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Monthly Archives: February 2011

Catching up with…Polar Explorer and Climate Change Champion Eric Larsen

Feb. 24th 2011
By SCARPA

This last November SCARPA athlete and polar explorer Eric Larsen completed his Save the Poles expedition – and epic trip involving reaching both the North and South Pole and the summit of Mount Everest in a calendar year to raise awareness of Global Warming. He placed himself in the some of the world’s most remote, [...]

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Upcoming: Kootenay Coldsmoke Powder Fest at Whitewater Ski Resort

Feb. 23rd 2011
By SCARPA

This coming weekend be ready for the full Nelson, BC Kootenay Cold Smoke Powder Fest at Whitewater Resort. The 5th annual four-day fest draws all the kooks in the Kootenays as well as skiers from across Canada and the US for a grassroots backcountry festival rife with beginner to advanced clinics, contests, films and revelry—all [...]

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Big Mountain Telemark Skier, Martha Burley, on Switching to NTN Telemark System

Feb. 18th 2011
By SCARPA

By Martha Burley NTN stands for New Telemark Norm – an entirely new telemark binding system that also needs a matching new style of telemark boot – basically instead of turning at the toe one now can turn at the forefoot without twisting the boot or binding.  The NTN system has been around a few [...]

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SCARPA’S Pebax Rnew AT and Tele boots, lower impact and higher performance

Feb. 10th 2011
By SCARPA

Skiers are persnickety. We claim to be for the environment, but sometimes our quest for glory comes with a price. We want high performance tools of the trade, which are oftentimes at odds with environmental responsibility. Not to worry… in the case with some SCARPA ski boots, choosing high performance gear may also be the [...]

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deep in pow or warm winter bouldering… SCARPA’s team is getting after it

Feb. 9th 2011
By SCARPA

Vicariously experience the professional athlete/world traveler adventure life through our climbing and ski teams’ weekly trip reports. SCARPA tele ripper, Chris Erikson, sends in proof that he is, indeed, working hard with this mini-trip report from his shoot for PowderWhore’s Television. Adam U returns from an exploration of Japan with this trip report: “Every local [...]

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Word: How and Why we Love our Sales Reps

Feb. 2nd 2011
By SCARPA

SCARPA’s sales reps are the invisible force that connects SCARPA HQ to your wonderful local SCARPA dealer. They are the ultimate champions of the SCARPA brand and the products with a depth of knowledge about the sports, the company and the gear that is unmatched. And while a life on the road visiting exciting resort [...]

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