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Freakin’ in the Foothills of Mount Aire
01.05.08 | Author: Kendall Card | 1 Comment

It's been a few seasons since the lower elevation snowpack has been this abundant this early in the year. As I was driving home from Alta on New Years Day having skied with Jason I got looking around and was seeing coverage better than I recall in areas on Grandeur Peak, in Parleys Canyon and then near Mount Aire which sits at the mouth of Lambs Canyon. I even spied a couple of tracks down the main bowl of Mount Aire's sub peak. Upon seeing that and the 2-3 feet that lay in on the side of ...
Mountain Khakis Original Mountain Pant Review
12.29.07 | Author: Kendall Card | No Comments

When I first set my eyes on a pair of Mountain Khakis a couple of years ago at the Outdoor Retailer show I couldn't figure out the hype. A beefy pant that looked like Carharts yet built for mountain bound people like myself? I wasn't buying it. Then I landed a pair and put them through the ringer and 2 years later after many climbing, bush-whacking, canyon country and other outdoor adventures including building my house with them I'm a believer. Not only have they held up but they are one of the most comfortable pants ...
Wolf Creek Pass to Myself
12.19.07 | Author: Kendall Card | 1 Comment

It seems more rare than common for people to say with enthusiasm, "I LOVE where I live!". Honestly, I LOVE where I live! I've got 3 backcountry skiing spots in 3 different directions within 20 minutes of my house. Weber Canyon to the north, Mirror Lake Highway to the east and Wolf Creek Pass to the Southeast. Add to that Park City is 20 minutes to the west and I'm in a backcountry skiers mecca. But don't tell anyone, mmmk? It's about 2 miles to the south and another 15 to the east from my house to ...
Brighton for $14 is a No Brainer
12.18.07 | Author: Kendall Card | No Comments

"Ohhh, the weather outside is delightful..." Yea, I wish it were the other way around but it will be soon. It's the "warm before the storm" right now but temps are forecasted to drop with a 60% chance of snow on tonight and into Wednesday. They are saying up to a foot of new will fall. Since wallets are getting lighter this time of the year Brighton Resort is offering a deal. On Wednesday, December 19 (that's tomorrow kids) skiers and snowboarders can purchase a Brighton Day pass for only $14.00 when they bring a full bag of non-perishable ...
TGR and KGB at Brewvies for the UAC - Recap
12.18.07 | Author: Kendall Card | No Comments

Don't I feel like one of the cool kids, throwing around acronyms left and right. I'll break it down. As a recap from last Thursday night FeedTheHabit.com put together the Teton Gravity Research (TGR) and KGB Productions (some say it stands for Kitchen Goes Broke for Chris Kitchen who started KGB Productions) film showings at Brewvies as a fundraiser for the Friends of the Utah Avalanche Center who then gives the money to the Utah Avalanche Center. Holy run on sentence Batman! No matter how you break it down the evening went well. We started things off ...
Christmas Gift Idea for your Skier
12.09.07 | Author: Kendall Card | No Comments

Looking for something that the skier in your life will be stoked on and will appreciate for years to come? You can thank me later. The photo below is near the top of Mount Superior and was taken on 4-19-2006. The photographer, Adam Barker, is doing a limited run of 1000 of these posters which are 24" x 36" and printed on high grade extra thick card stock. $1 from each poster sale will be donated to the Cottonwood Canyons Foundation. If you'd like to purchase a poster check out Adam Barker's website to buy one online. He's got plenty ...
2008 Specialized Enduro Pro SL - Interbike Quick Review
11.03.07 | Author: Kendall Card | 2 Comments

It was the first morning of the 2008 Interbike Demo and with temps in the low to mid 80's with a slight breeze I was ready to roll. But what to ride, what to ride? Like a kid in a candy story with mom's wallet I went straight for the money bike - the 2008 Specialized Enduro Pro Carbon SL. And money it was. A quick note on the service. I've gotta say that the Specialized booth was one of the best demo booths that I experienced with friendly staff, very fast fulfillment of a demo bike and ...
Clif Shot Hot Cider Electrolyte Drinks - Review
11.02.07 | Author: Kendall Card | No Comments

A couple of weeks ago the first snows graced the Wasatch Mountains here in Utah and like previous years for my first day of skiing I found myself headed up Timpanogos to ski the snowfield. With the long approach that makes for a full day I tossed in my Jetboil stove and Clif Shot Electrolyte Hot Apple Cider knowing I'd want some sort of electrolyte replacement during the day. I first tried the Hot Apple Cider at the Outdoor Retailer Show this past summer and was pleasantly surprised at the taste. My second encounter with it was the ...
Starting the Ski Season on Mount Timpanogos
10.30.07 | Author: Kendall Card | No Comments

For two of the past 3 seasons I've started and finished my ski season on Mount Timpanogos in the Wasatch Mountains of Utah. At 11,749' Timpanogos or Timp as most of us locals call it is one of those peaks that doesn't come easy and even more so in the early season. It's a 7 mile and 3200' approach to get to the permanent snowfield with another 1000' to the saddle where we usually start to ski. Weather or not there is early season snow the likelihood of skiing any of it on the approach is as ...
Rookie Season at Interbike Outdoor Demo
09.24.07 | Author: Kendall Card | No Comments

I'm a backcountry skier. Everyone that knows me could tell you that few things get me more stoked than skiing powder in the backcountry. Part of this passion is the reason we started this website back in 1999. For a few years now we've had the tag-line "Getting sick since the 1900's" on our business cards (yea, we've got 'em) and until FTH 3.0 we had it on the website. But when it came to the mountain bike side of the site, admittedly I've been MIA. In 2000 I bought a Cannondale F700 Jekyl Lefty but it saw little to ...

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