Archive for March, 2008

narrow-minded couloir, baffin island

March 18, 2008

Share 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 [...]

field testing:megawatt ski by black diamond

March 14, 2008

Share 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 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 [...]