It’s November, which means we will be skinning and skiing in just a few weeks (hopefully). Start making backcountry plans with your friends right now with my new guide book, Backcountry Ski and Snowboard Routes: Utah. Inside you’ll find 99 backcountry touring routes all over Utah from the Abajos and La Sals, to the Tushars, Oquirrhs, Wasatch, Uinta,…
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It’s October, time to get ready for winter
October 26th, 2010. It looked more like February than early fall. That year, in the waning days of October, a three-day storm dropped 45 inches of snow in the Devil’s Castle and Sugarloaf area at Alta. Although it was weeks before the resort’s scheduled opening, a mad rush of backcountry skiers descended on Little Cottonwood…
Video: Salomon Freeski TV Dream Trip
PREPARE TO BECOME INSANELY JEALOUS! The latest episode of Salomon Freeski TV dropped today and it’s all about the little guy. Last year Salomon held a contest asking viewers to reveal their dream trip. The contest was that simple. Thousands of skiers submitted their dream location and who they would want to ski with, and…
Prep for the backcountry at 2015 Utah Snow and Avalanche Workshop
When you ski the backcountry, preparation and education is key. One annual way to get prepared for the upcoming ski season is to attend the Utah Snow and Avalanche Workshop. The public session is full of networking, educational seminars, informational presentations, and lots of interaction with professionals through Q&A sessions. It may sound a bit…
2015/16 Backcountry Skiing Gear Guide
Snow has fallen in the Wasatch and crisp autumn smells are in the air. Now is the time to start thinking about your backcountry skiing setup. Whether you are new to the sport, or an expert who needs an upgrade, you’ll find there’s too much new gear to choose from. Well, I’ve talked to the…
Ski Utah and Protect Our Winters form partnership
When your entire business model relies on snow, then you better damn well protect that resource. So it makes perfect sense that Ski Utah has formed a partnership with Protect Our Winters, a non-profit organization dedicated to fighting climate change in order to save our snow. Because if there is no snow, you can’t ski…
Black Diamond introduces BDTV
There is a serious trend of ski companies producing quality video content to promote their products, and Utah’s own Black Diamond is the latest to enter the fray with BDTV. The first company to do so was Salomon, with their very successful Salomon Freeski TV series. Mike Douglas paved the way with online shorts that…
Video: Patagonia Ski Tours 2015
Ski season is almost here in Utah, but down in South America, they’ve been skiing powder for the last few months. And Utah-based Patagonia Ski Tours was there guiding clients all over the Patagonian Andes of Argentina. As friend of UtahOutside.com, lead guide Justin Lozier along with guide, Sean Zimmerman-Wall, took us on a “friends…
Salomon drops Freeski TV Season 9 trailer
Salomon Freeski TV is back for a 9th season this year, with more digital short ski-films that are doled out to us over the course of winter. These segments of stoke have gotten better and better over the years as the “Godfather of Freeskiing,” Mike Douglas, has upped the production quality on every new series….
Mountain Accord plan approved
Monday, July 13 was a historic day for the Central Wasatch as the Mountain Accord was officially approved. The committee, which includes representatives from ski resorts, environmental groups, special interest groups, and city officials, signed off on the final proposal that may dictate the landscape, recreation, and transportation future of the Wasatch canyons. For those…