Gear Reviews
Scariest Skis in the West
Deadbolt may be the “Scariest Band in the World” but they are nothing compared to this set of skis… 181cm K2 Darksides with Dynafit Titanium TLT bindings. Rockered to the gills, 156 / 128 / 144mm, no brakes, leashes or fore/aft adjustment in the heelpiece. These skis must be approached from behind, spoken to in […]
Dynafit Rolling Start
WildSnow.com may be the center of the Dynafit world, but can they do this trick?
New Airbag Pack for 2010/11
I recently bought a Backcountry Access Float 30 airbag pack and got to take it out for the first time today. Conditions were stable, so I didn’t get a chance to go for a ride and blow it off, but hopefully I will soon. (kidding, okay… kidding). This is the second airbag pack I’ve owned […]
Warm & Blister-free Boot Fitting
I’m happy to say that I haven’t had a ski boot related blister for years and the last one I did get came from trying to mold my own liners. Some things are better left to the pros. Here’s the not-so secrets to my blister free success… 1) Go with boots that fit your feet. […]
Pulling Slope Angles
Trivia: Inclinometers are used in aircraft to show magnetic dip or the angle from the horizon. Clinometers are used by surveyors in order to measure an angle of inclination or elevation. Goniometers are instruments that either measures angle or allows an object to be rotated to a precise angular position. Regardless of what you use […]
Glue Renew Guru
I love the idea of regluing skins, not just because it is all eco earth friendly and vegan approved, but because a pair of moderately worn nylon skins have such a nice feel to them – they glide, climb and fold-up like butter. With this in mind, I stripped the old glue off of a […]
Deep Snow and Shallow Batteries
It’s about time the Wasatch got some snow, dammit. It was a mixed blessing to open my garage door this morning and find that the overnight snowfall was thigh deep and over the top of my snow-thrower hood, which necessitated a double pass, which in turn made me late, which led to getting stuck in […]
Holiday Gift Ideas for Dirtbag Skiers
A few holiday gift ideas from a guy who has been described as “impossible to buy anything for.”
Insoles
When I was into Alpine Racing, one sign of how serious you were about the sport was if you went to the trouble and expense of getting custom made orthopedic footbeds. The idea was that you wanted your foot perfectly supported, but more importantly, totally flat so you weren’t inadvertently riding an edge. We were […]
512 Expedition Journal
I tend to get excited about small things and in that regard, I’m downright giddy about the #512 Expedition Journal from Rite in the Rain (RITR). I’ve always been a list, sketchbook and notebook kind of guy and really came out of the closet when I saw that some of the best expedition leaders I’d […]
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