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CHOPS FOR CHARITY
Jodan Cook, a 15-year-old skier gromm from Falls Creek, Australia, raised around $1000 in donations for the Stand Strong Again (SSA) foundation by chopping off his three-year-old “dreadies” on Saturday, June 9th in a pub located near the ski hill. CONTINUED...
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As we finished our last 3.2 High Life atop the ridge above Alta’s High Rustler, a group of friends and I watched the sun dip behind the grandiose peak of Mount Superior.
As we came around Cardiff Pass, the sun, just beginning to rise above Grizzly Gulch, the final aspect of our route to Mount Superior came into view.
Snow in absurd abundance has begun to cause paradoxes with my life. Things seem to be falling apart.
When we woke up Saturday morning, we knew it was going to be a unique day in Alta. Bombs rattled the Goldminer’s Daughter dining room windows as Interlodge kept those inside anxious.
On Saturday morning, after I raced down from my breakfast shift at Alta’s Goldminer’s Daughter restaurant, I was elated to see that patrol still wasn't letting people load the chair, despite the time nearing 10 o'clock. I hadn't missed anything yet, though the lines for Wildcat and Collins were so long they morphed into each other and pushed skiers to the fringe of the parking lot.
It was a typical opening day, while the skiing wasn’t great, everybody there was just happy to see the season officially start.
Since moving in to the Goldminer’s Daughter on the 15th, the scene hasn’t changed. Beyond the beers chilling on the sill, a few cars sit parked on dry pavement, and the Wildcat Chair is motionless above a patchy layer of snow.
On Thursday I moved into the Goldminer’s Daughter. The lodge sits about 50 yards from the Collins chair at Alta, Utah. I’m going to spend my winter here, in a small hotel room that has suffered the abuse of hosting young, core skiers for years.
Powder decided to highlight groms from all over the world in our new online feature, titled Grom Watch. Take a peek at these photos and videos of our first grom, Andy Partridge.
U.S. Ski Teamer Caitlin Ciccone and I went to the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market and hunted the random. We found collar lamps for dogs, turkey ball energy food, shoes with gills, and lots of toys. Welcome to our adventure ...
Snowbird, Utah, lost one of its own last year. Mike Merrill, a Salt Lake City native son, passed away in early June 2006 after succumbing to internal injuries he received after getting hit by a drunk driver while riding his bike on a spring trip to Moab. He was 29.
Last summer, a seemingly harmless photo captured my attention. I had seen images of Mount Shuksan before, but nothing quite like this. A Northwest Icon connected to Mount Baker ski area by the famous Shuksan Arm, the mountain has become one of the most photographed peaks in the world.
Evo won the 2007 NWsource People's Pick in the coveted 'Outdoor/Sports Gear Shop' category, proving their status as Northwest fixture.
RED CATS GO GREEN! Big Red Cat Skiing will be running each of its three snow cats on a 25 percent blend of corn-based ethanol for the 2007-2008 season.
Jodan Cook, a 15-year-old skier gromm from Falls Creek, Australia, raised around $1000 in donations for the Stand Strong Again (SSA) foundation by chopping off his three-year-old "dreadies" on Saturday, June 9th in a pub located near the ski hill.