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Off the wall diary of life in a mountain town (Jackson Hole, WY) where odd is normal, and normal is being odd. It all revolves around fun, love for the outdoors and recreation.
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The 12 Days of Giveaways
Three French hens, two turtle doves, and a new pair of Dynastar skis! Cloudveil is spreading the cheer and gear this holiday season, as starting today two lucky winners – one male and one female – will receive presents each of the next 12 days. ...
The 12 Days of Giveaways
Three French hens, two turtle doves, and a new pair of Dynastar skis! Cloudveil is spreading the cheer and gear this holiday season, as starting today two lucky winners – one male and one female – will receive presents each of the next 12 days. ...
Priorities
(Sorry-I-Missed-the-Meeting-Because-of-the-Stonefly-Hatch Mug) Snow report of 13 inches. Opening day on your favorite trout stream. Invite for a five-day raft trip. There are some things in life you just can’t let work get in the way of. For th...
FirsTurn Soft Shell Wins Gear of Year Award
Cloudveil and Black Diamond both garnered the coveted Gear of the Year awards this year in Outside magazine’s winter gear guide. Both companies continue to produce incredibly progressive product collections on the cutting edge of outdoor industry ...
Fishing Boots: Felt Soles vs. Rubber
Ned Hutchinson, an avid fisherman and Cloudveil national sales manager, wades into the debate over rubber- and felt-soled fishing boots. The knee-jerk reaction of banning felt-soled shoes to prevent the spread of didymo and other invasive species wi...
Fall is Here
Well, not yet. We’re enjoying some nice weather here in the northern Rockies. But we know what’s around the corner. And just in time for your fall plans or your winter dreaming, Cloudveil’s fall 2009 collection is here. We have a gr...
Melted Snow, Vermont Trails and The Best Pair of Running Shoes I’ve Ever Had
The sun has set on another ski season here in my little mountain town, Winooski, VT. The last of the snow seen in that shot is now gone. The snow didn’t make it to June as it often does according to the UVM research snow stake. Never the less it ...
Use Your iPhone to Win Cloudveil Gear
Cloudveil and the TheAdventureLife.org have paired up for a little interactive iPhone fun. Between now and July 13, download the free iPhone application Ski Jump Lite and start practicing. If you log the longest jump, you could win a free Cloudveil s...
Dispatch from Backwater Angler: Crystal Creek Jacket for Pennies
One of Cloudveil’s retailers, Theaux Le Gardeur from Backwater Angler, made this blog post. We dug it. A Gunpowder regular, who will remain anonymous, so as not to disclose his methods to his immediate family, just emptied his piggy bank for ...
Livin’ Da Dream (and wearin’ da gear)
Some lifestyle words to get the weekend started…. The Aspen Ideal; it’s a concept first attributed to famed industrialist Walter Paepcke in the1940’s. Paepcke saw the Rocky Mountain splendor of Aspen, Colorado as a place for people to revit...
The Slowest Mo
Plastered all over the Internets yesterday: The slowest motion camera Captured Never Before Shot (And Never Before Seen With The Naked Human eye) Intricacies of Ocean Waves. Shot as a teaser for the BBC’s upcoming South Pacific series, the clip fea...
First Online Gear Repair Guide
We would all like to think we are Macgyver in the backcountry, but do you really know what to do when you get a leak in your waders in the middle of the river, or lay down in your tent to find you have a hole in your sleeping pad? The tiniest Do-It-Y...
Cloudveil Backroom: Open
Enjoying spring corn or late-season pow? If you’re still getting after it, check out the Cloudveil Backroom for amazing deals on Winter 09 product. Highlights: Men’s Gridlock Jacket: was $185, now $93.00 Men’s Down Patrol Jacket: w...
It’s Not Everyday
To tide us over while we wait for the Skid Cribs Contest results to roll in, here’s a behind the scenes tale from Backbone Media’s Penn Newhard: Yes, we ski, climb, bike, run and fish. We also get our fair share of marathon sales and Re...
