Outside Magazine honored Black Diamond Equipment with a 2009 winter “Gear of the Year” award. This marks the second straight year that Outside has presented a GOY to Black Diamond. Taking top honors, the Bandit AvaLung is a lightweight, minimalist avy-tools pack for out-of-gate resort skiing/riding and feature’s Black Diamond’ own proprietary AvaLung technology.
Also new for 2009 and definitely worth mentioning are Black Diamond’s new Factor Freeride Boots. Outside editors are quoted as saying, “If we had GOY honors for boots, the Factor would win.”
Black Diamond won a 2008 Outside GOY for their Verdict Ski. With its dimensions at 134-102-120 (180cm), this ski is guilty of carving trenches on hardpack while retaining innocence in the deep POW.
