The Stivot Turn
alpine ski racing stivot turn described
The Long and Short of Gates
about gates used for alpine ski racing
Its your LEKI Day…
4 : How many friends casually mentioned a pole had to be replaced because it broke. 4: How many friends that are much happier after learning about the excellent Leki customer service and replacement process. So, I am going to post this again…. If you break a Leki pole …. FIRST, DON’T PANIC!! Contact Leki…
Watch and Learn
overlay training video
Tic Toc
Time to Register for US Ski and Snowboard with “Early Bird Discount” is running out – October 15th, 2019~
Keystone Opens October 12th, 2019!
Check out this post from Keystone: Keystone says this is the earliest season open in 20 years!! Well, I guess the new snowmaking investment worked out this year. In previous seasons, A-Basin [the closest resort to Keystone] was part of the Vail – Epic Season Pass. As mentioned in a prior post, A-Basin has a…
Guns A Blazing in the Rockies
1st week of October and snow cannons all over the high Rockies are blasting away! Check out some of the resort photos posted on FB: Tip: Follow Copper, Keystone, Loveland and A-Basin on Social Media for the latest updates! Copper, A-Basin, and Loveland are consistently amongst the earliest ski areas in the United States to…
Mail Call….
Ikon and Epic arrive on the same day for the 2019-2020 Ski Season…. what are the odds!!! Perhaps its a Texas Mail thing. Perhaps its a sign the Ski Gods are collaborating the greatest ski season ever, with the most snow, most mountain access, most racing, and fun jam packed into 6 short months of…
Change is in the air ….
for the 2019-2020 age class U12 and under race season. The U.S. Ski & Snowboard Congress in Park City, Utah, drafted and approved several new rules “to help keep cost down and level the playing field”. The summary is: Two races during the season will be run without speed suits. Only one pair of skis…
Buy More Stuff!!!!
Early Season Sales start – now- Labor Day Weekend is the start of ski season buying!….. Some amazing deals to be had in getting prepared. https://sidelineswap.com Sideline is running a 15% sale off certain items. https://www.peterglenn.com Peterglenn is running 20% on a range of previous season inventory. https://www.backcountry.com Backcountry is offering 25% off on select…