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Behind the Scenes at Breck’s Snow Sculpture Championships

Behind the Scenes at Breck’s Snow Sculpture Championships

You can do more with snow in Breckenridge than just ride it.

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In the Bag

In the Bag

So what to pack when you’re headed out into the backcountry? We go over safety gear on page 17, but here’s the rest of what we recommend.
Two low-profile packs that stand out are Deuter’s Freeride Pro 30 ($149; deuter.com) and Mammut’s Nirvana Snowpack ($170; mammut.ch). Both ride well, hold just the right amount of gear [...]

Binding Bonanza

Binding Bonanza

TELEMARK
22 Designs Hammerhead
The Hammerhead has become the hands-down favorite when it comes to tele bindings. Why? Reliability and snappy big-ski performance for one, but even better is the ability to adjust it at five different tension settings.
$225; twentytwodesigns.com
Black Diamond 01
The best tele touring binding we have tested, the O1 is easy to click into skinning [...]

On Your Rocker

On Your Rocker

BOARDS

K2 Darkside
Our go-to ski for tearing through big dumps, the Darkside looks like a waterski at 156/128/144—and it absolutely floats at high speed in deep stuff. Yet what really impressed us was how it could turn in area since the rocker is only in the tip with regular camber underfoot and in the tail. [...]

Suffering and Salvation

Suffering and Salvation

What do you get when you head out on the Colorado Interconnect? In this case, three resorts, thousands of turns and only one blister.
The wind doesn’t like us. It pelts us with icy pellets of snow. It tries to push us over. It tears at our skis, balanced on our shoulders as we scrape across [...]