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Did you know Becker Hill was once the largest ski jumping hill in the world?
Here’s a shot of Alf Engen—yes, that Alf Engen of Alta fame—at Becker Hill, where he and his brother Sverre, along with a crew of OG Norwegians, were hucking and hotdoggin’ long before terrain parks were a thing.
When Pineview Reservoir was built, Becker Hill was relocated to Snowbasin, and now the Snowbasin Ski Education Foundation (the kids’ ski race program) is auctioning and raffling off the Becker Chairlifts. We’re getting down to the wire—if you’ve ever wanted to own a piece of Utah ski history, now’s your shot.
On a personal note, my son Becker is named in honor of the Becker family—founders of Becker’s Brewing & Malting, one of Utah’s first breweries. My mother-in-law is a proud Becker from Ogden, so this story runs deep for us.
Link’s in my profile—don’t miss your chance to grab a piece of ski legend.
Apr 13
Did you know Becker Hill was once the largest ski jumping hill in the world?
Here’s a shot of Alf Engen—yes, that Alf Engen of Alta fame—at Becker Hill, where he and his brother Sverre, along with a crew of OG Norwegians, were hucking and hotdoggin’ long before terrain parks were a thing.
When Pineview Reservoir was built, Becker Hill was relocated to Snowbasin, and now the Snowbasin Ski Education Foundation (the kids’ ski race program) is auctioning and raffling off the Becker Chairlifts. We’re getting down to the wire—if you’ve ever wanted to own a piece of Utah ski history, now’s your shot.
On a personal note, my son Becker is named in honor of the Becker family—founders of Becker’s Brewing & Malting, one of Utah’s first breweries. My mother-in-law is a proud Becker from Ogden, so this story runs deep for us.
Link’s in my profile—don’t miss your chance to grab a piece of ski legend.
Well this was all looking a bit more promising a few days ago, looks like Jackson getting a little and Colorado for the w. It’s been an interesting season on moments of glory, mostly for the cottonwoods with some leftovers for the Wasatch back. Always thankful and grateful for those moments and now for some spring skiing. #yeahbuoy
Apr 10
Well this was all looking a bit more promising a few days ago, looks like Jackson getting a little and Colorado for the w. It’s been an interesting season on moments of glory, mostly for the cottonwoods with some leftovers for the Wasatch back. Always thankful and grateful for those moments and now for some spring skiing. #yeahbuoy
A. Buoypop, April 7 on the radar
B. Snow incoming on the 29th
C. And most importantly, there’s a state of the snowpack event with the illustrious Craig Gordon tonight at the Park City Brewery at 6PM. If you’ve never been to one, something not to miss. #yeahbuoy #knowbeforeyougo
Mar 26
A. Buoypop, April 7 on the radar
B. Snow incoming on the 29th
C. And most importantly, there’s a state of the snowpack event with the illustrious Craig Gordon tonight at the Park City Brewery at 6PM. If you’ve never been to one, something not to miss. #yeahbuoy #knowbeforeyougo
This last week or so of storms has been pretty pretty good. We even saw some non-weekend storms, go figure. It looks like things mellow out for a bit now but there’s a concept of a plan for the end of the month. The buoy bumped up on the 16th, so that puts a storm around the 29/30th and then things look quiet until a chance for a buoypop on the 24th that puts April 6/7 on the radar. This year has been all about little moments of glory. #yeahbuoy
Mar 20
This last week or so of storms has been pretty pretty good. We even saw some non-weekend storms, go figure. It looks like things mellow out for a bit now but there’s a concept of a plan for the end of the month. The buoy bumped up on the 16th, so that puts a storm around the 29/30th and then things look quiet until a chance for a buoypop on the 24th that puts April 6/7 on the radar. This year has been all about little moments of glory. #yeahbuoy
@snowbasinskiteam is auctioning off a piece of Utah ski history that’s actually part of my family’s story.
This is my wife and me with our son, Becker, at the Becker Chairlift about 18 years ago. The lift was named after Ogden’s Becker family, who founded one of Utah’s first — and longest-operating — breweries, Becker’s Beer.
The Becker Chair honors Becker Hill, a historic Gelandé jumping hill where skiing legends Alf and Sverre Engen (of Alta fame) first made names for themselves after moving from Norway to Utah.
Snowbasin is replacing this chairlift, and the Snowbasin Ski Education Foundation is raising funds to support their kids’ ski programs. You can own a piece of Utah ski history — either by bidding or buying one of the chairs or by participating in their weekly opportunity drawings.
Link in my profile.
#itsforthekids #beckersbeer #beckerlift #beckerhill #utahskihistory
Mar 18
@snowbasinskiteam is auctioning off a piece of Utah ski history that’s actually part of my family’s story.
This is my wife and me with our son, Becker, at the Becker Chairlift about 18 years ago. The lift was named after Ogden’s Becker family, who founded one of Utah’s first — and longest-operating — breweries, Becker’s Beer.
The Becker Chair honors Becker Hill, a historic Gelandé jumping hill where skiing legends Alf and Sverre Engen (of Alta fame) first made names for themselves after moving from Norway to Utah.
Snowbasin is replacing this chairlift, and the Snowbasin Ski Education Foundation is raising funds to support their kids’ ski programs. You can own a piece of Utah ski history — either by bidding or buying one of the chairs or by participating in their weekly opportunity drawings.
Link in my profile.
#itsforthekids #beckersbeer #beckerlift #beckerhill #utahskihistory
14th, 16th, 18th, 21st, storms lined up, let’s see if temps can come down to let these storms unleash the way we’d like them to. Is that too much to ask? #yeahbuoy
Mar 12
14th, 16th, 18th, 21st, storms lined up, let’s see if temps can come down to let these storms unleash the way we’d like them to. Is that too much to ask? #yeahbuoy
And in this great nation we will not measure storms by cm or meters, but by Labradors and buoypops, and snow will come a fortnight after a buoy pops. Speaking of snow, more coming into week’s end and then 10th-15th. #yeahbuoy
Mar 4
And in this great nation we will not measure storms by cm or meters, but by Labradors and buoypops, and snow will come a fortnight after a buoy pops. Speaking of snow, more coming into week’s end and then 10th-15th. #yeahbuoy
The summer before the winter, aka the warm before the starm. Saw people road biking on the guardsman road yesterday, t shirt & shorts today. March 3rd, 7th, 11th lined up and now a march 14/15 on the pop. The next buoypop looks like it’ll land on the 7/8th putting a far out storm around the 21st/22nd. Seems like we’re going back to weekend warrior after this storm on the 3rd, what’s wrong with a nice Tuesday/Wednesday storm, is that too much to ask? #yeahbuoy
Mar 2
The summer before the winter, aka the warm before the starm. Saw people road biking on the guardsman road yesterday, t shirt & shorts today. March 3rd, 7th, 11th lined up and now a march 14/15 on the pop. The next buoypop looks like it’ll land on the 7/8th putting a far out storm around the 21st/22nd. Seems like we’re going back to weekend warrior after this storm on the 3rd, what’s wrong with a nice Tuesday/Wednesday storm, is that too much to ask? #yeahbuoy
