Part of Alpina’s Glacier line, the Tibet MT is a comfortable pair of ski/alpine sunglasses. Packaged with a solid feeling case, out of the box they were lightweight. The frame seems to be primarily plastic giving it a slightly less solid feel. This is compounded by the fact that the side blinders are not completely fixed[…]
Most skimo race skis have a notch in their tips for skis to attach to. This allows racers to quickly rip the skins in a transition without taking off the skis. Race skis have an elastic attachment at the tip and no attachment at the tail – in fact, they are usually cut well short[…]
Plum is a French skimo binding company that produces several solid looking products. Among their all metal bindings (no plastic bits to worry about breaking) is their race series, the flagship of which is the Race 145. The name of course refers to the weight of one binding in grams. Certainly in the same league[…]
For the 2011-2012 season, the Black Diamond Drift was my go-to ski. Training at Elfin Lakes, steep chutes at Blackcomb, skimo races in the rockies and powder days on the Duffy Lake Road, I used them for everything. A light and fat option from BD’s Efficiency Series (and bigger brother to the Aspect ski) the[…]
The t6 is Suunto’s premier training heart rate monitor and has been on the market for several years. Thanks to its compact size, the t6 doesn’t even look all that different from a basic sports watch compared to most bulky heart rate monitors, but when paired with its heart rate strap, it becomes a valuable[…]