by itadmin | Jan 2, 2020 | WINTER
Utah Avalanche Center’s ‘Know Before You Go’ is a must for backcountry adventurers By Andrew Nassetta Avalanches kill an average of 42 people each year in North America (five in Utah in 2019 as of press time), with hundreds more injured. Many avalanche victims are...
by itadmin | Jan 2, 2020 | WINTER
Take in a bird’s eye view of Utah while dangling under a chute By Jared Blackley Don’t tell Patrick Wiggins that skydiving is a young person’s game. He’s been jumping from airplanes and helicopters since 1965. He remembers the exact date of his first jump with marked...
by itadmin | Jan 2, 2020 | Weekend Warriors, WINTER
There’s a winter resort for everyone in your crew By Megan wagstaff Somewhere along the line, word got out that Utah’s Wasatch Front was God’s own ski country. Maybe it was Utah’s humble “Greatest Snow on Earth” license plate. Utah powder is no longer a best-kept...
by Kathleen Curry | Dec 2, 2019 | Activites, Weekend Warriors, WINTER
Always brewing up adventure, Southern Utah has a craft beer with your name on it By Kathleen Curry and Geoff Griffin The Southern Utah getaway weekend has long been a way to survive the dark, cold, inversion-filled winter months along the Wasatch Front. It’s a...
by Kathleen Curry | Dec 2, 2019 | Activites, WINTER
Yurt lodging offers unique winter getaways that transport you in time By Kathleen Curry and Geoff Griffin When the Mongolians set up the first yurts in Central Asia some 3,000 years ago, they were definitely on to something. Angle wood and bamboo into a circular...
by ChrisVanocur | Dec 2, 2019 | Activites, WINTER
Rancho Luna Lobos is a home for rescued dogs who find a second life as part of a sled team Maybe you can teach an old dog new tricks. Or, as you will soon see, maybe it’s better to say you can teach old dog(s) new tricks. This is my takeaway after visiting Rancho Luna...