Jul 22 2011
Mammut Sports Group has bought SnowPulse. It appears the partnership first seen in the USA last January at the Outdoor Retailer Show as a Mammut branded airbag pack with SnowPulse technology has become a full fledged acquisition. From their press release: Snowpulse represents a valuable addition to its portfolio, giving Mammut access to leading technology …
Jul 17 2011
Part of the reason it took me so long to get around to doing the Sierra High Route was a simple misunderstanding of what the trip was about. Mostly I did it because I knew it was a classic for a reason, but frankly, I couldn’t wrap my head around what it was. Indeed, to …
Jul 11 2011
Finally, a technology I chanced upon over 20 years ago has made it to the consumer market. It is a reusable heat pack called Wonder Warmers. The Pros Wonder Warmers is a chemical in a pouch that creates heat when the liquid becomes a solid. It uses a metal disk that you click to trigger …
Jul 06 2011
We’re in the middle of talking skis and tele and tours and gear and the state of the art back in the day compared to now when Steve unequivocally declares, shifting his voice for emphasis, “I’m not kidding, that’s probably the best backcountry ski ever!” Steve Barnett should know. He’s been telemark skiing since …
Jul 02 2011
That negative stuff I was saying about Tahoe snow conditions not being reliable for spring may usually be true, but right now I’m here to tell you about how amazing the ski conditions are for Summer 2011. Ordinarily there wouldn’t be any skiing in Tahoe once the calendar said it was summer. But the Ten-11 …
Jun 28 2011
The Seeker….more of a small big boot than a big small boot…optimized more for turning than for earning.
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