In which, the author, a 43-year-old native Utahn, decides he's going to teach himself how to ski. I know it sounds crazy to start skiing that late in life, but maybe it would be crazier not to.This is my second day teaching myself to ski. I think I'll start with a pre-emptive Advil.Because ...

Every time I ski Canyons Resort, I feel as though I've barely scratched the surface on riding the slopes throughout the 4,000-acre funland.Once again that was the case when hitting the slopes earlier this week.After my ski buddy and I grabbed our passes recently, we headed up to the resort via ...

I was very close to getting a season pass at Snowbird Mountain Resort. I had been toying with the idea ever since our Daily Herald photographer, Spenser Heaps, told me the joys of skiing at Snowbird."There's always fresh powder. ... And the resort is open the longest." And he speaks the truth! ...

One glistening icicle, formed in the first freezing days of December, has grown an entire castle of ice.The Midway Ice Castle, created by resident artist Brent Christensen, has returned to Heber Valley, once again enchanting visitors with its majestic towers, delicate bridges, frozen fountains, ...

PCMR is my favorite place to ski for a lot of different reasons. Though I learned to ski at Brian Head (a southern Utah ski resort near Cedar City), Park City was a special treat for my family when we were growing up. I love skiing other resorts, but Park City feels like home for me now.While I ...

Gasping is a rarity. A true gasp is very hard to come by, very hard to elicit, especially from my generation of know-it-alls. But, I will say, Alta elicited many a gasp from my disbelieving body when I made the journey to Cecret Lake.My recent research of Utah hiking led me to this little hike, ...