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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 | 1 Comment

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 ...
Utah Avalanche Center Party at Black Diamond
09.05.07 | Author: Kendall Card | No Comments

You know winter is just around the corner when the annual Utah Avalanche Center (UAC) fundraising party rolls around. Hosted each year by Black Diamond, this the 14th year will undoubtedly not disappoint. Last year this event was attended by nearly 700 backcountry enthusiasts raising more than $33,000 for the UAC. For me this annual event signals a turning of the seasons, the first evening in what feels like ages to talk about last year's lines, powder days and what's on the tick list this season. Additionally it provides a chance to renew friendships with ...
Clif Shot - Hot Chocolate Recovery and Hot Cider Electrolyte Drinks
08.28.07 | Author: Kendall Card | No Comments

It was the last day of Outdoor Retailer's show and I was cruising past the Clif booth. I had to stop in to see what's new as Clif has been one of my favorite energy bar companies for years. I even read and enjoyed “Raising the Bar" which is the story about Gary Erikson the founder of Clif Bar. However, it seems that recently Clif is spending more time developing and marketing their drinks and shot blocks than the bars that put them on the map. So I figured I'd try the newest flavor of drink and ...
Coveting the East Ridge of Mount Timpanogos
05.03.06 | Author: Kendall Card | No Comments

Memory has it's way of distorting the details. I think it's been 6 years but it could be longer, likely more like 10. Either way, as my memory serves me I remember my first few times venturing into the backcountry/sidecountry while working at The Canyons. I remember the first time I skied Square Top, heart racing, adrenaline pumping. I remember the first time I bought touring boots - those baby blue Scarpa Denali XT's - feeling as if I had "arrived" and was now a backcountry skier. But most importantly I remember all the details surrounding the first time that ...
Surefoot Custom Ski Boot Fitting in Park City, UT
02.24.06 | Author: Kendall Card | No Comments

For years the crew here at FeedTheHabit has been exclusively taking their feet to Surefoot for all their feet’s ...
Cold Smoke on Mount Superior
01.20.06 | Author: Kendall Card | No Comments

Mount Superior Dawn PatrolMount Superior has long captured the imaginations of skiers in the Wasatch and beyond. How can you not stare at this peak from Snowbird or Alta and imagine yourself carving tracks down it's delicate yet enormous face? As we set out I knew today was going to be a good day, but didn't know it would be the best day of the season. You know the type - it had snowed the past couple of days yet resorts are only reporting 6-8" of new snow so you head out thinking, "well, it should be worth the outing ...
2005 Indigo Equipment Elvn Backcountry Ski Pack Review
03.05.05 | Author: Kendall Card | No Comments

How does the cliché go, "Third time's the charm?" Three years ago I picked up the first version of the Elvn (pronounced 'eleven') to test and generally beat up. Truth be told, it just didn't measure up. Because they are a young, nimble company and ...
Confessions of a Dawn Patrol Addict
02.18.05 | Author: Kendall Card | No Comments

My name is Kendall Card and I am an addict. There I said it, I am an addict. The addiction is taking over my life. To my knowledge there isn't a 12 step program and I don't know of a cure. The strangest thing is that I'm not really a morning person. Ask my wife, she'll tell you I loath getting up. As my employer, he's never seen me in my desk at 8am. It's all that powder out there and the thought of me in here. The juggle of giving "the man" his and my family "theirs" with ...

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