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Vholdr ContourHD 1080p It’s here at last: my comparison of VHoldR’s ContourHD 720p and new 1080p ContourHD helmet camcorders, in which I give both cams the thrashings they so richly deserve—and then I tell you to buy one. Both the VHoldRs are quicky are often ...

Volkl Gotama Since it’s been only five years since I’ve done any ski reviews, I made an extra effort this past week to add something new. While in Telluride I demoed three Volkls: the Mantra, The Gotama, and the Bridge (spoiler: I ended up taking a pair of Gotamas home).  ...

I’d been thinking about getting this shot ever since I first bought my ContourHD helmet cam: a continous clip skiing Telluride from the top of the Revelation chairlift, elevation 12,570′, all the way down to the Gondola station in the Town of Telluride, elevation 8,750′. ...

Revelation Bowl & Avalanche Telluride sits in the northern San Juan Mountains—a part of the Rockies notorious for its unstable snowpack. A big, ugly natural avalanche put an exclamation mark on that this week. Here’s a photo of the slide as seen from Telluride’s ...

The Plunge Lots of fresh snow here in Telluride, Colorado, where I’m taking a little lift-served vacation. I was hoping to upload videos from here, but it looks like our mountain connection speed is too poor, so photos will have to do ’till I get back. Looking out the ...