The History of Wingsuiting: A Skydive Subdiscipline
What’s the first thought that comes to mind when you think about flying? Most likely, your answer is “wings,” which means it should be no surprise that wingsuiting has a fairly long history despite its recent popularization. The first known wingsuit skydive was…
No More Boring Gifts… Why Everyone Wants a Skydive Experience this Holiday Season
Looking for the perfect gift for your special someone? Give them an experience of a lifetime with a skydiving gift card to Skydive the Wasatch! Everyone has someone close to them who is hard to shop for during the holiday season. A Skydive the Wasatch skydiving gift…
From Forging Signatures to Forging History: 84-Year-Old Kim Knor’s Quest for the Gold Wings Continues at Skydive The Wasatch
Kim Knor’s skydiving journey, ignited by a forged signature and solidified with a spot on the first U.S. women’s parachute team, is far from over. With a gold medal from 1962 as proof of her prowess, she now sets her sights on completing 1,000 skydives for the esteemed “Gold Wings”, choosing the beautiful backdrop of Nephi for her latest jumps at Skydive the Wasatch.
Breaking Barriers: Supporting & Celebrating Women in Skydiving
While the number of female and male tandem students is almost evenly split, the world of sport skydiving is extremely male-dominated. Shockingly, only 14% of the 41,000 professional skydivers in the United States are women. To to find out why, and learn what we could…
Skydive the Wasatch is OPEN for the Skydiving Season!
Skydive the Wasatch is officially back open for the skydiving season! We can’t wait to have you skydive with us! Opening Day at Skydive the Wasatch kicked off on April 1st this year with beautiful blue skies and an excellent view of snow-covered Mount Nebo. Tandem…
How to Start your Squirrelsuiting A.K.A. Wingsuit Skydiving Journey
Recently, squirrel suiting has been a popular term seen online in the media. People like the idea of looking like a flying squirrel while skydiving. What is Squirrel suiting? Squirrel suiting or more technically, wingsuiting or wingsuit flying is a subdiscipline of…
Skydiving for Everyone at Skydive the Wasatch!
At Skydive the Wasatch, skydiving is for everyone! Whether you’re old or young, able-bodied or handicapped, we encourage everyone to consider the possibility of jumping from an airplane! At Skydive the Wasatch, we know the pleasure one can get from a tandem skydive…
Skydiving Licenses [Explained]
Did you fall in love after your first tandem skydive? Want to make skydiving a more regular thing? It may be worth considering taking the next steps to getting licensed in skydiving. There are four different skydiving licenses one can obtain, ranked A through D….
Careers in Skydiving
You just landed after your first tandem skydive and all you want to do is figure out a way to get back on the plane. You see all the smiling faces around the dropzone, loading into the airplane, flying back to the ground under brightly colored parachutes- people…
Cessna 182: Skydive the Wasatch’s Jump Plane
The Cessna 182, also known as the workhorse of the skydiving community, is the best airplane when it comes to “jumping ship.” The Cessna 182 aircraft was first developed in 1956 in Wichita, Kansas, and has been the most common skydiving jump plane in the U.S. since….
