Chad's Gap, Salt Lake City
Facts and practical information
Chad's Gap is a 120-foot backcountry gap located in the Wasatch Mountains, approximately 0.6 miles northeast of Alta Ski Area, in northern Utah, United States. One version of the structure's discovery has it that Chad Zurinskas, a local Utah resident after whom the gap was purportedly named, discovered it as a gap between two piles of mine tailings in 1999 and arranged with filmmaker Kris Ostness to make the first successful jump. The first successful jump was done by Candide Thovex. Tanner Hall aka 'Ski Boss' blew both his ankles to pieces by coming up short on the gap. He recalled it to feel like someone had loaded his ski boots with dynamite. His quote "my ankles are broken, my ankles are broke" has become famous in the snow sports world. ()
Chad's Gap – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Brighton Ski Resort, Cecret Lake, Little Cottonwood Canyon, Doughnut Falls.