When you think you Mountain Khakis, do you picture stiff, burly, canvas pants? Sure, MK has those, but they also offer uber-comfortable, stretchy, outdoor pants as well. Their latest offering is the Camber 105 and 107 pants. I’ve been wearing the 105 version a lot lately, both indoors and out. So how do they function…
Deer Valley purchases Solitude Mountain Resort
Boy has it been a big news year for Utah ski resorts. First, Snowbird is sold to the Cummings Family, then Vail buys PCMR, and now Deer Valley has purchased Solitude Mountain Resort for an undisclosed amount. Deer Valley will officially take over operations at the Big Cottonwood Canyon resort in May of 2015. In…
Sierra Designs Backcountry Bed Sleeping Bag review
Do you know why you don’t always sleep so great in the outdoors? No, it’s not the constant threat of bear attacks, it’s because you can’t bring your bed with you. Mummy bags can cramp your style, and larger, box-shape bags will weigh you down. But rest easy, little camper, because I’m here to tell…
Ride the Lightning- The 2014 Redbull Rampage Rolls On!
The 2014 Redbull Rampage had all the makings of a stellar event; an all-new venue, a roster of top athletes, and a budget from a company that sends people to space. However, Mother Nature had other plans. Teams began showing up in Virgin, Utah over a week ago to start construction on the lines that…
Hiking the Marshall Ridgeline near Idaho’s Redfish Lake
Aspen trees are ablaze with fall color. Below, a forested valley leads up to one of the most dramatic mountain views I’ve ever seen. My wife, Callista, and I hike atop Marshall Ridge in Idaho’s Sawtooth National Forest, and the ease-of-hike-to-payoff-in-scenery is unparalleled. The Sawtooth National Forest around Redfish Lake and the tiny burg of…
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…
Dublin Dog Rigel light review
When I go backpacking with the dogs, camp is set up and the sun goes down, I get nervous when they wander away from the fire. Not being able to see my dogs, especially the black one, is unnerving, especially when they don’t immediately come when they are called. But lately I’ve been making them…
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…
Salt Lake City now “Ski City USA”
Steamboat Springs, Colorado, has long tagged itself with the moniker “Ski Town USA.” Well Salt Lake City has upped the ante with a new campaign that officially brands the Utah capitol as “Ski City USA.” In a press conference, Salt Lake County Mayor, Ben McAdams, along with Visit Salt Lake, unveiled the new advertising campaign,…
Video: Whitewater Rafting Westwater Canyon
Say the words “class 4 rapids” and you’ll make my palms sweat. Of all the outdoor adventures in Utah, rafting is one I’m most afraid of. So rafting through Westwater Canyon on the Colorado River near Moab was a brave moment for me. I’m notoriously a “fish-out-of-water” when I’m in the water, and the thought…