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SE4:EP9 - Henri Rivers: Diversity in the Mountains

Last Chair: The Ski Utah Podcast - February 17, 2023 23:20 - 47 minutes
Since the day he found an old pair of skis in his family’s hotel attic, Henri Rivers has found a special joy in skiing. It didn’t matter to him that he was the only black skier on his high school ski team. He just loved to ski. Today, as president of the National Brotherhood of Skiers (...

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SE4:EP9 - Henri Rivers: Diversity in the Mountains

Last Chair: The Ski Utah Podcast - February 17, 2023 23:20 - 47 minutes
Since the day he found an old pair of skis in his family’s hotel attic, Henri Rivers has found a special joy in skiing. It didn’t matter to him that he was the only black skier on his high school ski team. He just loved to ski. Today, as president of the National Brotherhood of Skiers (...

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SE4:EP8 - Drew Hardesty: Conversation in a Snow Pit

Last Chair: The Ski Utah Podcast - January 03, 2023 16:48 - 40 minutes
With each successive two-foot snowfall, skiers and riders at resorts rejoice. But in the Utah backcountry with no avalanche mitigation, that fresh snow often sits on a sugary, crusty weak layer and can be prone to sliding. Last Chair headed into the Utah backcountry with Utah Avalanche ...

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SE4:EP8 - Drew Hardesty: Conversation in a Snow Pit

Last Chair: The Ski Utah Podcast - January 03, 2023 16:48 - 40 minutes
With each successive two-foot snowfall, skiers and riders at resorts rejoice. But in the Utah backcountry with no avalanche mitigation, that fresh snow often sits on a sugary, crusty weak layer and can be prone to sliding. Last Chair headed into the Utah backcountry with Utah Avalanche ...

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SE4:EP7 - Special Snowfall Edition

Last Chair: The Ski Utah Podcast - December 23, 2022 15:12 - 35 minutes
In October it started snowing in Utah. And it really hasn’t stopped, with over 225 inches in Little Cottonwood Canyon by mid-December. So, what’s going on? Last Chair invited Open Snow forecaster Evan Thayer and atmospheric scientist Jim Steenburgh for a Special Snowfall Edition podcast...

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SE4:EP7 - Special Snowfall Edition

Last Chair: The Ski Utah Podcast - December 23, 2022 15:12 - 35 minutes
In October it started snowing in Utah. And it really hasn’t stopped, with over 225 inches in Little Cottonwood Canyon by mid-December. So, what’s going on? Last Chair invited Open Snow forecaster Evan Thayer and atmospheric scientist Jim Steenburgh for a Special Snowfall Edition podcast...

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SE4:EP6 - Bill Wyatt: Gateway to Utah - The New SLC

Last Chair: The Ski Utah Podcast - December 14, 2022 22:30 - 54 minutes
The new Salt Lake City International airport provides the closest gateway in the world to such a diversity of skiing and riding. Opened in September 2020, the new SLC is one of the world’s most innovative and eco-friendly airports, providing a welcome mat for upwards of 30,000 passenger...

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SE4:EP6 - Bill Wyatt: Gateway to Utah - The New SLC

Last Chair: The Ski Utah Podcast - December 14, 2022 22:30 - 54 minutes
The new Salt Lake City International airport provides the closest gateway in the world to such a diversity of skiing and riding. Opened in September 2020, the new SLC is one of the world’s most innovative and eco-friendly airports, providing a welcome mat for upwards of 30,000 passenger...

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SE4:EP5 - Tim Hawkes: Saving the Great Salt Lake

Last Chair: The Ski Utah Podcast - December 01, 2022 22:10 - 50 minutes
When you fly into Salt Lake City from the north, you get a poignant view of the vanishing water in the Great Salt Lake. The problem is real. So what is Utah doing about it? Last Chair traveled to Antelope Island, in the heart of the lake, to speak with Utah state representative Tim Hawk...

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SE4:EP5 - Tim Hawkes: Saving the Great Salt Lake

Last Chair: The Ski Utah Podcast - December 01, 2022 22:10 - 50 minutes
When you fly into Salt Lake City from the north, you get a poignant view of the vanishing water in the Great Salt Lake. The problem is real. So what is Utah doing about it? Last Chair traveled to Antelope Island, in the heart of the lake, to speak with Utah state representative Tim Hawk...

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SE4:EP4 - America's Ski Town

Last Chair: The Ski Utah Podcast - November 15, 2022 22:15 - 53 minutes
With two world class resorts boasting nearly 10,000 lift-served skiable acres, all nestled around an historic old mining town, Utah’s ski town of Park City truly is unlike anything in North America. Deer Valley Resort and Park City Mountain will open this season with new captains at the...

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SE4:EP4 - America's Ski Town

Last Chair: The Ski Utah Podcast - November 15, 2022 22:15 - 53 minutes
With two world class resorts boasting nearly 10,000 lift-served skiable acres, all nestled around an historic old mining town, Utah’s ski town of Park City truly is unlike anything in North America. Deer Valley Resort and Park City Mountain will open this season with new captains at the...

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SE4:EP3 - Peter Landsman: Our Love of Lifts

Last Chair: The Ski Utah Podcast - October 27, 2022 21:30 - 59 minutes
As skiers, we love ski lifts. They get us quickly to the top of mountains so we can slide back down. But what would you think about visiting every single ski lift in America? 2,381 of them! Well, that has been the life of Peter Landsman, a lift supervisor and founder of liftblog, a popu...

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Peter Landsman: Our Love of Lifts

Last Chair: The Ski Utah Podcast - October 27, 2022 21:30 - 59 minutes
As skiers, we love ski lifts. They get us quickly to the top of mountains so we can slide back down. But what would you think about visiting every single ski lift in America? 2,381 of them! Well, that has been the life of Peter Landsman, a lift supervisor and founder of liftblog, a popu...

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SE4:EP3 - Peter Landsman: Our Love of Lifts

Last Chair: The Ski Utah Podcast - October 27, 2022 21:30 - 59 minutes
As skiers, we love ski lifts. They get us quickly to the top of mountains so we can slide back down. But what would you think about visiting every single ski lift in America? 2,381 of them! Well, that has been the life of Peter Landsman, a lift supervisor and founder of liftblog, a popu...

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SE4:EP2 - Nick Sargent: Industry Focused on Change

Last Chair: The Ski Utah Podcast - October 20, 2022 17:46 - 57 minutes
Across an industry that is rapidly changing, Utah-based Snowsports Industries America is leading the way. Nick Sargent, a former ski racer, World Cup ski tuner and marketing chief for Burton, is pioneering efforts to change SIA from a trade show company to a global leader in data-based ...

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SE4:EP2 - Nick Sargent: Industry Focused on Change

Last Chair: The Ski Utah Podcast - October 20, 2022 17:46 - 57 minutes
Across an industry that is rapidly changing, Utah-based Snowsports Industries America is leading the way. Nick Sargent, a former ski racer, World Cup ski tuner and marketing chief for Burton, is pioneering efforts to change SIA from a trade show company to a global leader in data-based ...

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SE4:EP1 - Snowbird Tram: Taking an Icon into the Future

Last Chair: The Ski Utah Podcast - October 10, 2022 21:51 - 39 minutes
It was an early autumn day in Little Cottonwood Canyon. Through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the new futuristic Snowbird tram, we could see all the way down to the Salt Lake Valley. To the north was Mount Superior. In the distance, Jupiter Peak on the Park City ridgeline stood agains...

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SE4:EP1 - Snowbird Tram: Taking an Icon into the Future

Last Chair: The Ski Utah Podcast - October 10, 2022 21:51 - 39 minutes
It was an early autumn day in Little Cottonwood Canyon. Through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the new futuristic Snowbird tram, we could see all the way down to the Salt Lake Valley. To the north was Mount Superior. In the distance, Jupiter Peak on the Park City ridgeline stood agains...

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SE3:EP15 - Ruby Forsyth: Finding Joy in Skiing

Last Chair: The Ski Utah Podcast - April 12, 2022 22:16 - 33 minutes
When Utah nurse Melody Forsyth learned her baby-to-be had Down syndrome, she and her family thought it would change their lives. And it did - for the better. Ruby, now six, has led the Forsyth family into a world of outdoor recreation, including skiing. Watching Ruby ride the Chickadee ...

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SE3:EP15 - Ruby Forsyth: Finding Joy in Skiing

Last Chair: The Ski Utah Podcast - April 12, 2022 22:16 - 33 minutes
When Utah nurse Melody Forsyth learned her baby-to-be had Down syndrome, she and her family thought it would change their lives. And it did - for the better. Ruby, now six, has led the Forsyth family into a world of outdoor recreation, including skiing. Watching Ruby ride the Chickadee ...

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SE3:EP14 - SOS Outreach: Diversity and Inclusion in Sport

Last Chair: The Ski Utah Podcast - April 01, 2022 16:49 - 37 minutes
Visit any western resort town and you’ll find a robust LatinX community, sometimes making up 30% of the population. It’s a robust part of community culture. But oftentimes, it’s a segment that doesn’t ski. SOS Outreach, a nonprofit serving 15 resort and urban communities nationwide incl...

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SE3:EP14 - SOS Outreach: Diversity and Inclusion in Sport

Last Chair: The Ski Utah Podcast - April 01, 2022 16:49 - 37 minutes
Visit any western resort town and you’ll find a robust LatinX community, sometimes making up 30% of the population. It’s a robust part of community culture. But oftentimes, it’s a segment that doesn’t ski. SOS Outreach, a nonprofit serving 15 resort and urban communities nationwide incl...

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SE3:EP13 - Bill Jensen: New Look at Sundance

Last Chair: The Ski Utah Podcast - March 14, 2022 18:55 - 46 minutes
Visitors to Sundance Mountain Resort this winter have found a wonderful new experience at one of Utah’s great hidden gems. Working with the experienced Sundance team, legendary ski industry leader Bill Jensen has helped them transform the resort with new lifts, terrain, snowmaking and m...

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SE3:EP13 - Bill Jensen: New Look at Sundance

Last Chair: The Ski Utah Podcast - March 14, 2022 18:55 - 46 minutes
Visitors to Sundance Mountain Resort this winter have found a wonderful new experience at one of Utah’s great hidden gems. Working with the experienced Sundance team, legendary ski industry leader Bill Jensen has helped them transform the resort with new lifts, terrain, snowmaking and m...

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SE3EP13 - Bill Jensen: New Look at Sundance

Last Chair: The Ski Utah Podcast - March 14, 2022 18:55 - 46 minutes
Visitors to Sundance Mountain Resort this winter have found a wonderful new experience at one of Utah’s great hidden gems. Working with the experienced Sundance team, legendary ski industry leader Bill Jensen has helped them transform the resort with new lifts, terrain, snowmaking and m...

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SE3EP13 - Bill Jensen: New Look at Sundance

Last Chair: The Ski Utah Podcast - March 14, 2022 18:55 - 46 minutes
Visitors to Sundance Mountain Resort this winter have found a wonderful new experience at one of Utah’s great hidden gems. Working with the experienced Sundance team, legendary ski industry leader Bill Jensen has helped them transform the resort with new lifts, terrain, snowmaking and m...

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SE3:EP:12 - Lexi Dowdall: Utah Snow in Watercolors

Last Chair: The Ski Utah Podcast - March 04, 2022 21:52 - 53 minutes
Utah’s 15 resorts paint a majestic portrait amidst the winter landscape. So what if someone painted them all, with watercolors based in snow melt from each resort. That’s what passionate Utah skier Lexi Dowdall has set out to do with her Paint by Powder Project! Dowdall is a snow-lovin...

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SE3:EP12 - Lexi Dowdall: Utah Snow in Watercolors

Last Chair: The Ski Utah Podcast - March 04, 2022 21:52 - 53 minutes
Utah’s 15 resorts paint a majestic portrait amidst the winter landscape. So what if someone painted them all, with watercolors based in snow melt from each resort. That’s what passionate Utah skier Lexi Dowdall has set out to do with her Paint by Powder Project! Dowdall is a snow-lovin...

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SE3:EP12 - Lexi Dowdall: Utah Snow in Watercolors

Last Chair: The Ski Utah Podcast - March 04, 2022 21:52 - 53 minutes
Utah’s 15 resorts paint a majestic portrait amidst the winter landscape. So what if someone painted them all, with watercolors based in snow melt from each resort. That’s what passionate Utah skier Lexi Dowdall has set out to do with her Paint by Powder Project! Dowdall is a snow-lovin...