Comments on: Black Diamond PowderKeg R.I.P.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 23:25:19 +0000

You if you are interested. :)

I think Voile, Alta, Blue House and a few others are interested in the event.

By: jerimy

jerimy — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 23:04:18 +0000

Powder Keg is back on according to the ussma. Any idea who the new sponsor is?

By: DG

DG — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:25:47 +0000

Bummer. The single trip I made to do it was the “ice mogul” year (07). I was reconning the course the day before and took a header on said moguls (how you take a header going up is a question you would only have answered after you saw my technique …..), pulled out the shoulder and had to watch from the sidelines the next day. Now I can’t redeem myself. Double Bummer.

Thanks BD for the races, but since its “all about the down” now, I’ll be buying Trab …… :-)

By: Andrew

Andrew — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 03:07:27 +0000

It was a combination of Patagonia pulling their major sponsorship, which led to BD rethinking their involvement. Considering BD’s new skiing mantra is “It’s all about the down” and that the majority of the winners were on Scarpa, Dynafit and Trabs/Atomics, it is very gracious of them to have hosted it for as many years as they did. I’m not involved with the BD skiing program, but something like a Big Mountain Freeride Comp would probably make more sense for them, but that has its own issues as well.

I really enjoyed the challenges of putting it on and there is a chance that someone else will take it over. A big part of the racing in the US is providing insurance, which often times can be done through the sponsoring company (BD) and/or the host ski area (Alta).

By: Jared

Jared — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:35:29 +0000

That sucks. That really really sucks, and it just ruined my night and my whole winter. Why? BD’s choice or yours?