2021 Frontside

The frontside of the mountain may not be the most topographically diverse part of the hill, but the skiers who populate it are the most polyglot we’ve got. Timid intermediates, cruising seniors, the terrain park contingent, ski school classes, pods of families and...

2021 Fischer Season

For 2021, Fischer has a new product story without any actual new products. The story is simply told: all 2021 Fischer women’s skis are identical to their unisex counterparts, save for a change in color and extended size selection at the short end of the scale. What...
Fischer Brand Profile

Fischer Brand Profile

If one were to distill Fischer to its essence, the resulting elixir would be made of equal parts precision and speed.   Rigorous quality control has been the defining feature of its corporate culture going back to the days of Vacuum Technic that ensured even...

2021 All-Mountain West

If there is a single, do-it-all ski – particularly for western, big-mountain skiing – it no doubt lives in this category and probably has a waist width of 98 or 100mm. The reason is simple: up to this girth (95mm-100mm), these relatively wide skis don’t...

Atomic 2021 Boot Brand Profile

It’s unlikely that Atomic management foresaw just how much its boot brand would come to depend on a modest line of recreational boots it launched 13 years ago. Called Hawx, its unique feature was vent-like creases on both sides of the forefoot, perceived as a fit...