• Created on 5/20/09 by T-Square

The typical scenario is once you've washed or laundered your ski/snowboard pants, they are no longer water resistant. Even two coats of the spray stuff (Scotch Guard, etc.) does not seem to help.  What do you do?  Instead of simply wearing your ski clothing till your ski jackets, pants, and gloves are soiled and dirty and then replacing them or having two pairs of pants (one fresh pair for the snowy days and the older laundered pair for dry days), there are options to help you re-waterproof your ski gear. Keep in mind however, that there are broad two classes... read more

• Created on 7/10/09 by nolo

The science of ski floatation explained by our expert Physicsman                                                                                                                                    Photo by Bob Peters   Contents Skier Size and Optimal Ski Width Ski Width, Snow Depth, and Floatation What Qualifies As Powder? Powder Skis and Eastern Skiers          Skier Size and Optimal Ski Width We should be careful about extrapolating from one's own experience using normal width skis in soft snow when making ski recommendations for people of... read more

• Created on 11/30/10 by hiland

2011 Ski Reviews: Mid-Fat skis, 80-100mm Waists by Dawgcatching   CONTENTS Introduction Blizzard Atlas Blizzard Magnum 8.7 Blizzard M-Power FS IQ Blizzard Magnum 8.1 Nordica HR-Pro Jet Fuel i-core Head Peak 88 Head Peak 82 K2 Aftershock K2 Rictor Volkl Kendo Volkl AC50 Volkl Mantra Dynastar Legend Sultan 94 Dynastar Legend Sultan 85 Elan Apex Elan Spire Elan 82Xti Fischer Motive 84 Fischer Motive 80 Fischer Watea 94 Kastle MX98 Kastle MX88 Kastle FX94 Kastle... read more

• Created on 12/2/10 by nolo

2011 Big Mountain Ski Reviews: 100mm and Bigger Waists by Dawgcatching   CONTENTS   Introduction Blizzard The Answer IQ Blizzard The One IQ Kastle MX98 Dynastar 6th Sense Slicer Dynastar 6th Sense Huge Dynastar Legend Pro 115 Volkl Katana Volkl Mantra Volkl Gotama Elan Spire Elan Olympus Elan Boomerang Salomon Shogun Rossignol S7 K2 Sidestash Head Jerry Fischer Watea 98 Skis to Re-review     Introduction I was able to ski a bunch of skis this past spring, unfortunately not all on the same day, but at least was able to use a point of... read more

• Created on 4/6/09 by nolo

Now that the ski season is winding down to a close, do you notice that your ski boots smell a bit funky? If the smell is bad enough that you'd like to do something about it before storing them in your warm garage over the summer and becoming a biological hazard, here are a few suggestions from the mavens at EpicSki:   Yank them out and give them a good washing in the sink with some generic detergent and follow that with a good shot and rinse with "Febreze." Never throw them in the washing machine with your clothes, and dry them in the boiler room or with a... read more

• Created on 1/31/09 by nolo

Before you post a thread to the boot guys asking some variation of "Which Boot will work for me", or "can you suggest some brands", please stop. The boot guys cannot see your feet over the internet. The recommendation of a boot requires an evaluation of your foot shape, stance and other mysteries of the bootfitting art. Original article by Mntlion: Dave Williams at Ultimate Fit Center, Banff, Alberta bootfitting@ultimatebanff.com See the Boot Fitters Who's Who Read the bootfitting FAQ, ask questions in the gear forum, but please try to keep questions in this... read more

• Created on 4/6/09 by nolo

Marmot mb poses the following question: Given a ski that is 85 - 90 mm waist / 115 - 120 mm tip / 110 - 115 mm tail / 178 length, 1. What effect should and would having a binding rearward of the default mounting position have: In Powder? On Hardpack? 2. What effect should and would having a binding forward of the default mounting position have: In Powder? On Hardpack?   HeluvaSkier   I would like to describe this in terms of where your CM is in relation to the sweet spot of the ski, when you are in a normal neutral stance (not forward or... read more

• Created on 11/27/12 by mmckay

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• Created on 2/3/09 by nolo

Related article: How To Hand Tune Skis   Regardless of what manufacturers claim that their "factory" bevel settings are, ALL skis, ALL models work extremely well with a 1 degree base bevel and a 3 degree side bevel.   Use the simple method to measure what your existing bevel settings are in the Article Edge Bevel Angle Measuring   Or:   If you really, really trust the Internet more than you trust yourself, and if you trust secondhand manufacturer literature through the Internet more than firsthand reports through the Internet (but only then) you can... read more

• Created on 4/19/11 by cgeib

This guide will go through the process of hand tuning your existing skis. This is different from a tune that a shop will do. A shop tune is done with a series of machines. A ceramic stone will grind the base flat (putting a pattern in the base called structure, of which many combinations are available), an edging machine will put side and base bevels on the ski, and a waxing machine is usually used to wax the skis. The base grind should be done once a season, or as often as is needed (determined by how beat up the bases are), and the machine tune for the edges should... read more