Stöckli Our spider sense tingles when we hear the term “handmade” applied to skis, as the implication is that such slats will receive extraordinary care in manufacture no mass-produced ski can hope to receive. One reason we look sideways at the “handmade” adjective...
Fit for Skiing: How to select and fit a ski boot What You Should Be Thinking Let your bootfitter worry about dialing in the right fit; you should focus on the performance aspects of the boots you’re trying on. Your bootfitter can assist you in this arena as...
Archived Symbols and Definitions Camber Profiles elite-level carvers traditional camber, including twin tips, no pronounced tip or tail rise (other than normal twin tips) early rise tip only, including long rocker – no tail rocker, usually cambered underfoot...
Absolutely everything! The late iconic super-coach Warren Witherell was first to quip that the average skier can improve more by having boots aligned than through an entire season of private lessons. Warren doesn’t malign lessons—quite the contrary—but his wry...
The relationship between the male-dominated universe of ski manufacturing and the women’s skis it has spawned over the years has been a one-sided affair. To say the attitude of the ski industry towards women-specific models was condescending would be admitting that...
