• The Best Ski Width for All Conditions According to 5,800 Skiers

    The Best Ski Width for All Conditions According to 5,800 Skiers
    In case you missed it, POWDER is all in on polls.We recently added the ability to add polls across our site, and Instagram adopted the feature for posts. So, we, being the big-brain ski bums that we are, schemed up a fun way to get POWDER readers involved."Let's ask skiers questions. Skiers love to talk about skiing," I said in a recent meeting. Thus, the POWDER Weekly Poll was launched. Our first Poll, which this article will share the results of, was related to the perfect ski width.POWDER wri
  • Checking Your Ski Bag? Here are Baggage Policies on 5 Major Airlines

    Checking Your Ski Bag? Here are Baggage Policies on 5 Major Airlines
    Skiing in new places is one of the coolest ways to travel, but it doesn't come without its own hassles. For one, traveling with skis means checking a bag basically 100% of the time. Luckily, most airlines allow you to check a ski bag with standard checked baggage fees, as well as a boot bag, as long as both are under 50 pounds.
    Unfortunately, pretty much all major airlines charge a standard checked baggage fee of about $35 these days. If you have an airline-specific credit card or are in their m

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