Skiing

Russ Scholl's "periodic table of snow" contains more than 100 different slang names for snow.

Prime skiing and snowboarding conditions often coincide with higher levels of UV radiation.

When I began Nordic skiing some 40 years ago, my Bonna laminated wood skies were coveted. I miss their natural beauty and high performance. Now, they sit in a corner, replaced by a light weight, wax free pair. Somethings lost, something’s gained.

The snow beneath our skis is firm and our metal edges cut tight turns with precision as we descend from the clouds, honoring three of Logan’s finest the best way we know how.

Unions at three Colorado mountains penned a letter to Vail Resorts CEO Kristen Lynch, objecting to the company using their colleagues to backfill striking workers in Utah.

The adaptive sport awareness event will feature professional wheelchair basketball athlete and paralympic monoskier Orlando Perez.

In other news, ski season is approaching with the first resort opening on Friday. And, Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson says changes are needed after polling issues on Election Day in Utah County.

Powder Mountain got the go-ahead from Cache County to put up two new ski lifts before this winter as it transitions into a destination for the elite.

Avalanche danger in the Utah mountains has been high this year. Listen to hear what a ski patroller and a physicist can teach us about why avalanches happen and how to stay safe on the slopes.

Winter is the season of withholdings come free and taboos undone. Those things we tell ourselves which are not for the warm months come to roost, and our allowances to ourselves grow as the season’s light shrinks.