Are You Ready For Ski Season? Let me start with a few questions. How did last ski season go injury-wise? Did you maintain fitness during the summer? How are you feeling going into this season? If your answers are less than ideal to any of these questions above, stay tuned. Skiing is a sport involving all of the energy systems. Quick movements, strength and endurance are all needed while skiing....
This was my first time witnessing ski movie premieres in person. It did not disappoint. The festival is a fitting way to end the summer. There really is something for everyone. you’re free to get your dancing shoes on, wake up with ‘The Fear’ and repeat. BULDOZ Crew presenting their film Chargeur. They are also a right laugh, the on-stage antics between films are everything youd expect. Standing backflips won free skis this year, so its worth practising for next....
Lucas Stal Madison and Peyben have both hung up their Blends and joined the fledgling Swedish brand 1000 Skis. The following snaps and stunts are all very visually pleasing. To many, it will not come as a surprise to see Lucas and Par making the move. 1000Skis recently performed a Q&A on their Instagram and some folks were asking about the flex. These skis and their team is dope! Who knows what well hear from the company next…
Last season I illustrated a few different types of pre-season skiers. you’re free to see thosehere, andhere. But I realized that I left a few folks out, so here’s six more. What’s your default preseason attitude?
At times the place lives up to it’s name. Ski and snowboard addicts make a beeline for the hill right when they get out of work or school. Even the Amish people come in chartered buses. Middle schoolers pour out of yellow buses with great excitement to get on the hill. The bottom of the Sweet Express, the main lift on the hill, showcases this well. This is the busiest area at Bittersweet....
If youre part of last years COVID induced influx of new backcountry skiers, welcome! Its gonna be a blast. I get something new from it every time through, and I think most other folks will as well. Another, often overlooked piece of literature isThe Avalanche Review. Finally, its a good idea to run through incident reports from last season in your normal touring areas. I like to work up from specific days to more general trends....
This summer several stars aligned - not all good ones, sorry Twig! An initial mandate of getting some Roofbox Reviews done and creating some content over a two-week period quickly shifted. I think about 4 days (or was it hours?) Its hard to explain quite how well Zermatt met almost all of my expectations. Sunny beers in front of the horn were a big weakness… It’s hard to say no to this kind of temptation!...
This wasnt necessarily an intentional choice. After settling into the grass below Missoulas embarrassingly small mimic of a jumbotron, I had a look around. Within 10 minutes it became clear what we were in for, the ultimate archetypal ski movie. The BC segment, the pow segment, the touring segment, the Jackson Hole resort segment. It was both easy on the eyes and moved along at a decent clip. The skiing, unsurprisingly, was good, too....
A Jerrys Guide to the Terrain Park Jerries and Jerettesyoure reading this because youve had enough. You have skied one too many blue groomers. Your hands are cold. Youre slow, and your friends are even slower. You hear the sonorous clang of rails as the park rats disaster the double kink. You hear the satisfying thud of the park rats landing their cork 5 blunts to bolts. Know this, aspiring rat; there is no point in fighting this calling....
What’s your shoulder season cycle?
September is my favorite month for mind surfing. I can sit back with my eyes half closed and imagine new tours from start to finish. Im not talking about frame bindings, gloppy climbing skins, or persistent weak layers. Nope, Im referring to the concept of suffering in the backcountry. Its lazy, its inaccurate, its self-absorbed, it minimizes real experiences, and Im done using it. This idea of suffering in the backcountry is rampant at every level of the industry....
EnterCurated,an online personalized gear shopping site with flexible opportunities for avid skiers. I was initially pretty skeptical because it sounded too good to be true. But it quickly grew into my primary source of income. Photo courtesy of Ed Clem. Think, visiting a ski shop but with a better selection and from the comfort of your own home. Or Gear Talk but, you know, actually professional. Im in need of some new touring boots and explained what Im looking for....
Eric Pollard is the complete package for any brand. Skier, designer, filmmaker and artist, he brings a new perspective to every brand he works with. It seems like a perfect match. As of 2020, he is the co-founder and creative director of Season Eqpt, the ski and snowboard-maker. The parallels between FWs mission and Erics vision for the hardgoods brand are at the heart of this partnership. Similar ideals spurred Eric and pro snowboarder Austin Smith to found Season Eqpt....
