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HOLIDAY DOG TREATS MADE WITH REAL SNOWFLAKES

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Just in time to deck the halls, string up your doggies’ stockings and stuff them with new Fruitables Dog Treats Vanilla Snowflake
dog treats. They’re the first and only treat made with real snowflakes from Crested Butte, Colo. Each limited edition treat pouch includes an estimated 300 “snowflakes”, sustainably harvested in the Rockies. This is the first product to use real snow as an ingredient and is patent pending. “Huh?” you say.

See the fun video of the process

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Fruitables combines a snowball’s worth of real, fresh high-altitude snow with their pumpkin granola and yogurt recipe. The makers say the finished product is both satisfyingly crunchy and creamy but because dog’s don’t speak English it’s hard to confirm. Each treat is just nine calories so dogs can guiltlessly indulge without worrying about the dreaded winter 10.

Give the treats to your own family member or use it as a thank you gift for the holiday party host with a dog. The packets would make great gifts for a canine-loving co-worker, neighbor or secret Santa pal or give them to your delivery driver so he can make all the neighborhood dogs’ day.

New Fruitables Vanilla Snowflake Flavor treats are only in pets store for the holiday. $4.99 – $5.99.

#Powder Awards Bring Skilebs to Salt Lake City

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It’ll be a who’s who’s in the ski industry tonight when Powder Magazine unrolls the red carpet for the 15th Annual Powder Awards. The most talented in skiing, ski cinematography and ski photography will congregate at The Depot in Downtown Salt Lake. Curtain’s up at 8 as skilebs past and present honor their kind. Guest presenters include the likes of Aaron McGovern, Kent Kreitler, Ian McIntosh, Pep Fujas, and Kim Reichelm.

The nominees for Best Powder are….

J.P. Auclair, Tanner Hall, Riley Leboe – Oil and Water, Armada

James Heim, Michelle Parker, Richard Permin, Cody Townsend – Days Of My Youth, MSP Films

Pep Fujas – Coordinates, Nimbus

Sage Cattabriga-Alosa, Johnny Collinson, Dylan Hood, Nick McNutt – Almost Ablaze, Teton Gravity Research

Make a $14 donation to the High Fives Foundation and get an invite to one of the steeziest bashes of the winter. Or drop $64 to add a ticket to Alta, good for this Saturday or Sunday. Head to http://shop.powdermag.com/powder-awards.html to get your invite. If you can’t be here in person tune in to the live webcast from the Red Carpet at 6:30 p.m. MST.

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#Leki Poles Uses eBay To Fight Climate Change

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Remember when you used to be able to ski everywhere on Thanksgiving; and November’s America’s Opening in Park City, Utah, drew crowds in the thousands? Yeah, not anymore.

Our winters are about 20 days shorter in case you haven’t noticed. Not everyone is super proactive about the environment but if you’re a skier or boarder you can’t help but be affected. So how do you get involved if you’re not a greenbean? Do things like bid on Leki’s one-of-kind eBay auction this week. You’ll help raise funds for Protect Our Winters, a non-profit organized to activate and unite the global snow community in the fight against climate change. You’ll also have a chance at taking home some really cool ski poles created by Leki’s athlete and Ski Utah postergirl Caroline Gleich.


“It was a labor of love,” said Gleich. “I had never done anything like this before and it was an opportunity to merge crafts, the environment and skiing- all things I’m passionate about.”


Gleich crafted six pairs of ‘art’ ski poles for the auction that would make perfect holiday gifts. “It took hours because I did them all by hand,” she explained. “I used super strong glue that’s intended to hold up over time and in harsh environmental conditions but these really are more meant to be art.”

Talk about your win-win. You get a new set of very cool poles, you get a tax write off for the end of the year and you just might be part of the movement that keeps our winters from getting any shorter.

The auction ends December 10 with all proceeds benefitting POW and the fight against climate change.

About POW

Founded in 2007 by pro snowboarder Jeremy Jones, Protect Our Winters is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose mission is to engage and mobilize the winter sports community to lead the fight against climate change. The focus is on education initiatives, advocacy and support of community-based projects.

On The Ropes At Front Sight and The Disappearance of Jenn

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Longest weekend ever. I thought I would have more time to write- an entry a night maybe- but once we got moving there was no getting off this ride. We had just enough time for dinner at My Thai on the first full night in Pahrump before passing out. 6 a.m. came way too early. We hit the 30-minute drive back to Front Sight trying to summon the energy for another 12-hour day. With the ‘refresher’ out of the way, we moved onto setting up our own anchors and tying prussic knots and hitches.


We then practiced getting ourselves “unstuck” while hanging over a cinderblock wall using the knots and gear we had just learned about. 

After lunch, we manned the belay stations. But today we got to lower ourselves instead of us getting lowered by the instructors.  As the sun dropped behind that wall the excitement continued. Day 2 with VFI, now that we could self-belay, would be even more exciting.



Shannon kept us moving and safe despite the leg shaking and breathholding as I crossed wires and planks. It’s a shame that the team/trust building portion put on by VFI isn’t part of the daily Front Sight itinerary. It was so much fun and we definitely had down time during the day, waiting for teammates to finish their belays or rigging. We could have easily rotated through some of the obstacles. Plus, it wasn’t until the evening adventures that our classmates bonded; coaching and cheering each other on and figuring out together how best to maneuver through the sketchy sections.

All this new camaraderie was a good thing too considering Jenn up and bailed two days early for mysterious reasons I didn’t buy nor could really explain. Her excuse had something to do with going home to Boise for Thanksgiving on her parents’ dime rather than her own if she left on Sunday instead of Tuesday but it couldn’t possibly be about saving a couple hundred bucks when people pay thousands to attend that handgun class. Was a Tinder hookup calling? Four days of shooting was too exhausting? She didn’t want to be a third wheel when we got to Vegas? (We were meeting Ryan and Sage at the Luxor for the last two nights in Nevada.)

Anyway, my new FS buddy Drew carpooled with me in the morning; keeping me from feeling too angry at the abrupt and bewildering departure. The lure of the day’s Aussie and inverted belays didn’t hurt either.


All I can say is, “Woot!” Day three was also our last night in the obstacle course and the Ropes Tower loomed. We would be setting up six ropes, belaying each other and climbing to the top any which way. The night temps dropped noticeably. I couldn’t wait to start scrambling so I was the first to jump in. Up, up, up.

I recommend not doing this night if you have yet to conquer your fear of heights. There was no handholding. If I wasn’t freezing my ass off and desperate for a hot shower and meal, I would have tried Trent the Fireman’s route.




Drew and I ran for the car and drove the hour back to Vegas with the heater cranked, gossiping all the way. It was like having Jenn right then after all.

Mountain Beer For Mountain Living

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Not a lot can top a cold brew after a killer day on the hill. Last year, we celebrated Park City Mountain Resort’s 50th anniversary with a Golden Ale and Alta’s 75th with the Anniversary American Amber. You sit in a cozy chair, kick off the boots, put your feet up, and crack one open, toasting to your turns. It’s no surprise then that many resorts team up with brewers to create signature labels that embody your moments on hill.

Wyoming’s Snow King Mountain and Snake River Brewing Company are the latest to partner up with the return of Snow King Pale Ale. It first came out in 2013 to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of Snow King Mountain, Wyoming’s first ski area but the recipe has been modified slightly. It has a blend of Progress hops from the UK, and US-grown Organic Fuggle, and Organic High Alpha Magnum. Apprarently, “dry hopping” brings out “the delicate flavors and aromas, and the result is a copper-colored, fully hop-flavored and moderately bitter beer.”

“We’re excited to bring it back for the second year because we had such an enthusiastic response last year,” said Krissy Zinski, Snake River Brewing Company’s Director of Marketing and Events.

Even if you don’t drink beer, you’ll dig the retro label which comes from a vintage Snow King poster Snake River Brewing and local retailers will also sell limited edition pint glasses and t-shirts featuring the skier on the iconic “Town Hill”.


Snow King is planning a “Return of the King” Celebration – complete with a first keg-tapping of the new Snow King Pale Ale –Saturday, December 20.

Other noteworthy ski beers:

Red Chair NWPA from Deschutes Brewery is named after the oldest operating chairlift at Mt. Bachelor, Oregon.

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