Fall is arguably the best time to mountain bike in the southwest corner of our state, and that’s probably why October is when the Hurricane Mountain Bike Festival takes place. This particular bike fest is one you want to attend, especially if you’ve never explored the slickrock and singletrack around St. George, Hurricane and Zion…
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Sweetgrass Productions “Solitaire” screenings at Brewvies Cinema Pub
Brewvies Cinema Pub in downtown Salt Lake City is the place to be this year for ski movie screenings in Utah. This week they’re hosting the the long awaited “Solitaire” from soul-ski filmmakers Sweetgrass Productions. “Solitaire” is the third movie from Sweetgrass, and is the followup to their highly original Japanese ski and snowboard tale,…
Powderwhore Productions “Breaking Trail” review
“Breaking Trail” is the new ski flick from Utah’s own Powderwhore Productions. Their modus operandi is to make ski movies featuring backcountry skiing, with a focus on the Wasatch Mountains. This is the reason I like Powderwhore’s work, because they shuck the ski porn stereotypes of heli accessed luxury and urban jibbing tomfoolery, and instead…
Powderwhore Productions to screen “Breaking Trail” at Brewvies
Utah’s own ski movie company, Powderwhore Productions, is going to start the ski stoke of the home crowd with screenings of their new film, “Breaking Trail” at Brewvies. Best of all, the screenings will benefit the Friends of the Utah Avalanche Center. “Breaking Trail” is a diversion for Powderwhore of sorts. Telemarking has always been…
XTERRA USA Championship at Snowbasin
The end of September sees a big weekend at Snowbasin as the XTERRA USA Championship will be held in northern Utah’s mountains. For us mortals, the event is one we can only watch from the sidelines, as only qualified athletes (read: gods of triathlons) will be allowed to compete. But this year’s event may be…
National Public Lands Day and Friends of Indian Creek evening social
Rock climb Indian Creek? Want to volunteer to help work at the crags for a good cause while also partying with fellow climbers? Then spend the weekend with the Monticello BLM and Friends of Indian Creek for National Public Lands Day. On Saturday, September 24th, the Indian Creek Special Recreation Area will transform from a…
Mountain bike the 31st annual Tour des Suds
It’s Tour des Suds time already! Nothing says fall mountain bike season is near than by dressing up in a crazy costume, mounting a decorated bike, then grinding 2,700 feet up a grueling hill climb from Park City to the top of Guardsman Pass. So that’s exactly what people will be doing at the 31st annual Tour des…
Black Diamond 2011 Fall Fundraiser Party for the Utah Avalanche Center
It’s only September, and already the coming of winter can be felt in the air. Time to start thinking about avalanche safety and helping those who keep us alive in the backcountry. It’s time for the 2011 Utah Avalanche Center Fundraiser, hosted by Black Diamond. The big party will once again be at the Black…
Embrace the pain at the 2011 Hurt in the Dirt
Ogden’s dirtiest, most punishing duathalon, Hurt in the Dirt, returns for 2011. Last July’s inaugural event was so successful that race organizers are brining it back even bigger and better than ever by adding an off-road 10k, plus a nighttime trail run by headlamp. This year’s Hurt in the Dirt event goes down on August…
Photo gallery: Salomon BBR Tour Finale Party at Alta
The Salomon BBR Tour traveled to ski resorts all over the country, and the BBR party wagon stopped at Alta for the final destination. To celebrate, Salomon threw a vicious BBR Tour Finale Party filled with giveaways, contests, and of course, free demos of the new Salomon BBR ski. We were there for the shenanigans,…