Houseblend posts by g3

Bombs of the Backcountry: How to be safe cutting cornices

07 February 2012


Cornices are beautiful: white, transfixed crescendos of nature, icons of the alpine environment. They can also be great snow stability tools when used properly. To safely send one down a slope is an invaluable tool in any backcountry traveler’s bag of tricks. 

(Lead image by Joey Vosburgh. Not an actual cornice cutting, but you get the idea. ...Read more

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.

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.

Get Out There! Safely. Dave Norona Spreading the Backcountry Stoke

23 January 2012

G3 ambassador Dave Norona has been having a pretty sweet winter so far. Always keen to get out in the mountains and see more people doing it, he sent us this video encouraging people to get out and enjoy the backcountry, with important reminders on how to do it safely. ...Read more

Canuck Splitfest a Success

22 January 2012

OK we're a bit off the back, but it sounds like this year's Canuck Splitfest, held earlier this month in Rogers Pass, BC, was a great success. G3 was happy to support the event with Alpinist Splitboard Skins prizing, and we're glad to see the event went off. ...Read more

DEEP Glades in Whitewater Slackcountry This Week

19 January 2012

Oh snap! Now this is what we want to see more of this winter. G3 athlete Orry Grant getting barreled with freshies in the Whitewater Resort slackcountry glades with Steve Ogle and friends. Wait for the ending, that Bonus Glades section is unreal! Fluffy and long. ...Read more