September 2012 archive

Vermont Ski Museum celebrates 10th Anniversary

  Vermont’s Ski and Snowboard Museum will be celebrating its 10th Anniversary with a Grand Reopening on September 27th, 2012. In addition to the inclusion of snowboarding to the museums exhibits there will also be a new Nordic and telemark exhibit. To commemorate the importance of snowboarding to Vermont’s ski culture Burton founder Jake Carpenter …

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News: Chris Davenport joins Scarpa team

Chris Davenport, big mountain skier, joins Scarpa as ambassador

Chris Davenport, world renowned big-mountain skier, signed on with Scarpa last month as a product ambassador, tester, and a key member of Scarpa’s product development team. Davenport was attracted to the Scarpa brand for the opportunity to be intimately involved in the development and testing of a new line of ski boots for the freeride market.

Review: Garmont’s Cosmos for Alpine Touring

my eyes zeroed in on the metal bar at the back of the boot; the one that the cuff is locked or released from to turn with power, or walk in comfort with…Because the mode bar can pivot too the cuff never binds against it, allowing it to rotate well past vertical.

Review: Blizzard’s Kabookie

Right from the get go Blizzard’s Kabookie delivers confidence. By modern backcountry standards it is not a light ski, but by resort standards it isn’t a tank either. At 8 plus pounds per pair it is light enough to be bearable on the uphill, provided you aren’t pairing them with a pair of overweight slackcountry bindings.

News: First gen SnowPulse cartridges recalled

What began as an internal, preventive recall by Mammut to replace the pressure gauges in all first generation SnowPulse avalanche airbag packs has now been officially mandated by US Consumer Product Safety Commission. The recall is aimed at replacing pressure gauges (v1.0) that could leak.