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Ski Pants: Shell vs. Insulated
When it comes to skiing you can find yourself carving on a warm spring day with temps rising in the 40’s, or you might be all bundled up as the wind chills reach near -30. To battle the wide range of temperatures you’ll need the right pair of ski pants to bring along on the […] Read more…
5 Common Myths About Skiing
Recently Liftopia and Huffington Post put out an article on 5 common myths about skiing. Although it seems to me as though there are a lot of myths about skiing that aren’t really true (like all skiers are either old bums that don’t snowboard or little park rats that only ski in terrain parks), here […] Read more…
My Go Bag: Everything You Need for a Day of Ski Touring
Secret agents have them, and so do skiers. In order to be ready for early powder calls and ski touring days I always keep my bag ready to roll, in part because I am horrible morning person. It is essential to be prepared, warm, and safe when navigating constantly shifting mountain whether. Having my bag […] Read more…
Professional Tune on a New Set of Skis
One of our team members here at Skis.com, Mike, was lucky enough to get his hands on a brand new pair of 2016 Blizzard Bonafides. In order to have them ready for his first trip to Whistler he took them to one of our ski techs to have them mounted, tuned, and ready to go. […] Read more…
The Skis.com 2nd Annual Skisperience Winner!
Our Second Annual Skisperience winner Alex from New York recently took his trip to Park City, Utah and had a blast! He sent us over some pictures of his gear and trip, and here they are. Alex is the winner of an $11,000 vacation prize package for a 5 day ultimate Utah ski adventure including […] Read more…
3 Steps to a Proper Ski Helmet Fit
In 2003, 25% of skiers and snowboarders hit the slopes wearing helmets. Nine years later, that number was up to 70% with resorts in Switzerland reporting that 95% of its children wear helmets while skiing or snowboarding. One of the key factors that changed over the years is that ski helmets are increasingly more comfortable, […] Read more…
Attending the American Cancer Society “Laps for Life” Event
It’s not often that I get rewarded for taking additional runs. In fact, the majority of times at the end of the day I’m negotiating with family and friends to take “just one more run”. That’s why when we were contacted to participate in an event called “Laps for Life” benefiting the American Cancer Society, […] Read more…
