Utah skiers claim to have the greatest snow on earth, and this revised and updated edition guides readers to the best backcountry ski tours in the state. Learn how and where to ski utah s backcountry and uphill skiing policies. Backcountry expert tyson bradley takes skiers from the urban backcountry of the wasatch front to spectacular desert destinations in zion. For more information or to book over the phone, call 8015341907, monday. Utah resorts with backcountry skiing access ski utah. A guide to the states best ski tours backcountry skiing series.
But its not just the quantity, its the quality that matters. Moist storms that track across the desert west of salt lake city slam into a wall of mountains east of the great salt lake and dump huge amounts of snow. New utah backcountry skiing guide book now available. Utah ski archives marriott library the university of utah. The utah ski and snowboard archives documents the history of ski competition on local, national, and international levels, the founding of major resorts, snow. Utah includes tours in the central wasatch as well as the uintas, henry mountains, and more. The best backcountry skiing locations in utah for 2020. Many utah resorts give easy access to sidecountry or backcountry terrain. Heres the secret about utah, and the wasatch mountains in particular.
Ski utah is dedicated to promoting the ski and snowboard industry in the great state of utah. Ski utah has compiled a list of our favorite winterthemed books. Backcountry skiing utah by tyson bradley, paperback. Whisper ridge heliskiing, catskiing, and snowmobiling in utah. Backcountry skiing utah, 2nd backcountry skiing series. Its taken me to many places i would not have thought to go ski touring. It provides information on hundreds of backcountry ski locations in the wasatch mountains. I believe that the best way to protect the wasatch mountains is to help people fall in love with them stay safe. As with all books in this series, this utah guide is designed for intermediate to expert skiers or boarders. This website is a companion to the wasatch backcountry skiing map. Heres a primer for skiers ready to earn their turns, put some skins in the game, etc. Backcountry skiing aka ski touring, alpine touring, ski mountaineering, randonnee is on the rise in utah for its compelling mixture of exercise, adventure, first tracks, freedom and being free once youve bought all the gear.
A guide to the states best ski tours backcountry skiing series bradley. His star began to rise when he obtained the first ascent of the 3,000foot north face of pakistans nameless tower book of shadows vii, 5. Hard copies of the new utah backcountry skiing guide book, backcountry ski and snowboard routes. The state of utah is famous for its worldclass resorts and for having the greatest snow on earth. We hope you take the time to slow down, wash your hands, and enjoy a few simple pleasures in the absence of winter sports. A guide to the states best ski tours backcountry skiing series bradley, tyson on. The ski utah interconnect adventure tour gives an advanced to expert skier the. Whenever our small group of ski tourers gets tired of. Willie is a fully certified ifmga mountain guide and amga ski mountaineering guide, based out of sandy, his home in the wasatch mountains of utah with wife liz. The best backcountry skiing locations in utah for 2020 57hours. In utah, the question isnt, where in the backcountry can i ski.