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Altenmarkt and Zauchensee next week

Wednesday, 01. 25. 2006  –  Category: Snowboarding

Off to Altenmarkt a week on Friday for snowboarding in nearby Zauchensee and a few other reports. Looking forward to giveing my new f2 Sonic board and spx 44 bindings a run out. Not used them yet.
Will report back.

Chamonix

Sunday, 01. 8. 2006  –  Category: Snowboarding

Just came back from a week snowboarding in Chamonix.
Conditions were generally great. There was a massive dump after about 3 days, leaving fantastic powder for the remainders of our time there.

Salomon Transfer snowboard

Saturday, 01. 7. 2006  –  Category: Snowboarding

Following my old snowboard going AWOL after falling off a bubble lift in Chamonix, I took out a Salomon Transfer 160 on hire for a few days.

Flow Amp 5 bindings

Saturday, 01. 7. 2006  –  Category: Snowboarding

It seems that for most people, you either love or hate Flow bindings. The first board I rode had a pair of Flow bindings attached, so I never knew anything else at the time.

Buy Flow bindings online
Choose from a range of Flow’s available below. All links go to external sites.
“The Five”

Flow Flite 5 featuring the [...]

Salomon SPX44 bindings

Friday, 01. 6. 2006  –  Category: Snowboarding

A great beginner to intermediate binding. Soft enough to be forgiving, get allowing plenty of room to progress with these.
Top feature is the Salomon fast-fit toe strap which never comes fully un-done. Simply push it down, fasten tightly and lash teh ankle strap as standard and you’re away.
Wore these with Salomon Dialogue boots [...]

Salomon W4 snowboard

Thursday, 01. 5. 2006  –  Category: Snowboarding

A good all moutain board.
Stiff flex, great for holding long carved turns.
Wider than average, great for cruising on powder and keeping your heels and toes on the board and not jabbing into the piste causing more face-plants than strictly necessary.

Ski Equipment Reviews

Wednesday, 01. 4. 2006  –  Category: Site news

Hi there.
www.ski-equipment-reviews.com is undergoing a change. In honesty I have never really put enough effort into this site to get it off the ground, and that is something that I want to change.