If the beginning of Lindsey Vonns World Cup season is any indication, the rest of the field better start feeling okay about the number-two and number-three spots on the year-ending overall podium. The reason: during last years dominating run, which ended with Vonn crowned as the worlds best skier, only 46 of her World Cup-best 1,403 replica Vacheron Constantin watches points came from the slalom discipline. This year, just over a month into the season, she already has 290 slalom points and if not for a crash on the second run at the event in Zagreb, Croatia, where she was in the lead after the first run, she could very well have pocketed her second slalom gold this year.
To say her success in the slalom is a surprise would be an understatement. In an interview earlier in the season with Outside, Vonn admitted even she didnt know how fast she was until she began competing. The end result is that Vonn will still have a target on her back but now she has more ways to dodge the bullets--her competitors--besides just the replica Patek Philippe watches speed events, which are her traditional strengths.“It’s definitely a lot different position than I expected to be in, Vonn told The New York Times. Last year, I saw slalom as a weakness. I was barely finishing top 30.This year, it’s completely the opposite. I hope it continues.”--Alex Crevar
G3, Canadian manufacturers of backcountry skis, bindings, and accessories, announced their latest project today: a new alpine-touring binding called the Onyx. (Quick note for those of you not familiar with alpine touring bindings: They allow you to release your heel, so you can put skins on your skis and tour. Then, when its time to go downhill, you can lock the heel down and make alpine-style turns. Some alpine touring bindings replica watch gift work with both traditional alpine and alpine-touring boots, but bindings like the Onyx are only compatible with certain models of alpine touring boots. In other words, this binding will only work with a boot that has special inserts that allow the bindings toe and heel pieces to engage.
