The top of Whistler Mountain
I also had the opportunity to put the Onyx Binding through its paces along with some professional help on how it really works. And it does really work and does so very easily!
Ski testing is very different from what you might imagine. With the powder flying everywhere you would think we would just take off flying all over the mountain, but that is not quite how things worked. We started out by skiing one run to familiarize ourselves with the run. We then went and tried a pair of skis on that one run. On the ride back up we completed our score card for that pair of skis, went and got another pair of skis and went back to the very same run and tried to ski it the same way we had the second time. So the same run time after time with a new pair of skis each time, evaluating the skis as we rode the lift.
Looking towards Blackcomb from the top of Whistler
We kept track of the skis, the binding, the ski length, the time and dozens of factors for each skis.
Another interesting thing I learned was the differences various bindings would have on the skis. I never imagined that one binding would make a ski handle so differently from another binding.
The new Peak to Peak Gondola that runs between Blackcomb and Whistler Mountains.
That evening we sat down and as a group reported our findings for each skis. Again, I was amazed at how different people evaluated skis. The pure backcountry enthusiasts look for something completely different from someone who skied mostly inbounds. The same was dependent on ski size, skiing ability and how some people skied. All of those factors were taken into account by G3 in its evaluation of our comments on the skis.
Overall, it was a wonderful opportunity, extremely educational and great trip with fantastic people.
Thanks for the education and opportunity G3! and great trip with fantastic people.
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