by Andrew | May 25, 2014 | gear review
Through a happy coincidence, I managed to get my grubby paws on a set of G3 Synapse Carbon 109 skis mounted with the G3 Ion binding. There are already a few reviews around the net, and lots of technical information, so I decided to do a bit of a photo essay and...
by Andrew | Mar 20, 2014 | gear review
Back in December, I received a message from Hugh Patterson, the developer of the Lift Basket. Hugh explained how he was frustrated by always having to flip his poles upside down to manipulate the heal lifts on his Marker AT bindings. To counter this, Hugh has...
by Andrew | Nov 22, 2013 | gear review
They are kind of my signature now. My neon orange Ryders Hijacks. I’ve had them for about 3 years, and wear them, well, most of the time. The orange sunglasses, before the nose-piece disintegrated… The only problem was they were starting to wear out. The...
by Andrew | Aug 15, 2013 | gear review
The middle of August may seem like an odd time to review a couple of jackets designed for the winter. However, this week marked the release of a number of teasers for this year’s crop of ski movies, including Sweet Grass Productions Valhalla and the new...
by Andrew | Feb 14, 2013 | gear review
I first showed you the G3 Onyx binding in 2010 (here). I wrote a review of the Onyx in May of 2011 (here). However, there was always one thing I wanted to try. The Onyx has the nifty feature of being mounted on a plate – and you can buy more mounting plates...
by Andrew | Sep 17, 2012 | gear review
This spring I was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to test a variety of winter back-packs for a friend who works for an outdoorsy magazine. He had been sent a rather alarming amount of bags to review for publication this fall, and couldn’t possibly...
