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Black Diamond Carbon Series Skis

Black Diamond Carbon Series Skis

| March 7, 2014 | 21 Comments

For 2014/15, Black Diamond Equipment has added three new carbon-infused skis to their line – the Carbon Aspect, Carbon Convert and Carbon Megawatt.  BD has had carbon offerings in the past, but this year the carbon skis are not only being built in their own factory, but also have special construction details which make them […]

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2014 Winter OR Show Recap

2014 Winter OR Show Recap

| January 30, 2014 | 2 Comments

Every time I start to think I’ve been to a lot of Outdoor Retailer tradeshows (40+?), I’m reminded of the veteran sales representatives in the outdoor industry who have not only hit every OR Show, but SIA, ISPO and numerous regional shows as well, which puts their count well into the hundreds, if not thousands […]

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New G3 Tech Binding

| December 19, 2013 | 12 Comments

Aside from a website address, http://www.genuineguidegear.com/2014-ion/, I don’t know much about this binding aside from it looks very sexy in photos.   According to G3, it features “Game changing forward pressure, wide mount and refined toe jaw dynamics plus unique step-in and brake features yield superior freeride performance in the lightest set up you can ask […]

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A Few of My Favorite Things

A Few of My Favorite Things

| December 18, 2013 | 6 Comments

Just in time (with expedited shipping) for the holiday season… Sharp Pointy Metal Objects Leatherman Juice Knives and multitools are my weakness, and although I shamelessly admit to having at least 100+ of them, the Leatherman Juice is one of the only ones I actually use.  It is clean, simple, compact and hits a perfect […]

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Happy Hooking

Happy Hooking

| August 27, 2013 | 1 Comment

Drying gear out before putting it away is one of the best and easiest methods of preventative maintenance. This is often easier said than done as the last thing you want to do after getting back late at night from a wet weekend is spend another hour finding places to hang your tent, sleeping bags, […]

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Mega Stoveboard Revelation

Mega Stoveboard Revelation

| May 16, 2013 | 4 Comments

I’m almost embarrassed to think of how long it took me to realize the significance of using a huge stove board for heavy winter camping, but now that I’ve been enlightened, camping will never be the same. There are many different styles of winter camping and ski mountaineering expeditions, but for those which involve flying […]

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Gear List Blowout

| March 22, 2013 | 29 Comments

As I was packing up my gear for a two-stage trip to Alaska, I decided to shoot photos of it for future gear lists on StraightChuter. I’ll have to see how long it takes me to get around to the actual list and details, but in the meantime, here’s some/most of what I take on […]

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New Spring Skiing Setup

| March 21, 2013 | 7 Comments

Not that there is any snow in the Wasatch to actually use them, but I just finished mounting, skinning and tuning my latest ski mountaineering ski set-up today and can’t wait to get out on it. If nothing else, it is a very sexy looking little rig in a 124/80/108 mm kind of way. I […]

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%&!@#ing Glomming

%&!@#ing Glomming

| March 4, 2013 | 13 Comments

Arrrg.  ‘Tis the season for skin glomming, and what a hateful time that is. Nothing zaps your power-meter quite like an eight pounds of snow stuck to the bottom of each ski, especially when it is hot and sunny out. Whenever I’m getting really beaten down by glomming, I always smile remembering an outing with […]

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Cranium Cam

| March 2, 2013 | 5 Comments

I like everything about helmet cams, except the helmet part. Most recently, I’ve been doinking around with a Contour, which after about a year of experimenting, is finally working pretty well. It took a lot of web research for figure out the right settings for snow, as well as a UV lens, but now now […]

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