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SE6EP11 - Marge: Beaver Mountain Legend
If you love skiing, take 30 minutes to listen to this conversation with Marge from family owned, Beaver Mountain. This episode of Last Chair exudes what the lifestyle ...
SE6EP10 - Ski Utah Looks to 2034
From their favorite Utah ski runs to their 2002 Olympic memories, Fraser Bullock and Nathan Rafferty provide great insights about Utah's 2034 Winter Olympic Games and ...
SE6EP8 - Raelene Davis: Celebrating 40 Years at Ski Utah
This April, Raelene Davis will celebrate 40 years with the organization. She has served in her current role as Vice President of Marketing and Operations for 10 of tho...
SE6EP7 - A New Era of Skiing Begins at Deer Valley East Village
The lifts are spinning now at Deer Valley East Village! The first major destination ski resort to be built in America in over 40 years is taking shape with the opening...
SE6EP6- Express Route to Resorts with the UTA Ski Bus
On this episode, Last Chair grabbed veteran UTA ski bus driver Doug Malmborg for a ride on the 972 line up to Solitude and Brighton. Malmborg shared his vast knowledge...
SE6EP5 - David Miller: Sustainable Approach to Brewing Beer
David Miller, director of operations at Ski Utah partner Wasatch Squatters Brewing, has long had a passion for brewing beer. But also for doing it in a sustainable way...
SE6EP4 - Steven Clark: Avalanche Safety on Cottonwood Highways
Steven Clark enjoyed the ideal skier’s lifestyle as a young boy living at the mouth of the Cottonwood Canyons. Today, he’s the avalanche safety program manager for the...
SE6EP3: Tetraski
When Dr. Jeffrey Rosenbluth left med school for his first job at the University of Utah in 2001, he already had a vision in mind. A skier himself, he wanted to bring t...
SE6EP2 - Whiskey & Chocolate
When it comes to the lifestyle of a ski town, Utah is a real pioneer. When High West began distilling in Utah nearly 20 years ago, it was the first ski town distillery...
SE6EP1 - Bill Rock: An Epic Career on the Mountain
Bill Rock is at home on the mountain. He skis. He snowboards. He remembers that first day his kids passed him on a ski run. He counts his blessings for being able to s...
SE5:EP11 - Winter Games Returning to Utah in 2034
It’s now official! The Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games are returning to Utah in 2034. The International Olympic Committee made the call on July 24. In this episode...
SE5EP10 - Devin Logan & Caroline Claire: Kindred Spirits
Olympians Devin Logan and Caroline Claire are kindred spirits, finishing each other’s sentences and sharing a common passion for hucking themselves off jumps and poofi...
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: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 ...
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