11Aug 2021 by The Daily Skier Editorial
No, zip-tie is not new must-have accessory for bindings

No, zip-tie is not new must-have accessory for bindings

Gear News, Newsfeed
Blink Fesfivalen is not just a yet another event on the season's roster - it's a bit of a podium walk where one gets to see the very newest in equipment (like prototype ski boots of which later) and trends. So when many a skier and a biathlete started to appear on the photos from Blink with zip-tie over their bindings, people went talking - we at Dailyskier.com received dozens of questions and requests for clarification. Here you have it: Says Henrik Kvissel, Rottefella manager: "It's just a precaution. Simen Krueger's binding got undone at the start of Lysebotn Uphill race after a little collision with a fellow racer. There is no way to establish with a certainty whether it was a once-in-a-million chance, a fault of a particular binding…
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24Jan 2020 by DS News Team
New Spine Classic Boots – Editorial Glance

New Spine Classic Boots – Editorial Glance

Gear News, Newsfeed
Yesterday we've published a press-release by Spine Sports regarding their new boots. First of all, the Dailyskier.com is a commercial media resource. We spend to produce editorial content and we want to offset our costs. Publishing companies' press-releases - self-written, as-is but clearly marked as such - is a standard form of any media to earn some money, we hope it is clear for everyone reading this now. ...Which does not mean we're not curious and don't want to learn more than what Spine was willing to put into their statement. We also have a broader assertion to make on the subject - but first what we managed to glean about new boots: Since time immemorial( I.e. since 2014 when they first hit the market) carbon sole boots were made…
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03Oct 2018 by DS News Team
Rottefella, New MOVE And Irrational Desires Of Years Past

Rottefella, New MOVE And Irrational Desires Of Years Past

Newsfeed, Trivia
Rottefella, abandoned by Fischer and Rossignol, is doing its very best to keep the share of the market. It just introduced new RF MOVE bindings that are not only movable along the axis, but are also compatible with the IFP platform (aforementioned Fischer & Rossignol). MOVE are great bindings et al, but we are nostalgic for the times when the Norwegian producer was known to go off on a tangent , introducing tough, austere world of xskiing to the concept of luxury. Remember the father/best friend/boss'best birthday present ever-ever, Rottefella Titan? A battalion of keyboard warriors went on maligning the very idea of bindings that cost more than the skis they are attached to when they first made in appearance in what? 2012? Well, Sven Albert will still would happily…
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13Oct 2017 by DS News Team
Maker Of High-End Cycling Insoles Enters XC Ski Market

Maker Of High-End Cycling Insoles Enters XC Ski Market

Gear News, Newsfeed
Clearly, our great sport of cross country skiing is becoming more popular. How do we tell? Well, there are obvious signs. Like more and more companies entering the competition for skiers' hard earned dollar, offering their hitherto unknown wares. Not something that they would consider on a shrinking market, right? The German brand Solestar is primarily known for their high-tech ( and uber-expensive ) insoles used by some of the world's best cyclists - such as André Greipel, Matteo Trentin, Steve Cummings and Pauline Ferrand-Prévot to name but a few. To develop a product fit for xc skiers the Germans have enlisted help of no lesser figure than Jean-Marc Gaillard, a skier from Equipe de France who's career is spanning nearly two decades ( and running) – seen on the photo…
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