Wet gear in the winter is the worst. This is especially true for boots and gloves. Nothing sucks worse than cold fingers and toes, and the key to keeping those digits warm is by keeping them dry. Enter the GearDryer Freestanding 12. GearDryer is a Utah company founded by skiers, for skiers (and any outdoorsy…
Mountain biking Green River’s Athena Trail
Put Green River, Utah on your map of mountain biking destinations. The Athena Trail officially opened on March 17th, 2018 and is the first of many trails the city hopes to build in the coming years. I finally got an opportunity to ride this 5.5-mile loop and it is a lot of fun. The terrain…
2018 Utah ski resort opening dates updated
Excitement is building for the upcoming ski season in Utah! As we’ve entered into November, snow is falling in the mountains and the air is cold enough for resorts to start making snow. Web cams at all Utah’s 14 ski and snowboard resorts show not just a dusting, but measurable amounts of powder. Anticipation is…
Pulp Friction trail an awesome update to Round Valley
Pulp Friction is a new downhill-only mountain bike trail in Park City’s Round Valley, and boy is it awesome. Round Valley has generally been considered a low-level mountain hike destination. Littered with doubletrack and singletrack that is pretty easy on the legs, this area can sometimes be passed over in favor of bigger terrain in…
Crazy Creek Hex 2.0 Chair review
Most of the gear review articles you’ll read on Utahoutside.com showcase the latest and greatest in outdoor goodies, and for good reason. We all salivate over the newest and techiest gear whether we end up buying it or not. But what about a piece of gear that’s remained largely the same since its introduction? Would…
Reel Rock 13 coming to Salt Lake City
Winter may be coming but you can still get stoked on rock climbing, especially now that Reel Rock 13 is coming to Salt Lake City. Reel Rock is an outdoor adventure film tour and festival with a focus on rock climbing. The tour brings the best climbing and adventure films of the year to audiences…
What to expect at 11th Annual Utah Snow and Avalanche Workshop
Backcountry ski season is almost here (for some it’s already upon us.) That means it’s time to start thinking about avalanches, specifically avalanche avoidance. Do yourself a favor and attend the 11th Annual Utah Snow and Avalanche Workshop (USAW). This year USAW returns to Sandy at the Mountain America Expo Center. Over a thousand skiers,…
Spread the shred at Shred Fest 3.0
Spreading Homegrown Recreation Entertainment Diversity. Put that together and you get SHRED. You can “spread the shred” in Salt Lake City on Saturday, November 3rd during Shred Fest 3.0. Presented by Milosport, the Shred Fest SLC stop happens at Liberty Park. There are tons of ski and snowboard events to get you stoked for winter….
BioLite Headlamp review
Headlamp technology has changed a ton since I first started using them. They’ve become smaller, and with LED technology, brighter. They’re also much lighter and more comfortable. Frankly I couldn’t imagine how headlamps could get any better. That is until I wore the new BioLite Headlamp. BioLite Headlamp The BioLite Headlamp is wildly different in…
Public Comment Open for Central Wasatch National Conservation and Recreation Area Act
The Central Wasatch Commission is accepting another round of comments from the public on the proposed Central Wasatch National Conservation Recreation Area Act (CWNCRA). This bill, H.R.5718, was introduced by Representative Jason Chaffetz in 2016. It proposed turning the Central Wasatch into a National Recreation Area. The goal was to “balance the need to protect…