It’s hard to think about snow with valley temperatures in the mid 90s, but Absinthe Films is here to change your mindset. A lot of videos premiere in places like Colorado, SoCal or New York City, but the Absinthe crew chose Utah as the place to launch their North American video tour. Their 2011 offering,…
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Mountain bike movie “Klunkerz” free screening in Cedar City
Award winning mountain bike documentary, Klunkerz is screening in Cedar City to benefit the 222nd Family Readiness Group. Klunkerz is a nostalgic look at mountain biking’s beginnings, and how a group of Northern California hippies modified fat tire bikes for off-road trails which lead to the mountain bike as we know it today. Klunkerz will…
Video: Speed Fly Fisher Towers by Marshall Miller
Utah local, Marshall Miller, is making a name for himself by posting POV videos of him “speed flying” off Utah’s iconic natural features. Last December, we featured his amazing video “Superior Speed Fly” in which Miller skis from the top of Mount Superior above Alta, and flies among the mountain’s headwalls and fins. This time…
2010/2011 Banff Mountain Festival tours through Utah
The Banff Mountain Film Festival is on tour and has several stops scheduled for mountain towns in Utah. This event is the de facto film fest for all things outdoors with a focus on rock climbing, mountaineering, skiing and exploring the vertical world in remote places across the earth. According to festival organizers, the Banff…
Salomon FreeskiTV videos the perfect stoke builder
After all this Outdoor Retailer 2011 Winter Market coverage, we need a break from writing (and reading) about gear, gear, gear! Today is a day to dig out from technical specs of jackets and shoes and get stoked on ski season again. The Salomon FreeskiTV videos are a series of short movies with episodes released…
Backcountry Film Festival at Brewvies
Utah is the the grip of deep winter, which means backcountry skiing is at its peak. But if your backcountry experience has been lacking, or you need inspiration to just get out there, then maybe the Backcountry Film Festival will give you a kick in the pants. The Backcountry Film Festival is touring to ski…
X-Dance Action Sports Film Festival 2011 in Utah
Forget about Sundance. If you’re any sort of action sports/outdoor recreation/mountain lover, and you’re in Utah the third week of January, then the GoPro X-Dance Action Sports Film Festival is your ground zero for the biggest, baddest and best rock climbing, surfing, mountain biking, skiing, and outdoor documentary films of the year. This go-round is…
Discrete Headwear: Julian Carr, Utah hats, and killer ski videos
Utah has long been a community oriented-type state, and a good example is the recent push to “buy local.” As Utah’s outdoor community, we too can live by this mantra. One of our local outdoor gear companies is Discrete Headwear, owned and operated by none other than Utah ski pro, Julian Carr. Not only does…
Utah Filmmaker Bill Kerig presents “Ready to Fly”
Utah Filmmaker, Bill Kerig, is the man who brought us the ski documentary The Edge of Never. As a follow up to the success of that film, Kerig has turned his attention to the highly controversial subject of the women’s ski jumping team and their struggle to be accepted into the Winter Olympic Games. Ready…
Utah Outside movie review: “127 Hours”
Those of us living in Utah are well versed in the tale of Aron Ralston, the man who famously became stuck in southern Utah’s Blue John Canyon when a chockstone came loose and smashed on his hand, pinning it to the slot canyon wall. In an act of courage, determination and desperation, Ralston cut off…