In recent weeks, we’ve seen a number of boot manufacturers release their next update on boot designs : double Boa. 23/24 season saw Boa on the clog, the lower boot,...
People are Awesome : freeski edition
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People are Awesome : freeski edition
I see loads of these ‘people are awesome’ videos on YouTube and whatnot, and while many of the activities, tricks...
Freeze Festival 2013
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Freeze Festival 2013
We toddled along to the Freeze Festival yesterday. All in all it was a pretty good event, living up to...
SnowGuardians
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SnowGuardians
If you’ve not already seen, or come across SnowGuardians, then I hope this short post will help rectify that. SnowGuardians...
Quiver Killers : many skis, one set of bindings.
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Quiver Killers : many skis, one set of bindings.
I have 3 pairs of skis in my quiver this year, stop sniggering at the back, I know that’s far...
Drift Ghost S The next step in action cameras?
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Drift Ghost S The next step in action cameras?
Drift launched the Ghost S today, the latest in their line of action cameras. I still use their pre-Ghost HD...
It’s not off-piste, it’s just a little off to the side
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It’s not off-piste, it’s just a little off to the side
I tweeted earlier about the summary of the Austrian avalanches in the 12/13 season, on the blog of Franz Trimmel, a...
Val Thorens named the world’s best ski resort.
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Val Thorens named the world’s best ski resort.
The World Ski Awards held their inaugural Gala Ceremony in Kitzbühel yesterday, with Val Thorens coming out top overall to win...
Could fat skis cause knee problems in the longer term?
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Could fat skis cause knee problems in the longer term?
As skis get fatter and fatter and are beginning to be used everywhere both off-piste and on, could this fat...
WildSnow review the new Diamir Fritschi Vipec
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WildSnow review the new Diamir Fritschi Vipec
Wildsnow have got their hands on a pre-production model of the new Vipec tech binding from Diamir. This is the...
How effective are airbags?
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How effective are airbags?
Bruce Tremper of the Utah Avalanche Center has published an interesting article looking at the real-world effectiveness of avalanche airbags....