Journal : Ski

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

Recent Talk

Jordy commented on
BD athlete Alex Honnold reports from Wadi Rum, Jordan
"Sometimes it isn't as exciting in the retelling. There aren't a lot of words..."

Caner ALPAY commented on
VIDEO: BD athlete Drew Stoecklein roadtrips to Canada in search of snow
"I live in turkey. very limited possibilities here. No one in my skiing...."

Piep commented on
BD employee Kolin Powick reports on his volunteer work at the Khumbu Climbing Center in Nepal
"Safe travels, KP. Hope the bags show... bring us back some good stories...."

Bruce Kirkby commented on
BD employee Kolin Powick reports on his volunteer work at the Khumbu Climbing Center in Nepal
"Right on KP! Cool to read, and sick pics. Makes me wish I was over there..."

climber commented on
Video #3: BD athlete Adam Ondra bouldering in Fontainebleau, France
"a perfect video for a perfect performance. good job!"

Dominika commented on
BD athlete Alex Honnold reports on Poland's indoor climbing scene
"Very nice article. I'm from Poland visiting US right now and I have the same..."

Bob Pruitt commented on
QC LAB: Remounting previously drilled skis
"So what if the screw holes are converted to threaded inserts? And would a..."

Spraylord McGillicutty commented on
Winger for the Weekend #122
"Get that guy a job in QA."

Joey commented on
VIDEO PROFILE: BD athlete Will Gadd climbing Roman Candle (M8) in Hyalite Canyon, Montana
"Bozeman is THE place for climbing."

Matt commented on
Video #1: BD athlete Adam Ondra bouldering in Fontainebleau, France
"I too would like to know the music credits. Awesome vid, lovely place...I..."

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

VIDEO: BD athlete Drew Stoecklein roadtrips to Canada in search of snow

BD athlete Drew Stoecklein decide to stop waiting for the snow to fall and jumped in his truck. Destination? North to Canada (hey, they don’t call it The Great White North for nothing). Here’s the report and excellent video he put together from his snow-hunting mission. During the first week of 2012, I had the opportunity... [READ MORE]
Thursday, January 19, 2012

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]
Tuesday, January 10, 2012

BD athletes Angel Collinson and Jacqui Edgerly skiing and scoping lines at the Freeskiing World Tour stop in Revelstoke, Canada

Black Diamond athletes Angel Collinson and Jacqui Edgerly are up in Revelstoke, Canada for the Freeskiing World Tour stop and put together the following clips with the tour crew. Looks like it's definitely dumping up there right now! Angel, as well as fellow BD skiers Samuel Anthamatten and Jake Sakson, made tomorrow's finals. Good luck to... [READ MORE]
Monday, December 19, 2011

VIDEO PROFILE: BD athlete Johnny Collinson skiing in Greenland

Black Diamond athlete Johnny Collinson runs his op full-on, be it stomping airs in comps or charging hard on big mountain tech terrain. Last winter he spent some time filming with Sherpas Cinema in Greenland for All.I.Can, the most widely acclaimed ski film of the year. They got a ton of sweet footage of Johnny, so we had the Sherpas edit... [READ MORE]
Monday, December 5, 2011

Dawn Patrol application launched on Facebook—enter to win now!

Back in the early 1990s, the late, great Alex Lowe (a.k.a., The Fiend) was the commander-in-chief of a crew of Black Diamond employees that would wake up at inhuman hours in order to score turns before having to be at work at 9 A.M. … a task dubbed by The Fiend as “dawn patrol.” This ritual has been embraced by BD employees and other... [READ MORE]