Updates
Summer At A Glance
Well, rather than trying to catch up on my hopeless backlog of unfinished summer posts, I’ve instead created this handy collage (more...)...
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Tips & Technique
Pedaling Breakthroughs
It is interesting, looking at video of myself from this past weekend, how similar my technique looks to earlier footage…yet how different it feels to me now (more...)...
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Gear
Getting to Know You: Dynastar Mythic & Scarpa F1
Quick thoughts here on the Dynastar Mythic and Scarpa F1. The Mythics are mine—I bought them after trying them last year at WWSRA Mammoth. The boots are next year’s model, sans tronic mechanism, on loan from Scarpa (more...)...
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Tips & Technique
Steep Technique: Revisiting The DesLauriers Article
In their 2001 article, The New Pedal Carve Turn, brothers Rob and Eric DesLauriers attempt a detailed explanation of the mechanics of the pedal turn (more...)...
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Gear
Salomon MTN Lab Review
Salomon continues its quest to transform itself into a major Backcountry/Freeride force with its new, tech-compatible (more...)...
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Current Conditions
Mammoth News
Back from Spring Break at Mammoth Mountain and trying to catch up on the usual backlog of things I’m supposed to be doing. Let’s start by (more...)...
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Tips & Technique
Anselme’s Turn
One of my technique goals this year has been to teach myself how to do Anselme Baud’s steep turn (this would be one of the two variants of the original or classic pedal turn (more...)...
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Current Conditions
Information Underload
As we progress through what must our driest wet winter ever (or is it the wettest dry winter?), I have really been struggling to piece together what has happened, will happen, and even is happening out there (more...)...
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Gear
SIA 2016: Skis
On to Skis…Rossignol’s Soul 7 (in fact, the entire 7 line) sees its first major upgrade with the Fall 2016 debut of the Soul 7 HD (more...)...
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Gear
SIA 2016: Touring Boots
For Backcountry folks, we have some auspicious boot news from this year’s SIA Snow Show: two very interesting new tech-compatible touring models (more...)...
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