Life Cycles Teaser

By Greg | Published: September 2, 2010

Seeing this was enough to make be break a 6 month radio silence. I might as well add I do intend to get back up on the site with new reviews for the buying season. Look for more in the way of the bike as well.

In the mean time I’m going to go buy a Blu-Ray player and order this film direct from LifeCyclesFilm.com

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TR: Solitude Schralpage

By Greg | Published: March 7, 2010

Im not sure what I did to deserve the last week of my life. Last Saturday was spent pillaging the 4 feet of fluff that fell up at Wildcat in NH over the prior week and the following day I hopped on a plane out of Manchester for a week skiing in the Wasatch. We had a variety of conditions over the week that ranged from buttery bluebird corn to teeth shattering crunchy bumps but it was all punctuated with a 18-24″ fresh coat that fell on Thursday. Friday morning we checked the Canyon road closures and made our way to BCC for a day of non-stop untracked at Solitude. Here are some of the highlights of that.

Solitude Schralpage from Greg on Vimeo.

And since this is a gearhead site, I was on my 185 JJ’s (have yet to be unseated as my go to ski after 2 seasons) and this was shot with a VIO POV 1.5 and put together in iMovie. Music Credits are The Dirty Projectors – Cannibal Resource and Jaydiohead – Reckoner’s Encore

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Scott USA Slaps ON3P Skis with Cease and Desist

By Greg | Published: November 2, 2009
ON3P Great Scott

ON3P Great Scott

Just as it appears that the news of the David v. Goliath case that involved Level1 Productions and Warren Miller Entertainment has tapered off with WME putting the case against Level 1 on hold, another has surfaced to take its place. Fledgling indie ski manufacturer ON3P skis has received a cease and desist order from Scott USA on the production of their flagship ski the Great Scott which shares the namesake of the company’s founder and president Scott Andrus. While I understand it is every organization’s right and responsibility to defend their trademark; with yet another case where a person is to be restrained from using their own given name in a public forum – where do we draw the line? Read More »

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The Gear Sloot Tuning Room

By Greg | Published: October 26, 2009

Nothing beats a nice thorough hand wax when it comes to caring for your boards. It prolongs the life of the ski, keeps you from poling out of the flats at the bottom of your favorite tree shot, and can even help win you that impromptu Chinese Downhill. The problem is waxing can be a messy affair and its not likely that your landlord or better half will appreciate the smell of burning wax and the sticky texture of ground-in scrapings on the kitchen floor. Read More »

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Hands On the New Flylow Jackets

By Greg | Published: October 23, 2009

I had the pleasure of handling and trying on few of Flylow’s new jackets the other night my local shop. As you may already know, I’m a big fan of their Dropkick Pro pants, so I was excited to check out their latest offerings. I’ll preface this with the fact I am a notoriously difficult fit into most jackets due to having slightly long arms for my height (5′10), and I usually end up having to compromise on overall fit to keep my wrists from freezing. Read More »

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