February 2009

In development for more than three years, Onyx is G3’s entry to the category of bindings known as “tech.” These are binding systems which originated under the Dynafit brand. Onyx backcountry skiing binding is the first full featured tech binding to come to market. In this review we evaluate for both the uphill and skiing downhill.

We’ve got an excellent situation here in western Colorado during the midwinter months, when the lower altitude snowpack builds up and February/March powder storms renew the surface every few days. To enjoy this, I head west from Carbondale into the…

This sounds like an interesting event, so here is a PSA for y’all. Black Diamond Equipment will host North America’s first ever “Big LePowSki” ski extravaganza from February 26-28 in Salt Lake City. A ski festival, the Big LePowSki begins…

Snowplowing can be fun. Really. Ever tried it? When I was a kid we lived for a few years in a mountain valley where my dad had to plow a 1/2 mile driveway. He mounted a tiny plow on a Jeep CJ, chained all four corners, and chisled away at the white stuff with that underpowered truck like a farmer plowing with one mule instead of a team. I remember ride-alongs, snow flying over the windshield as the blade bounced over rocks and sparked in the early morning dark.

Where did we leave off the last blog post? Oh yeah, it was about manning up and making Valentine’s day happen. My approach this year, don’t mess around. Sure, I skulked out of City Market with a dozen red petaled…