Utah’s resorts are all open, huge storm have given us a deep snowpack, and conditions this January are perfect to learn how to ski and snowboard. So it makes perfect sense that January is officially “Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month.” Utah has joined 34 other skiing states this month to offer special discounts to…
Author: Jared Hargrave
Easton Mountain Products CTR 70 Trekking Poles review
Easton is a name straight from my childhood when I played baseball from little league through high school. Turns out the company has been making much more than just aluminum bats over the years, and have notably been behind the scenes manufacturing all kinds of products for other outdoor recreation companies, like tent poles (and…
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…
Black Diamond Megawatt skis review
The Black Diamond Megawatt is the flagship powder ski in BD’s lineup. The ski has been around for a few years now, with only slight changes made here and there, most noticeably on the topsheet design. Just about everywhere you turn at Alta or Snowbird, some hard charger is rocking these rockered beasts like it’s…
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…
Ski Utah iPhone App to feed powder addiction
Did you ever wake up late one winter morning and casually check the snow report, only to realize in despair that it snowed an unexpected foot of powder in the Wasatch? It’s a painful event that has happened to us all. But thanks to Ski Utah and their new app for the iPhone, involuntary snowfall…
Discrete Headwear: Julian Carr, Utah hats, and killer ski videos
Utah has long been a community oriented-type state, and a good example is the recent push to “buy local.” As Utah’s outdoor community, we too can live by this mantra. One of our local outdoor gear companies is Discrete Headwear, owned and operated by none other than Utah ski pro, Julian Carr. Not only does…
Outdoor Gear of the Year 2010
Every year, outdoor companies release new gear for the salivating masses looking to update their recreation equipment stockpiles. Thanks to UtahOutside.com, I’ve been very lucky to have companies send out the latest stuff for testing and review. Some gear turns out better than others, and a few pieces totally blow me away. It’s this act…
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…
Secretary of State orders BLM to protect Utah’s wild lands
Secretary of State Ken Salazar has ordered a revocation of Bush-era BLM wilderness management guidelines. In 2003, then president Bush decreed that there would be “no more wilderness” in Utah. This policy resulted in the potential of oil and gas drilling and off-road vehicle use in what normally would be considered wilderness quality landscapes. The…