(Photo: Maria Baker, Chief Pant Splitter) Who here has had a problem with snow pants? Yep, I see you over there. A better question would be who hasn’t had a problem with snow pants. There’s no doubt it’s hard to find a pair with the fit and features women want. […]
Best Ski Boots for 2021
Last winter, our team headed to ISPO Munich, the world’s largest sports trade show, to get a sneak peek at the best ski boots for 2021. Finding the perfect ski boot can be a challenge, but it can make a huge amount of difference to your comfort on the slopes, so […]
A chat with Nikki Champion, Utah Avalanche Forecaster
Thanks largely to COVID-19, backcountry skiing promises to be bigger than ever this year. This is hardly a surprise. In the backcountry, there’s no social distancing, capacity limitations, or reservation requirements. You don’t need an EPIC or an IKON pass. The post A chat with Nikki Champion, Utah Avalanche Forecaster […]
SCOTT Freeguide Ski Boot 2021 Preview
The SCOTT Freeguide ski boot is a lightweight Carbon-enforced ski touring boot, brand new for 2020/21 and promising the highest performance when travelling both up and downhill. The Freeguide Carbon is a hybrid boot, with three buckles, 130 flex and even an additional boa closure on the liner to ensure a […]
Nordica HF Ski Boot 2021 Preview
A modern take on an old classic and building on 80 years of innovation, the Nordica HF ski boot has redefined the concept of modern ski boots to cater to those who just want to keep skiing. It’s a modern take on comfort and convenience when it comes to skiing, […]
A Chat with Poppy Gall, Outdoor Clothing Innovator: From ISIS to POPIA.
Did you ever find an outdoor clothing brand you really liked, only to have it disappear from the retail landscape? That was Isis Clothing for Women, a pioneering brand that fell by the wayside back in 2010. Isis first came on the scene in 1998, and it was like a […]
The ski film “DREAM JOB” is hysterical. Here’s a chat with its producer, Colleen Gentemann.
Fall is ski movie time. Warren Miller Entertainment, TGR, Matchstick, Level 1, gear companies – these are just a few that produce ski films, year after year year. To me, most of these movies are pretty interchangeable. Sure, there’s lots of great skiing. But there’s little to differentiate one from […]
A chat with Joel Gratz, OpenSnow founder and chief meteorologist
Now that it’s post-Labor Day, you can’t shake a stick without seeing a forecast for the coming ski season. NOAA, Farmer’s Almanac, The Weather Channel, Accuweather…these are only a few; there are tons of predictions around. And though all of us would love to know exactly what the coming winter […]
You have questions, I have answers.
As you can imagine, I get a lot of emails from people asking me all sorts of questions. So chalk it up to laziness, chalk it up to efficiency, I thought I’d handle all my replies here in one shot. Here we go — answers to the most common questions […]
A chat with Hilary Engisch-Klein, 2018 inductee to the US Ski Hall of Fame
Before Donna Weinbrecht won the first gold medal in freestyle skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics, there was Hilary Engisch-Klein. (You can read my 2012 interview with Donna here.) Hilary is being inducted into the US Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame this year for good reason: she completely dominated […]