Best BOA Ski Boots of 2025 - Powder
Sep 30, 2024 · Stated Flex: 130 Stated Weight (size 26.5): 1785 g Best for: An aggressive skier looking for a one-boot quiver to balance time inbounds and out the gates. Read Powder's Full Review of the Salomon Shift Alpha BOA 130. With the Shift Alpha BOA 130, Salomon rethinks the walk-mode freeride BOA boot and turns it into something worth taking into the backcountry for aggressive riding.
The Best Ski Goggles of 2025, Tested and Reviewed
Nov 5, 2024 · Ski goggles have come a long way since the days of neon onesies and straight skis. Today’s goggles are high-tech masterpieces designed to not just protect your eyes, but actually greatly increase what you can see on snow.
POWDER Magazine - The Skier's Magazine
Skiing for the real skier. The latest news, videos, photos, ski reviews and everything you want and need to know about powder, avalanche safety and skiing
Ski Slope Ratings Explained: From Green to Black Diamond Runs
Oct 29, 2024 · Slightly silly colored shapes are a foundational element of the skiing experience. Green circle, blue square, black diamond, and double black diamond—these ski run difficulty levels give skiers a rough idea of what to expect after they disembark the lift.
Review: Atomic Bent 100 Skis - Powder
Groomers & Resort Skiing. The best aspect of the old Bent 100 model was how well it performed in the resort. Adding more tail rise was a risk because typically that would make a ski perform worse on edge, but by stiffening the ski overall, Atomic has found a balance that retains the impressive turning performance of the old model something our testers loved:
The 10 Biggest Ski Resorts in North America - Powder
3. Park City Mountain Resort, Utah. Skiable acres: 7,300 When it comes to lift-served skiable acres in the U.S., Park City Mountain Resort is the top dog. Located near the urban center of Salt Lake City, Utah, the resort's a quick drive from an international airport that connects to nearly 90 destinations with non-stop flights.
Strava Turned Off Fatmap - What That Means For Skiers
As of the shutdown date, the Strava app and website do not offer the full suite of FATMAP functionality, particularly the easy-to-use web and mobile 3D winter map mode or the guidebook functionality that offers excellent user-generated beta on backcountry routes.
The 20 Snowiest Ski Resorts for Your Next Ski Trip in the U.S.
Snow. Whether it's man-made, hot and heavy, or light and dry, it's the catalyst for the skiing and snowboarding thrills we yearn for. Snow is great in any form, but if you're going to travel to ski, might as well give yourself the best odds at skiing powder, right?
The 5 Best Luxury Ski Resorts in North America - powder.com
2. Deer Valley, Utah. High-class lodging: Stein Eriksen Lodge, The St. Regis Deer Valley Who’s it for: Groomer and glade hounds who appreciate the finer things in life. Amongst the dense collection of Salt Lake City, Utah, area ski resorts, Deer Valley is often considered the most luxurious—with pristine groomed slopes and numerous nearby five-star hotels, it’s …
Skiing in Japan: The Ultimate Guide - powder.com
If you’re as excited about skiing bottomless powder snow as we are here at POWDER, then Japan should without a doubt be on your bucket list.Thanks to prevailing northwesterly winds that create weather patterns crossing over the frigid Sea of Japan in the winter months, the western coast of the country typically gets slammed with massive …