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  • Wednesday, January 18, 2012 111.7052°W 40.53370°N

    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]

  • Thursday, November 10, 2011 61.244026404654846 -146.39076232910156

    BD employee Dylan Freed heli-ski guiding in Alaska

    BD employee Dylan Freed works part-time here in Salt Lake City, running the ski cage to make sure all the demos are mounted, tuned, waxed and ready to rip throughout the winter. When he’s not here in Utah, Dylan splits time heli guiding in Alaska and New Zealand (and testing the latest prototype skis and boots). A pretty sweet life, indeed.... [READ MORE]

  • Tuesday, May 10, 2011 61.227835992308734 -146.3990020751953

    BD employee Dan Caruso reports on his season of Alaskan heli-ski guiding

    Black Diamond’s European Ski Line Promoter, Dan Caruso , spends a good chunk of March and April working as a heli guide in Alaska with Alaska Backcountry Adventures. Although this year the powder gods were a little stingy, leaving conditions less-than epic, DC still got into some sweet vert. Below is his season-end report. From:... [READ MORE]

  • Wednesday, February 23, 2011 46.437123 9.3589778

    BD athletes Martin Webrant, Reine Barkered and Rebecka Eriksson ski at Madesimo, Italy

    Black Diamond athletes Martin Webrant , Reine Barkered and Rebecka Eriksson team up with photographer Martin Söderqvist and BD Europe’s ski team manager Dan Caruso for a quick ski mission to Madesimo, Italy. Below is Söderqvist report from the trip as well as some great photos of the crew. This area of the Italian Alps used to... [READ MORE]

  • Tuesday, October 26, 2010 -43.56863421988587 170.22045135498047

    Dispatch #2: BD athlete Steve Romeo reports on his ski mountaineering trip to New Zealand

    Black Diamond athlete Steve Romeo decided to fly down to New Zealand in late September to feed his skiing need on the island's steep peaks. Below is his second report from the peaks of New Zealand, along with some stellar photos from Scott Fennell. To read Romeo's Dispatch #1, click here . It was nice to get a hot shower and sleep in... [READ MORE]