The 2010 Red Bull Rampage went off over the first weekend of October in Virgin, Utah, where the world’s best pro mountain bikers rode downhill on crazy, cliff and ramp-filled lines. Words don’t describe what these athletes are doing out there, so just watch the video: Red Bull Rampage 2010 from Utah Outside on Vimeo….
Category: Outdoor News
The Front opens new indoor climbing gym in Ogden
Ogden has become an outdoors epicenter in Utah in recent years, and now the city can chalk another new facility to its growing list of outdoor-related venues. The Front opened a brand new indoor climbing gym near downtown. It’s the third location for The Front along with Salt Lake and Boise, and this new gym…
Defunct Elk Meadows ski area to reopen as Eagle Point
Southern Utah skiers rejoice! The chair lifts haven’t operated for eight seasons, but the once defunct Elk Meadows ski area above Beaver is being reborn for the 2010/2011 ski season under a new name. Eagle Point. Extensive renovations have been done to the abandoned ski lodges, lifts and infrastructure to get the resort in operating…
Watch “Revolver” ski movie for free in Ogden
Salomon, along with the Alpine Sports ski shop, is hosting a free screening of the new Poor Boyz Production ski movie, “Revolver.” This pre-season movie screening is part of a parking lot party and autograph session with one of the film’s star skiers, Sammy Carlson, who will be there to meet everybody. The event takes…
List of 2010 Wasatch Front ski swaps
Aspen leaves are gold, and Gambel Oaks are turning brilliant orange and red. It can only mean one thing; that fall is here in Utah and skiing will soon be foremost in our minds (if it isn’t already.) Like a yearly tradition, our ski and snowboard gear is given the once-over, and if those old boards purchased 10 years ago desperately…
Zion National Park approves Soundscape Management Plan
As a lifelong outdoor recreationist, one thing I’ve never much considered when hiking in any of Utah’s National Parks is sound pollution. Unless you’re standing in a developed area within a park, all one would expect to hear is wind in the trees and birds singing. But apparently sound pollution is such a concern that…
Xterra USA Championships rides again at Snowbasin
Utah is host to one of the world’s biggest mountain triathlons once again as the XTERRA USA Championships takes place at Snowbasin on Saturday, September 25th. This event is the culmination of the 67-race XTERRA American Tour, and will be the venue where pro athletes will compete for $80,000 in prize money. The XTERRA triathlon…
24 Hours of Moab: Utah’s biggest mountain biking event
It’s probably Utah’s biggest mountain biking event… 24 Hours of Moab. Not only is it a mountain bike endurance race, but also a gathering of gear heads, a vibrant tent city among the red rock, party central with beer, food and music, and a chance to say goodbye to another summer of pedaling among Utah’s…
30th annual Tour des Suds bids farewell to summer
Say goodbye to summer the mountain way at the 30th annual Tour Des Suds mountain bike hill climb in Park City. High Country locals know how to mark transitional changes with a a rowdy party, and the Tour des Suds is the ultimate, debauchery-on-wheels celebration to say goodbye to warm weather and welcome in the…
10th annual Snowbird Widow Maker Mountain Bike Hill Climb
In case you haven’t tortured yourself enough on your mountain bike this summer, the Widow Maker Mountain Bike Hill Climb is on the horizon, and it’s not too late to sign up for the pain. This year is the 10th annual Widow Maker, and it takes place on Saturday, September 18 at 10am at Snowbird….