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John Baldwin interview: passionate ski touring explorer dedicated to one, but huge, mountain range

Stano — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 15:09:41 +0000

Spring conditions, longer days and good friends make for amazing multi-day trips. And since we are in that time of the year here is an inspirational interview with one of the greatest Canadian adventurers. Enjoy! Many people have big goals or great plans but somewhere along the way they get side-tracked and they steer away from [...]

Dogtooth Dash 2010 race: Canadian National Ski Mountaineering Championships

Stano — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 12:39:18 +0000

During the upcoming Easter weekend Kicking Horse Mountain Resort (near Golden) will host the final round of the Canadian Ski Mountaineering Cup with its second annual Dogtooth Dash event. Starting gun will go off on April 3rd (Saturday) and once again the event will be coveted as Canadian Ski Mountaineering Championships. The race is run in partnership [...]

Canucks in Andorra: Culture shocks, race engines tune ups, big traverse plans

Stano — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:38:57 +0000

First of all, I would like to thank all the people that are supporting me and other Canadian team members in our efforts to represent Canada at the world skimo racing scene this season. Without you it would be very close to impossible. Thank you very much. On February 19th, five members of the Canadian National [...]

Pierre Gignoux 444: Behind the scene of the lightest ski boot in the World

Stano — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:10:23 +0000

Sharing a look behind the scene of manufacturing the world’s lightest ski boot (Pierre Gignoux 444 model) through the eyes of Michael Silitch, an internationally certified mountain guide living his dream in Chamonix. Michael is the founder and the main guide of High Alpine Mountain Guides, and a husband to one of America’s top female skimo [...]

Are these the same skis? Dynafit DNA Race vs. Crazy Idea DNA Race

Stano — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 08:27:33 +0000

Update: After confirmations from various sources these two skis are in fact the same. For a longer time now I have been suspecting a little “marketing scam” that might be being played with the ski mountaineering racing community. Two companies with well known names might be presenting the same ski but covered in two different top [...]