Archive for the ‘Review Equipment’
Short Skis Suck, Long Skis Truck…
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 [...]
Ski Review: K2 Silencer 179cm
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.
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Gear testing is something we like to do. I guess demoing skis [...]
Very Interesting Handmade Skis I Want So Bad - Kingswood Handmade Skis from New Zealand
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 [...]
Völkl 2008-2009 freeride line-up - brief overview, part I
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 [...]
Telemark gear review: K2 Hippy Stinx, Scarpa T-1 Thermo, Rottefella Cobra R8
“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 [...]
