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Place your bet at the GeoPalz Active Nation OR Challenge

January 17, 2012
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I've been training with my GeoPalz to prep for the GeoPalz Active Nation OR Challenge. I think I can take 'em.

The 2012 Outdoor Retailer Winter Market is happening this week, and of course UtahOutside.com will be walking the Salt Palace Convention Center floor checking out all the new gear we can look forward to seeing in stores this fall. But this Outdoor Retailer show will be different, as every step I take will be...
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Celebrate the snow at 2012 Ogden Winterfest

January 8, 2012
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Skijoring at the Ogden Wintefest. (courtesy image)

Winter has been slow-in-coming around Utah this year, but maybe a celebration of all things cold and snowy will make the skies open up and cause temperatures to drop. The 2012 Ogden Winterfest may be just the thing to cure our winter doldrums when the city transforms the Historic 25th Street and Ogden Municipal...
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Top Utah Outdoor Adventures of 2011

December 31, 2011
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The author on the final rappel in Pine Creek Canyon. The wooded grotto waits below.

Top Utah Outdoor Adventures of 2011 – Jared Hargrave’s picks: Skiing on the 4th of July at Snowbird Skiing at Snowbird is such a common occurance, that it takes a huge event to make it into a “best of the year” list. Something like… skiing on the 4th of July. 2011 saw a July...
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Top 5 Articles of 2011

December 30, 2011
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Vanessa Aadland atop Little Superior, just before dropping in. Photo: Vanessa Aadland.

It’s always interesting to see what articles posted on UtahOutside.com get the most page views. Some are surprising, and some are pretty obvious as to why they skyrocket to the top. Overall, readers of this website love their gear, as four of the top five are gear reviews or articles about Outdoor Retailer. Another...
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Happy Dog Christmas from UtahOutside.com!

December 24, 2011
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Happy Holidays from the UtahOutside.com dogs!

Wishing all of our readers a Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas from UtahOutside.com! Although the Wasatch Front isn’t really having a white Christmas this year, we took a trip to the Front Range of Colorado to find powder snow, and our dogs LOVE it! May you all have a wonderful Christmas spent outdoors with...
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Win a pair of Ahnu hiking boots from OnlineShoes.com

December 16, 2011
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Enter the UtahOutside.com "Pray for Snow" Photo Contest and win these shoes!

UtahOutside.com has partnered with OnlineShoes.com to give away a pair of Ahnu Elkridge WP Hiking Boots! We recently tested and reviewed a pair of these kicks and found them to be comfortable, but burly at the same time.  While hiking on snowy trails in the Wasatch, the Ahnu Elkridge shoes were stable, had very...
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Utah inspires surreal outdoor paintings by Chris Miles

December 14, 2011
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"The Journey" by Chris Miles (courtesy image)

Art and outdoor recreation are strange bedfellows. In the digital age of instant photos and videos capturing skiers and mountain bikers shredding the mountainside, there’s little room for the slow brush of paint strokes to capture a scene of action-sports beauty. But one local artist, Chris Miles, has been doing just that: painting surreal...
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Get inspired at the Utah Adventure Journal Speaker Series

December 11, 2011
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Utah Adventure Journal Speaker Series. (Image: Utah Adventure Journal)

Utah it seems, has become the center of the outdoor recreation universe, and as a result, a lot of amazing adventurers choose to live here. We’re lucky to be the cultural hub of outdoorsyness, as stories of high adventure are shared by world travelers who bring their incredible stories back home. The Utah Adventure...
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How to tune and hot wax a snowboard

November 17, 2011
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Drag the iron along the base until the wax is spread evenly. (Photo: Ryan Malavolta)

Ready or not, here we go: the snow is flying and it’s time to shred! Just like you, your snowboard has been on summer vacation. It’s tempting to simply pull it out of the closet and strap in, but with just a little maintenance your ride will be exponentially better. Resist the urge to...
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Ride your bike to the Utah Arts Festival

June 25, 2011
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Bike valet at the Utah Arts Festival.

The weather is gorgeous and it’s time to get out and have fun in downtown Salt Lake City at the Utah Arts Festival. This is the 35th Anniversary of the show, and it gets bigger and better every year. If you’re heading downtown, ditch the car and grab the bike. The eARTH Team and...
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