20
Jun
2008
Another Addition to Our Blogroll: Wildsnow - Lou Dawson’s Backcountry Skiing Blog
Posted by Janne as Other Cool Stuff, Review Equipment, Reviews Blogs
Some time ago I wrote about the interesting blogs we’ve added to our blogroll.
I still search for any good ski blogs around the world to add, and just recently found another very interesting one. (by the way, if you want your blog to be added or know some you think are good enough, just contact [...]
28
May
2008
Spring/Summertime Deals: How-To Find Cheap Ski Equipment and Discount Ski Equipment
Posted by Janne as Other Cool Stuff, Review Equipment
This time I post an older draft - I already wrote this article in March but somehow left it unfinished. However, the content might interest you…as I am going to reveal a real good hint (for Europeans at least) for a possibility to buy very cheap ski equipment.
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Ok, time to speak a little about spring time [...]
14
May
2008
Short Skis Suck, Long Skis Truck…
Posted by Janne as Other Cool Stuff, Photos and Videos, Review Equipment
Well, at least for these guys…
The Kirkwood, California, locals had a nice ending day for their season - the longboard day! The rule: 210cm or over. What a concept…I wish I could organise something similar around here. We’ve been talking about bringing our (tiny) old 200’s to the local park someday and busting some sweet old [...]
08
May
2008
Ski Review: K2 Silencer 179cm
Posted by Janne as Review Equipment
As I posted some pictures from Chamonix few days ago, I also noticed some old notes lying around on my desk. Damn, I completely forgot that I tested a friend’s brand new pair of park skis, 179cm K2 Silencer, already in February.
(Image source: www.suksikauppa.com)
Gear testing is something we like to do. I guess demoing skis [...]
05
May
2008
Very Interesting Handmade Skis I Want So Bad - Kingswood Handmade Skis from New Zealand
Posted by marko as Review Equipment
Man, I am into handmade skis and want these Kingswood handmade skis so bad.. Some time ago Janne wrote his article on making your own skis. I read that stuff and got interested in handmade skis. For sure Volkl or Atomic skis are damn good guns, but the point with handmade skis is that they [...]
22
Apr
2008
Völkl 2008-2009 freeride line-up - brief overview, part I
Posted by Janne as Review Equipment
Last spring I was lucky to review some this season’s Völkl skis. I really liked all the skis in the test (except some reservation for the Tigershark model) and thus I was planning a similar test for this spring too. But it looks bad at the moment, time is running out (too much other dutys in [...]
03
Apr
2008
Telemark gear review: K2 Hippy Stinx, Scarpa T-1 Thermo, Rottefella Cobra R8
Posted by Janne as Review Equipment
“Piss off your old alpine race coach… lean back, lean in, rotate your upper body and smoke lots of weed.” -”cuseo” on TGR forum
First off, I’m a newbie telemarker. Secondly, I don’t smoke alot of weed. Thirdly, I wonder if that statement was about powder riding with teles? Because in the groomed slope it seems [...]
19
Mar
2008
New products and innovations for 2008/2009 Season: the Rocker (R)evolution!
Posted by Janne as Other Cool Stuff, Review Equipment
Well, ski season 07/08 is still going strong but companies (and people of course) already hype for the gear of 2008/2009. I guess marketing is the king these days…?
Still, it’s not all just hype. I wrote an overlook of the rockered/reverse cambered skis in the autumn. And this whole phenomena is really blasting in the [...]
10
Mar
2008
Brief review: Rossignol B 100 Quad (184cm) and Bandit B 94 (185cm)
Posted by Janne as Review Equipment
I had to go for a business meeting to a ski resort called Himos, in central Finland. The schedule was pretty tight and much of it was spent consuming signifigant amount of alcohol. I also had borrowed telemark skis under me, and I could tell you the (novice) telemarking was not that fun under the [...]
12
Feb
2008
Marker Duke - One of the most talked about bindings for years? Marker Duke Binding in Review
Posted by Janne as Review Equipment
Marker bindings don’t have the best reputation among free-riders and powderhounds around the world. Especially their so called biometric toe design has had a bad habit of pre-releasing in the wrong situations. My own experince from the current Markers are OK, especially because I’ve only used them on basic carving (e.g. all the skis on [...]