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Stephan Drake, spine surfing on Lotus 138's in Haines, AK. Photo: Oskar Enander

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DPS Spoon Update, Version Two

Since the launch of the DPS Spoon 150 at the 2011 SIA and ISPO trade shows, we’ve been working hard to move the ski towards a production model. The first Spoon marked a radical stab at a new concept, and it was

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Fall-Line Skiing (UK) Cover

DPS founder Stephan Drake appears on the February 2010 cover of Fall-Line Skiing surfing his Lotus 138's, the UK's largest ski/freeride magazine. DPS friend and top-tier snow photographer Oskar Enander

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DPS in the NY Times

There's an article in the travel section of today's New York Times titled, 'Now for Regular Skiers, the Ultra Terrain', which details some of the entrepreneurs that have shaped the business and expansion of

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Beyond CloudMachine

DPS founder Stephan Drake, is an athlete/ambassador for clothing company, Patagonia.

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The Last Pillow Hurrah

This will be the last pillow post of the trip. However, the whole pillow thing is still a bit of a revelation. One travels and invests so much time and money for the big sunny lines, but ends up focusing on deep pillows

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Rescue Mission

Some readers have inquired as to the fate of poor Nelly. She was abandoned in a remote Alaskan valley, below the road, and braving the fifty year storm. Indeed, a sad and a tragic turn of events for the mighty blue

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A Fire in the Hearth

When we showed up at the Haines House, the pipes were frozen. No toilet, no shower, and the occasional spurt of running water-true Powder Road style. The Haines House operates from three possible heat sources, all of

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Foggy Goggles: Into the

One comes to Haines, Alaska to confront their personal demons on aesthetic, heavy big mountain lines. With snow that glues itself to seventy degree spines, It's the capital of the snowy planet for that kind of

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Haines on the Horizon

After two trips, we've never experienced Whitehorse in warmer than -15 C conditions, but there's been enough whining about the cold in this blog already. With our feet numb and frost bitten, our spirits bitter and

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    DPS Summer Un-Boxed

    Remember when you were a little tyke, received a present, and almost exploded at the prospect of opening it?

    Posted  July 7, 2011 to dps company news

    Summer Order-Limited

    Depending on hemisphere, we hope your summer or winter is off to a great start. Production is humming along perfectly for 2011-12 skis. A limited batch of the Wailer 112RP Pure and Yvette 112RP Pure

    Posted  July 7, 2011 to dps company news

    Further. Differentiate.

    Posted  June 10, 2011 to dps company news

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    i am happy to find it thanks for sharing it here. Nice work.

    By ChristianLouboutin (not verified) on Introducing a groundbreaking ski: the DPS Wailer 112RP Posted   June 3,2010 04.40am