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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.
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Backcountry skiers are like the leg-shavin’ XC mountain bike racers who count every gram, drill out every part, swap out all steel bolts for titanium ones…
I haven’t been on a Dawn Patrol in over a month… having our third child has reduced my free time considerably. But, with the recent storms,…
This has been an epic winter by any measurement. Alta has received 638″ so far with another storm on the doorstep. Mid elevation stashes like Mt.…
Until this season finding a solid 4 buckle alpine touring ski boot with Dynafit binding compatibility has been a short shopping experience of 1-2 options. These…
Portland, Oregon-based Nau Clothing is committed to building environmentally-sustainable clothing and outerwear. This commitment is one that isn’t especially easy when it comes to outerwear technology,…
New for 2007-2008 is the uber-fat and stout Black Diamond Zealot. This ski is big, burly and stiff and is built like a tank to float…
The goal wasn’t to summit, just to find some creamy, week-old powder on the northeast ridge of Box Elder Peak. In the end we had our…
It’s been three seasons now since I made the switch to Dynafit bindings. That first season I kept a pair of skis mounted up with Fritschi…
I had to learn the hard way the other day… fat skis require fat skins. Well, duh! Yeah… duh! It’s easy to say that now, but…
For the final update on Black Diamond’s new gear for 08/09, I turn to their expanded line of backcountry ski packs with integrated AvaLung’s. I’m a…
I was anxious to actually see the Black Diamond backcountry ski boots that I had heard so much about. Our own Kendall Card had spotted them…
Swinging by Voile USA, I saw a pair of fat skis that caught my eye. The Voile Insane 183cm ski is fat and light–perfect for backcountry…
Growing up, I vividly remember brothers, Rob and Eric DesLauriers skiing for Warren Miller. They are up there with Scot Schmidt, Glen Plake, Mike Hattrup, Tom…
I live literally at the mouth of American Fork Canyon in Utah. AF Canyon (as the locals call it), is home to some of the sweetest…
Read the long-term Garmont Radium review… – By Kendall Card I’m a big fan of Garmont alpine touring boots. It is evident that their years of…
Yes, the enviro-friendly bandwagon. Well, I really don’t think it’s a bandwagon anymore–it’s more of a reality of the world we live in. We all must…
The life-saving Black Diamond AvaLung has been on the market for a few years now. This technology sucks the oxygen out of the micro air pockets…
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…
We got a little preview of what’s coming at Outdoor Retailer from Scarpa–their all-new Typhoon, Domina and Skookum (Dynafit-compatible) alpine touring boots for the 2008-2009 season.…