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Rome Anthem Snowboard

My wife purchased the Rome Anthem snowboard this winter. It’s been a couple of years since we’ve been in the market for a new board, so we had never heard of this company before. She was a little skeptical at first when a retailer recommended this board over the brands we’re more familiar with. But after reading a lot of reviews and talking with a couple different people about the board she decided to give it a shot. After one day on this board she claimed it is the best board she’s ever ridden. If you’re looking for a really good all mountain board that does as well in the deep powder as it does on a groomer, definitely take a look at this board.

From the Backcountry.com product description:

Rome built the directional Anthem Snowboard for riders who want a kick-ass high-end board that can stick with them no matter where they tear it up. If you start off the day by throwing down hard in the park but may end up hucking yourself off a backcountry cliff before last chair (or vice versa), then here’s your board. The Anthem’s Airpop Core Matrix core with glass and carbon laminate kills it in edge-to-edge transitions and decreases the board’s weight for easier spins. Bamboo inserts give you crazy pop in the park and pipe without causing too much torsional rigidity. This all-mountain board’s super-fast SinterSpeed base give you greased-lightning glide for throwing the sickest tricks over the biggest gaps.

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Scott Kalbach

Snowbasin – one of the last great secret resorts

In Utah we’re blessed with The Greatest Snow on Earth. Many of our resorts average 500 inches a year of low density, light, dry powder.

From our house we’re within an hours drive of 9 world class ski resorts. So why do I consistently choose to make the hour drive north to Snowbasin every chance I get? Well, in a nutshell the terrain is in the same ball park as the Little Cottonwood Canyon resorts (Snowbird, Alta), they average about the same amount of snow (500 inches), the facilities are unbelievable and you rarely have to wait in line to get on a lift. This is the plush locals resort.

I recently went to Snowbasin on a Monday with a couple co-workers and it was literally like backcountry skiing with lift access. We were getting fresh powder lines all day long. Of course I probably shouldn’t be posting this on my blog if I want it to stay a secret. Sorry Snowbasin locals. I couldn’t help myself.

Anyway, I headed up to Snowbasin with the family this weekend to get some runs in with my wife and five year old, Lance. In addition to plenty of insane steeps, they have some really nice long green and blue runs that are perfect for beginners who want to strengthen their skills. It’s pretty amazing how fast kids can pick something up. I saw a noticeable improvement in Lance’s skills with each run we took.

Here are a few pictures from our day.

Jen and Lance

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Lance skiing at Snowbasin