The Playground

Corn Ch-Powder on Mt Baker

31 August 2010

Some people just can’t wait for winter. Much like the Traslins we blogged about recently, friends of G3 Jamie & Lotte Bond also knew where to find the goods close to home this summer. After learning they wouldn’t make it down to South America this summer, they knew they had to get their fix soon, somehow. ...Read more

Rad lines in Bulgaria: The Devil's Couloir

30 August 2010

Yeah, that image got our attention too. If it's steep lines in aesthetic terrain, Bulgaria definitely has it.

Each year, G3's distributor in Bulgaria, XCo Sports Ltd., holds an annual ski mountaineering photo story contest.

We thought it might just get you stoked for the coming season. It did us. ...Read more

Deep in the North Cascades, deep into July

17 August 2010

Brothers and G3 ambassadors Mike and Andy Traslin are our kind of folks. As a BC ski gear manufacturer, we do like and admire those people who go skiing in July and August without going south of the equator. ...Read more

Bugaboo Quickie

02 August 2010

 Now that I'm a father of a seven month old baby, Mateo, I seem to have much less time for myself and for my selfish outdoor pursuits. This hasn't dampened my spirits at all, since becoming a father has done nothing but enrich my life with new and fun experiences. I have however had to focus on improving my efficiency since freetime is now more limited. ...Read more

Jason Hummel: Skiing Coleman Headwall and Western Lobe, Mt Baker

27 July 2010

Volcanoes have an appeal that even sharp peaks in the North Cascades can’t equal. They are massive! From their steep faces and crumbling icefalls, cracked glaciers and sloughing moraines to their encroaching forests, glassy lakes and gorging rivers, their grandeur is far-reaching. ...Read more

100 Miles in the Wrangell Mountains with Joe Stock

14 July 2010

100 Miles in the Wrangell Mountains

Trip Report just in from: Joe Stock ...Read more

Season Reflections

22 June 2010

Steve Ogle put together a slideshow to convey "when things go wrong" while out shooting ski photos. This was shown at "the gathering" at Red Mountain.

Music by Richard Buckner: "This is where." ...Read more

Schuss

21 May 2010

Schuss, "A photographic homage to the early days of skiing...all shot and produced during the month of march 2010," by Dave Heath. Enjoy! ...Read more

SoulFly to the Test

10 May 2010

These images just arrived in our inbox from our Norwegian distributor and instantly triggered  dreams of envy. Steffen, shown here enjoying next season's new Soulfly ski; designed to fuse the world of freeride performance with super lightweight construction.

steffen on soulfly2 

steffen on soulfly1 

storm cycle...

01 May 2010

 From the Vertical Integration (VI) crew comes a new nostalgic short edit about some of their stormy adventures in powder.  The VI crew includes new G3 team member J.T. Robinson. Pure powder is the name of this storm cycle.  Remember the days.

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