What is EpicSki?
EpicSki is the Internet's home for dedicated skiers. The Barking Bears Forums are the core of EpicSki.com, and are a great place to get connected with what is going on here. You can also meet and ski with other EpicSki Bears, join them for one of the EpicSki Academies, or just hang out and talk about this shared downhill passion.
Why join EpicSki?
- Create a customized community profile all about you, your skiing experiences, your buddies, your gear, and where you ski
- Meet and chat with other obsessed skiers in the forums
- Help others learn through your reviews
- Add photos and edit the descriptions of your favorite items
- Follow only what's interesting to you with personalized subscriptions
- Get digests and newsletters delivered to your email
Tell the World About Yourself
Your Profile page is the place to share a bit about who you are and why you've chosen to join EpicSki. Add your picture to make it personal, and then fill in Your List.
Your List
This is where you share the gear you Own, Want, and Had, as well as the resorts you go to and which ones are on your wish list. Do you want to know whether a particular ski comes flat or with an integrated binding system? What about the resorts in Europe which are recommended by your fellow Keystone skiers and snowboarders? Fill in what you Own and Want, we'll handle the rest.
You Make the Community
As a member of EpicSki, you can do so much more than just read about gear and resorts. You can:
- Upload your own pictures
- Subscribe to topics to ensure you know when others are talking about it, writing reviews, etc
- Modify item descriptions and specs
- Edit in page wikis on topics like Troubleshooting, How-to's, Related Items, and anything else you want to share
- Claim ownership of the item (or wanter-ship)
Write a Review
Think your goggles are the best on the market? Regretting your choice of the Rossignols over the Volkls? Let others know! Rate your gear on a variety of criteria, talk about the pros and cons, and help other EpicSkiers with your experiences.
Collaborate with Wikis
Want to create the definitive buying guide for ski boots? Know how to ski moguls like no one else? Even if you do, chances are the community as a whole knows more than you as an individual. You can start a wiki or add to one that others are working on. Add text, pictures, videos, then tag it to make sure others can easily find it. You may just earn you the honor of being a Top Contributor.
Jump into the Barking Bears Forums
Wikis are great when there is one version of the truth, but sometimes a lively discussion is more appropriate - that's when you enter the Barking Bear Forums. You can debate the merits of the newest gear, ask your fellow skiers and snowboarders questions, share breaking snow conditions, or just shoot the breeze on whatever interests you.
Make Your Homepage Your Own
With forums, wikis, user reviews, detailed user profiles and more, how do you keep track of what you actually care about?
When you come across a user, item, wiki, or discussion thread that interests you, click the "Subscribe" button and any updates will be displayed on your home page each time you log in. We'll make our best recommendations for other stuff you might want to check out. We'll even deliver it all to you via email if you so choose.
