Outdoors
30 Minutes With: Nicolas Müller
Nicolas Müller is one of the best snowboarders on the planet, but you won’t see him on the podium at the X Games or in highlight clips on SportsCenter.
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ArchivePhoto Essay: Capturing Peak Six on Film
More than 50 years in the making, the 540-acre Peak 6 opened on Christmas Day, 2013, bringing a fantastic mix of terrain that fills a surprising gap in Breckenridge’s arsenal. The new terrain offers some of the only above-treeline skiing for intermediates in the country and even more of Breck’s famous expert terrain.
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OutdoorsLocked In: 5 Best Ski Bindings
Bindings often go overlooked in favor of the flashiness of a new pair of skis or boots. But as your only contact point for control and power transfer along the 170-180cm boards you’re strapping on, and your final line of safety in a major crash, they’re the most important piece of gear for a successful and safe season.
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OutdoorsThe Architect
Now in its seventh season, the Salomon Freeski TV channel has covered the sport exhaustively.
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ArchiveStay: Scarp Ridge Lodge
Luxury adventure company Eleven takes its name from the ‘80s “rockumentary” This is Spinal Tap. In the movie, band member Nigel tells new guy Marty that while other bands’ amps go up to ten, theirs go to eleven: one louder than ten.
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OutdoorsKit: Summer Skiing
Every year for Memorial Day a few die-hard friends and I skip the barbecues to indulge our powder habit one last time. Summer skiing is our way of throwing a middle finger to the sun before our precious snow melts for another year.
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OutdoorsHotshots: 10 Best Skis of the 2012-2013 Season
It seems that you can’t walk through a ski resort parking lot without seeing a few new brands of skis and boards being toted around. Some of these new styles are grounded in real testing and evaluation, while others miss the mark in favor of design flashiness, but how to tell?
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OutdoorsKit: Backcountry Skiing Essentials
With record storms dumping fresh powder in the Rockies and Pacific Northwest, we couldn’t think of a better way to ring in the New Year than celebrating with a trip to the nearest ski hill. What fun would a resort trip be without ducking under the safety ropes to sneak a few turns in the untouched backcountry?
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Archive
Avalanche Cliff Jump in the French Alps
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwbP9WLX3fY&w=650&h=400] Many downhill lovers have dreamt of whizzing through the ungroomed powder troves of the backcountry. Skiing off of an enormous cliff face while triggering an avalanche probably isn’t part of those dreams — well at least for you saner readers.
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OutdoorsRossignol Bandit B94 Respect
These Rossignol Bandit B94 Respect skis are built using Rossignol’s B94 Bandit structure which means they are a lighter overall alpine ski, perfect for uphill climbs, downhill bombs, backcountry powder and packed snow. They feature a sharknose and dual tec construction.
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OutdoorsVoilé Split Decision MOJO
Powder season is nearly upon us and we’re already itching here to get out on the slopes and chow some powder. The folks here at GP are split between skiiers and boarders so the Voile Split Decision MOJO splitboard is something we’ve got our eyes on using this winter.