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Garmont Receives 14 awards for the 2010 Ski Boot Line

08.28.2009 – (Williston, Vermont) Backcountry, Skiing, and Powder magazines have hit the newsstands with their gear guide issues. Among the three magazines, Garmont ski boots have been awarded Backcountry Magazine Editor’s Choice Awards, Skiing Magazine Official Ski Test Selection, and Powder Magazine Skier’s Choice Awards. Totally [...]

Here’s some stoke from a couple of this year’s pending ski flicks.
Some highlights and intros from Powderwhore, TGR, Sweetgrass…
 
Powderwhore Productions for inspirational telemark skiing:
 
Sweetgrass Productions- “Signatures”
 
Backcountry.com teammate Rachel Burks in action with TGR:
http://www.tetongravity.com/videos/Almost-Live–Episode13–Rachael-Burks-738134.htm

It was a fun weekend out of the box canyon.
Thursday, I headed up towards Loveland CO for a reunion with old friends from our Brown university crew team. En route, I had the chance to visit with friends Melissa McManus, Eric Hendrix and Pete Mcbride in Basalt.
Arriving on Friday afternoon to a beautiful lakefront location at the home of Brown [...]

 
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In the wake of recent tragedies and losses to the climbing community, “Climbing” magazine this month has numerous articles addressing and sharing some stories and thoughts behind the pain incurred by a tight knit crew of people.
Below are two quotes from the mag that seem to capture the sentiments of both those who are gone as well [...]

“Everything in life is a risk of some sort. Many climbers have been seriously hurt or killed driving home from the hills. Climbing holds can break unexpectedly, but lightning also strikes. Most people exist so swaddled against danger, measuring out their lives with coffee spoons, that those who reckon by a different calculation of risk [...]

This is a clip shared with me by Backcountry.com athlete manager Jonny Atencio (www.jonnyatencio.com), as he seems to find himself feeling this way with me quite a bit, especially when providing me with directions around Salt Lake City. It also pretty much sums up my state of mind post-op in July.
Next week, life should get more [...]

From my friend Dan Smith in VT,
 ”…if you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds’ worth of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it,
And – which is more – you’ll be a Man, my son”- Rudyard Kipling
 
Time to start training for ski season.
My recovery is going well, and by Monday, I have [...]

The Shogun will be a top big mountain contender this season.
I have not yet skied this ski, with my favorite Salomon sliders being the Czars and the Sandstorms, but am looking forward to getting on a pair of these puppies based on the rave reviews.
Per testers & skiers, the shogun supplies its rider with all mountain stability, a rocker, [...]