Updates

Sort by

  • March 2020/Covid Update

    March 2020/Covid Update

    Howdy Wasatch Backcountry Enthusiasts! As another series of storms delivering good powder has exited our beloved mountains and the season snowpack total has just gone…

  • October 2019 Update

    October 2019 Update

    Ski Bus Efficiency; UDOT Abandons CWC and CCTAP; Paid Parking; and More Hello Wasatch Backcountry Enthusiasts! As the first dustings of snow hit the high peaks…

  • Fall 2019 Update

    Fall 2019 Update

    Greetings Wasatch Backcountry Alliance Members. As the latest heat wave finally cools, issues around our beloved Central Wasatch backcountry are heating up. This coming Monday,…

  • Summer 2019 Update

    Summer 2019 Update

    Hello Fellow Wasatch Backcountry Enthusiasts! In these scorching days it seems hard to remember the many days of cold smoke this past fantastic winter, but…

  • Spring 2019 Update

    Spring 2019 Update

    Hello Wasatch Backcountry Alliance members! We hope that you have continued to enjoy our bountiful snows this season as much as we have.  It’s winters…

  • Mid-winter Update – 2019

    Mid-winter Update – 2019

    Hello Wasatch Backcountry Alliance members and supporters! It’s been a while since we’ve sent out an update; not because nothing’s been happening, but because it’s been…

  • Late Summer ’18 Update

    Late Summer ’18 Update

    Hello Wasatch Backcountry Alliance Members! We hope that you have had a good summer, but are guessing that – like us – you are tired…

  • End of Season 2018 – Grizzly Gulch

    End of Season 2018 – Grizzly Gulch

    Hello Wasatch Backcountry Alliance Members, Well, our Wasatch ski season was a veritable shadow of last year’s bountiful snow, but hopefully you were able to…

  • “SkiLink is DEAD” – Interview with Deer Valley’s Bob Wheaton

    “SkiLink is DEAD” – Interview with Deer Valley’s Bob Wheaton

    After all of the turbulence we’ve seen in the Central Wasatch ski world over the past few years – from the threat of SkiLink, to…

  • Your Voice Matters! Help Protect Backcountry in the Wasatch

    Your Voice Matters! Help Protect Backcountry in the Wasatch

    Greetings Wasatch Backcountry Alliance! In eight months since we organized, we are now over 1200 members strong! We would like to thank you for the…

  • Statement on Interconnect and Resort Expansion

    Statement on Interconnect and Resort Expansion

    As skiers, snowboarders and winter recreationists, the members of Wasatch Backcountry Alliance appreciate and support Utah’s world-class ski resort industry. We recognize the significant contribution…

  • Wasatch Backcountry Alliance Press Release 2014

    Wasatch Backcountry Alliance Press Release 2014

    Backcountry Enthusiasts Organize to Form Wasatch Backcountry Alliance New grassroots group attracts 1,000+ members focused on protecting a balanced Wasatch recreational experience for all MARCH…