The best new 75mm telemark boot to come out this season is Scott Sports’ Synergy. It is also the only new plastic telemark boot design to be created for the duckbilled Nordic Norm in the last five years. Three years ago Garmont gave up on the ski market and sold their ski boot assets …
Monthly Archive: August 2014
Aug 23 2014
Some boots incompatible with Dynafit Beast
Dynafit sent out a notice recently announcing a few models of boots that are known to be incompatible with their Beast binding, both the 16 and 14 DIN models. The Beast features a rotating toe unit and the heel unit requires a special after market Power Insert that covers the top of the boot …
Aug 21 2014
Powderwhore’s ‘Some Thing Else’
Ten years. That’s how long Noah Howell and the Powderwhore’s have been producing ski movies. The first few were fueled purely by enthusiasm. The latest few have added some editing and video skill to the mix. Here’s a trailer for this year’s ski porn:
Aug 19 2014
First Look: JetBoil MiniMo
JetBoil has dominated the stove market lately, but their competitors have been able to poke holes in their dominance by simply pointing out a few of their shortcomings. To be sure, the convenience of the JetBoil system is hard to beat. Perhaps better still, their dominance is visible so there’s an unspoken but strong …
Aug 18 2014
Review: Pieps DSP Pro v2.0
Pieps has upgraded their DSP beacon with a new case, improved harness, better marking for multiple victims, and a few new special functions in the Pro model. Range Although Pieps is no longer king of hill for max range they’re not shabby either, with a solid 52+ meter range whether oriented parallel or crosswise. …
Aug 17 2014
BCTalk: Dog pics
Big dogs, Small dogs, Cute dogs Our best friend is always there for us. A tribute to our most faithful companion.
Aug 15 2014
Weber Hut in Summit County nears approval
It looks like the Summit Huts Association is about to add another hut to their system of backcountry getaways. The proposed new hut will be called Weber Hut since it will be located at the head of Weber Gulch on the north side of Bald Mountain around 11,500′. When the original plan for a …
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