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  1. Mattadvproject

    International (Europe/Japan/Southern Hemisphere) 2022 North Macedonia Trip Report

    Time for a new adventure! Well, I hope I'm not massively tempting fate (a la my last aborted Georgia trip back in March 2020, right as the Pandemic was declared!), but it's looking like I'm heading to North Macedonia on Wednesday after a near 2 year hiatus from running trips. These are...
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    International (Europe/Japan/Southern Hemisphere) New Zealand 2019 Trip Report

    Time for the next adventure! It's been a month and a half since returning from Georgia (one of my favorite trips ever) and soon it's time for second winter to start. This summer I'll be hitting up New Zealand and then Chile. It will be my first time in NZ and this trip has been a longtime...
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    International (Europe/Japan/Southern Hemisphere) Gulmarg 2019 Trip Report - Himalayas

    Wow, no rest for me! I'm still jet-lagged from Japan but now it's time to head off to India for a month riding in Gulmarg. I'm excited for this season, so far there has been a ton of snow and the snowpack is very deep. It's currently snowing heavily in Gulmarg right now, when the snow settles...
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    Individual Review Long-Term Review: Salomon Shift Binding

    Ok, I've had quite enough time on the new Salmon Shift bindings that I think I can put up an honest long-term review. It's been a fun season on the bindings and I think Salomon are onto a winner here. But why? Let's get into that, but first a little background..... Tester - Matt Appleford, age...
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    International (Europe/Japan/Southern Hemisphere) Chile 2018 Trip Report - LIVE from the Andes

    Well, LIVE-ish or as live as I can make it! Currently I'm live, but who knows how long that will last for..... So, it's happening again; it's time to escape the heat and head down south to Chile for second winter. Yay second winter! Time for our annual blog to Chile and the documenting of our...
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    International (Europe/Japan/Southern Hemisphere) Gulmarg 2018 Trip Report

    Greetings Pugski people, Hope all is well. Time to start the winter trip reports, we'll kick off with Gulmarg. People who followed me on Epic will have seen a lot of reports from Gulmarg over the years, but this will be the first time posting about Gulmarg on Pugski, so hopefully some new...
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    Pugski Is Going to Japan!

    Join @Mattadvproject and me on Pugski’s first international trip, 12 days of skiing the hidden gems on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido. We hope this is the first in a series of Pugski-organized trips for those of you who want to get out and and ski in some of the less-explored parts of...
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