Archive for March, 2008

Narrow-minded Couloir, Baffin Island 2004

March 18, 2008

A few years ago I had the last minute opportunity to travel to Baffin Island, Canada for some steep chute skiing and snow kiting. For 2 and ½ weeks we camped on sea ice and explored what felt like another planet. We discovered and skied 6 new lines all of which were steep rock lined [...]

Field Testing-Megawatt ski by Black Diamond

March 14, 2008

This isn’t so much a ski review as it is a celebration of the floatiest, fastest, non-tip divingest pleasure-boards I’ve encountered.

Black Diamond Megawatt
Length=188cm
Dimensions=153-125-130mm
Turn Radius=42m
Join me for a test drive.
I’ve had the privilege of being a BD product tester for the past 4 years. The latest items to fall into my lap (and it wasn’t easy [...]