One of the better skis G3 has ever produced was the Reverend. It had a weird reputation because so many skiers were put off by the image of a preacher looking back at them. Actually he was looking up, but the religious overtones made a lot of folks uncomfortable. Graphics notwithstanding, they skied great. [...]
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Preview: G3 Enzo
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Enzo appears to be a synthesis of numerous bindings already on the market. … it looks like the G3′s Enzo has a lot to like about it. Easy mode switching, adjustable power and lots of it, plus leagues of theoretical improvement over the Targa Icent for immunity to icing up.
Review: G3 Alpinist Climbing Skins
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You have to be pretty particular, or simply have skis that are too thick at the tip to not like G3′s Alpinist Climbing Skins out of the box. The tip and tail kit are impressive, as is their welded attachment to the skin itself. And then there is the reduced thread count, laid-back weave of [...]
Posted in Climbing Skins, Dostie, Craig, G3 
Tags: cammed tail hook, welded tail, welded tip 
6 Comments »Dynafit goes bi-sensual! Can you believe it?
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You won’t believe it! The concept behind Mark Lengel’s Telemark Tech System binding is so simple it’s a wonder no one tried it before. Perhaps there was a quack or two out there who did and didn’t even believe it themselves, or they thought no one else would, so they abandoned it (after all, they’re [...]
Posted in Dostie, Craig, G3, Ramblings, Telemark Bindings, Wasatch Ski Dist Tags: faith, light tele, tele-resistance, telemark tech system, TTS 22 Comments »Review: G3′s Ascent – 2011 update
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Don’t have a free pivot yet? Stop making excuses and get one. G3′s Ascent seconded the importance of that back in 2005. Unfortunately when you compare it feature for feature six years later, it comes out the runt of the litter for the BC worthy tele pack. The Ascent does exactly what you’d expect a [...]
Review: G3′s Targa Ascent (v1.0)
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RERUN: This article first appeared on Couloir Online 12dec05. Revised 12apr06, 07jan07, 10sept11. For years now I’ve heard fellow telemarkers refer to the uphill leg of a backcountry tour as the slog. If ever there were a kill joy term aimed at turning friends off to the allure of the backcountry, slogging is it. [...]
Review: G3 Zest
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As one who came late to the front rockered ski party, I’ve had just over a season on a pair of Voile Drifters, and finally came to appreciate the early tip rise in powder, crust, sastrugi, spring mank and even windbuff. As the Drifter is truly a fat powder ski, I was curious to see [...]
Tips ‘n’ Tails for Climbing Skins
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Tip and tail kits on the other hand, are consistent in their performance over time and varying snow conditions regardless of the plush or glue. They make attaching and removing climbing skins easier.
Posted in Black Diamond, Climbing Skins, Colltex, G3, Skinning Tags: bungee, skin tails, skin tips 11 Comments »
