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2012-07-18
Our buds at DPS are putting out a new ski this season and they asked that we pass this along. The ski is a tweak of their popular Wailer 112 RP....
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2012-07-18
2012-07-10
Anyone older than twenty, and maybe even younger, has to have been under a rock not to be familiar with the Vuarnet brand. Remember the classic...
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2012-07-10
2012-07-09
This today from Salomon...is a new, more affordable tech binding on the way? Could mean big things for the backcountry market: Salomon has...
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2012-07-10
2012-07-08
Today there is an incredible array of choices of outdoor clothing companies and it is very refreshing to find a company that not only designs and...
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2012-07-08
2012-07-01
I have been looking for a lightweight windshell to add to my backcountry skiing layering system for some time. This spring I tried out First...
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2012-07-01
2012-06-30
Over the last three months I have been trying out a few items from Smartwool's new season range. You may remember Backcountry Skiing...
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2012-06-30
2012-06-27
In the past few years The North Face has been tiptoeing into the mountain bike clothing market to cater to the off-season whims of their pro ski...
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2012-06-27
2012-06-26
Watch out skiiers - couple more years of innovation like this and splitboarders are going to be able to catch up!  
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2012-06-26
2012-06-24
This review will look at Patagonia’s Super Cell Women’s jacket. This jacket is new to the Patagonia line-up for spring 2012. It is...
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2012-06-24
2012-06-19
  My favorite piece of gear is definitly my Igneous fish – Igneous is a Jackson Hole based company that makes custom skis...
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2012-06-19
2012-06-18
Outdoor Research or "OR," as it know by its friends, is a 27 year old Seattle, Washington based company that designs and manufactures a variety of...
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2012-06-18
2012-06-15
The SteriPEN Freedom is intuitive to use, just immerse it in a glass or the mouth of a bottle full of 0.5 litres of water (don’t use it with...
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2012-06-15
2012-06-12
Good news for lovers of Movement (and our friends at Garmont) Garmont North America to distribute Movement Skis PORTLAND,...
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2012-06-12
2012-06-10
For late winter and spring skiing this year I slipped into Montbell's zeo-line 3D Thermal Long Sleeve Zip Shirt. Quite the mouthful isn't...
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2012-06-10
2012-06-09
Salomon is a giant brand that spans many categories; in some of those categories, they may be playing catch up in terms of technology or...
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2012-06-09
2012-06-06
Oboz footwear has had its headquarters in Bozeman Montana since 2007 but if you have not heard of them before you are not alone. Until recently, I...
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2012-06-06
2012-06-04
Clif Bar makes several on-the-go energy bars, gels and shots to keep you satiated in the backcountry while skiing, hiking, climbing, paddling...
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2012-06-04
2012-06-03
Two outdoor enthusiasts in Colorado founded Optic Nerve in 1976. They sell a huge selection of primarily sport-focused sunglasses in the...
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2012-06-03
2012-06-01
The Alpine Project jacket is the lightest shell I’ve ever worn. At only 352 grams, it weighs less than the large sandwich I normally bring...
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2012-06-01
2012-05-30
Montbell U.L. Spiral Down Hugger #1 Sleeping Bag has been my bed buddy for a number of camping and backcountry skiing hut trips this year....
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2012-05-28
Ibex Outdoor Clothing is a smallish company focused exclusively on the design and manufacture of merino wool clothing. They are based in Vermont...
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2012-05-28
2012-05-26
Kühl designs and manufactures clothing from performance fabrics for those who enjoy an outdoor lifestyle. Their clothing is innovative and...
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2012-05-26
2012-05-23
Established in Japan in 1975 by mountaineer Isamu Tatsuno, MontBell has a "Light & Fast™" philosophy. They research the specific...
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2012-05-23
2012-05-20
Vancouver based Innate Gear who specializes in designing and manufacturing backcountry storage products. The good folks at Innate have sent us out...
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2012-05-20
2012-05-19
With the popularity of backcountry skiing on the rise it's to be expected that more and more companies are entering this area of the ski...
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2012-05-20