December 18, 2021 marks the first time Alta will require paid parking reservations at the resort. With overflowing crowds due to the Ikon Pass, as well as swelling outdoor recreation use as the result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Utah’s Little Cottonwood Canyon has seemingly reached a breaking point. In an attempt to bring order to…
Author: Jared Hargrave
Melvin Brewing and Kühl Give Back with Collaborative Coat Drive
If you like to drink beer and help a good cause, then this promotion is for you. Kühl, a Salt Lake City-based outdoor-apparel company, and Melvin Brewing, have teamed up this holiday season to give back through a collaborative coat drive. With the release of the new Scenario Porter, Melvin and Kühl are giving back to…
Utah Ski Resort 2021/22 Opening Dates
A wet autumn and early-season snowfall has got skiers and ski resorts excited for the 2021/22 season! Backcountry skiers and riders have already been making tracks at Brighton and Alta before they open, which means there should be plenty of snow for opening day. 2021/22 Ski Season Opening Dates Typically, late November and early December…
Solitude Mountain Resort Changes Lift Hours with the Times
Solitude Mountain Resort is changing with the times… literally. For the 2021/22 ski season, Solitude will offer an additional hour of lift service in the morning, then switch to an additional hour in the afternoon after daylight savings. This is a great idea because ski season is split between a time change. Early season is…
Skidz MTB Youth Mountain Bike Apparel Review
Kids on mountain bikes are becoming more common these days. With high school mountain bike teams seeing off-the-charts participation, to tykes shredding singletrack on Strider Bikes, It’s great to see groms hitting the trails. Along with pint-sized bikes with trail-worthy frames and components in kids sizes, there is now apparel for kids such as gear…
TGR’s “Stoke the Fire” Screening at Red Butte
As autumn approaches, skiers and snowboarders are getting stoked for winter. So it’s only appropriate that the new film from Teton Gravity Research is titled Stoke the Fire. And if you’re like me, the stoke really begins after watching a ski movie premiere. Well, Stoke the Fire will screen at Red Butte Amphitheatre in Salt…
Why I’m Against a Gondola in Little Cottonwood Canyon
Traffic in Little Cottonwood Canyon is a problem. On powder days especially, driving up S.R. 210 is absolute gridlock. Lately, the dreaded “red snake” has even appeared on weekends when it hasn’t snowed. Not only are these traffic woes annoying, they’re also dangerous. With 64 slide paths along the road, roughly half of the canyon’s…
19th Avenue Trail New Way to Descend Salt Lake Foothills
For years, mountain bikers riding the Salt Lake City foothills had only Bobsled as a proper downhill descent. The other two options, City Creek and Dry Creek, were full of hikers and trail runners and were therefore conflict zones. But new singletrack like the 19th Avenue trail has changed everything for the better. 19th Avenue…
Truck ZRP Mountain Biking Gloves Review
Get yourself a pair of the NEW Truck Gloves ZRP! Save 15% with code UTAHOUTSIDE15. Gloves may not be the first thing a mountain biker is concerned with while gearing up… but they should be. A rider’s hands are a major contact point between body and bike, which means gloves with good grip, padding and…
Ride the New Slate Creek Mountain Bike Trail in the Uinta Mountains
It’s not often that the Uinta Mountains get a new trail. Even more rare is a mountain biking trail. But both happened with the grand opening of the Slate Creek Trail, located at the Yellow Pine trailhead just up the road from Samak. The Slate Creek Trail is a 5-mile loop with a directional ascent…