December 2008

Ortovox S1 avalanche rescue beacon review for backcountry skiing

Okay Scott, you’re right, I should report from outside the office now and then. Yesterday I headed up to Aspen to work on my new Green Machine boots. For fit testing I climbed part way up Highlands ski area, which…

2008-2009 Backcountry ski boot review covering stiff boots that ski well.

Mister Science rides again. I’ve been doing some fit punching on my new pair of Dynafit ZZero. Master bootfitter Mark Rolfes does this by feel and it seems to turn out pretty good, but he does find the Pebax plastic…

This might be a bit too corporate for some of you free spirits out there, but it had to be done. Otherwise, as I build the reputation of this website someone could do nefarious things with our hard worked term…

Editor’s note: A while back we ran a few guest blog avalanche stories. This one came in recently and we thought it worthy. I’ve skied out Castle Creek many times and the big ones lurking above always catch my attention.…