Tag: ski gear

Reading Time: 2 minutes Lengths: 161, 169, 177, 185 Dimensions: 128-95-116 @ 177 Radius:  18m @ 177 Weight: 1,370g @177 Best for: Anyone with an environmental lean looking for a dedicated touring ski for […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Lengths: 164, 171, 178, 185 Dimensions: 139-105-124 @ 178 Radius:  22m @ 178 Weight: 1,530g @ 178 Best for: Ski-tourers focused on the descent. Compare with: Salomon QST Echo 106, […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Lengths: 157, 164, 171, 178, 183, 188 Dimensions: 136-95-114 @ 178 Radius:  17m @ 178 Weight: 1,450g @ 178 Best for: Lighter-weight intermediates through experts looking for a ski that […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Lengths: 178, 185, 190, 195 Dimensions: 143-114-128 @ 185 Radius:  23m @ 185 Weight:  1,690g @ 185 Best for: Expert and demanding backcountry skiers wanting lightweight, deep-snow and big-mountain performance. […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Lengths: 164, 172, 180, 188 Dimensions: 132-101-122 @ 180 Radius:  18m @ 180 Weight: 1,760g @ 180 Best for: A western skier looking for one ski to do everything from […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Lengths: 157, 164, 171 Dimensions: 138-106-128 @ 164 Radius:  15m @ 164 Weight: 1,725g @ 164 Best for: An advanced to expert skier looking for a powder ski that can […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Lengths: 157, 165, 173, 181, 189 Dimensions: 139-106-126 @ 181 Radius:  19m @ 181 Weight: 1,760g @ 181 Best for: An expert backcountry or slackcountry skier who doesn’t want to […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Lengths: 155, 163, 171, 179, 184, 189 Dimensions: 134-105-118 @ 179 Radius:  18m @ 179 Weight: 1,800g @ 179 Best for: Advanced or heavier skiers on the hunt for a […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Lengths: 162, 172 Dimensions: 135-107-124 @ 172 Radius:  19m @ 172 Weight: 1,790g @ 172 Best for: Intermediate and advanced riders in search of an optimal first pow ski or […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Lengths: 173, 181 Dimensions: 125-95-113 @ 181 Radius:  17m @ 181 Weight: 1,550g @ 181 Best for: An eastern backcountry skier looking for a ski that’s optimized for the unique […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes CARVING MASTER  The Deacon was already a fully loaded, frontside punisher before Völkl ordained it to the next level, the Deacon 76 Master. Upgrades are the same as the M6 […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes  We’re not the fun police or Astar, the Play Safe robot, but we also know injuries suck. The right gear can keep you skiing, instead of sidelined. Sweet Protection Grimner […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes Osprey Glade 12 It’s amazing what you can fit in a small space. The Glade may be only 12 litres (it also comes in a 5-litre version), but it has […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes  Hiding under these stylish exteriors is technology to keep you comfortable. Kari Traa Silja Long Sleeve and Pant: Heritage ski patterns in a modern aesthetic is how we’d describe the […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Auclair Race Fusion To protect hands from gate bashing, Auclair harnessed the morphing armour of D3O. Most of the time the polymer built into the back of the glove is […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes  With all the gloomy predictions, who would have thought that last winter would prove to be an excellent one for the ski industry. Ontario excepted. Looking for an alternative to […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes From the longest lift lines in memory to locked-down resorts to the continued rise in alpine touring, the one thing uniting skiers across the country is our hopeful look to […]

Reading Time: 6 minutes You’ve reached the summit, the sun’s gone, the wind’s picked up… You know that cold, clammy feeling, especially on your lower back, whether it’s after a huffy-puffy skin uphill or […]

Reading Time: 5 minutes As an All-Mountain skier, you’re pragmatic and easygoing—but not blown by the wind. When the lifts start spinning, you follow the soft snow wherever it takes you: early-morning groomers, bumps […]

Reading Time: 5 minutes What’s the latest in ski gear? Where’s the sport heading? When we take a step back and look around there are trends in motion, changing the landscape in ski width, […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Your Gear is Here by RYAN STUART, tech editor, in Buyer’s Guide 2018 issue My best run last season came in mid-April. Right after my worst run. On a pair […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes As a key layer under your shell or on its own breaking trail, Smartwool hit it out of the park with its Propulsion 60 Jacket ($209), also in women’s. Added […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes by RAY O’REILLY in the Fall 2016 issue With all the Euro-influence in the ski world, stumbling at pronouncing a product name can give it street cred, so we were […]

Reading Time: 4 minutes Experimentation is where it’s at. From bindings to boots, poles to skis, freeride has always been about trying stuff: tweaking sidecuts and ski shapes; widening and lowering bindings; even making […]