Category: Other Writings
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The Gadget Tribes of Technology
I think that I fit pretty easily into the blogger category, but iFan isn’t far off. I really need a NetBook…. Via Boing Boing Gadgets: Technology was once about big things, but smallness rules the day: we are the gear that gets us through it. Augmented and assisted by the gizmos we buy, break and…
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Slug Games – Candyland Jam | Ride Utah Blog
The boys from our sister site RideUtah.com swung by the Candyland Rail Jam at Brighton last week. I stopped by the Slug Games at Brighton today. I got there a little late because I spent the morning teaching my 3 year old how to shred, and then the lunch hours riding with my 14 year old…
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Pow Pow Powder At Deer Valley
Well, I got to make some turns up at Deer Valley, and I have to say that after today, I have fallen in love with the place all over again. Deer Valley offers a veritable pantheon of great skiing. From the long and steep groomers, to the great beginner terrain, there is something for everyone.…
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Snowboarders Escape Brighton Avalanche
From ABC 4 Two buddies, eighteen and nineteen year old from Cottonwood Heights were snowboarding down fresh powder and triggered an avalanche. One of them made it down safely, but the second was caught in it. The force of the avalanche broke his snowboard in half as he tumbled down the mountain face first, then…
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Cottonwood Canyon Twitter Updates
Looking for up to date info on the status of the canyons? You can subscribe to email updates through the Salt Lake County webiste. If you are on Twitter, I created an account that pushes the email updates to Twitter. If you are like me, one more email in the inbox, and you want to…
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Deer Valley Powder
My friend (wife’s cousin’s husband) spent some time up at Deer Valley enjoying some gnar pow… He got a new video camera and wanted to share the love with the SkiUtah blog… Enjoy the freshies. The day after Christmas we raced up to Deer Valley because over night they recieved 28 inches of blessed powder!…
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Beaver… Hidden Gem
When I read Kendall’s post about Beaver, I had to post this story from my brother who was up at Beaver last week… It was the second day of the season as my friends and I drove up the snowy Logan canyon. The locals had been bragging about this hidden treasure all summer long and…
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Brighton Powder Day
Well, it happened, the whole mountain is open at Brighton. That’s right, from Great Western, all the way over to the slippery slopes of Mt. Millicent; Brighton is all the way open. When I pulled into the parking lot today, Millie was running, but seemingly without any passengers. The lot fellers pointed me over towards…
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Great Western Opens
If have skied at Brighton in the last few weeks, you have likely been staring at Great Western and Milly, ready to trade a limb to get over to the fresh snow. Well, the day has half come with Great Western opening up. If you are headed up today, look for me taking powder laps…
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Are You Ready To Throw Down?
(Personal note, I watch too much food network…) Then head up to Brighton this Friday night! X96 and Brighton are sponsoring a best trick contest this Friday at 7:00PM. It will take place at the ever delightful, always Majestic Terrain Park. Some details: Ride for 60 minutes, the judges choose the best tricks throughout the session.…