So ski season is still months away, but summer activities like lift-served mountain biking and hiking are winding down. What’s a ski resort to do? How about throw a brewfest and drink the fall away? Snowbasin is doing just that with their First Annual Snowbasin Beer Fest on October 5th. It seems the Germans were…
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A loopy journey on Mount Timpanogos
At around 10 p.m. I received an invite from my friend Adam Fabrikant for a run the next morning on Mount Timpanogos. Adam is a fierce mountain goat, and while he may hesitate to use those words exactly, he shows no limit to his energy stores. Therefore, I dabbled with some second guessing after I agreed…
The First Annual (?) Utah Bikes n’ Beers Tour
Two things we do pretty well here in Utah are bikes and beers. Leave it to Mike D (who does insane bike rides while eating junk food) to find a way to combine the two into one hell of a day. A few years back, Mike got to thinking: why not ride to every single…
Black Diamond shows off new apparel to Salt Lake fans
Thursday night was party time at the Black Diamond Store in Salt Lake City, when a handful of ravenous Black Diamond fans got to take a first-hand look at the company’s brand new line of outerwear. Invites went out earlier in the week, and space was very limited. So much so that sending in my…
Video: Snowbird Ski Patrol
It’s not often that you can see a commercial for a ski resort featuring nothing but the ski patrol, but in this week’s video, the Snowbird Ski Patrol takes center stage. Of course the terrain, snow, and yes, explosions are all present as well, but it’s the sweet footage of the patrollers at work and…
Hiking the timeless Mount Olympus and not quite getting lost
Olympus stands apart from the Wasatch front peaks by its light-brown craggy summit, diagonal striations below on the upper mountain, and its large stature. It looms over the southeast corner of 215, and is visible from about the entire valley. The butting up of the flat valley to the instant-steep base of Olympus demonstrates the…
Cecret Lake – the everyone trail
The pinnacle of unextreme hiking takes place in the heart of Alta, and I quite enjoyed it. You don’t have to sacrifice any of your grizzled nature to enjoy such an outing. It doesn’t put an asterisk on your trans-Wasatch, Tri Canyon ski-running feats to admit to a relaxed stroll in the woods. We have,…
Friday Video: Powderwhore Productions “Elevation” Trailer
You know fall is near when ski movie trailers are being released left and right. Well this week, our Friday Video is a preview of the new backcountry ski film, “Elevation,” from Utah’s own Powderwhore Productions. A ton of locals appear in the film, despite the fact that the crew went far beyond the confines…
Climbing Tokewanna Peak
There are nineteen “13’ers” in Utah, and every one of these beasts can be found somewhere in the Uinta Mountain Range. One of the things that make Utah’s 13,000′ mountains unique is their distance from roads. Climbing these summits often means a multi-day backpacking trip, or at least a 15+ mile single day epic hike….
Hiking to Alexander Basin
Alexander Basin, located in Mill Creek Canyon, is a beautiful hike to glacier-carved bowls on the north side of Gobbler’s Knob, but has a notorious reputation of being very steep. But steep doesn’t mean long, so if you’re in the mood for a leg workout, but don’t have a lot of time to hike, then…