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Tuesday, January 4, 2011

VIDEO: SKI HERE NOW — Webisode #3

Here is Webisode #3 of Black Diamond Equipment's Ski Here Now, a three-part web series that takes a Zen look at skiing in the big mountains of Europe, featuring Black Diamond skiers in France and Switzerland. The Ski Here Now webisodes will be released in November, December and January exclusively in the Black Diamond Journal. The series kicked off with Webisode #1 in La Grave, where the Telepherique and Black Diamond are official partners. Martin Webrant, Ptor Spricenieks, and David Pitschmann were the featured BD riders in Episode #1 and arrived at the perfect time for sweet conditions. Webisode #2 featured a ski adventure in Zermatt with alpinist, shredder of steeps and Zermatt-local, Samuel Anthamatten. Webisode #3 features BD riders Tor Eggeboe and Nicolas Aubert as...
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  • Saturday, December 3, 2011

    Starting the '11-'12 ski season the finnish way in Lyngen, Norway.

    BD friends & finnish ski promoters Jani Johansén and Skipe Oivo, also known as Bradas, went to Lyngen Alps, Norway in late October to finish off the fishing season and kick off the 2011-2012 ski season. Jani tells us that they finish their winter season there in May/June just to head back there in October/November for the first turns.... [READ MORE]

  • Wednesday, November 30, 2011

    GROUPS WE SUPPORT: Winter WIldlands Alliance

    We take a large amount of pride in our history of outspoken advocacy for conservation and access causes (locally, regionally and globally), as well as in our efforts to support conservation, education and recreation groups that are on the front-lines of protecting and preserving the wild lands we love and depend on, and this ongoing series... [READ MORE]

  • Monday, November 21, 2011

    TECH VIDEO: 2011/2012 Freeride Series Boots

    For the 2011/2012 ski season we’ve made our award-winning Freeride Series boots even better with all-new liners for improved warmth and articulation, as well as a refined, smoother flex. We sat down with the R&D brains behind the boots and made the following video, which highlights the innovation and design philosophy that makes this... [READ MORE]

  • Thursday, November 17, 2011

    VIDEO: BD athlete Callum Pettit skiing in Canada

    Black Diamond athlete Callum Pettit is a British Columbia native and hooked up with lensman Adam Clark to put together the following video that showcases some of the sweet Canadian stashes he routinely hits throughout the winter.   [READ MORE]

  • Tuesday, November 15, 2011

    VIDEO: BD Stoke Video—Fall 2011

    It was another great fall season here at Black Diamond Equipment, and now winter is on us—time to get the skis and ice tools ready for action (and maybe try to squeeze in a couple more days out on the trail). Here's a quick stoke video to get you psyched on the past few months of action and primed to run it hot this winter. We'll see you out... [READ MORE]