Utah ski resorts offering backcountry-type opportunities
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah resorts still want skiers and snowboarders to come enjoy their groomed slopes and high-speed lifts this season, but they’re also offering expanded options for people who want to get a taste of the backcountry without the risk of going alone.
New opportunities include a pair of new lifts at Powder Mountain Resort that open 5,000 acres of powder skiing through trees, and a new luxury cat-skiing operation at Whisper Ridge in northern Utah on 60,000 acres.