Wood (Evergreen, CO) third.

Monday, February 02, 2009 - 11:58 AM

Park City, UT - Olympic champion Jennifer Heil of Spruce Grove, Alta., won the gold medal Saturday night in women's dual moguls at Deer Valley Resort as part of this weekend's World Cup Freestyle Skiing tour stop in Park City.

Monday, February 02, 2009 - 11:44 AM

Snowbird, UT - The final and super final rounds of The North Face Masters of Snowboarding's first stop of the season wrapped up Saturday at Utah's Snowbird Ski & Summer Resort. The field of nearly 50 competitors who advanced from Friday's first round made the early morning hike up to Snowbird's North Baldy venue for the finals. The field was then cut to six women and 14 men for the ultimate super finals showdown. In the end Snowbird local Shannan Yates, who dominated all week long took the overall women's title, while Matt Annetts of Morrisville, Vermont, eclipsed some of the sport's best riders to win the men's title.

Monday, February 02, 2009 - 10:28 AM

Truckee, CA - With the hip hop music flowing like water and spotlights shining off a school bus slide box, young shredders Caden Michnal and Kelsey Coghlan (both Park City, UT) rocked the Xbox 360 Junior Jam at Boreal Resort, each taking the grand prize of an Xbox console home Saturday night.

Monday, February 02, 2009 - 10:16 AM

Park City, UT - The U.S. Ski Team's Ryan St. Onge (Winter Park, CO) put it all on the line Friday to take the Nature Valley Freestyle Challenge for his sixth career World Cup freestyle skiing victory at the Visa Freestyle International aerials competition at Deer Valley Resort in Park City.

Monday, February 02, 2009 - 09:19 AM

Snowbird, UT - Taking a page from the popular Freeskiing World Tour (FWT), which sells out each year, Mountain Sports International (MSI) has partnered with the International Freeskiers Association (IFSA) to produce several events on the newest freeskiing tour to hit North America, the Junior Freeskiing Tour (JFT). With two age groups, 12-14 year-olds and 15-17 year-olds, the JFT will fill a gap in the freeskiing industry by allowing younger athletes the opportunity to compete on a world stage and gain invaluable experience. The Junior Freeskiing Nationals at Snowbird Ski & Summer Resort in Utah will take place March 8-10, 2009.