Names that were left on the cutting room floor: Telekinesis, Telecommunication, Telegraphs. Telemark puns aside, it’s trailer season, which combined with the growing amount of ski talk around the office is causing some of us to eagerly anticipate winter a bit too early. For their 2010 film, the Powderwhores traveled to Haines, the Revelations, and [...]
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An Unlikely Black Diamond Ski Convert
When I first told a friend I was going to work at Backbone, he said, “You better get used to the idea of skiing Black Diamond skis.” Nawww, I thought, those things are too planky. Turns out lots has changed about Black Diamond skis in the past few years, and the current selection is nothing [...]
Powder, Raw Fish, and Cherry Blossoms
I was lucky enough to get to spend the past week in Japan representing Black Diamond on a photo shoot and telemark festival. Before I left, I had vague visions of myself posing for pictures with Japanese skiers whose default picture pose was throwing up a peace sign. Turns out that was an unfounded Asian [...]
