You know your town has made it as a mountain bike destination when it gets its own fat tire festival. Well, Hurricane in southwestern Utah is celebrating its second year of the Hurricane Mountain Bike Festival, brought to you by Over the Edge Sports. If you ride a mountain bike in Utah, then you probably…
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PowderWhore’s “Choose Your Adventure: A Ski Odyssey” screening at Brewvies
“Choose Your Adventure.” That’s the title of the new ski flick from Utah’s own Powderwhore Productions, but it could also be the name of your own odyssey in choosing which ski movie to shell out the cash for this fall. Sure, you could go the typical route and watch the behemoth Warren Miller movie with…
Chaco Fathom Flip review
At the 2012 Outdoor Retailer Summer Market, Chaco showed off their new NearGround Collection. Getting in line with minimalist design, these new sandals feature a much thinner, sleeker and lighter weight sole that is far less structured than the burly, hike-worthy soles we know and love from Chaco. While at the Chaco booth, I picked…
Raise dinero for UAC at Black Diamond Fundraising Party
It’s time for the 19th annual Utah Avalanche Center Fundraising Party at the Black Diamond Store! Believe it or not, but fall colors are already starting to show in Parley’s Canyon. Winter is fast approaching, even though it’s still August and those ungodly hot temperatures are vexing us in the valley. But before we know…
Beer and the outdoors at Snowbird’s annual Oktoberfest
There’s nothing greater on this earth then the feeling you get when you combine quality microbrew and fresh mountain air outdoors. There’s no better time or place to do it then at Snowbird’s annual Oktoberfest. This year the oompah and prost! begins on August 18th. Snowbird expects more than 50,000 visitors will drive up Little…
Park City Point 2 Point returns Labor Day Weekend
One of the most challenging point-to-point mountain bike races in the country returns to the Wasatch as the Park City Point 2 Point hits the singletrack on Labor Day Weekend. This summer marks the fourth year of the event, and it’s more popular than ever, proven by the fact that the race sold out in…
Chaco gets near the ground at Outdoor Retailer 2012 Summer Market
Everyone seems to be getting into the minimalist shoe craze these days, and Chaco will soon be among them, as they introduced their new NearGround Collection at the 2012 Outdoor Retailer Summer Market. The new line will offer a lighter weight, and less structured Chaco while still providing the comfort and support the company is…
Goal Zero shines at 2012 Outdoor Retailer Summer Market
Goal Zero, a local company based in Bluffdale, Utah, has been a leader in portable solar devices for years now. But at the 2012 Outdoor Retailer Summer Market, they’ve proven that you no longer need a massive, foldable solar panel to recharge your gadgets as everything has become more compact and efficient – music to…
Patagonia Footwear hits the trails at 2012 Outdoor Retailer Summer Market
Patagonia Footwear is hitting the trails hard this year with a big expansion of their trail running line. These new light-and-fast kicks are supposedly Patagonia’s lightest shoes they’ve ever made, and are an indication that their focus will be on performance shoes next year. First up is the Patagonia EVERmore, the company’s lightest shoe to…
Darn Tough goes cush at Outdoor Retailer Summer Market
Made in the USA? Check. Unconditional lifetime warranty? Yup. Dozens of styles with hundreds of funky colors? Ok, you get it. Darn Tough has a lot to blow their horns about. Socks don’t get a lot of fanfare, after all, they are just sock, right? When you consider just how much abuse your feet take…