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Outdoor Research Northback Glove - REVIEW 2010-12-28 By admin Outdoor Research recently launched a new line of clothing for the "Sidecountry Skiing" market and the Northback Glove is one of their new...	replies 0 views 2151	By admin 2010-12-28
Sled Mods for Backcountry Access 2010-12-14 By PencilDC Wondering if anyone has much experience with using a sled to access their favorite areas? Some of the access roads we previously...	replies 4 views 2292	By PencilDC 2011-02-11
Black Diamond AvaLung Pack Recall 2010-12-14 By admin Black Diamond Equipment, Ltd. has recently discovered that the intake tubing on certain 2010 AvaLung Packs may crack under extremely cold...	replies 0 views 2121	By admin 2010-12-14
Avalanche Beacon Reviews - Great Website! 2010-12-01 By marielle.flottat Are you in the market for a new Transceiver? If so, I found this website that I thought was really good to be able compare and read about each...	replies 0 views 1874	By marielle.flottat 2010-12-01
Glacier Park Lodge - REVIEW 2010-12-01 By admin On a recent road trip to Golden through Rogers Pass we decided to stop and check out the early season touring on the way. We had thrown around the...	replies 0 views 2891	By admin 2010-12-01
Are you a rocker? 2010-11-24 By skifreak Black Diamond – How Rocker Affects Ski Length “What length ski should I buy?” It’s a question we hear more than...	replies 2 views 2215	By skifreak 2010-12-14
La Sportiva Launches ultra light RT tech binding 2010-11-23 By admin Today La Sportiva officially entered the North American binding market with the launch of their ultra light RT Tech binding – which is...	replies 0 views 2672	By admin 2010-11-23
Great Beacon Review Web Site 2010-11-22 By Red PeeKay The following is a really good beacon review web site and much more. Lots of great up to date non "sponsored" information and ratings of all the...	replies 1 views 1858	By snosnob 2010-11-22
Brooks-Range Alpini Bivy Sack 2010-11-21 By admin The Brooks-Range Alpini Bivy Sack is an ultra-light, single-person shelter made from ultra-lite 20-denier ripstop waterproof / breathable material...	replies 2 views 2193	By admin 2010-12-02
Backcountry Access Tracker2 - REVIEW 2010-11-14 By admin The Tracker2 is a three-antena transceiver from our friends at Backcountry Access (BCA) who are the manufacturers of the wildly successful and...	replies 0 views 2102	By admin 2010-11-14
Black Diamond Ski Here Now - VIDEO 2010-11-11 By powder Today marks the debut of Black Diamond Equipment's Ski Here Now, a three-part webisode that takes a Zen look at skiing in the big mountains of...	replies 0 views 1955	By powder 2010-11-11
Black Diamond Quadrant Alpine Touring Boot - REVIEW 2010-11-07 By admin Black Diamond recently shipped us a pair of their new Men's Quadrant Alpine Touring Boot which is part of their new Efficient Series. The...	replies 0 views 2203	By admin 2010-11-07
Marquette Backcountry Skis- No Skins Required? - VIDEO 2010-11-02 By skifreak Ok, the glueless skins from clipskins sound like a great "why didn't I think of that" idea, but the skinless backcountry skis from Marquette...	replies 3 views 4379	By kevin 2010-11-08
Fritschi Freeride Pro Query 2010-11-02 By Red PeeKay Just acquired a brand spanking new pair of Volkl Gotamas (plastic wrapper still on!) and will probably look to mount the Fritschi's on them....	replies 1 views 1967	By skifreak 2010-11-02
Dynafit Zzeus TF-X Alpine Touring Ski Boots - REVIEW 2010-10-18 By admin I’ve had many pairs of boots over the years. I guess this pair of Dynafit ZZeus TF-X’s would be about my 12th-or-so pair (my third AT...	replies 2 views 3400	By andrew 2010-11-08
Backcountry Access Stash ALP 40 Backpack - REVIEW 2010-10-14 By admin The Backcountry Access [BCA] Stash Pack Alp 40 is a roomy 40 litre ski touring pack for those who value well thought-out design and functionality....	replies 2 views 4639	By crystaline 2010-10-14
Recon GPS Goggle Launch 10/10 - VIDEO 2010-10-05 By I guess this product is not a hoax as the web site looks pretty convincing and they are set to sell on the 10th of this month - so if you have...	replies 0 views 1918	By 2010-10-05
Heads up display goggles - WTF? 2010-09-16 By skifreak So now you can supposedly purchase [or at least in another two weeks] goggle with a heads up display to show you : - speed - time -...	replies 7 views 2360	By Red PeeKay 2010-11-13
New Scarpa Maestrale Boot for Ski touring - VIDEO 2010-05-11 By powder Ispo presentation of the new Scarpa Maestrale Boot for Ski touring:	replies 0 views 1997	By powder 2010-05-11
Black Diamond and Gregory sold 2010-05-11 By powder Black Diamond Equipment Ltd., the Salt Lake County-based developer and manufacturer of climbing and backcountry skiing equipment, has been sold...	replies 0 views 2386	By powder 2010-05-11
Glueless skins: Interview with the inventor 2010-05-10 By powder Local homeboy Kaj Gyr has been busy in his workshop for the last several months and the masses are finally getting to sample his new glueless...	replies 2 views 2236	By admin 2010-11-13
2011 K2 Climbing Skins - VIDEO 2010-04-28 By New K2 climbing skins with no "d-ring" but instead a unique "z-clip" so snow does not work under the skin where the glue is not in contact with...	replies 0 views 2060	By 2010-04-28
Glueless Climbing Skins - VIDEO 2010-04-28 By Some interesting footage of glueless skins – looks like they work well and save some weight and fussing: Clipskins snap onto...	replies 0 views 1986	By 2010-04-28
Beacon Features Comparison chart 2010-04-23 By A Handy little chart to see whats what with the multitude of beacons out there:	replies 0 views 1993	By 2010-04-23
THE REALITIES OF REAL-TIME TRANCIEVERS 2010-03-24 By It seems as if everyone’s talking about “real-time” transceivers these days—or at least certain North American beacon...	replies 0 views 2070	By 2010-03-24