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Last minute stocking stuffers for the outdoor gear head
Christmas is almost here, and if you’re like me, you haven’t bought a single present for anybody. Well if you really are like me, there’s a bunch of outdoorsy friends and family to shop for. So here are some last minute stocking stuffers that any gear head in your life will love and need. Switch…
Salomon Freeski launches #FreeskiDreamTrip
Are you a fan of Salomon Freeski TV? Each week, we get a new, high quality edit dropped on us by pro-skier-turned-filmmaker, Mike Douglas. These free skiing shorts have drawn huge acclaim and popularity over the years, and they seem to just keep getting better and better. Well if you’ve ever dreamed of starring on…
Jim Harris fundraiser nears goal
Over the week of Thanksgiving, the news broke about Jim Harris (aka Perpetual Weekend,) a Utah-based outdoor photographer who was seriously injured in Chile while training for an expedition. In the aftermath, an online, crowdsourcing fundraiser through YouCaring.com was set up, and in less than a week, over $75,000 of a $100,000 goal has already…
What Utah Outside is thankful for on Thanksgiving
I’ve never been one to log onto social media and list off daily notes about what I’m thankful for. I’m a jerk like that. I coast through life without ever staring at my inner reflecting pool (which smells like stale beer) taking stock on how fortunate I am, even as I currently stare out my…
The Powder Pilgrimage ski film review
Ski and snowboard movies are pretty slick these days. High production quality, helicopter footage, and the best skiers in the world shredding big lines is standard fare. So it’s refreshing to see a movie that’s just about two guys loading up a truck camper and spending 4 months backcountry splitboarding along the Powder Highway of…
Powder Magazine Editor, Porter Fox to speak at Westminster College
One of the top ski writers of our time is coming to Salt Lake City. Porter Fox, Editor of Powder Magazine, and author of the new book “Deep: The Story of Skiing and the Future of Snow,” will speak at Westminster College about skiing, snow, and climate change. The lecture, titled, “The End of Snow,”…
Powderwhore Productions “Some Thing Else” ski movie review
The boys at our local ski movie company, Powderwhore Productions, have spread their wings and taken off. They’ve flown so far with every movie in the last 10 years that they’ve finally made it – they’ve made a movie that is no longer a video diary of a Utah ski season with backcountry friends. The…
Teton Gravity Research “Almost Ablaze” ski movie review
I’ll be honest, I’ve never been a huge fan of Teton Gravity Research movies. They were always plagued with the same trap of repetitive ski porn, and as a result, I never paid them mind when their latest offerings rolled through Salt Lake. But after hearing about the quality, documentary style of the Jeremy Jones…
Alta Radio “on the air” in Little Cottonwood Canyon
A new radio station is “on the air,” well, more like on the Internet, and for you Alta skiers around the world, this is good news. Alta Radio fired up the microphones and song playlists this season, spinning tunes and serving the Little Cottonwood Canyon community with news, weather reports, and road conditions, 24/7. It’s…