Reviewer Reports: Big-Mountain Ski Showdowns, Powder-Touring Setups, & Much More (Ep.339)

On GEAR:30, Luke Koppa, Paul Forward, Kristin Sinnott, Sascha Anastas, and Dylan Wood discuss a bunch of the latest gear they’ve been testing, including multiple powder-touring setups; new skis from Heritage Lab; women’s all-mountain skis; apparel for skiing and lounging; some very interesting new big-mountain models from Dynastar, Rossignol, & Head; and more.
Luke Koppa on the Head Kore 112 Ti during Crested Butte Mountain Resort's 'Cupid Crusher' storm (photo by Taylor Ahearn)

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In today’s episode, I talk with several of our reviewers about some of the latest gear they’ve been testing. Paul Forward discusses a bunch of the lightweight powder touring skis he’s been on, as well as some new models from Heritage Lab. Then, Kristin Sinnott and Sascha Anastas cover some new all-mountain skis and apparel that they’ve been using, and we round things out with a conversation with Dylan Wood, where we cover some new and very interesting big-mountain skis, including the Dynastar M-Free 112, how it compares to the Rossignol Sender Free 110, the Head Kore 112 Ti, and more.

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TOPICS & TIMES:
Paul Forward’s Recent Touring (1:42)
Black Diamond Helio 115 (5:37)
La Sportiva Capo (13:27)
ON3P Billy Goat 118 Tour (16:29)
Faction La Machines (18:46)
Heritage Lab Models (22:37)
Kristin Sinnott & New Head Kores (41:44)
RMU Valhalla 97 (43:49)
New Apparel (45:13)
Sascha Anastas & DPS Wailers (48:33)
Buttnski Down Pants (51:51)
Rossignol Apres Slippers (54:04)
Dylan Wood & 190 cm Moment Wildcat (56:27)
Dynastar M-Free 112 vs. Rossignol Sender Free 110 (1:01:00)
Head Kore 112 Ti (1:09:30)

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2 comments on “Reviewer Reports: Big-Mountain Ski Showdowns, Powder-Touring Setups, & Much More (Ep.339)”

  1. Loved the deep dive into the details of different powder touring skis with Paul, no such thing as going off track!

    I’m also wondering what the fat ski camber is about, definitely don’t need camber for skinning, especially with such big contact patch.

    Although there are a few lightweight touring 120-ish options the Moonlight Cruiser has seemingly disappeared and DPS really needs to re-release their Tour1 Lotus 124!

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