All ski touring articles
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News briefsNew POC helmet certified for skiing, mountaineering, and cycling
POC has released its first helmet certified for skiing, mountaineering, and cycling. The Calyx is designed to be “the one helmet that will protect from the door to the summit.” Certification standards for the three activities are varied. Ski and Cycling certifications are widely centered on a “drop test” to ...
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News briefsNordica presents new ski touring boot collection
Source: Nordica Unlimited LT 115 W DYN After an intensive development phase and one season after the launch of the new Unlimited skis, Nordica presents the complementing Unlimited ski boot collection. Together with backcountry, touring and freeride athletes, three men’s and three women’s models were created with ...
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News briefsDynafit premiers “Youngstar” kid’s ski touring collection
This winter, Dynafit is rolling out a product initiative to attract children and youngsters to the sport of ski touring by offering a complete series of lightweight equipment that is developed and anatomically adapted to children’s needs. The new “Youngstar” collection includes hardware (skis, bindings, boots, poles) as well as ...
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ArticleFirst Dynafit brand store in Munich opens with expert panel on resort ski touring trend
Dynafit has opened its first brand retail store on Nov. 12 in downtown Munich, Germany, with 80 square meters of space. With the new store, the ski mountaineering specialist wants to establish a new meeting place for the local ski touring and mountaineering scene. At the opening, five experts discussed ...
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News briefsElan releases limited edition Glen Plake signature touring ski
Slovenian ski manufacturer Elan has announced the early release of Glen Pake’s signature ski, the Ripstick Tour 104. The iconic U.S. skier, easily recognizable by his mohawk hairstyle, designed and tested the new touring ski. Available in limited quantities at select retailers worldwide, it is part of Elan’s soon-to-be-released 2022/23 ...
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News briefsOrtovox expands rental service for ski touring equipment in Germany and Austria
Together with 80 retailers in Germany and Austria, Ortovox will offer emergency equipment, Avabag avalanche airbag backpacks and normal backpacks as well as selected clothing for rental in the coming winter season. Which products can be rented from which retailer can be easily queried on the German Ortovox website. Interested ...
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News briefsSki mountaineering is a potential Olympic sport
As Diffusion Sport reports, ski mountaineering, or ski touring, may be on its way to the Winter Olympics . Dating back to the early 20th century, the sport combines mountain climbing, on or off skis, with alpine skiing on the way back down. Its governing body is the International ...
