Superfeet makes insoles for just about any activity out there: casual, hunting, running, snow sports and more. That won’t be changing in 2017, but plenty of other things will. For starters, Superfeet now offer a full lineup of men’s and women’s shoes and light boot styles. These are geared more toward daily life, not outdoor…
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Klymit updates and innovates at Outdoor Retailer 2017 Winter Market
Klymit, ever the innovator of cool camping and backpacking gear, had several products at Outdoor retailer 2017 Winter Market that will be available this spring, including insulated versions of the Hammock V and Double V sleepoing pads, 0-degree versiosn of the award-winning KSB sleeping bags, and a new lineof quilted sheets that fit over your…
Salomon shows off high tech backcountry ski gear at Outdoor Retailer 2017 Winter Market
Salomon has been in the backcountry skiing game for years now, but for the winter of 2017/18, they will be going all-in on serious ski-mountaineering, alpine backcountry adventuring, and skimo racing platforms with the new X-Alp series of boots and skis. Plus, they have a look at Salomon’s take on the tech binding which will…
First look at new boots from Vasque at Outdoor Retailer 2017 Winter Market
Vasque has a few new boots set to come out this fall that I was able to get a close up look at during the Outdoor Retailer 2017 Winter Market, including the Snowburban II UltraDry, the Pow Pow III UltraDry, and the Breeze III. SNOWBURBAN II ULTRADRY The latest cold-weather boot from Vasque are these…
Mountain Hardwear is serious about backcountry at Outdoor Retailer 2017 Winter Market
Mountain Hardwear has always offered seriously impressive gear for alpinists, mountaineers and backcountry skiers. But at this year’s 2017 Outdoor Retailer Winter Market, they’ve shown an even deeper dedication to ski touring with new lines of outerwear dedicated to getting up to get down. ROGUE COMPOSITE JACKET I was most impressed with the Mountain Hardwear…
Granite Gear is trail and street ready at Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2017
If your company just passed the three decade mark, was internationally respected, and had a somewhat cult following among backpackers, would you rest on your duff? Neither would Granite Gear! At this year’s Outdoor Retailer Winter Market, the pack company was excited to introduce a completely revamped backpack series, as well as bring some new…
New backcountry ski gear from Black Diamond at 2017 Outdoor Retailer Winter Market
Black Diamond has been killing it with backcountry ski gear in recent years, with a renewed focus and streamlined apparel and ski lines. The winter of 2017/18 looks like it will be no different as a new series of skis, updated touring shells, backcountry-specific gloves, a new touring binding, and an innovative transceiver-connected probe pole…
Zeal Optics Unveils New Goggle Technology at Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2017
Moab, 1997: Two mountain bikers were sick and tired of subpar choices in lens technology. So, they struck out to make superior sunglasses for outdoor pursuits, and Zeal was born. Fast forward to 2017: Zeal Optics is now headquartered in Boulder, CO, and they’ve continued their quest to take outdoor lens technology to the next…
Top Utah Outside Stories of the Year 2016
2016, by many accounts, has been a bad year. From the… unprecedented presidential election, to natural disasters, and the long list of beloved musicians and actors dying, there’s a lot people want to forget and leave 2016 behind. But as far as outdoor recreation in Utah is concerned, there was much to celebrate. Lots of…
40K for 40 Years at Alta
What is it about the human condition that we feel compelled to celebrate milestones? These milestones are usually related to numbers, especially birthdays, and certain birthdays are always considered more milestone-ish than others…. like turning 40. To mark that particular milestone, I went to my favorite place on Earth, Alta, to ski 40-thousand feet for…