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Sean Sullivan is a senior at the U, majoring in photography.

The University of Utah Ski and Snowboard Club demos the “Ski Trikke” during Brighton’s final weekend.

This past weekend was a tough one for a lot of snowboarders and skiers. Brighton, Alta, Park City, Solitude, and The Canyons all closed, and were the last of the normal season resorts to spin chairs. Riders in Utah can still hit Snowbird until early June.

Brighton was the natural choice for our crew on closing weekend, and the University of Utah Ski and Snowboard Club rolled out a red carpet of free lunch to all comers….hot dogs, burgers, and all sorts of other treats. Our friends from G4G.com, or Gear For Guys, cruised up to let club members have some free demos on Ski Trikkes.

We rode hard every morning and when the snow in the park got too bad we took the scooter trikkes out. The Utah Ski and Snowboard Club is going to have free lunch days at Utah resorts every month next year along with demos from ski trikkes and snowboard and ski brands, which will definitely be good times.

By the way……just because Brighton closed doesn’t mean that we are going to shred any less until school gets out. In fact…I’m going up after class tomorrow….

Jake Kirshner is a junior at the University of Utah, majoring in computer science and business. Nik Aksamit is a junior mathematics major.

Date: March 24, 2009 – April 3, 2009
Location: Snowbird, UT
Featuring: Me (Jake Kirshner), Nik Aksamit

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In complete honesty, I had written a lot of this season off. After early January it felt like it stopped snowing and that I would miss every storm-cycle traveling somewhere with less snow. I was pretty bummed as I was hoping for a repeat of last season…
…until 2 weeks ago…
Close to 200″ of snow has fallen in Little Cottonwood Canyon and I have been milking every single second of it. It feels like December again! This is just a short sample of the footage I have gathered from the last few days and I’m sure more will be captured soon!

Oh…and Ullr, I fully expect a signed note from you excusing me from all the class I’ve been too “sick” to make.

(Jake Kirshner is a junior at the U, majoring in business and computer science)

One quick lap through Eagle’s Nest-

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Enjoy =)
Jake

It happens every year. There will be a stretch in early to mid-March where temps down in the city hit 70 and the season seems dwindle down to skiing in swimwear and pond-skimming contests. Then, POW! A storm drops three feet of snow on the Wasatch and the ski season prospers on.

This year is no different. After a week of blazing spring skiing conditions (during Spring Break week, no less), SLC and the Wasatch Front is in the midst of a monster helping of powder.

Twenty-eight inches in two days at Snowbird with more snow to come.

Need more freshies? Check out this series of powder shots from the last two days at Alta:

Thanks to the ‘Bird and Alta for these great pics. Storm continues on throughout tomorrow!