Mountain Khakis has long been among my favorite brands for casual pants and shirts. For 2016, there are a bunch of new styles coming out. I got to take a peek at them all at Outdoor Retailer Winter Market, and here’s a small sample of what’s to come: ALPHA SWITCH JACKETS The biggest story from…
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Backcountry BASECAMP kicks off at Solitude
Backcountry Magazine is traveling around to North American resorts as part of their Backcountry BASECAMP 2016 Tour, and Solitude Mountain Resort is where the fun begins. From Saturday, January 16 through Monday, January 18, the editors of Backcountry Magazine, along with local avalanche forecasters, ski guides, AIARE instructors, and gear experts will be hanging out…
Mountain Hardwear reveals StretchDown Jacket at 2016 Outdoor Retailer Winter Market
It seems that every year at Outdoor Retailer, Mountain Hardwear comes up with a new innovation. This year is no different. STRETCHDOWN JACKET The big news at the 2016 Winter OR is the StretchDown Jacket. The first of its kind, this puffy uses a stretchy material plus welded seams that expand when you move, unlike…
Update: Snowbird asks to put ski lifts and zip line in Mary Ellen Gulch
Snowbird has long eyed an expansion into Mary Ellen Gulch, and on January 7, 2016, they announced a filing for a conditional use permit application with the Utah County Board of Adjustments. The application was filed on December 8, 2015. The resort calls this a major step toward resort improvement. Snowbird’s plan is to install…
Top Utah Outside Stories of the Year 2015
Oh what a year 2015 has been! The past 12 months have seen tremendous outdoor adventures and first-looks at new gear. But this is not about my personal favorites of the year, but rather what you, the reader, have chosen based entirely on page views. So here are the top 10 stories on UtahOutside.com, separated…
Legendary Utah skier, Stein Eriksen, passes away
One of Utah’s most legendary skiers, Stein Eriksen, has passed away. The news was announced by Deer Valley late Sunday, December 27, 2015. If you’ve ever skied in Park City, you know how iconic the name is. Eriksen is a father of Utah skiing, a lodge at Deer Valley bears his name, and his accomplishments will…
Utah hit with biggest snowstorm in five years
It’s the storm that Utah skiers and snowboarders have been dreaming about… for years. After several below-average seasons, the biggest snowstorm to hit Utah in five years arrived Christmas week, 2015. According to Ski Utah, some ski areas reported snow totals of over five feet, and even more is on the way. The event was…
Utah Outdoor News Roundup 12/18/15
Here are the top outdoor news stories in Utah for the week of December 18, 2015: DRAFT EPA PLAN PROMISES CLEAN AIR FOR UTAH NATIONAL PARKS The Environmental Protection Agency may finalize a proposal included in a draft plan issued on Wednesday, December 16 that would require the installation of industry-standard pollution controls on the…
Utah Outdoor News Roundup 12/11/15
We are starting something new here at UtahOutside.com. Starting today, we will be posting a weekly Utah outdoor news roundup on Fridays. There are so many important stories that involve recreation and the outdoors here in Utah, that it’s easy for news to fall through the cracks. So here are the stories of the week…
Avatech releases Avanet, the ultimate backcountry app
The backcountry just got a lot more high-tech. Avanet has been released and is available for download on your iPhone (Android version forthcoming). Avanet is brought to you by the same Park City-based geeks that built the Avatech SP1 – a probe pole that digitally reads and records snowpack data that cam be shared online….