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John Wells on Beast Ridge - Pow

03 February 2012

G3 athlete John Wells slashing some pow on Beast Ridge, WA, with his G3 Highballs. Looks like a fun lap.

SpadeTech Shovel Uses, and How to Build a Snow Throne!

02 February 2012

G3 ambassador Dave Norona sent us this comical video highlighting some of his favourite features and uses of the G3 SpadeTech shovel. Nice chair Dave!

The Buzz surrounding the Bonesaw

01 February 2012


Any swarthy backcountry skier or mountaineer knows a good snow saw needs to have virtues that go beyond the snow pit walls. The utilitarian side of a worthy saw means that it can cut through not only snow, but ice, wood, and in the case of Genuine Guide Gear’s latest strength factor, bone. ...Read more

Orry Grant Scoring Pow at Whitewater - Sidecountry Sessions Ep 4

31 January 2012

Congratulations to G3 athlete Orry Grant who jus earned himself an Outdoor Research sponsorship. Check out this great Sidecountry Sessions video that features him at Whitewater on his new G3 Highballs.

Highballs and Pow at Baker

31 January 2012

G3 athlete John Wells sent us this quick POV video of him milkin' the pow at Mt Baker, WA on his G3 Highballs. Good fun.

Road Trip Part 3 - Melanie's Grand Teton Attempt

30 January 2012

After warming up our Teton legs earlier in the week (see Road Trip Part 2), we decided to got for something bigger on day 3 of our exploratory mission… the Grand Teton! ...Read more

Road Trip Part 2: A Week of Wyoming

26 January 2012

The new years celebrations we barely over that we were already on our way to the next phase of our road trip: a month of skiing in the States. While British Columbia is getting a lot of snow again this year, we can’t say the same about our friends from the south. ...Read more

Highball: Ski as Elixir

25 January 2012

It used to be that powder skis were limited to the hugest of dumps, when the snow stayed soft for days on end, or wasn’t going to be devoured in minutes by powder hounds before you even finished that initial lap. By design they were meant for the smaller number of skiers whose ski area was a helicopter, a boot pack, or an otherwise off limits area beyond the ropes. Not so anymore. ...Read more

Vermillion Tree Dodging

25 January 2012

Mike and Andy Traslin dodgin' trunks at Vermillion Trees with their G3 ZenOxides.

3 Million Ridiculous Feet

24 January 2012

You know those modest people who kinda just go about their business, and then one day you find out the've accomplished a huge athletic feet that you knew nothing about? Well, guess G3 ambassador Andy Traslin fits that category. He just casually dropped us a note, less than a few paragraphs, summing up his last 3 MILLION feet of vertical... ...Read more