How’s the weather? These sites will tell you.
How often do you check the weather before you go skiing? Once a day? Twice, three times? Yeah,...
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A chat with Nikki Champion, Utah Avalanche Forecaster
Thanks largely to COVID-19, backcountry skiing promises to be bigger than ever this year. This is hardly a surprise. In the backcountry, there’s no social distancing, capacity limitations, or reservation requirements. You don’t need an EPIC or an IKON pass.
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There’s a good chance this will be a La Niña year. Here’s what that means.
(Photo credit: NOAA. Thermal satellite image of La Nina, 2007) It’s nearly October, so the...
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Mother Nature’s Cage Match: Hurricanes vs. Blizzards
Those of us who live in the east are keeping a careful eye on Isaias. While it’s been...
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Fire on the mountain: when ski resorts burn.
(Fire recently devastated the Mid-Mountain Lodge at Whiteface. Photo provided by ORDA) Fires at...
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