Gear Sloot

Life Cycles Teaser

Greg — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:56:27 +0000

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 [...]

TR: Solitude Schralpage

Greg — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 17:58:36 +0000

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 [...]

Scott USA Slaps ON3P Skis with Cease and Desist

Greg — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:48:34 +0000

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 [...]

The Gear Sloot Tuning Room

Greg — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:58:15 +0000

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 [...]

Hands On the New Flylow Jackets

Greg — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:08:51 +0000

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 [...]

Mid October Skiing at Sunday River

Greg — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 18:57:19 +0000

Went up to Sunday River on Saturday (October 17th) to get the earliest turns of my life and play with my new VIO POV 1.5 (a review is in the works.) Skiing during peak foliage was a bit surreal, and despite my being rusty and the single open trail being scratchy to say the least, [...]

Slaythegnar.com – New Ski Stoke Website

Greg — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 11:22:14 +0000

Skier666 from the TGR Forums has written the book on the ski trip report. They’ve got soundtracks, comedy, great photography, and ripping skiers. The Tahoe area can be feast or famine in terms of snow but this guy and his crew are out there every week getting it done and having a good time regardless [...]

Karhu Storm Review (AT)

Greg — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 01:13:57 +0000

In search of the ultimate alpine touring setup for the North East, we mounted up a pair of 177 Karhu Storms with Dynafit bindings to see if they could handle the diversity of conditions that are encountered on a day of spring touring in the White Mountains of New Hampshire.

Flylow Dropkick Pro Ski Pant Review

Greg — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 11:20:33 +0000

It was two years ago when I once again found myself in the market for some new pants as I had developed a knack for destroying mine on a seasonal basis. It was early December and I was up at Jay Peak pillaging an early season powder day in conjunction with the Vermont Telemark Festival. [...]

Review: Karhu Team 100 / Line Prophet 100

Greg — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:21:35 +0000

Last season I found myself without a solid every day ski in my quiver that would handle whatever conditions I would encounter on the mountain on any given day. I needed something that would carve on hard pack well, yet provide enough float to be serviceable in deeper snow, crud, or cut up powder when called upon. I needed a daily driver. After some laborious research, mulling various magazine and personal reviews, there was one ski that seemed to be universally loved and completely fit the bill. That ski was the Line Prophet 100: A playful cap-constructed twin that sports a generous sidecut, maple core and a layer of titanal for good measure. A number of seasons ago when the Prophet 100 first debuted, at 100mm under foot, it might have been considered a powder ski in almost any locale save for maybe Utah, where its bigger brother the Prophet 130 was the weapon of choice on deep days. Fast forward a few years and 100 is the new 80 - fat is now mid-fat (yes, even in New England.)