[caption id="attachment_2422" align="aligncenter" width="611"] First Chairs of the 2013/14 Season at Brighton! Follow Ski Utah on Instagram: @SkiUtah[/caption]

We record LIVE in the GEAR:30 Lounge, Thursdays from 1:15ish - 2pm-ish. Come down to the shop and hear the magic happen. At the time of yesterday's recoding Brighton Ski Resort announced they were opening for a few hours on Thursday, for the steep price of FREE! Crazy awesome. Today however, both Brighton and Solitude Resorts are now open for the season and passes, I believe, are discounted because not all lifts are running. Visit their respective sites for more info, and ski/ride on!

News: + Brighton Ski Resort is OPEN!! + Jeff Lowe Metanoia Fundraiser

Jeff Lowe's Metanoia (Teaser) from Jeff Lowe on Vimeo.

• Mayor Caldwell Vows to Bike to Work
• WSU’s Crosscountry Coach Named Big Sky Coach of the Year
• Utah High School Mt. Bike Championships in Moab
• Hikers Rescued Near Willard Peak
• Goblin Topper’s Uncle Killed By Boulder
• Bighorns Move to Utah
• Missing Couple in Yellowstone, Found
• Grizzly Deaths on the Decline
• Ski Utah Brings Beer to Colorado
• Red Bull Frozen Rush
• Half Price Tickets Offered at Snowbird & Alta
• 15-Year-Old Sets AT Record
• 9-Year-Old Sends 5.13d
• Tommy Caldwell Hurt in Yosemite
• What Outside Learned at Banff
• Travis Rice Unveils Dream Ride & it’s Not a Snowboard
• When Bigfoot Hunting Goes Bad
• Burglar Runs From Axe Throwing Competitor
• World Beard Championships

Events: * 11.9 – Mountainfilm in Telluride on Tour at Perry’s Egyptian Theater * 11.9 – ULLR Ball, Snow Party for Save Our Canyons Benefit * 11.9 – High West Whiskey Dinner at Snowbasin * 11.12 – Avalanche Awareness Class - Slackwater * 11.14 – GEAR:30 Basics, Ski Mountaineering * 11.16 – Snowbasin Season Ticket Sales and Pictures at GEAR:30 * 11.21 – GEAR:30 Basics, Dressing for Winter Sports

GEAR:30: * Jones Snowboarding Flagship & Flagship Carbon * New Jones 30L R.A.S. Pack * National Geographic Gear of the Year

Skillz Session: The Truth About Bears

My Lands: Arches Offers Free Art Lessons

Quote of the Week:

“Gotta use your brain, it’s the most important part of your equipment.”

~Kevin Andrews and Warren Miller, Extreme Skiing

Ogden Outdoor Adventure Show: Episode 149 - Opening Day:

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