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More Pre Season Action - Callaghan Valley

G3 Engineer Rob Moore was aching for some pre season turns last weekend, and just had to decide what local zone would hold the most snow. They chose the Callaghan Valley, about 1.5 hours from G3's office, and were rewarded with a full day of skiing up and down Journeyman Peak, even if there was some rough going spots along the way. ...Read more

Pre Season 'Product Testing' on the Kokanee Glacier

With fresh snow in the alpine and a top secret new product that needed some testing, G3 engineer Cam Shute wasn't going to let the perfect opportunity for a ski day go to waste. He met up with Nelson based photographer Kari Medig and scored a pretty solid ski day considering it was only mid October! ...Read more

The Sky is Falling! The Sky is Falling!

Yes, it had to happen. After the 6 warmest and sunniest consecutive weeks the Pacific Northwest has seen in a looooong time, clouds and precip are finally edging their way from forecast to reality. Are we sad that summer might be coming to an end? Sure, who wouldn't be. But like any skiers out there, everyone at G3 knows there's some wintery goodness on the horizon. ...Read more

It's still winter and is prime time for ski touring in Chile

 What do you do when you need winter snow for testing in August? Head south for G3's annual R&D pilgrimage to South America. ...Read more

Top 5 reasons for rugby at Outdoor Retailer

1) A Great Cause, co-sponsored by G3: All proceeds go to The Conservation Alliance.

2) Good Grub: The party venue has changed to Maxwell’s East Coast Eatery. New, hip, and delicious, a Maxwell’s post-match meal is part of the deal (357 S. Main, SLC). ...Read more

Rugby anyone? Be there Aug. 5 in SLC...

Lest it be said we have a one-track mind around here at G3, we do think about things other than skiing.

Mountain biking, for instance. Climbing, of course, And rugby… a natural! Who doesn't like sports where beer is part and parcel?  ...Read more

Transition of the seasons ... sort of

G3 Team Manager Dave Norona is always stoked, always ready to get out there. He shared this photo of a recent spring tour (Yeah, doesn't really look like spring, does it?) and some thoughts on the subject. Based on Dave's observations, maybe it's time to point the car toward the West Coast?  ...Read more

5th Annual Kootenay Coldsmoke Powderfest

I've been lucky enough to attend every single Coldsmoke festival that's ever been held, and it's been cool to watch the festival grow and morph into what it's become today. ...Read more