BACKCOUNTRY NEWS AND FORUMS
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Gear Talk
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2013-03-18Dynafit has a reputation of being a solid alpine touring focused company that designs and produces light weight backcountry ski gear for the pro...replies0views4181
2013-03-18
2013-03-16Matt from Dynafit takes us through the new Grand Teton alpine touring ski. The ski, which is a tribute to the late Steve Romeo, is a new and...replies0views3285
2013-03-16
2013-03-15More news from the 2013 SIA show from the Backcountry Skiing Canada crew: Black Diamond has two new Boots coming out for the 2013/2014 season...replies0views2897
2013-03-15
2013-03-14As well as being purveyors of fine Swiss-styled, and highly functional, apparel, Mammut has been making avalanche airbags for way longer than...replies1views2506
2013-03-16
2013-03-12You know…one thing we like about Scarpa North America is that they are good guys. Here is a video we shot of Kim Miller, Scarpa NA lead,...replies0views3452
2013-03-12
2013-03-11Dalbello has refined the Virus Tour ID boots (which are no longer being produced) into the new Sherpa Line. This new line is comprised of three...replies0views2184
2013-03-11
2013-03-10Backcountry Skiing Canada was in Denver Colorado for the SIA show and had a look at the new 2013/2014 Outdoor Research Floodlight Jacket. The...replies0views3033
2013-03-10
2013-03-08Salomon has set their sights on the ever growing backcountry skiing crowd and the Salomon Guardian is their entry into the alpine touring binding...replies0views3134
2013-03-08
2013-03-07Backcountry Skiing Canada was in Denver Colorado for the SIA show and talked with the Black Diamond rep (as they distribute Fritschi Diamir...replies0views2814
2013-03-07
2013-03-06We spoke with Kastle at the 2013 SIA show a few weeks back and were expecting to focus on their new ski line up but we were quite impressed with...replies0views7835
2013-03-06
2013-03-05SkiLogik unquestionably makes the best looking skis on the market and this year at the SIA show we got to speak with the owner David Mazzarella...replies0views3783
2013-03-05
2013-03-04We visited the Voile booth at the SIA show a few weeks back and they were happy to show off next seasons Voile V8 Skis. The V8 skis utilize light...replies0views4816
2013-03-04
2013-03-02With the release of the Rocker 2 ski family and the Guardian AT Binding, Salomon entered the backcountry market proving that ski touring has...replies0views4317
2013-03-02
2013-02-28Pieps has been around a long time and if you are a backcountry skier you have no doubt heard of this company. They design and manufacture...replies0views3923
2013-02-28
2013-02-26Outdoor Research, or "OR" as it is commonly known showed off some new duds at the 2013 SIA Show a few weeks back. The OR Valhalla jacket and pants...replies0views4494
2013-02-26
2013-02-24We met with Erme Catino from DPS and he was kind enough to take us on a spin through the new DPS goodies for the new season. Highlights? Lots of...replies0views3002
2013-02-24
2013-02-23We swung by the Line booth at the 2013 SIA show in Denver to check out their Line of skis (intentional bad pun). We managed to coax founder Jason...replies0views4243
2013-02-23
2013-02-22Our biggest take away from the the SIA show was that manufacturers of beefy gear (Salomon, Rossignol, etc) are trying to lighten up and get into...replies2views3724
2013-03-12
2013-02-22Tyrolia now has two alpine touring bindings to offer you the backcountry skier and we had a look at both at the SIA show in Denver a few weeks...replies2views8964
2013-02-26
2013-02-21Mountain Hardwear had plenty to show us when we visited them at the 2013 SIA Show in Denver a few weeks back. The highlights were the new...replies0views4576
2013-02-21
2013-02-20The big news coming out of the SIA Show for Black Diamond is the fact that they have 11 new skis in the line up for 2013/2014 season. They have...replies0views5158
2013-02-20
2013-02-19The good folks from G3 are really pulling out the stops for next season with new carbon skis, a split board and a bunch of other stuff. We caught...replies0views3029
2013-02-192013-02-18We are two students who love skiing. At the moment we are doing a project regarding transportation of ski equipment outside a car. We would love...replies3views2361
2013-02-18
2013-02-17At the SIA show this year, we met up with Marie Allaire from Rossignol for a looksee at the new 7 series skis. Rossi is edging its way into...replies0views4291
2013-02-17
2013-02-16Howdy hey. We've been running a bunch of Icebreaker underthings and we'd like to share our impressions. In one phrase? High performance...replies0views1919
2013-02-16
