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2015-12-17
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For the 2015/16 ski season Black Diamond has given their ski line up an overhaul and positioned all their skis into three categories, Carbon, Link...
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2015-12-17
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2015-12-15
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The Arc'teryx Voltair avalanche airbag will be available for fall 2016. Its inflation comes from a heavy-duty 22.2V LithiumIon Polymer...
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2015-12-15
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I got K2 AMP Rictor 82ti last year and I saw the Marker Baron bindings online so I was thinking that is it possible to put that Marker Baron on my...
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What is the widest boot for AT ? I have very wide feet and use 28.5cm Strolz custom boots for skiing. I think the last on my boots is 112mm. There...
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2015-12-01
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Cam Brensinger, a former NASA employee tasked with designing spacesuits for Mars, founded NEMO in 2002. So you can imagine the standard for...
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2015-12-01
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2015-11-28
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The Revelator BC splitboard is just one example of how Voile is continuing to innovate backcountry access since 1980. Based out of Utah, where...
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2015-11-28
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2015-11-24
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The Black Diamond Hot Forge Hybrid Hoody is a pretty unique insulation layer in that it uses a combination of strategically placed down blend...
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2015-11-24
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2015-11-21
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So what's Avanet and who's Avatech? If you remember back to September of last year we told you about Avatech and their revolutionary SP1...
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2015-11-21
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2015-11-18
The classic alpine trekker or “ the day wrekker” will always hold a special place in my heart. It symbolizes the first steps in a...
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2015-11-17
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The Ramp BigBambooski skis are the latest fat ski in Ramp’s line up, but not quite as fat or heavy as the Ramp KaPow Skis that we...
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2015-11-17
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2015-11-15
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Urban Armor Gear is a company focused on developing protective cases for cell phones and tablets engineered to “withstand abuse from your...
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2015-11-15
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2015-11-14
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The "Pinding" as it's being dubbed by manufacturer Bavarian Alpine Manifest or BAM for short unites the advantages of the PinTech touring...
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2015-11-14
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2015-11-14
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Here's the latest bit of juicy content from Dynafit. This short vid profiles Dynafit athelete Cody Barnhill. We spent some time with Cody...
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2015-11-14
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2015-11-09
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The waterproof/breathable fabric world is no longer dominated solely by Gore-Tex. A slew of new products have been hitting the market in the past...
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2015-11-09
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2015-11-08
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What the hell is a "Tech Binding" and why should you care? The follow video will help explain some of the advantages of using a Tech Binding...
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2015-11-08
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2015-11-05
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Perhaps you saw our video review of the Scott Cosmos II Alpine Touring Boots last year– perhaps you did not. Whatever the case, if you are...
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2015-11-05
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2015-11-03
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Former US Ski Team members Erik Schlopy and Bryon Friedman founded Soul Poles. After going through hundreds of poles during their racing careers,...
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2015-11-03
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2015-10-30
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Proper shovelling technique is often overlooked in avalanche scenarios and this is a mistake,... a big mistake. The most time that can be saved in...
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2015-10-30
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2015-10-29
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It seems like virtually every company in the ski biz is putting out a web series these days. Call it branded content or whatever you want;...
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2015-10-29
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2015-10-27
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The Vixen is a 3 layer softshell jacket, designed with Flylow’s proprietary waterproof and breathable Intuitive™ fabric. Due to our...
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2015-10-25
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G3 just announced a voluntary recall of their Carbon Speed Tech Avalanche Probe:
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In rare instances, G3 has seen failures in G3 Carbon...
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2015-10-25
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2015-10-20
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DOWNTEK Stormdown - a specially coated down that repels water and allows it to maintain its loft – it’s appearing in many high-end...
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2015-10-20
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Hi guys im new to the forum and have a question about a local shop that can press out a spot on my new Full Tilt boots...Im in the Toronto area...
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2015-10-10
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2 antenna, 3 antenna, analogue, digital, marking, masking, transmit, receive, signal search, course search, fine search, flux lines.... It's...
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2015-10-10
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2015-10-07
Too lazy to wax? No problem.
A new ski company breaking into the market this year is Melt skis. A company that claims your Melt skis...
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