Two Utah photographers won awards in this year’s Ski Salt Lake Shootout. Both Lee Cohen and Steve Lloyd snagged some recognition for their photos of skiers in their element among Salt Lake’s ski resorts. According to the folks at Visit Salt Lake, local uber-photographer Lee Cohen won first place in the “Urban Meets Mountain” category…
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UpaDowna.com combines the great outdoors and beer
There are two things in life that I love more than anything in this world (besides my lovely wife and awesome dog of course)… the outdoors and beer. That’s why UpaDowna is one of my favorite new websites. The guys and girl at Colorado-based UpaDowna.com have come up with a way to combine quality brew…
Happy New Year 2011!
Happy New Year from Utah Outside Here’s to all of you skiers, snowboarders, hikers, mountain bikers, rock climbers, backpackers, runners, river rats, and general outdoor enthusiasts who enjoy everything Utah’s amazing landscape throws at us. We hope all of our readers had a grand 2010. So toast the new year. May your road through 2011…
Top 5 Utah outdoor adventures of 2010
As we near the end of 2010, it’s a good time to look back on all the outdoor adventures we took part in over the course of a year. From skiing to mountain biking, hiking and backpacking, the trips listed below have made the Top 5 Utah outdoor adventures because they all share one thing in…
Happy Holidays from UtahOutside.com!
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from everyone here at UtahOutside.com! We wish all of our readers the happiest of celebrations and an excellent new year filled with copious amounts of outdoor recreation in Utah’s spectacular mountain and desert country. We appreciate each and every one of you and thank you for your readership and support…
Wasatch Mountain Club a place to find new outdoor buddies
The Wasatch Mountain Club is a sweet way to meet new friends and motivate you to get outside. The Mountain Club has been around forever (since 1920) and has created outdoor communities for generations. From skiing to snowshoeing, hiking to rock climbing, rafting to kayaking, the organization aims to bring people together for some playtime outdoors. If you’re new in Utah, or…
Time to enter the Ski Salt Lake Shootout 2011
Grab your camera and head for the mountains with your skiing buddies, because the annual Ski Salt Lake Shootout registration has begun for 2011, and this year the competition is also open to local professional ski photographers and pro athletes (both skiers and snowboarders.) The 2011 Ski Salt Lake Shootout takes place February 7-12, and the…
Old ski maps revive Utah’s skiing past
When I was a kid, I always loved to spread ski maps out on my bedroom floor and pour over them. I would trace my fingers down the runs, imagining myself skiing through those trees, or maybe someday dropping that cliff band, just like Glen Plake. So when Eric Wagnon, the Skiing Examiner, brought SkiMap.org…
Utah Outside holiday gear wish list 2010
The holiday season is upon us and there’s bound to be an outdoorsman/woman in your life who only wants expensive outdoor gear for Christmas. I don’t blame them. In fact, I’m with them. Over the past year there has been a lot of awesome new gear released, and each of them would make your loved…
Deadline approaches for The Canyons Ultimate Mountain Gig
Imagine a job that lasts only four months, pays $40,000 a year, allows you to live in a posh hotel, and all you have to do is ski and/or snowboard every day and blog about it. In case you haven’t heard, this job opening actually exists at The Canyons and it’s appropriately called, “The Ultimate…