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Aspen Real Estate — Shameful Fantasy or Incredible Reality? One of my most embarrassing fantasies is to live in Aspen again, at the base of Aspen Mountain, like I did for a period in the 1970s. We found a condo…

Randonnee binding collection, ski gear for backcountry skiing and ski mountaineering, including Ramer, Tyrolia, Marker, Dynafit Black Diamond and more.

Our randonnee binding collection was a big hit at the Outdoor Retailer show. Tore it down today, here is a larger photo that perhaps shows more detail (sorry it’s not better — I messed up the shot) for those of you trying to figure out the bindings for a Couloir Magazine subscription. Post your conclusions on the Couloir Magazine forums (please use existing thread). I’ll post the full list of bindings in a few days.

Got our latest issue of Couloir Magazine — as always it’s a stunning tribute to all we love about backcountry skiing, from deep powder to cool gear. My yearly Randonnee binding review is in this issue. It is somewhat brief, but I tried to give a good overview of the choices and attempted to be a bit more hard hitting than last year (as requested by readers), and will continue to provide extensive details here and at the Couloir website.