Guide to Skimo Racing Nutrition and Hydration: From 2 days before to the finish line and beyond

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It’s 7am, you feel rested and your legs are ready to go. You are packing all your race gear and just before leaving the motel room you are … [Read more...]

La Sportiva Stratos3 Cube – lightest skimo boot in the world!

La Sportiva Stratos Cube photo

A post about new La Sportiva Stratos³ Cube appeared here on Skintrack couple of weeks ago but had to be taken down on request from La Sportiva due to … [Read more...]

Review: Inov-8 Roclite 285 minimalist trail running shoes bring new experience

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As snow starts to fall down discussing trail running shoes could seem off topic but to really test a pair of shoes it takes more than two laps around … [Read more...]

Review of Dynafit touring setup: Manaslu skis, TLT 5 Performance boots, TLT Radical ST bindings, Speed Skins

Dynafit Manaslu skis and skins.

This is a review of my current touring setup. I skied the gear described below from December last year until June 2012, and I will be skiing it … [Read more...]

ISMF White List: List of approved equipment, clarification… and some confusion

As we were busy researching gear for comparison pages of the lightest equipment the last couple of weeks - skis, boots and bindings - the … [Read more...]

Game Changers 3-article series: Interesting ski tourers answer “What is the one piece of gear that changed or influenced your ski adventures?”

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I like to learn from people and about people because we are all unique characters. With some we have lots in common, with others only few things. But … [Read more...]

Make your own dehydrated food for multi-day ski traverses and backcountry trips

Make your own dried food for ski traverses

For a long time, when it came to multi-day backcountry ski traverses, I thought I have to rely on dried or dry-freeze packaged foods from a store. I … [Read more...]

Greg Hill talks about his choice of boots, skis and other gear he takes on adventures

Smith Maze ski helmet.

This article was submitted by Greg Hill through which he responded to my questions and curiosity about what gear (and why) he uses the most these … [Read more...]

How to choose the right length (and kind) of skimo racing poles for you

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Some time ago someone posted a question on Skintrack about ski poles for skimo/rando racing. It never got fully addressed. Recently, @peteyknight … [Read more...]

Skout Trailbars review: We need more quality choices to replace some old fillers

Skout Natural Traibars flavors

Bottom line: Highly recommend to try Skout Trailbars for various activities. Value them for what they really offer and let your priorities … [Read more...]

Pierre Gignoux 444: Behind the scene of the lightest ski boot in the World

Nina Silitch in the Pila World Cup sprint race in Italy, December 2009 with her Pierre Gignoux boots.

Sharing a look behind the scene of manufacturing the world's lightest ski boot (Pierre Gignoux 444 model) through the eyes of Michael Silitch, an … [Read more...]

Are these the same skis? Dynafit DNA Race vs. Crazy Idea DNA Race

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Update: After confirmations from various sources these two skis are in fact the same. For a longer time now I have been suspecting a little … [Read more...]