Looking for new backcountry touring skis this season? Well, you can buy some new sticks and help out the Utah Avalanche Center (UAC) at the same time. A shiny new pair of Black Diamond Drift skis with custom Utah Avalanche Center graphics are on auction at Ebay. These skis are brand new, still in the plastic, are…
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Utah Avalanche Center’s 2010 Fall Fundraising Party at Black Diamond
You can almost smell winter in the air when Utah Avalanche Center Fundraisers are on the horizon. In fact, the big party at the Black Diamond Store in Salt Lake City is on September 16th, and tickets are on sale right now. Like every year, the Utah Avalanche Center depends on backcountry users to help…
Black Diamond and Gregory Mountain Products join forces
Huge changes are underway at Black Diamond Equipment headquarters in Salt Lake City as CEO, Peter Metcalf, announced the sale of the outdoor company to Clarus Corporation, which will merge BD’s operations with Gregory Mountain Products out of Sacramento, California. Gregory is well known for making quality outdoor backpacks, which will add to Black Diamond’s…
Join Black Diamond’s SLCA Fundraiser
Black Diamond Equipment is hosting the 1st annual Salt Lake Climbers Alliance Fundraiser. The event will take place on Thursday, May 20th from 6-10pm in the courtyard at Black Diamond headquarters at 2084 East 3900 South in Salt Lake City. The Salt Lake City Climbers Alliance is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving access to rock…
Utah skiers celebrate seven feet of snow in seven days
Of course this happens in April. After an extremely dry winter, most skiers and snowboarders had written off the season. Then… BAM! The biggest storm of the 2010 ski season slammed into the Wasatch Front, dumping seven feet of snow in seven days… in April. The week-long storm started small but created consistent snowfall every day. Skiers rejoiced but still hit the resorts…
Congressman Matheson introduces Wasatch Wilderness and Watershed Protection Act
Utah Congressman Jim Matheson introduced federal legislation that would expand wilderness areas and further protect watersheds on over 26,000 acres in Mill Creek and the Cottonwood Canyons of the Wasatch Mountains. Named the “Wasatch Wilderness and Watershed Protection Act,” the bill will create a new 7,759-acre wilderness area around Grandeur Peak and Mount Aire, and will add an additional…
The Dude abides at The Big LePowSki 2010
The Big LePowSki, despite the creative reference to the cult-classic movie, “The Big Lebowski,” can’t be any further from what “The Dude” would probably consider a good time. Something tells me the Jeff Bridges character would rather go bowling with a White Russian in hand than go skiing, although the bath robe may be an awesome-looking outer layer for skiing…
Day 4 at Outdoor Retailer 2010 Winter Market: Patagonia, Black Diamond, Blizzard and EK USA
Patagonia: Patagonia continues to push the boundaries of outdoor clothing while also striving to be the most environmentally conscious of outdoor gear companies. At the Outdoor Retailer 2010 Winter Market, they unveiled new products to be released this fall, as well as redesigned classics. For backcountry skiers, Patagonia is releasing the new Untracked Jacket. It’s…
Black Diamond shows off new Efficient Series of backcountry gear at Winter OR
Black Diamond showed off tons of new and exciting gear at the 2010 Outdoor Retailer Winter Market, and the buzz around the Salt Palace floor was the company’s new lineup of backcountry skis and boots called the Efficient Series. In Fall of 2010, four new boots and six new skis will join the already impressive…