OOA Show Episode 157 - Groundhog Bomb

INTERVIEW: Jarrod Preston – Suunto

• History of the brand
• Any Olympic Athletes Suunto wearers?
• Ambit 2 and Ambit 2S
• Movescount Wins Design Award
• New Technology / Watch Improvements
• Most requested upgrades?

News:

• Coming Storms Increase Avalanche Danger
• Utah Avalanche Center Ogden Advisory
• Terminally Ill Man Gets Free Day at Snowbasin
• Park City Un-Limb-ited Camp
• Tour of Utah Stages Announced
• Oregon Ski Resort Finally Opens for Season
• University of Vermont Student Dies Skiing at Sugarbush
• Two Local Blind Climbers Aim to Summit Denali
• Should Utah Host Another Olympics?
• Olympic Slopestyle Course Modified
• Let the Games Begin!
• Jamaican Bobsled Team in Sochi, Gear Not
• Giant Jellyfish Washes Ashore
• Rock & Rave 2014
• Live Your Dream AAC Grant
• Whitewater Chronicles Teaser
• The Perfect SUP Paddle Stroke

• Starfish Tearing Apart
• Mayor Drops Groundhog
• Russian Vodka Kills

Events:

• Feb 6 – GEAR:30 Basics – Ice Climbing with Tim Nguyen
• Feb 6 – Kayak Roll Session (WSU Outdoor Program) 6:30pm, $20/$8
• Feb. 8 – Weber State Intercollegiate Bouldering Comp, 10am
• Feb. 9 – Sunday Snowshoe Shakeroo (Weber Pathways) – Wheeler Canyon, 8am
• Feb. 12 – Dawn Patrol (WSU Outdoor Program), 5am
• Feb. 13 – Ogden Outdoor Adventure Show Podcast –
• Feb. 13 – GEAR:30 Basics – Backcountry Touring with Daniel Turner
• Feb. 14-17 – Presidents Day Cooperative Intermediate Backcountry Yurt Trip (WSU Outdoor Program)
• Feb. 15 – Striders Winter Racing Circuit 10K at Dee Events Center
• Feb. 15-16 Banff Mountain Film Festival at Peery’s Egyptian Theater
• Feb. 18 – Moonlight Snowshoe (WSU Outdoor Program) – Ogden Canyon Overlook (Snowbasin)
• Feb. 19 – Dawn Patrol (WSU Outdoor Program), 5am
• Feb. 20-23 – AIARE Level 1 Course (WSU Outdoor Program) $200/$250
• Feb. 20 – Ogden Outdoor Adventure Show Podcast -
• Feb. 20 – Kayak Roll Session (WSU Outdoor Program) 6:30pm, $20/$8
• Feb. 22 - Tarahumara Snowshoe race at North Fork Park
• Feb. 26 – Dawn Patrol (WSU Outdoor Program), 5am
• Feb. 27 – Ogden Outdoor Adventure Show Podcast –
• Feb. 27 – GEAR:30 Basics – Kayaking with Mark Bokish
• March 4 – Moonlight Snowshoe (WSU Outdoor Program) – Skyline South
• March 5 – Dawn Patrol (WSU Outdoor Program), 5am
• March 6 – Ogden Outdoor Adventure Show Podcast – Luke Nelson

GEAR:30:

• Timbuk2 Introduces World’s Greatest Messenger Bag
• Polaroid Announces Three New Hi-Def Action Sports Cameras

Skillz Session: Ten reasons NOT to run an ultramarathon 

My Lands: Mountain Accord Invites Public Input 

Quote of the Week: “The Olympics. Not a sport but several peculiar sports, each of which only commands your attention every four years, like a dental appointment.” -Dan Jenkins