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Build it Upside Down

Several years ago, a couple reps, company execs, and sponsored skiers were sitting around a dinner table celebrating the success of a new prototype that would revolutionize the way they made skis. The idea was born out of a frustration with rocker technology, which makes skis playful, but also instable... Read More

Helmets have a shelf life!!!

This article has been sitting in my queue for quite sometime however after receiving the sad news of Sarah Burke's passing I felt this to be a wake up call for all of us spending time on the mountain. Just as your old skis have lost their energy and edge, your helmet may have loosened up and have... Read More

Kastle MX88 the Porsche 911 of the ski world

The MX 88 is the ski that single handedly built the formidable reputation of the Kastle brand. Some brands may have a ski model that become a hot seller for one year, but almost invariably, they feel the need to tinker with it and change success. Fortunately for all concerned, Kastle does not work that... Read More

Looking for hard snow edge grip???

Dynastar has been a major player in the race world with many Olympic and World Championship medals as well as World Cup titles in their long history. This racing pedigree really shows in the Speed Course TI for 2012. The Course TI wears race graphics, carries a racing binding plate, and shares the wood... Read More

Introducing the LINE Influence

Influence 115: The Influence 115 for 2012 is a modified version of last years Prophet 115. The new version comes with a slightly softer flex and a bit more pronounced rise in the tip rocker section. These are important changes as the Prophet was a little too stiff to really shine in light, deep snow... Read More

Its baaaacccckkkkkk, the Rossignol S7!!!

It is safe to say that the Rossignol S7 has taken the world of powder skis by storm over the last two years. This is the model that has been the highest in demand and shortest in supply during that time. It is also safe to say that the S7 started out in the market a little slowly. There was not much... Read More

The new 2012 Volkl RTM 84

The entirely new Volkl RTM 84 is the successor to the long running line of AC 4/AC 40/AC 50 skis that date back several years. Those past models were pretty stiff at the start and got continually stiffer as the years passed. Recent skis like the AC 50 may have been dubbed All Conditions but they were... Read More

Race Ski Testing 101

Seasoned ski racers and ski professionals understand the importance of finding skis that bring out the best of their individual style while mitigating some of the potentially unproductive aspects of their skiing and racing. Ski testing is necessary in order to identify which ski most enhances performance... Read More

Experience the Blizzard Bonafide

The Blizzard Bonafide comes in at 98mm at the waist and features the Flipcore construction of the Freemountain line. The Bonafide has conventional camber in the center section of the ski with modest tip and tail rise and 2 sheets of metal. This construction with layered metal laminates allows Blizzard... Read More

Introducing the 2012 Volkl Shiro

This 2011 season turned into one of the most powder filled seasons in the history of skiing. The Season of Powder continued long into June, with local skiers still getting face-shots on the 6th of June. Needless to say, the Volkl Shiro was the perfect tool to for those insanely deep days we had Squaw... Read More

A Revolution; The 2012 Salomon BBR

Every few years, something comes along in ski design that captures the imagination of the skiing public so completely, that it revolutionizes the market. This doesnt happen very often but when it has happened in the past, the concept has often been the brainchild of Salomons Bernard Bertrand. Bernard... Read More

2012 K2 Pon2oon Review

The Pon2oon is the second generation of the venerable Pontoon model; the brain child of the late Shane McConkey. This is the first major redesign of the ski that arguably popularized the trend toward big, rockered skis for powder. While there is no doubt that the Pontoon set the trend, the original ... Read More

2012 Dynastar Legend Pro Rider 105

Legend Pro is a name that has becomewelluhhh.legendary among western big mountain skiers over the years. That name drew its following from several Dynastar big mountain skis that really epitomized the category. For the 2011 season, there was a ski called the Legend Pro 115 but that was (and is) really... Read More

Blizzard Flipcore Explained

When Blizzard built the new Freemountain series for 2012, they really threw out the rule book on ski construction. Most skis have their camber and especially their rocker shaped via heat and pressure in the molding process. This creates the shape, but it also creates stress in the core which translates... Read More

Getting the Right Boot Fit

Even if you are not a National Team athlete, the right fit can be just around the corner for you. I caught up with Thor Verdonk, the Rossignol Alpine Technical Product Manager to get the low down how you can achieve your best results this season AND get the best boot fit possible. Lets start with... Read More

National Team Boot Fit

Working with a Master - a complete look at building boots at a National Team level. Read More