Ski Test 2013: Day 3
Day three arrives not with a whimper, but with a bang.
Tester Josh Povec eats the head of tester Gordy Mergroz for dinner at Snowbird’s Lodge Bistro.
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Each ski is evaluated in nine categories. It’s kind of like a dating service: Playfulness, Flotation and Crud Performance are always key characteristics in a relationship.
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Testers Scott Basso, Jeremy Benson and Dan Withey riding hard in the wind buff off Little Cloud lift.
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Head’s Andrew Couperthwait stealing some skis.
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Skiing senior ed Kevin Luby rocking a canary yellow onesie testing the Blizzard Bonafide. Photo: Jeremy Benson.
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Amber Gale crushing an early tram photo session during test week. Photo: Jeremy Benson
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Salomon’s Travis Tomczak fixes a scuff on the edge of the new Q90.
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Derek may be camera shy but Volkl’s skis are decidedly not.
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Sweet ski. Lousy Bean-town hat.
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Blizzard’s Jed Buke.
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Brain trust of male testers at the end of the day in the Cliff Lodge.
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Women testers sort it all out in the Cliff. (Yeah, they don’t take themselves as seriously as the guys do.)
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With a few bay leaves.
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