Huge! Massive in fact and very popular with the guys in the know last season. With a removable rubber section in the swallowtail there were varied reports as to what people preferred. A friend who tours a lot preferred the rubber-section out as it lightened the ski and made them much [...]
Pretty big in reality and a few years ago they would have been monstrous. The Gun’s are the top of the line free-skiing boards for the regular back-country skier - without delving into the realms of the mega-fats such as the Rocker or XW LAB’s.Retaining the monocoque construction and a composite core the [...]
With around four hundred pairs of skis on the market for this coming winter it may take me a few weeks to get them all online. Some chirpy comments, boot reviews and industry news will be heading your way, so drop me any feedback or comments and I guarantee that this summer there will [...]
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Car fans get fired up over Pirelli girls whilst skiers of the male ilk have long looked forwards to a new seasons Lange girl. Lately Las Vegas bottle-blondes have given way to some seriously talented athletes, especially in the form of World Cup star Julia Mancuso. Hope you enjoy the retro pics, check the boots [...]
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This is one mean looking pair of skis- in fact they were the only skis that stopped me in my tracks at last seasons ISPO exhibition. The dark snake-skin finish matched to huge dimensions and a very sporty flex makes for the coolest freeride skis out there. I imagine they will be fantastic on-snow [...]
Beautifully made and exquisite to ride Indigo skis. Hand-made in a small seven person company in Munich, Germany the Indigo range features six principle styles of ski served in differing yet stunning detail.
The “Carving” is split into two groups with either the short, snappy and slalom-esque 155 & 165 models, whilst the strong 175 [...]
The new Elan website is up with all their latest equipment. We’re just waiting for images, but check out skireviews.co.uk in a week or so for the latest news from the Eastern European manufacturer- meanwhile here is an image from their exclusively women’s W Studio range. They [...]
The manufacturer says this about the Amplid Teddy Skis 2008:
Technical Freestyle tricks combined with sick lines out there in the big mountain universe this is where Teddy Berr is at home.
People who get to see Teddy’s performances at contests or movies know his aggressive and yet elegant riding style.
The 23year old half german [...]
The manufacturer says this about the Armada ARG Skis 2008:
A very limited number of ARGs hit stores last year and within weeks they were gone. On the mountain, they forever changed how their lucky owners skied deep snow. The ARG remains a limited-production model for the 2007-08 ski season. Its patent-pending design stands alone [...]
The manufacturer says this about the Armada The Ant Skis 2008:
Right about the time Anthony moved to the Pro Team he started laying off the urban rails and ledges. He spent more and more time jumping and ripping huge lines in the backcountry. He needed something that provided stability when straight-lining and hitting big [...]