RSS FeedIn an odd stroke of timing I was talking about wanting to try the Mountain Hardwear Koa 55 early last week. It really seems like a good mix of light (though not ultralight by any stretch) and feature filled. Fast forward to Friday and I discovered MH was doing their semi-annual warehouse sale, which also [...]
Posts Tagged ‘backcountry’
First Look: Mountain Hardwear Koa 55 pack
June 23rd, 2009 
Justin 
Posted in New Gear, Reviews 
Tags: backcountry, backpack, backpacking, camping, hiking, mountain hardwear koa, mountain hardwear koa 55, mountain hardwear pack 
1 Comment »Review: Westcomb Mirage jacket
May 28th, 2009 Justin It’s been awhile since I’ve fired up a review, and I’ve been sleeping on this one for awhile. Took the pics a few weeks back and just haven’t set aside the time to fire up some thoughts on the jacket. Marketing speak The Westcomb Mirage jacket is part of the Hardshell AX line of outerwear [...]
Posted in Reviews Tags: backcountry, ski, skiing, snowboard, snowboarding, westcomb, westcomb mirage Comments OffJeremy Jones/Deeper Awesomeness
May 27th, 2009 Justin Somewhere on Hood a kid is working on getting another 90 degrees of rotation and stressing out about his style, contest scores and sponsorships. Meanwhile, on the other side of the world Jeremy Jones and crew are progressing the sport in a different manner while stressing about avy hazards, leaving for their line at 10pm!. [...]
First Ascent team reaches Everest summit
May 19th, 2009 Justin Looks like the First Ascent team reached the summit of Everest today. Congrats to them, as that’s a burly achievement and chosen suffering at it’s finest. You can follow their every foostep an rib breaking cough at their blog here. It remains to be seen if First Ascent is an authentic attempt by EB to [...]
Avalanche beacon review round up
May 13th, 2009 Justin Haven’t been posting much lately due to time/energy commitments. Figured I’d take a moment to throw these two avalanche beacon review sites up to help out anybody who is looking for a beacon, especially as now it’s the offseason and the sales are going to start – and if you’re lucky you’ll find a screaming [...]
Posted in News Tags: avalanche beacons, backcountry, ski, skiing, snowboard, snowboarding Comments OffSharing the bloggity blog blogger love
May 7th, 2009 Justin Bored at work and/or killing time at work? Check out the below blogs, maybe one (or all) will be new to you. Some are snowboard, some ski, all good for a few extra mental vacation minutes. Jeremy Jones blog Lou Dawson, first guy to ski all the 14′ers in Colorado Lots of good cooler photos [...]
Influences v1.0
May 5th, 2009 Justin If a picture is worth a thousand words this post falls somewhere between your average blog post and ‘War and Peace’. To be continued….
Posted in Off-topic Tags: backcountry, craig kelly, greg galinsky, jamie lynn, snowboard, snowboarding, splitboard, splitboarding, temple cummins 2 Comments »A few Avalung vids
April 22nd, 2009 Justin Yeah, I know most of you out there have probably seen these vids, but I was thinking about the Avalung and other ‘avalanche safety’ devices this morning (it’s 80 out, you’d think I’d be thinking about surfing or something right?). I actually own a standalone Avalung that was a gift from the lady friend for [...]
Posted in News, Videos Tags: avalung, avalung burial, backcountry, ski, skiing, snowboard, snowboarding 1 Comment »Photo sneak preview: Osprey Kode 38 pack
April 19th, 2009 Justin Dying tonight in our heatwave (RIP snow) and melting on the couch figured I’d snap a few pics of the Osprey Kode 38 that recently came into my possession. I’ve only got two days on the pack so want to hold off giving any real review yet as I’m still getting used to the Kode [...]
Posted in New Gear, Reviews Tags: backcountry, osprey kode, osprey kode 38, ski, skiing, snowboard, snowboarding 4 Comments »(mock) How to: on the hill base grind/structuring
April 16th, 2009 Justin *warning: blurry photos ahead, do not adjust your eyes* Step 1: Find east facing slope that has been baking in the sun all week. Climb said slope. Step 2: Achieve a zen-like state and sit/ponder the conditions you’ll be encountering in the near future to decide how you’d like to structure your base. Step 3: [...]
