Black Diamond Helio 76, a lightweight ski for backcountry touring and racing, also BD will re-brand ATK bindings for North America distribution.
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Take apart teardown of Fritschi Diamir Tecton and Evo binding toe, showing interesting and complex ski touring parts.
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Visit to Blizzard ski factory in Austria, checking out how Black Diamond skis such as Helio are hand made by the best ski builders in the world.
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Review of North Face Summit Series clothing for ski touring, including Proprius down hoodie and shell.
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Backcountry skiing in Western Colorado, connecting with the kindred spirit of an old western cowboy.
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New year ski touring predictions 2018, lighter bindings and better airbag backpacks, electric bicycles.
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Review of ski touring year 2016-2017 everything from backcountry avalanche safety to new boots.
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Overview of La Sportiva ski touring clothing items for 2017-2018, Stratosphere, Ionosphere and Hyperspace make for a nice winter layering kit that’ll keep you warm and dry.
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Backcountry ski touring news for mid December 2017, uphill skiing, thin snow in Colorado, global warming and Salomon Atomic Shift ski binding.
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Tribute to Hayden Kennedy, who took his own life as the result of a Montana avalanche he was involved in with his girlfriend Inge Perkins, who also perished.
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Ski touring news roundup, focus on education including avalanche safety and basics of backcountry skiing, november 2017.
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Hoji Pro Tour and PX by Dynafit, new ski touring boot may prove to be a game changer for the backcountry, due to multiple features.
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Ultimate ski touring quiver for 2017 2018 from Wildsnow gear testers, recommendations for the best backcountry equipment.
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New Zealand Tasman Saddle and Kelman Hut backcountry ski touring, wind and waiting with a few good patches thrown in for snowboards and planks.
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Devastating Tragedy hits WildSnow Community — RIP Hayden Kennedy and Inge Perkins
by Lou Dawsonby Lou DawsonInge Perkins and Hayden Kennedy, Montana avalanche accident 2017.
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Thoughts about Las Vegas mass shooting, family and friends.
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Backcountry ski touring news, September 2017 covering boots, rehab and Lindsey racing with the men, also the moving hut on Mount Cook.
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Do it Yourself: Mount your Dynafit TLT, Comfort, Vertical, Radical, Speed and Rotation Bindings
by Lou Dawsonby Lou DawsonDIY mounting installation of tech skiing bindings such as Dynafit Radical, TLT, Speed and others, paper template jig included in this how to article and blog post.
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Review of Atomic Backland 95 ski and ski touring binding for backcountry mountaineering, tested gear.
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Technical comparison of Dynafit Rotation and Radical 2 ski touring bindings, including teardown, weights and detailed discussion of features.