Ogden Outdoor Adventure Show 267 - Bear, Bison, and Snow

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Podcasting in TanVan from the 22nd Street Trailhead

WEEKLY HAPPY

• Monster Dump - Snow is Back, here’s the numbers

AVALANCHE CONDITIONS 

The danger is CONSIDERABLE today for soft wind drifts and all-but-certain long running sluffs in the low density snow. These will be big enough to catch, carry, and bury a person today. The danger may spike to HIGH during periods of high snowfall rates or if the winds become unreasonable and gusty. Remember that avalanche terrain includes runout zones beneath steep terrain.

HOT TIP! - Low density snow is still world class on low angle slopes.

https://utahavalanchecenter.org/

INTERVIEW | Derek DeBruin - Bear House Mountain Guiding

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Derek DeBruin of Bear House Mountain Guiding

ON THE DOCKET

• Powder Mountain Ladies Night powered by SheShreds.co $15
• Feb 24 - Weber Pathways Presents an Evening with Dan Flores (Author Dinner, Fundraiser)
• Feb 25 - Ogden Bike Collective Winter Bike Benefit, 6pm
• March 4 - World Telemark Day
• March 10-12 - Wasatch Powder Keg Backcountry Races and Clinics
• March 10 - International Fly Fishing Film Festival at Peery’s. Ogden River Preservation Benefit
• March 11 - Spring Stampede at Powder Mountain - Free boarder/skier cross race
• March 11 - Snow Skills Clinic - Bear House Mountain Guiding
• March 18 - Wasatch Showdown - Annual Firefighters Fundraiser at Powder Mountain
• March 18 - Weber Outdoor Program Winter Trail Series: Ben Lomond Shoulder
• March 19 - Intro to Backcountry Skiing - Bear House Mountain Guiding
• March 21-26 - Salomon Ultra Running Academy - running, training, workshops, Moab
• June 8-11 - GoPro Mountain Games
• June 10 - Paddle Pedal Paddle - Jordanelle State Park
• August 12 - Snowbasin Intermountain Cup X-Country MTB Race

IN THE NEWS

• Bicycle Trade Show to Leave Utah 
• Opinion: Utah Champions public lands while Outdoor Retailer walks away
• Patagonia wants to flood Utah Gov with phone calls
• Nordic Valley Homes Evacuated After Mud Slide
• Food Truck Licensing Made Easier
• At least one resort is pulling the plug on the 2016/17 season
• Nearly 600 Yellowstone National Park Bison Killed so far this winter
• New 24-hour SUP World Record

WORTH WATCHING

Shit can go sideways real quick in the backcountry, the following is my brother and I's experience in an avalanche in Rogers Pass Canada in February of 2016.

When Gerry Lopez first surfed Uluwatu in 1974, the fabled Balinese wave was magical, empty and pristine. Gerry returned to Uluwatu 40 years later to find it bustling, developed and profoundly changed. After a week of surfing and yoga, however, Gerry tapped into a spirit of place that continues to endure. In recent years, booming popularity has placed huge environmental pressure on the Uluwatu area. Project Clean Uluwatu is working to ease this pressure and restore the area’s pristine nature. Please donate to help keep this iconic place sacred and intact for locals and visitors alike: http://pat.ag/Uluwatu The More Things Change was directed by Nathan Myers and features surfing from Gerry Lopez, Dave Rastovich, Rob Machado and Rizal Tanjung.

WORTH READING

• How Localism is Ruining Backcountry Skiing

#GEAR30 - Premier Mountain Equipment

• Backcountry safety gear to cut down on rescue time
• Kylmit Expands Sleeping Bag Line
• DPS Skis announces 2017 Powderworks limited edition series
• 5 pieces of gear you don’t need to buy
• $350 Safety Backpack

SKILLS

• 7 Mountains almost anyone can climb
• Campfire Mulled Wine

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QUOTE OF THE WEEK

“It takes a lot of courage to show your dreams to someone else.” ― Erma Bombeck

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As John Muir would say, “The Mountains are calling and we must go…”