Throwing down in deep pow with ze’ RPC
Piers Solomon and Olof Larsson throwing down in the deep pow that Engelberg has been blessed with on the newly minted DPS Wailer 112RPCs. Check out our initial preview here. A full write-up…
Wailer 112RPC — the Charger
DPS threw down a stiffer, less rockered, fatter version of their Wailer 112RP this year, labelled the Wailer 112RPC. This is a 192cm, rockered tip and tail, stiff-as-balls charger. It’s also a few…
sneak preview of the Spoon
It’s not everyday you catch the DPS Baron parked in Whistler’s Marketplace. A few lads from the DPS crew were in town to catch the early season and ski around with a few…
Dynafit Radical FT12
The Dynafit Radical FT 12 is a serious step forward in making a lightweight, 12 Release Value (RV), tech-styled backcountry binding that accommodates fat skis and features an easy-to-use heelpiece. While the volcano twisty…
DPS Wailer 99
Alright, we admit, we’re a bit infatuated with DPS here at NN, but for good reason: the skis ride well, are strong, light and versatile. Several years ago I picked up my first…
Grit, Fear & Tension from Chamonix to AK
I love documentary footage in ski films. There is nothing that fascinates me more than footage of the banal yet intricate preparations involved with expeditions into the wild: nights spent pouring over maps;…
the Spoon in action
So we recently mentioned the DPS Spoon, a convex ski with 3 dimensional shaping…. Well, check out the footage above from Little Cottonwood Canyon last year. This is Stephan Drake, DPS founder and…
DPS SPOON
This is a preliminary report — yes, the 150cm underfoot (!!) DPS SPOON ski, otherwise known as the powder weapon of the future, will see some form of release this season, probably sometime…
Airship / an ode to the CBC
Ah, CBC trees. Two days ago, blower snow came drifting down across Whistler Blackcomb, blanketing us all with high-speed, super fast inferno snow that kept us hitting the pillows and the trees all…
February 28, 2013
tobias c. van Veen — Yah, mine are beginning to pile. A quality merino liner would be appreciated, for warmth & faster drying. I find...
February 28, 2013
Dave LeBlanc — the fleece liners in the SV's suck, they get wet and stay wet. Replaced mine with wool and all is...
December 9, 2012
karl — Even tho well written i will STRONGLY disagree with ya on the case of racers being the best on the...
November 12, 2012
Vince — Thanks for your review Tobias.
Wanted to respond to a few key points:
1. Cakehole and Khybers (while outside boundary) were not...
