Tag: Ski Gear

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New Comfortable Ski Boot Design – Truly Ugly

Is this really the future of ski boots? Looks kinda weird..

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10 Stylish and Cool Ski Helmets for the Season 2009-2010

In this article we have listed 10 stylish ski helmets to protect your head in case of a crash.. You’re going to have a bad fall at some point so invest into your mug and get one if you haven’t yet!

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Birdos Freeride Skis from Andermatt

Overall ratingNo RatingsValue for moneyNo RatingsBeginnersNo RatingsExperiencedNo RatingsBackcountryNo RatingsSlopesNo RatingsThe 30-year-old Dan Loutrel runs Birdos, a small company in Andermatt producing skis of unmatched quality and appeal. Along with respected names such as Shane McConkey (RIP), Pete Turner and Stephan Drake, Birdos is among the chosen few that are suspected to have started the reverse [...]

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A Couple Interesting 2009/2010 New Ski Models

Overall ratingNo RatingsValue for moneyNo RatingsBeginnersNo RatingsExperiencedNo RatingsBackcountryNo RatingsSlopesNo RatingsThe ski season 2008-2009 has barely started and the companies are already releasing info on the next season’s (09/10) models.
Here is a quick look on some new skis – some really interesting concepts, some pretty wild and weird designs too. All this information is found on [...]

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Ski Longer and Faster With Ski-Mojo

“Ski-Mojo revolutionizes the sport and changes the way you ski forever“, says Ski-Mojo.  Is it really so?
First of all Ski-Mojo fits under clothing to provide support and help skiers hold a tuck without leaving their thighs burning. Despite of the funny name, Ski-Mojo really uses springs strapped to the side of the legs to boost [...]

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New Dalbello Alpine Touring Boots (Prototype)

Thanks to “verbier61″ in TGR forums I found this pretty cool new alpine touring (prototype) item.
Almost every major manufacturer is offering an AT boot these days. So, this shouldn’t be big news. However, Dalbello boots have a certain cult following (as do Full Tilt boots too) – they’re kind of the descendants of the legendary [...]

Wally Skis – For Real Skiing or Just Showing Off?

Wally skis are something I knew nothing about before yesterday. Although it might sound strange carbon fiber based luxury yachtes have something to do with skis and mountain sports. I am not much interested in yatches, so may be that’s the reason why I never had heard of Wally skis. Anyhow, as Wally makes also [...]

Hublot All Black Ski – New Ski Model From Hublot and Zai

Hublot All Black Ski is a new ski model developed by a Swiss luxury watchmaker Hublot. Geneva based Hublot joined with Swiss manufacturer Zai in order to develop the exclusive Hublot All Black Ski model. Hublot All Black Ski are stylish skis targeted to those who want to differ from the masses.

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Understanding Ski Gear – part 3/3: Ski Sizing

So far in this article series we have discussed various ski types as well as what a ski consists of. In this post I am going to talk about ski sizing. In fact, I aim to provide an answer to the question “how to find the right ski length?”

There are a number of ways to find [...]

Understanding Ski Gear – part 2/3: Different Ski Types

Previously in this ski gear article series we discussed what a ski consists of. We identified a number of different parts of a ski as well as a couple of important measures. In this article, the second in a three-part series, we are going to investigate the different ski types. What ski is best for what terrain [...]

Understanding Ski Gear – part 1/3: What does a ski consist of?

You might been skiing for years already, but how well you know your guns? Do you know the different parts of a ski? What does a ski consist of? What are the different terms related to skis? Let’s take a deeper look at our equipment – the skis.

In the first part of a three-part series, [...]

Listen To Music While Skiing – Are Audio Helmets a New Trend?

It was around 1999 when helmets became to skiing and snowboarding. First they were used by radical dudes skiing the backcountries, but in a couple of years ordinary skiers realized that it makes sense to wear a helmet. Nowadays only few people ski without a helmet, at least here in Europe. That is good, I [...]

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