The Backcountry Film Festival is returning to Brewvies Cinema Pub, and ski-touring specific films will once again be screened for all us freeheelers and lift shunners. This year it happens on January 24th. This year marks the 8th Annual Winter Wildlands Alliance Backcountry Film Festival, and promises to be a celebration of the winter spirit…
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2012 goes out with a bang in the Wasatch
Boy, what a way to end a year. After a relatively dry autumn start to the ski season, the latter days of 2012 have been blessed by our god Ullr (or is it Skadi?) Since Christmas Eve, Utah’s mountains have been hammered by snow measured in feet, as in more than one. This has given…
Top Utah Outdoor Adventures of 2012
Choosing the top outdoor adventures of the year is a difficult task to do here in Utah. Our state is so full of amazing scenery and recreation opportunities that it’s near impossible to whittle all the trips you took in a 12-month period down to 5. But myself and Ryan Malavolta went back into the…
Merry Christmas 2012 from UtahOutside!
To all of our readers, we wish you and yours have a wonderful Christmas and happy holiday season! Here’s to hoping you get everything on your list!
Going deep in Garden City Canyon
Wanderlust can cause a backcountry skier to not only travel in many different places, but also travel farther than what would normally be prudent. The urge to see just over that ridge, or peer around the next corner can turn “wanderlust” into “wanderlost.” Garden City Canyon in far northern Utah’s Bear Lake Mountains was the…
The Patroller Z Chronicles: The Big Push
The jetstream has finally dropped and Utah is squarely in the sights of the storm machine. Nearly a week of snowfall has prompted our team to make a push to open more terrain. “It’s snowing out there and it is time to get in the game,” says our Winter Operations Director. His sentiment is well…
Friday Video: Steelhead and Spines
You got to hand it to Utah’s own Provo Brothers, boy do they know how to shoot purty ski videos. Their latest is this week’s Friday Video, “Steelhead and Spines.” Our local heroes head north to Alaska in search of spines to ride and steelhead to catch. It’s an entertaining romp that will make skier…
The Patroller Z Chronicles: Getting High (Pressure)
The current storm not withstanding, we have been in the doldrums. Lack of snowfall and prolonged high pressure has left us with plenty of time on our hands. Keeping busy skiing the same runs over and over, most of us had tried every line variation possible. Acres of terrain remained closed and it becomes a…
December skiing on Wolf Creek Pass
The start of December welcomed a much needed snowstorm in Utah’s mountains, with high winds and 8 inches of snow falling on the western Uintas. The day before, Adam and I drove to Wolf Creek Pass on State Route 35 to explore a bit of Uinta goodness, and hopefully score some powder shots in the…
Skier foray into the Bear River Range
WANDERLUST – Definition: “a strong desire for, or impulse to wander or travel.” The definition is apt, as I’ve had a strong impulse of wanderlust lately. Backcountry skiing is a nice way to tamp down any feelings of wandering, but limiting myself to the Wasatch Range the last 11 years has made “The Lust” come…