SE5:EP9 - Junior Bounous: Living the History of Skiing

The red tram pulled out of the station, heading up to Hidden Peak on its seven-minute run. Perched along the front left window was the legendary Junior Bounous, lookin...

SE5:EP8 - OurSundays: Finding the Joy in Skiing

A big part of the history of skiing is the fellowship of ski clubs. And before you write it off as a thing of the past, meet the OurSundays Ski & Board Club. This star...

SE5:EP7 - 2034 Winter Games: Will the Olympics Return to Utah?

The spirit of the 2002 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City still resonates across the state. This July, there will be more cause for excitement as it...

SE5:EP6 - Craig Gordon: Helping Others Understand the Danger

The Christmas blizzard of 2003 still ranks as one of the biggest winter storms in Utah’s history – legendary enough to have its own Wikipedia page. It dumped four feet...

SE5:EP5 - Evan Thayer: Bringing Us Utah Powder

It’s early season at Alta. OpenSnow forecaster Evan Thayer has left his meteorological screens in the hotel and is bashing his way down some fresh powder under the Col...

SE5:EP4 - James Coleman: The Freedom to Ski

SE5:EP3 - Chris 'Gunny' Gunnarson: Building on Progression

Head to any Woodward Mountain Center and you’ll immediately be drawn to the kids in the Jib Park and Peace Park pushing themselves to new heights. Since Woodward’s hum...

SE5:EP2 - Alex Schlopy: Rollercoaster Ride of X Games Champion

Thinking back on it today, X Games champion Alex Schlopy still shakes his head. A homegrown product of Park City, Utah, in a month-long span in 2011 he won an X Games ...

SE5:EP1 - Sophie Goldschmidt: America's Best in Utah

It was a typical day at the USANA Center of Excellence in Park City, Utah as Olympic and Paralympic athletes were sweating it out on the training center floor, prepari...

SE4:EP13 - Big Snow: Jim Steenburgh & Chase Thomason

The 2022-23 ski season was the biggest on record in Utah! So, just how big was the snowfall? And what’s the science behind it all? Last Chair got together with Profess...

SE4:EP12 - Sandy Flint: Stio on Sustainability

Over the past few years you’ve probably noticed the brand Stio on the slopes. Born in the Mountain West, the company has become known for its extensive colors and a se...

SE4EP11 (Bonus) - Cottonwoods Plow Team: Ride-along with Shawn Wright

The Ski Utah Last Chair podcast takes a ride all the way up to Solitude and Brighton in Big Cottonwood Canyon with UDOT Cottonwood plow driver Shawn Wright. A veteran ...

SE4EP11 - Cottonwoods Plow Team: Keeping Our Canyons Open

Utah gets a lot of snow! And as skiers and riders, our objective is to get up to the resorts as quickly as possible. But who takes care of that 30 inches of snow that ...

SE4:EP10 - Dr. McKenzie Skiles: Science of Snowmelt

As skiers and riders, we hate to think of melting snow. But to Dr. McKenzie Skiles, snow melt is the lifeblood of existence in the mountain west. Last Chair ventured u...

SE4:EP9 - Henri Rivers: Diversity in the Mountains

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 bl...

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

On this episode, Last Chair went into the Utah backcountry with Utah Avalance Center pro Drew Hadesty to talk about what our snow pack is looking like.

SE4:EP7 - Special Snowfall Edition

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 ...

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

Debuting in September of 2020, the new Salt Lake City International Airport is bigger, more eco-friendly and has a lot of other great new features!

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

The problem with the Great Salt Lake is real. What used to be a roadway surrounded by water, now has only a few small pools. Birds that used to flock along the highway...

SE4:EP4 - America's Ski Town

Two world class resorts, 10,000 lift-served skiable acres, all nestled around a historic old mining town, Utah’s ski town of Park City truly an amazing place.

SE4:EP3 - Peter Landsman: Our Love of Lifts

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 l...

SE4:EP2 - Nick Sargent: Industry Focused on Change

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 mar...

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

The futuristic new Snowbird tram stands out against the blue sky. After 50 years, the old red and blue cabins are being replaced with new floor-to-ceiling windowed cab...

SE3:EP15 - Ruby Forsyth: Finding Joy in Skiing

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...

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

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 oftent...

SE3:EP13 - Bill Jensen: New Look at Sundance

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, ...

SE3:EP12 - Lexi Dowdall: Utah Snow in Watercolors

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. Tha...

SE3:EP11 - Lee Cohen: Utah's Ski Photographer

Lee Cohen has lived the life most of us, as skiers, only dream about. He came to Utah in the ‘80s at the consummate ski bum. Today, Lee and his Nikons are known for do...

SE3:EP10 - Utah's Olympians - Utah Goes to the Olympics

The legacy of the 2002 Olympics is alive and well, with a full third of Team USA in Beijing living and training in Utah. How did that culture of sport grow over the la...

SE3:EP9 - Fraser Bullock: Utah's Olympic Legacy

The vibrancy of Utah today and its culture of sport emanates in large part from the legacy of the 2002 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Fraser Bullock was a busine...