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23 Posts tagged “black diamond”

An Argument for Fat Skis

Would you rather ski in the powder…or on it? Me? I’m an “on the powder” kind of guy these days and ultra-fat skis are the key to staying on top.  The fatter the better really, and my BD Megawatts shine for this. In the powder…or on the powder.  Which do you prefer? Pro’s to skiing […]

2009 Winter Outdoor Retailer Backcountry Basecamp

Rolled into the Winter Outdoor Retailer Backcountry Basecamp around noon yesterday and only had a few hours to check out the new ski gear, so I headed straight to the Black Diamond tent. BD was running a demonstration of the effectiveness of the AvaLung by burying OR show director Kenji Haroutunian and it was pretty […]

New Black Diamond Justice and Climbing Skins for 2009/10

I got an email from Black Diamond headquarters yesterday, enlightening me on some of the additions and tweaks to some of the ski gear for next season…so I thought I’d forward it to you all. BD says they have redesigned all of their Power Series skis, but it seems like most of the hype is […]