The one ski quiver. Is there really such a thing these days? Not everyone wants, or has the ability, to build a rack of skis for every condition imaginable. I’m sure you know the skier who has the short rippers for the park, fatty powder skis that might as well be two snowboards, and the […] Read more…
What is compression clothing? I’m glad you asked. Compression clothing by definition is a form fitting garment that is usually made from a spandex type material. Compression clothing can be made in shirts, shorts, tights, underwear and even hats. It is form fitting so that it can provide pressure over a specific body part to […] Read more…
Mt. Bachelor is more than its local nickname, Mt. Flat-ular. Sure, it doesn’t house the vertical of Jackson or the glitz of Aspen, but there is something undeniable about this place. Here is a local bite of Bachelor. A quick twenty-minute drive delivers you to Mt. Bachelor. Here the local morning routine is to hike […] Read more…
Every year SnowSports Industries America puts on the biggest snow sports trade show in America in Denver, CO. SIA 2015 runs for about 5 days and pretty much every ski/snowboard/winter outdoors brand you can imagine is there. It’s a chance to see and experience all of next year’s gear, and what a year it will […] Read more…
Remember that dreaded Polar Vortex last year where it felt too cold to even step outside for more than 5 minutes? Many people were enjoying their time on the slopes during those days of record-breaking frigid temperatures, and what helped many of them stay warm in subzero temps was heated clothing. Gloves. Boots. Jackets. Even […] Read more…
This season, as every winter season, has brought us some amazing ski videos. Covering everything from possibly the craziest line ever skied to ‘instructional’ ski videos on how to be a skier, this season has stepped up the ski video game with creativity and flat out gall. Some of these you may have already seen, […] Read more…
It’s that time of the year, the new gear and clothing for the 2014-2015 ski and snowboard season is finally coming out. And, like every other year, new trends are on the rise for ski and snowboard clothing. Here is what’s new and hot for this season. Camouflage: Almost every single line from Bogner to […] Read more…
We are going to give you a few excuses to hit the slopes this year and bring your special someone along for some fun. Choose one tactic or combine a few to get the results you are looking for. 1. It’s the time for giving Sure, Christmas and such are over. But that doesn’t mean […] Read more…
My sense of direction has always led me one way: to the mountains. When I tell people about going into the backcountry they either understand, don’t, or perhaps they never will. Recently I returned to the mountains of my childhood, disappearing into the Tetons for six nights. The truth is I find I am most […] Read more…
Here our guest blogger Hunter Avis breaks down rocker in skis and why it matters. Taking a look at the 2014-2015 season, rockered skis are everywhere. Using Volkl’s product line as an example, virtually every ski in the lineup, from the race-stock Racetiger GS, to the Adora, a ski designed for improving intermediate skiers, has some amount […] Read more…