Labor negotiations continued on Tuesday between Vail Resorts and the union representing ski patrollers at Utah’s Park City Mountain Resort, owned by Vail Resorts. This is the second day of negotiations this week amid an ongoing labor strike. Around 200 Park City ski patrollers walked out of their locker room on December 27, during the resort’s peak holiday season, to...

　　Outdoor product scams are nothing new, especially for premium or popular brands. Some find it hard to resist the lure of seemingly incredible pricing on gear or apparel with coveted labels. Some of these fake sites process the payment and do nothing afterward. Others send counterfeit products. 　　Our in short message? If its too good to be true, it probably...

　　A ski patroller strike at a popular Utah resort is expected to end Wednesday. In a short statement from the Vail Resort-owned Park City Mountain and the Park City Professional Ski Patrol Association, representatives for both the resort and the labor union said theyd reached an agreement. Though the details werent immediately available Wednesday morning, the deal should last through...

　　Life-long bowhunter Ethan Edwards doesnt let long hours at the office deter him from excelling at his passion. Getting a shot on a mature deer can be a challenge, says Edwards, but when it all comes together, theres nothing like it. 　　With limited time in the tree stand, Edwards relies on his Moultrie EDGE 2 PRO Cellular Trail Cameras to...

　　In a previous lifetime, my idea of a long-distance hike was a music festival. For four days, I’d parade across dusty fields or clotted city streets, traipsing from stage to stage in pursuit of the next show. Who knows how many miles I clocked in those peripatetic bursts, but at that extended moment—a music critic in his 20s, way more...

　　Colorado is at the center of a wildlife controversy. In August 2024, Parks and Wildlife were working to relocate the Copper Creek Pack from the area where they had been preying on livestock. Officials recaptured a recently reintroduced male gray wolf in Grand County. That wolf died in captivity shortly later. 　　Now, animal rights groups are offering an eye-wateringly large...

　　Federal officials have decided against handing over management of grizzly bears to the states. Thats the major outcome of a Wednesday proposal by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFW) to keep grizzlies in the lower 48 states on the endangered species list. Environmental groups immediately applauded wildlife officials for maintaining the threatened designation, which ensures continued federal protection of...

　　In the world of expedition vehicles, EarthRoamer has long been synonymous with uncompromising luxury and rugged off-grid capability. With the introduction of the all-new LTx, the company pushes the boundaries once again. Building on over 25 years of experience and insights from more than 425 vehicles crafted since 1998, the LTx represents a bold reimagining of what an overland vehicle...

　　The 2024/25 ski season started in earnest overnight in Colorado. With 2 feet of fresh snow on the ground, I couldn’t help but cave to my powder addiction. On day one, I skied the resort until my legs fell off, and then immediately pivoted to ski, touring into the darkness to harvest more of the fluffy, cold smoke. 　　Salewa’s new...

　　If you think automakers are pulling back on the EV market, don’t tell that to Honda. The Japanese automaker used this week’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas to roll out a trio of battery-powered models, including a high-tech package developed in partnership with Sony, as well as two EVs based on the 0 Series concepts first unveiled at CES...

　　When we started tallying up how many miles our group covered while testing watches, we ended somewhere around 4,000 miles. That’s like running and cycling from New York to San Francisco, then turning around and making it back to Nebraska. Throughout all those miles, a diverse group of testers—from everyday moms and dads to former Olympic Trials athletes—obsessed over the...

　　The outdoor retailer REI announced today that it was exiting its Experiences business, ending all adventure travel trips, day tours, and classes. As a result, hundreds of full-time employees and part-time guides will have their jobs eliminated, effective this week. 　　The co-op said in a statement it lost millions of dollars a year to fund Experiences. Even at its peak, the...