Black Diamond has teamed up with Mike Barney, an Avalanche Professional, to create a series of educational videos around the basics of snow safety. Mike’s a Black Diamond athlete, has been ski guiding for the last two decades and spends around nine months per year taking clients skiing in potentially Read more…
Well serviced skis are a thing of beauty to use. They slide, turn and grip much better and significantly enhance your time on snow. Unfortunately most skiers don’t get to experience this sensation very often. Hire skis tend not to be maintained as well as they should. Ski owners generally Read more…
The Ski Podcast is a UK-based podcast that looks at at all aspects of the world of skiing and snowboarding, from resorts to racing, Ski Sunday to slush. It is hosted by Iain Martin, who is joined by guests from the world of snow to chat about wintery stuff and Read more…
The M-Line is Dynastar’s Mountain sport range of skis, for skiers looking to spend as much time as possible away from the groomed runs. It covers ski touring, ski mountaineering, freeride charging, a bit of all-mountain and backcountry freestyle. The M-Pro’s are the directional freeride weapons, while the M-Free models Read more…
Lange has a new range of ski touring boots for winter 21/22, and SkiKitInfo’s been thoroughly testing the XT3 Tour Pro to give you and in-depth test and review. Here’s the full video, so you can see just what we think of this new tour offering from Lange. Content created Read more…
Dynastar S-Line is the Speed range of skis for men, including Speed race, Speed piste and Speed 4X4 all-mountain models. Dynastar has changed the naming for many of their skis for the 21/22 season. They’ve incorporated their men’s 4X4 all-mountain range and the Speedzone piste skis into their Speed line-up, Read more…
The Völkl Deacon 74 is an incredible performance piste ski, but the Völkl Deacon 75 is a relatively new addition to the family. We wanted to see if this far cheaper brother could cut-it against its pricier sibling. Deacon 75 / 75 Black & Deacon 74 / 74 Black The Völkl Deacon Read more…
The Line Skis Blade and Blade W are superb, fun skis and a real break from the norm. Line has smashed the smile-ometer with the Blade women’s and men’s planks. Unique construction ideas and Line’s infectiously fun approach to skiing brings a smile to your face. The Blade and Blade W really Read more…
If you already tour, or are thinking about it, choosing ski touring kit can be a minefield. How do you know your kit will compliment each other? Will the boots overpower the skis, leaving you exhausted from struggling down those otherwise heavenly slopes. Is the ski too much for those Read more…
The Dalbello Quantum touring boots, comprised of three models for winter 20/21, is exceptional. They’ve utilised a new shell construction technology, whereby the shell around the foot is created in two halves and bonded together. Two-part clog, bonded together This two-part construction of the clog allows much stiffer materials to Read more…
Grip Walk boot soles and binding systems have been around since 2016, but, as of June 2021, have only now been officially standardised by the International Organization of Standardization (ISO). How does this change your kit choice and what does it mean for you? In short, not a lot. It Read more…
Scott dedicates a lot of their attention to ski touring products, producing some phenomenal skis, boots and lightweight avalanche airbags. Here, we want to focus on their popular Superguide range, following the addition of the wide, light and ski-performance orientated Superguide Freetour ski. Content created for you At SkiKitInfo, we’re Read more…
K2’s top of the range helmets are their Diversion MIPS for men and Virtue MIPS for women, which were both new for winter 2021. They share the same construction and multi-sport certification, but are available in different colours and size ranges. SkiKitInfo.com got to test the Diversion MIPS, to let Read more…
Scott has introduced a new freetour ski boot for winter 20/21, called the Freeguide Carbon. Scott Sports was born in the USA but is now run from Switzerland. They make all-mountain, freeride and touring skis, although they only focus on touring and telemark boots. They previously made traditional four buckle Read more…
Elan, the often innovative Slovenian ski company, has launched a folding all-mountain ski, called the Elan Voyager. This isn’t the first folding ski Elan’s developed, but it’s the first model for mainstream skiing. We haven’t tested this ski yet, but we have tested the previous version of this design from Read more…
Ski touring is about being able to travel under your own steam, without having to rely on mechanical lifts. The act of ‘walking’ on skis is referred to as skinning, due to the ‘skin’ attached to the base of each ski. The main difference between ski touring and regular skiing Read more…
SkiKitInfo.com brings you a complete guide to the full Decathlon Wed’ze RT and MT ski touring packages. Wed’ze is the winter sports division of the French powerhouse, Decathlon. They sell a vast range of kit, from many brands, but also design and develop their own-brand products. We were fortunate to Read more…
SkiKitInfo.com brings you a full review of K2’s touring skis for men and women. We’re not paid by the brands to feature their kit and don’t receive any commission or income from them for reviewing their products. They don’t have any say in what we write or report about their Read more…
SkiKitInfo.com has the world’s most comprehensive guide to Atomic Backland touring skis, for everything from ski-mo racing to epic powder days. We look at design, construction, strengths, weaknesses, boot and binding compatibility and who each model will work best for and more. We’re not paid by the brands to feature Read more…
SkiKitInfo.com has the full run-through of the Faction Agent ski touring range. We’re not paid by the brands to feature their kit and don’t receive any commission or income from them for reviewing their products. They don’t have any say in what we write or report about their kit. We Read more…