Wall Street Journal reports on how this ski season is different from years prior.
https://flipboard.com/video/wsj/dd6e3c5001
The Stivot Turn
alpine ski racing stivot turn described
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…
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…
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…
The Weekend for buying ski stuff is upon us!!!
One of the best times of the year to stock up for the winter race season….. Labor Day Weekend is the unofficial start of pre-ski season. A few reminders for the new Ski Racer: USSA Registered racers do not pay MSRP / full sticker price for racer gear (with few exceptions) Brand new Skis, Boots,…
On your mark – up your skis
to keep track of how your ski is tuned. Key reasons to write on your skis: 1- Last time edges tuned / setup [date] 2- Indicate a race edge 3- What base / combo wax is used 4-To look cool in the start house/ intimidate the competition on the NASTAR course! How to: First, you…
Diamonds are forever if
You take care of them….. starting with cleaning. DMT and Moonflex Diamond Stones are excellent quality, but, they need regular cleaning to maintain the ability to “cut” steel resulting in sharp edges. Its a big mistake to assume a diamond is ruined simply because it no longer “works” as well as it once did. Bits…
The 2018 Beaver Creek GS Spectacular
….May not be so spectacular if snow conditions do not improve soon! This would be specific to the non-scored event typically held at Beaver Creek on Bear Trap March 31- April 1st for the past several years. The scored event is held at Vail….. The last snow that dumped 5″ in Summit county, unfortunately, did…
Toko has nothing to do with Japan
…. and everything to do with SWIX, as it turns out! In 2010 Mammut Sports Group AG of Switzerland sold Toko to Swix Sport, and renamed the company Toko-Swix Sport AG! New packaging will show the new owner if you look close. With that purchase, Swix now controls 90% of the United States Ski…