This sounds like an interesting event, so here is a PSA for y’all.
Black Diamond Equipment will host North America’s first ever “Big LePowSki” ski extravaganza from February 26-28 in Salt Lake City. A ski festival, the Big LePowSki begins Thursday night with a backcountry film festival and culminates Saturday with ski clinics and a party supporting the Billy Poole Fund.
The event kicks off 7pm Thursday night, February 26, with the Backcountry Film Festival at Brewvies in Salt Lake City, sponsored by the Winter Wildlands Alliance. Mandatory pre-registration and athlete social is set for 6pm Friday night at the Black Diamond retail store.
Athletes in attendance include: Sage Cattabriga-Alosa, John Griber, Chris Davenport, Andrew Mc Lean, Jen Berg, Brett Crabtree, Neil Provo, Hilaree Nelson O’Neill, Callum Pettit, Julian Carr, Andy Jacobsen and more. Athlete ski clinics will take place on Saturday from 9am-4pm at Brighton Resort. The weekend wraps up with the Big LePowSki party in support of the Billy Poole Fund from 9pm-1am Saturday night at the Woodshed Bar & Grill.
WildSnow.com publisher emeritus and founder Lou (Louis Dawson) has a 50+ years career in climbing, backcountry skiing and ski mountaineering. He was the first person in history to ski down all 54 Colorado 14,000-foot peaks, has authored numerous books about about backcountry skiing, and has skied from the summit of Denali in Alaska, North America’s highest mountain.
