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VIDEO: Black Diamond Equipment's 2011/12 ski development, design and testing
A massive amount of effort and innovation has gone into our new line of Freeride Series skis . Watch the video here as we take you through all of the the crucial steps from CAD design to prototyping to field testing to manufacturing to quality assurance testing.
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GROUPS WE SUPPORT: Utah Avalanche Center
--> 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... [READ MORE]
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Spring 2012 Spare Parts Manual
Need that spare part but having trouble figuring out exactly which of the dozens of spare parts we sell is the one you need? Help is on the way. Click here to download a detailed guide to all the spare parts Black Diamond Equipment sells for Spring 2012 . Still stumped? Contact our North American customer service crew at bdmo@bdel.com or... [READ MORE]
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QC LAB: Remounting previously drilled skis
Before any piece of Black Diamond gear makes it on to the shelves, it spends months, sometimes years getting put through the wringer by our Director of Global Quality, Kolin Powick, and his team of Quality Assurance engineers. Through extensive and meticulous testing, both in the lab and in the field, KP and his team help ensure that you can... [READ MORE]
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BD athlete Antte Lauhamaa tele skiing in the Norwegian backcountry
Black Diamond athlete Antte Lauhamaa is a tele ripper from Finland and travels throughout Europe each season, hunting for the goods. He set off earlier this winter on just such a mission, and began his 2011/12 ski season in Norway at an inspiring above-the-Arctic-Circle locale. Below is his report and photos from Petri Kovalainen. The... [READ MORE]
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EMPLOYEE FAVORITES: Susannah Pratt, NW Couloir of the Pfeifferhorn, UT
Here at Black Diamond, the inspiration to innovate is driven from within. When we're not at the office, our dedicated crew of employees is out cranking at the crags, putting in miles on the trails and questing around the mountains in search of untracked descents. In this ongoing series of posts on the Journal, we'll be highlighting some of our... [READ MORE]
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