Do you want to teach your small children how to ski but don’t know how or even where to start? Well KSL 5 produced a great video web-series called, Learn to Ski with Max and Andy. Full disclosure: I work for KSL TV and shot the video. Blatant self-promotion aside, as a father currently teaching…
Tommy Caldwell to screen “The Dawn Wall” in Salt Lake City
Tommy Caldwell is coming to Salt Lake City. The world-renowned rock climber and star of the film, The Dawn Wall, will host a screening at the Patagonia Outlet store. Here is your chance to see the critically-acclaimed movie, and meet Caldwell in person. The screening is on Monday, February 4th at 7 p.m. About The Dawn…
Teaching kids to ski at Solitude
Teaching kids to ski is no easy task. This is especially true for small children, like 3-year-old’s. But at Solitude Mountain Resort, I’ve found getting my little guy, Ridge, on the slopes is remarkably easy. Here’s how I managed to get the kiddo doing his pizza and french fries before his 4th birthday. Get the…
Support Alta Ski Patrol while racing gates
The annual Curt and Adam Naisbitt Memorial Groundhog Day Race is becoming one of Alta’s most popular traditions. Both Curt and Adam were ski patrollers at Alta. Curt passed on in 2015, but more recently, his son, Adam, tragically died. The event shook Alta’s ski patrol and this race is one way to remember him….
Sunski Mini Headland sunglasses review
My 3-year-old son hates wearing his ski goggles. So when I take him up to Solitude for some laps on the Link and Moonbeam chairs, I can only get away with putting sunglasses on his little face. But the problem with kid’s sunglasses? They’re cheap. I have numerous doubts as to how well they protect…
How to ski Evergreen Peak at Solitude
Solitude Mountain has a lot of expert ski terrain. Honeycomb Canyon gets all the love for its in-bounds, backcountry skiing vibe. But 9,850-foot Evergreen Peak is another gnarly zone that offers the same sort of wild experience, but for some reason is much lesser known. Evergreen Peak The view of Evergreen Peak from the Summit…
Utah Outside’s 2018 Gear of the Year
We here at Utah Outside love our gear. That means we are also very picky about the gear we use. Good outdoor gear should be functional, well built, and able to withstand years of abuse. Of course we like gear that just plain looks cool too. With all the gear we test and review over…
Top 5 Utah Outside articles from 2018
Each new year we look back at the adventures we had and news articles posted in the last 12 months. To figure out the top 5 articles of 2018, I dug into the archives and pulled the most-viewed stories posted in the past year (excluding gear reviews which will get its own top 5 article)….
Last-minute outdoor holiday gift ideas
Twas the night before Christmas, and you didn’t even start shopping yet. Not to worry! There’s still just enough time to get a little something for the outdoorsy person in your life. Here are a few gift ideas that are relatively cheap, and able to be found at any number of recreation stores right here…
Spy Helm 2 sunglasses review
It seems as though I will never be satisfied with a pair of sunglasses. I’ve reviewed numerous pairs of shades on this site, and while many are PDG (pretty damn good), few reach the upper echelons of true greatness. Utah is one of the sunniest states in the country, and a good pair of shades…