All remaining skis on sale. 15% for touring skis and 30 – 39% for Freeride and backcountry skis. You still get £30 off for buying skis and bindings together and […]
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BCA Tracker 2 Safety Update
Please see the letter below that has been emailed or sent to all Facewest customers who have purchased a BCA Tracker 2 from us. The procedure is the same wherever […]
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Touring Binding Torque Tests
Here’s an interesting article about some touring binding performance tests done by Wildsnow.com Wildsnow is a North American blog devoted to ski touring. As you might expect the tests show […]
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NEW AVALANCHE TRANSCEIVER TRAINING PARK AT GLENCOE
Press release about the new new transceiver training facility at Glencoe. “Practice, Practice, Practice.” Avalanche educators are often heard chanting to students learning to use avalanche transceivers. An exciting collaboration […]
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Which Skins?
We sell 2 brands of climbing skin – Coll Tex and Black Diamond. From those brands we have chosen the skin that suits just about every ski tourer which is […]
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New BCA Tracker 2 Software
There is a new version 4 software for the Tracker 2. The new software addresses an issue over the T2 entering programming mode during use. So far the problem has […]
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Clothing Winter 2011/2012
I Can’t believe it’s got to the 13th day of the new year without a blog post, happy new year everyone! We have been very busy looking at the clothing […]
Reviews
The Facewest Midweight Softshell Test – Rab Baltoro Alpine
This is the 4th review in the Midweight Softshell Review Series. The Rab Baltoro Alpine is another jacket using the Polartec Powershield Fabric, this time the Lite version. However that’s […]