“Celebrating the Winter Human-Powered Experience.” That’s the motto of the Winter Wildlands Alliance. If that’s a mantra you also live by, then get your butt to downtown Salt Lake City on November 16th because their 2017 Backcountry Film Festival is coming to Brewvies. Adventure, environment and climate, youth outdoors, ski culture- you’ll find it…
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Video: September Pow 2017
It’s only September in Utah but winter had already arrived in the Wasatch Mountains. A massive, early-fall storm dropped tons of snow in upper Big and Little Cottonwood Canyons that made the peaks look more like January than September. Of course diehard locals with no fear of gouging their skis hiked up Alta for some…
Utah ski resort 2017 opening dates
With September snow falling in Utah’s mountains and cold air filling the entire state, excitement is building for the upcoming ski season. Web cams at all Utah’s 14 ski and snowboard resorts show not just a dusting, but measurable amounts of powder. While it won’t likely stick around long, it’s still an indication that winter…
Solitude Mountain Resort now part of Wasatch Benefit Program
If you ski or snowboard in Utah and are thinking about purchasing a season pass to one of our 14 resorts, then you better get on the ball, because price increases happen sooner than you may think. I suggest you consider buying a pass to Solitude Mountain Resort because new this year, Solitude is part…
Summer Outdoor Retailer 2017, the best of the rest
While at Outdoor Retailer, I always like to reserve some time away from appointments with the big brands and just peruse the booths for different, interesting, or just downright weird new products. Here’s a smattering of what caught my eye. BRIPE COFFEE BREW PIPE The Bripe is a pipe that you brew a single serving…
Salomon shows off new hiking boots at ORSM 2017
Hiking boots have been hugely popular from Salomon over the years (I’ve owned a few pairs myself) and for Spring ’18, there are a few new models coming out that hikers and backpackers can salivate over. I got to fondle them at the Outdoor Retailer 2017 Summer Market and hope to get my feet into…
Venture Out Round Up: Mizu, Mountain Designs, and Parks Project at ORSM 2017
One of the reasons it is such a shame to see Utah lose the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market is because the trade show is big, and getting bigger. Every year, dozens of new companies join the fray. This year, an entire new pavilion was needed to accommodate some up and coming brands. I was able…
UCO lights it up at ORSM 2017
One of my favorite parts of attending Outdoor Retailer shows is discovering new companies that make cool gear. This year my favorite discovery was UCO, who have made it their mission to light up your camp, keep you warm, and help you cook in true minimalist style. Anyone who camps or backpacks needs a good…
Vasque thanks Utah at 2017 Outdoor Retailer Summer Market
Generations of boots… Vasque has been around a long time and has a whole ancestry of boots in their lineup… you could call it a “saga.” Well, at the Outdoor Retailer 2017 Summer Market, Vasque showed off a boot combining their most advanced technologies called, you guessed it, the Saga GTX. The Saga GTX is…
Sierra Designs unveils major changes for 2018 gear at Outdoor Retailer
You can always count on seeing the newest innovations and some serious brand overhauls at Outdoor Retailer, but no booth that I visited this year could boast more than Sierra Designs. The company is still dedicated to producing high quality adventure gear, but in 2018, they will be presenting consumers with all brand new tent…