Imagine deep water soloing, and the mind conjures visuals of rock climbers scaling massive stone fins in the oceans of Thailand. This climbing style is unique as there are no ropes, quickdraws, harnesses or protection of any kind. Deep water soloing is climbing in its purest form, but can only be done where there...
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In Utah, you must be prepared for any weather. ISIS has the perfect jacket for any mountain town woman. (And if you’re looking for something to buy with money you got for the holidays…here it is.) The Park City Jacket is perfect on its own or layered with a puffy vest underneath. This modern...
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Toll Canyon, a bit of open space sandwiched between the Summit Park, Timberline and Pinebrook developments in Summit County, is on the verge of becoming public land. According to UtahOpenLands.org, the owners of the land, RE Investment Holdings LLC, are offering 781 acres in the hopes of keeping it as open space. But while...
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Deer Valley is mostly known for lift-serviced, downhill mountain biking, and rightfully so considering the amount of flow trails and man-made features that litter the tracks weaving through ski runs at Silver Lake. But there are more typical cross-country offerings at DV akin to the singletrack at PCMR. The excellent lariat-style loop of Team...
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There are dozens of energy bar brands out there – meal replacement goodies sealed in a wrapper, traveling in the packs of outdoorsy people. But only one comes from right here in Park City, Utah. PROBAR is that company, and they’ve become a huge success in recent years. According to their history, PROBAR started...
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There are a lot of small, boutique ski companies popping up around the country, including here in Utah. Viice, Bluehouse, and Surface are just a few examples, and now there’s a new player in the local ski manufacturing community. RAMP Sports recently built a ski factory in Park City where they are making skis...
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“The Gem of the Wasatch.” The new Pinecone Ridge Trail in Park City has already earned that moniker, and is laregly considered an instant classic by those who have gone mountain biking up her singletrack. What originally makes Pinecone Ridge such a hit is the fact that riders have a new way to access...
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One of the most challenging point-to-point mountain bike races in the country returns to the Wasatch as the Park City Point 2 Point hits the singletrack on Labor Day Weekend. This summer marks the fourth year of the event, and it’s more popular than ever, proven by the fact that the race sold out...
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Today’s Friday video has nothing to do with skiing, and has absolutely nothing to do with powder, yet this killer, self-shot mountain biking video from friend of UtahOutside.com Mike DeBernardo, is for some reason titled “Pow Stash.” Strange choice of name aside, if you’re jonesing for alpine singletrack in Park City, then this footage...
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Are you in? That’s what I think of when I see the moniker R-U-N? But in reality, the acronym comes from the race organizer who has a dog who knows English too well. As she put it, “once my dog learned what “run” meant, we had to start spelling it out so he wouldn’t...
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