Reading Time: 6 minutes Finding the right balance and combination of characteristics in a ski can be difficult. Sure, you can buy a ski specific to certain conditions and […]
Alpine Skiing
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Reading Time: 4 minutes Early Season Ski Conditions in Park City have been a dream come true for fair-weather skiers—we’re talking a whole lot of bluebird days.
Reading Time: 4 minutes If you’ve never experienced the amusement or amazement that comes from watching a Hollywood ski scene, we’re here to enlighten you with seven of our personal favorites.
Reading Time: 3 minutes Spring is a magical time for skiers. Not only do we get longer days, warmer air, and softer snow, but weekends spent with friends enjoying […]
Reading Time: 5 minutes The more I ski, the more I realize the saying, “no friends on a powder day” is not a great adage to live by. Few […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Lively and fun characteristics make the Atomic Bent Chetler a quiver-killer. See what we think about it in our latestTech Talk Tuesday!
Reading Time: 6 minutes Every winter I spend in Utah, I seem to ski the resorts less and the backcountry more. It’s to the point that I don’t really ski in-bounds at all, except to get a lift up to a backcountry access gate. After years of touring and tinkering around with my gear, I’ve found that backcountry skiing requires a completely different set of gear and outerwear compared to resort skiing. Skinning uphill creates a lot of heat, so backcountry outerwear needs to be able to breathe while, at the same time, providing enough warmth and protection for powdery descents—a tough task for any waterproof shell.
Reading Time: 3 minutes So far, the 2019/20 ski season here in Park City is off to a fantastic start. While November was warm and dry, a huge storm during the Thanksgiving holiday completely changed the start of the season.
Reading Time: 6 minutes There’s a lot to consider when planning a ski trip. Make sure your trip goes off without a hitch with these ski season travel hacks.
Reading Time: 3 minutes We were raised to believe that numbers don’t lie. If you attach a number to a measurement of some sort, that number should mean something distinct from all other numbers associated with that measurement system.
Reading Time: 4 minutes I’ve been lucky to travel a bit this winter. I’ve taken my weekend warrior status to the next level and gone up to Crystal, Jackson […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes Written by Jans Ambassador, Jackson Hogen, of Realskiers.com. Every skier, whether they know it or not, has a DIN number. It’s the torque value that their bindings are […]