Keep Your Cooler Ice Cold with Our Step-by-Step Guide The trip is planned, your clothes are in your bag, and you’re ready to hit the road. Only thing left to do is pack the cooler! Easy, right? Just throw all your food and drinks in and dump some ice on it. Not so fast! You’ll […] Read more…
Except for an intrepid few, the ski season in the northern hemisphere is over, and the long wait until next year’s snow starts to fall has begun. If you’re lucky, you spent so many days on the slopes this winter that you have indestructible legs of steel. But now that the sun is shining and […] Read more…
Scrambling to find the perfect gift for this upcoming Father’s Day? Save those moves for a nearby bouldering problem! Skis.com has you covered with versatile gift ideas—whether your dad likes to run marathons, trail ride, or lounge by the pool. Gifts Under $50 Hurley One and Only 2.0 Mens Board Shorts: Summer has arrived and it’s […] Read more…
You read that right. Summer. Every year when the warm weather arrives, we skiers start longing for snow. We lament the weekends we didn’t hit the slopes or those powder days we just couldn’t get off work. How could we have taken all that snow for granted? In a normal year, most people just do […] Read more…
About a year and a half ago we introduced you to the first Office Dogs of Skis.com. At SKIS.com we’re super proud of our dog-friendly work environment and over the past year, the puppy population has exploded around the hallways. In honor of 2017’s #NationalPuppyDay, meet the latest crew of our four-legged friends. Muzzy Gus […] Read more…
One of the most common questions we come across boils down to fabric, how it works and why it’s important to know the difference. To cover the basics, clothing differs in three ways: performance, fit, and function. Function comes from features on the item like pockets, hoods, zippers, RECCO chips, pass holders, powder skirts, so […] Read more…
Winter. As the days are getting longer and peak winter has been weathered, we have all had our opportunities this season to experience the most elemental form of winter—snow. This season has been wild for all of us out west and extreme levels snowfall throughout January caused some of the highest highs and lowest lows […] Read more…
“What does blue sky look like? I forgot.” “Maybe we’ll see the sun tomorrow.” “I kind of wish it would stop snowing.” “Did you check the PowCam this morning? No? Neither did I—it doesn’t even matter.” “The lifts stopped? Because of snow??” Too much snow, not enough bluebird days, and ski operations shutting down from […] Read more…
When your body gets cold, it shuts off warm blood to the extremities in an effort to keep the heart and vital organs warm. This is an evolved trait that helps maintain basic life functions in the state of emergency. The upside to this is that if you ever get lost in the woods you’re […] Read more…
For the past couple years, we’ve partnered up with SkiandSnowboardMonth.org to sponsor Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month. It’s no secret that the ski industry is desperate for fresh meat, but learning to ski or snowboard is full of obstacles. SkiandSnowboardMonth.org was put together to encourage people to get out on the slopes. Between the […] Read more…