Monthly Archives: October 2022

  1. Seasons of Utah

    Seasons of Utah

    Seasons of Utah

    Winter lasts from December through February with long periods of snowfall, freezing temperatures and short daylight hours. December and January are the coldest months of the year. The shortest day is December 21, (winter solstice) with just nine hours of daylight. It is fairly common to have a white Christmas in Utah.  February sometimes brings a mix of winter and spring weather with sneak peeks of warmer temperatures and more sunshine.  Winter time activities in Utah include Skiing, Snowboarding, Hunting, Snow Shoeing, Sledding, Ice Skating Etc.…

    March begins with cold weather at the start of the spring season in Utah. Early spring is prone to cold fronts, and the arid land has sizable daily temperature differences. A moderate amount of rain falls in March, and the rest takes the form of snow. In April, temperatures rise with the advance of the spring season in Utah. Measurable snowfall recedes and most ski resorts end operations mid-April. Spring blooms, rain showers

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  2. Vortex Days

    Vortex Days

    For a couple years now Basin Sports has been doing a month-long promotional deal with Vortex Optics. Vortex Days reminds me of the first time I heard of them. It was about thirteen or fourteen years ago. At that time, as I recall, there were only a few different pairs of binoculars, two lines of rifle scopes and a couple spotting scopes. 

     

    We didn’t bring in too much starting out. There were a lot of other companies with larger catalogs of optics vying for shelf space. But Vortex brought something else with them. They had a warranty that didn’t require registering with them and covered things that had nothing to do with “parts and workmanship.” If you dropped your binos, they took care of you. A lot of folks see a company launch with that kind of service and expect it to change when they get their piece of the market carved out. Not Vortex. As they have grown from a few scopes and a few binos into one of the biggest names in sport optics, they have never backed away from their desire

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