Journal


The Journal is dedicated to the sports and people that make Black Diamond what it is.


Tuesday, September 6, 2011

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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  • Friday, March 15, 2013

    BD athlete Jacqui Edgerly reports from skiing and filming trip to Golden Alpine Holidays in the Canadian Rockies

    Black Diamond athlete Jacqui Edgerly recently returned from an epic week of powder skiing and filming in the Canadian Rockies, living it up at Golden Alpine Holidays' Vista Lodge. She sent us the following report and photos upon her return.   At the Prestige Hotel in downtown Golden in mid January a mix of athletes,... [READ MORE]

  • Monday, February 25, 2013

    VIDEO: BD athlete Will Cardamone and the Yurt Project—Episode #1

    Black Diamond athlete Will Cardamone lives in a yurt tucked back in the mountains of Colorado. It's an idyllic location and the perfect launch point for endless backcountry missions. Will has shot and edited together a series of video shorts that beautifully detail both his life in the mountains and some incredible skiing. Here is Episode... [READ MORE]

  • Friday, February 22, 2013

    BD Crash Pads, Episode 2: Zack Giffin's Tiny House

    Here at Black Diamond, our athletes' all-consuming drive to spend as much time in the mountains, at the crags and on the trails as possible tends to make for some interesting living situations. Modded-out cargo vans, backwoods shacks, parents' basements and musty expedition tents-the idiosyncratic places they reside when they're not doing what... [READ MORE]

  • Friday, February 8, 2013

    BD athlete Johnny Collinson reports on his Canadian ski travels and the Freeride World Tour stop in Revelstoke

    Black Diamond athlete Johnny Collinson is a busy guy this time of the year: comps, filming, skiing, skiing, and skiing… basically living the sweet life of a professional skier. He’s spent a large chunk of the winter up in Canada and sent us the following report from the Freeride World Tour stop in Revelstoke. The trip to Canada... [READ MORE]

  • Wednesday, January 30, 2013

    PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT: Carbon Megawatt ski

    Innovation is what drives everything here at Black Diamond. If we're not making gear better, stronger, lighter, faster, more durable and easier to use, then we're not doing our job. In this ongoing series of monthly posts, we'll be giving you an inside look at some of our most innovative products through one-on-one interviews with our team of... [READ MORE]