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Backcountry skiing in Utah’s Wasatch Mountains with gear reviews and trip reports in Little Cottonwood, Big Cottonwood and American Fork Canyons.
When I needed a new pack for short tours and sidecountry exploits I turned to…
When I ski tour with a newbie, one of the things that appears most challenging…
When I told a friend I was getting a new pair of alpine pants, he…
After a year of toying with fatbikes in the backcountry, the crew at Surface Skis…
Available now, the Patagonia Nano-Air jacket and hoody sport advancements in both insulation and breathability.…
The dude is a legend. After nabbing two million vert in a single year, he’s…
Rab may not be the biggest name around the United States, but this English company…
Mountain Hardwear’s new Ghost Whisperer may just be the coolest thing since sliced bread – this…
The Columbia Mountain Monster is an aptly named glove – warm and waterproof, these gloves…
Active Shell is Gore’s lightest waterproof membrane and it has a way of turning good…
It’s no secret that this Winter was, for all intents and purposes, a bust. Utah’s…
With the recent introduction of the GORE-TEX® Active Shell, Arc’teryx is a perfect partner-in-crime to…
As more and more skiers are venturing into the backcountry, the spectrum of touring-friendly ski…
One of the most dreaded tasks any backcountry skier will do is cut their climbing…
A few weeks ago, a good friend of mine, Rich Lambert, said it was time…
I’m very blessed to live here in Utah. Not only do we have the Greatest…
Outdoor Retailer Winter Market is always a bit smaller than the Summer show, but what…
With the January 1 expiration of Dynafit’s patent on tech binding inserts for backcountry ski…
The South ridge of Utah’s Lone Peak is my canvas. Day-in and day-out, I stare…