• Tired of Ski Shopping? Rossignol's "One Tool Wonder" Makes Having a Single Plank Quiver Easy

    For the last few seasons, Rossignol has been taking the freeride world by storm with their Sender Free 110 and Sender Free 118 skis. A more recent addition, the Sender Free 100, takes that winning layup and slims it down for more versatile all-mountain use (yes, you noticed correctly: the “Free” has been dropped from this line’s name). Not every day can be a powder day, you know? This slighter option borrows heavily from its cousin, the 110, to create a more accessible daily-dr
  • Review: 2027 Nordica Unleashed 106

    To me (and probably to most folks west of the Mississippi), Nordica has always been a bit of a sleeper brand. I’ve known for a long time that their skis were excellent, but after they discontinued their Patrón and Soul Rider skis sometime in the last decade, I sort of lost interest. I spent a ton of time on those skis back in the day when they first brought some serious freeride performance to a fun, surfy, twin-tip shape for both powder and all-mountain skiing.Sure, the newer Enfor
  • The Best Ski Gear to Use All Year Round

    There’s no use in pretending that outdoor gear isn’t expensive, sometimes prohibitively or unnecessarily so. While I’ve spent the better part of my adult life allocating any extra funds to my outdoor recreation habits and gear addiction, the older I get, the more expenses I have that are probably better spent on my very limited expendable income. As a result, when I am going to buy a piece of gear, it’s much easier to justify spending money on it if it’s something I

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