WEEKLY HAPPY

AVALANCHE CONDITIONS

The overall avalanche danger is MODERATE today for loose wet avalanches, falling cornices, and glide avalanches. With above freezing temperatures overnight and warm temperatures expected today, decent riding conditions will only exist during a very short window this morning. As riding conditions deteriorate, the avalanche danger will increase.

https://utahavalanchecenter.org/

INTERVIEW | Kurt Flickinger, Uinta Brewing Co.

Introducing Uinta Brewing's new Birthday Suit Beer - 24th Anniversary Release: Sour Cherry Blonde Ale. Kurt also intro's a Lime Pilsner teaser. Be sure to head down to Slackwater today to enjoy the Golden Ale - National Park can rotation beer. This year's limited release can graphics include Yosemite, Yellowstone, Arches, and Great Smokey Mountains National Park.

ON THE DOCKET

March 16 - Intro to Bike Commuting/Intro to Randonneuring
March 18 - Wasatch Showdown - Annual Firefighters Fundraiser at Powder Mountain
March 18 - Weber Outdoor Program Winter Trail Series: Ben Lomond Shoulder
March 18 - Snowbasin Season Tickets for 2017/18 go on sale!
March 19 - Intro to Backcountry Skiing - Bear House Mountain Guiding
March 21-26 - Salomon Ultra Running Academy - running, training, workshops, Moab
March 23 - Snowbasin Avalanche Dog Fundraiser at Alleged, 7pm
April 7-8 - Ogden Climbing Festival with Alex Honnold & Cedar Wright, #OCF10
June 2 - Ogden Film Festival Live Screening
June 4 - Ogden Rattlesnake Avoidance Training for Dogs - Ogden Animal Hospital
June 8-11 - GoPro Mountain Games
June 10-11 - Ogden Arts Festival
June 10 - Paddle Pedal Paddle - Jordanelle State Park
August 12 - Snowbasin Intermountain Cup X-Country MTB Race

IN THE NEWS

WORTH WATCHING

In January 2017, the USA Men’s Rafting Team set their sights on making history by attempting to break a legendary speed record down 277 miles of the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon. Their goal was 34 hours. 34 hours…straight. Throughout 2016, we sporadically followed these scrappy, determined guys on their quest…training hard, designing their custom boat, and gaining perspective on what it means to attempt something extraordinary on one of the world’s most breathtaking stages. The film is a collaboration with Forest Woodward and Brendan Leonard....and would not have been possible without their important contributions of images, words, guidance, energy, feedback, and Yelp-worthy restaurant knowledge. The film was supported by Chacos Footwear in association with REI + YETI + NRS + Jack's Plastic Welding + Cataract Oars. edit + motion graphics + sound design // jordan ingram ...*insert emoji praise hands here...actually, I guess I can do it.... 🙌...haha, thanks for following the bubble line through many rapids…into the witching hour and beyond. your patience + skill took this film to the next level. camera + audio // shawn tyler *thanks for the hustle + muddy magic timelapse // andrew geraci (district 7 media) *chaser of shadow stallions - thanks for everything. local footage + additional timelapse // robert prechtl *the mortar between the bricks. that vacuum/guitar shot was a tiny miracle. production assistance + additional audio // kyle king additional footage // harlan taney, jordan ingram, doug woodward additional audio mixing // dave swanson (legend studios) aerials // tommy + elizabeth wessel (above view images) permitting + consulting + river support // 4 corner films - Hualapai Tribe - Grand Canyon Resort Corporation - The Navajo Nation - BLM - Dept. of the Interior - National Parks Service - Utah Division of Forestry, Fire, and State Lands...oh yeah, and Officer D. Gagna of the Arizona Highway Patrol *thanks for not giving us a speeding ticket :) music // marmosetmusic.com (see credits for tracklist) camera support // lensprotogo.com support from // OMEAL - Honey Stinger - Big Agnes - Black Diamond - Sawyer - Smartwool - Suunto - Goat Training - Ripple Effect - Lakota Guides - Grayl special thanks // backbone media - andy baxter - brian dierker - kevin fedarko - josh weichhand - lindsay kurt-mason special thanks and HUGE RESPECT to the USA MEN'S RAFTING TEAM + their families // Seth Mason - John Mark Seelig - Kurt Kincel - Ian Anderson - Matt Norfleet - Robert Prechtl - Jeremiah Williams - Marty Borges

With three hours of light each day, brutal winter storms and freezing temperatures, Iceland is far from the ideal surf trip. However, this didn’t stop photographer Chris Burkard and filmmaker Ben Weiland from rounding up a crew of surfers to seek out unknown waves in the islands remote north… all during the worst storm to hit Iceland’s shores in 25 years. For more info visit: http://www.underanarcticsky.com/ A Chris Burkard Studio film presented by Sweatpants Media. http://www.chrisburkard.com/ http://sweatpantsmedia.com/

WORTH READING

Rock & Ice TNB: Climbing’s Big Mistake
Gavin's Underground Culture: The Banyan Collective, A chat with the trio behind the Ogden-based podcasting network

#GEAR30 - Premier Mountain Equipment

Arc’teryx Cerium Hoody Demo Update
Crescent Moon Eva All-foam Snowshoes Kickstarter

TRIP REPORT | Lower Boulder Field is on point

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

“It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson

Thank you to GOAL ZERO for powering today’s 269th Episode of the Ogden Outdoor Adventure Show! Look for us on Facebook, Instagram, iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, thebanyancollective.com, and on the Podbean App for Android & iPhones.

Chat with us on Twitter @OgdenAdventure or @BanyanPodcast

OUTDOOR JUKEBOX | “Take It All Back” – Judah & the Lion