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Some days you go skiing and the snow is terrible. It’s far from the light fluffy amazingness that you can find on the best days. Some days you go hiking and it’s pissing down rain. It’s far from the bright warm sunshine that follows you around on the good days. Some days you go sailing [...]

The air was warm and the sun was out. I was right in the groove. The perfect song was playing as I weaved back and forth through the trees running through the trees in Linley Valley. Then a slow song came on. Everything slowed down. I forgot about the beautiful trees and water and grass. [...]

Easter weekend rolled around this year and it was the best weather I’ve seen in a long time. Partly because Easter tends to surrounded by terrible weather and it’s been winter for the last 6 months! After spending Friday and Saturday outside in the Southern Straights Yacht Race and Sunday outside at a family bonfire [...]

For how much time and effort it takes to make a complete ski film, there are a surprising number of free films just waiting to be viewed online. Check them all out here. 2012 Awone Again – Awone Films Trailer | Producer | Film Page | Soundtrack | Full Movie Dang! – 4FRNT Trailer | Producer | Film Page | Soundtrack | Full Movie DYNAMITE – FreeSki-Crew.com Trailer | Producer | Film Page | Soundtrack | Full Movie En [...]

The trails on Mount Benson are hard to figure out. They start from different locations and criss cross all the way to the top. The first time I hiked it, I didn’t make it all the way to the top. We ran out of time trying to find out way around and turned around.  Eventually [...]

A few awesome new ski movies from 2012. If there are links missing below and know it, let us know in the comments or send an email with the contact form. Every year, we do a roundup post of all the ski movies from the previous year. It’s a great time to catch up on what [...]

This is part of the Quick Trip Report Series were we send out a dispatch as soon as possible after the trip is done. (This one is totally late but it’s the first one!) * Jess and I headed up Mount Becher January 13, 2013 for a quick ski tour. We weren’t sure we were [...]

Skiing is a sport activity which is quite competitive in which individual attaches ski board to footwear and used them to travel on top of snowfall. Aside from entertainment and competitions, skiing has been used for army requirements and even traveling in areas that experience large snowfall. Many types of aggressive skiing activities are identified [...]

A new year means more new outdoor events! The events are even bigger and better this year than years past so don’t miss out. Make sure you book early on your events so you don’t miss out. If you know of any that aren’t on this list, email us at pureoutside [at] gmail.com or head [...]

This is another post in the CrossFit Challenge Series.  ** Up until recently I had no idea what this thing called CrossFit was. Through the CrossFit Challenge, I finally had a chance to see for myself what all the hoopla is about. CrossFit is a workout framework devised by Greg Glassman in 2000. There are [...]