Bryce Canyon Winter Festival
Flee the inversion and escape to Bryce Canyon for President’s Day Weekend (February 19–21). Held annually at Ruby’s Inn, this festival features cross- country ski races, archery clinics, an archery biathlon competition, free snowshoe tours, free photography clinics, sled races,…
Letter from the Editor
Have cabin fever because of frigid weather and inversion? Our Late Winter issue is your remedy. It’s packed with stories about enjoying winter outdoors, like staying safe in avalanche-prone areas (pg. 10), winter travel adventures in Durango (pg. 22), a…
The 2011 Winter Issue
Open publication
Stocking Stuffers For Every Budget
By Rachael Hodson and Jenny Willden The Girly Girl Nils Long Underwear Look sexy under ski gear in these feminine, luxurious baselayers made with Tencel, a natural fiber from wood pulp cellulose. Tencel resists wrinkling and bacteria growth while…
Columbia Heated Boots
Wave goodbye to bulky handwarmers stuffed in your boots to keep warm, and hello to Columbia’s new heated boots! Last winter Columbia created the world’s first heated high-performance winter boot. This season they’ve vastly improved the original design, making them…
Yurt Camping
When the wind howls and the snow is thick on the ground, campers everywhere start suffering from cabin fever. Sure, you could spend the night shivering in a snow cave…or you could just give up and wait for warmer weather…
Winter Sports Preparation via Yoga
Skiers and boarders everywhere wait with childlike anxiety for the first snowfall deep enough to warrant calling in sick to work, but there are better ways to prepare for snow season than working on your “sick voice” for that obligatory…
Ice To Meet You: Intro to Ice Climbing
We are climbers. We will sleep on a port-a-ledge, live out of our cars, put Cams on our wedding registries, and forego lunch for months so that we can invest in a nice rack and spend our days shimmying up…
Skier Gear
Girls: Smith Holt Park Helmet Don’t be mistaken for one of the guys. Rip it up in this bright pink helmet. Your head will be protected as well as your bank account. Designed to wear with a thin beanie underneath,…
Snowboarder Gear
Gear Guide for Boarders Girls: Head Tika Helmet Women are different than men, which is why Head made this helmet and its beanie liner in a women’s-specific fit. The Twist Stop Goggle Retainer locks goggles in place and removable, height…
Park City Powder Cats Backcountry Ski Adventure
Photos by Rebekah Stevens There is a reason I live at the bottom of Little Cottonwood Canyon. I can leisurely crawl out of bed 15 minutes before the lifts open and still make it to Alta before the lifties unfasten…
Resort Report
Resort Report Jenny Willden Sharpen your skills or gain new ones at local ski resort camps, clinics and classes. These clinics vary in price and time commitment required, but each is assured to improve your skills rapidly while you have…