Have you heard about Whitedot skis? See how Fred “The Mighty Cliff Hucker” or “The Crazy Norwegian” Syversen makes his own Whitedot pro model!

Why would you spend $10,000 for luxury skis? To show off, I guess. We all do what we want, so no need to question the purpose of luxury skis. Anyhow, check out these skis and consider if you would ever buy one of these.

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 [...]

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.

Hublot All Black Ski [...]

As a kid I joined a little giant slalom race at my home hill. I spent the morning by preparing for the race. I was eager to win the race, but I felt like my skis just don’t slide well. There was an Atomic test event going on and I decided to give a try. [...]

December 2007 poll is over and it is time to look at the results. The question in December was “The Best Skis Are..” and the choices were many from major brands (such as Volkl, Atomic and Fischer) to some not -as-well-known companies, such as Visu and Zag. It is interesting to see which skis people [...]

The winter has arrived to the Alps and Vail mountains, and the masses go skiing. For many people this is the very first touch to skiing. William from United States, a regular reader os Homeboy’s World of Skiing, sent me email and asked about skis for beginners. Based on our discussion with William I decided [...]

Ever dreamed about making your own skis? Your own “pro-model”.. The exact length, measurements, flex, graphics.. How cool would that be? I for sure have made hundreds of sketches in the margins of school books and papers, meeting memos, advertisement etc. The reality is though that I am no handy-man. Maintaining my mountain bike [...]

Back in summer 2002 I bought a used pair of Salomon Pocket Rockets for a trip to Chile. I wanted to try something new and innovative – back then twin tips, lighter construction for tricks and airs and fat shape with a bit shorter length were something really cool.
The concept was a winner. As much [...]

Have you ever wondered how to define the right length for your skis? You’ve probably been walking in sport stores while thinking “if I buy new skis for this season, how long should my skis be? What’s the right length for my skis“? Every time I go buy new skis I have this same problem, [...]

I am looking for skis for my son who is four years old right now. Based on my own experiences, I prefer Atomic and Rossignol, but I don’t know much about skis for kids. We are going to spend one week in Chamonix this year, but fortunately I have time enough to try find the right [...]