All the month’s best moments: Not sure if you heard, but there was a pretty big winter sporting event happening in South Korea this month. Let’s kick off our monthly recap of the happenings in the ski world with some Winter Olympics news: Mikaela Shiffrin Double Medals in PyeongChang Team USA’s golden girl Mikaela Shiffrin […] Read more…
With the ever rising costs of lift tickets, travel and skiing in general, why wouldn’t you have your skis riding to the absolute best of their ability? A freshly tuned ski will be more responsive, faster, give you better edge grip and deliver overall better performance. Many people can wax and sharpen their skis at […] Read more…
What exactly is canting? Canting is the most popular term, where cuff alignment is the more technical term when describing this feature in ski boots. Canting makes a correction to the angles of your foot and the lower shaft of your leg. Most ski boots geared towards the intermediate skier and up have some sort […] Read more…
Make your next edit epic with these 10 GoPro tips: By now, every skier and their brother has a GoPro, and you’ve probably seen hundreds of poorly-shot, boring GoPro ski videos. We want to help your video stand out from the crowd, so we’ve compiled a list of ways you can make your GoPro edit […] Read more…
Do you need different lenses? Oakley is one of the premier goggle manufacturers and has set the standard when it comes to producing cutting edge products. Year after year they bring the ultimate in clarity and usability when it comes to their lenses. The relatively new PRIZM Lens does a fantastic job of filtering out […] Read more…
Protect your head and your shred cred with the Giro Union MIPS Helmet Helmets are dominating the mountains these days, and there’s a really good reason for that. Helmets have become an essential of a piece of equipment, just as much as your skis or boots, because they can save your life. As the use […] Read more…
That’s the new hashtag from the NSAA and parents Kelli and Chauncey Johnson On Christmas Eve 2010, the unthinkable happened to the Johnson family when they took their three children – Elise, 5, Millie, 3, and Logan, 4 months – skiing at Hogadon Ski Area near Casper, Wyoming. Hogadon is a family-friendly ski area with […] Read more…
Just what in the heck is a Super G, anyway? Flip on an Olympic skiing event and there’s a good chance what you find looks nothing like what you’re used to seeing at your favorite resort. These other-worldly athletes are masters of their trade, and the Olympic ski events are designed to test their skills […] Read more…
It’s that special time of the year right now, winter time. And nothing gets me in the winter mood more than an amazing collection of ski movies. In fact, ski movies Sundays are my favorite season tradition. Just grab some ski friends, pile on a couch with some brews, and let the snow magic begin! […] Read more…
Frontside skis are the most popular style of skis for women, excelling on the groomers where the majority of skiers will spend their time. Typically less than 85mm at the waist, frontside skis for women are designed to spend nearly all of their time on the groomers with little ability to head off the beaten […] Read more…