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Sammy Carlson, Dane Tudor, and Mike Henitiuk are in Niseko, Japan challenging what's possible on skis in pillows and powder. Dane steps onto the 'Stairway to Hell', one of the boldest lines we've ever seen.

Wow – what a season opener.  We ran our first snowcats of the season up at Island Lake Catskiing.  After a few snowy weeks, we managed to open with about 150 cm base in the upper bowls.   Though we were mostly skiing in the trees, conditions were above average for early season.  Mount Baldy provided some great open glade skiing and I had a super fantastic run down one of my favorite lines – “Stump Fluff” Aptly named as it has tons of little hits and airs all the way down.  If you have not been catskiing in BC or to Island Lake before – you might want to give us

12.14.2010– Black Diamond Equipment, a leading global climbing and freeride ski brand, is making a voluntarily announced recall of a limited portion of 2010 Black Diamond AvaLung Packs because of a possibility that the intake tubing may crack under cold temperatures.

“While we have not experienced a single safety issue related to this recall, we are aggressively pursuing the return of all potentially affected units," explains Peter Metcalf, Black Diamond Equipment CEO.