When a heel piece snaps, cracks, or strips out mid-season, your entire setup is grounded. I have been there, standing in the lodge parking lot with a bag of parts that do not quite fit, wishing I had done my homework before ordering. Finding the right replacement ski binding heel pieces is not as simple … Read more
After years of skiing with sore feet and thinking it was just part of the sport, I finally swapped out my factory boot footbeds for custom ones. The difference was immediate. My arches stopped aching, my edge control sharpened, and I could ski bell-to-bell without wanting to take my boots off at lunch. If you … Read more
Keeping your skis properly tuned is one of those things most skiers know they should do, but hardly anyone actually does until their edges feel like butter knives and their bases are slower than a snowplow in wet cement. I learned this the hard way after my third season of rental-quality performance on brand-new skis. … Read more
Keeping your skis properly waxed is one of those things most skiers know they should do, but far too many put off until their bases start looking dull and slow. I have been tuning my own skis for over a decade, and the single tool that makes the biggest difference in my routine is a … Read more
There is nothing worse than getting to the mountain, strapping in, and realizing one of your binding screws is missing or stripped out. I have been there more times than I care to admit. After losing hardware on trips, borrowing screws from friends, and even resorting to hardware store bolts that barely fit, I decided … Read more
Putting together a proper gangline setup is one of those things that separates a safe, enjoyable run from a tangled mess on the trail. I have spent the last three winters testing different gangline configurations with my own team of huskies, and I can tell you firsthand that the gear you choose matters enormously. From … Read more
Winter is brutal on truck beds. Between the road salt eating away at bare metal, ice building up overnight, and snow melting into every crevice, your truck bed takes a beating from November through March. I learned this the hard way after my first winter without any bed protection left my F-150 with rust spots … Read more
If you have ever tried to tune your own skis or mount bindings at home, you already know the struggle. Ski brakes get in the way at the worst possible moment, flopping down and blocking your access to the edges when you are mid-wax or halfway through a side-wall cleanup. That frustration is exactly what … Read more
There is nothing worse than gearing up for a fresh powder day and realizing your binding screws are stripped, missing, or just plain worn out. I learned this the hard way on a trip to Utah when two of my front binding screws backed out halfway down a black diamond run. Since that day, I … Read more
If you have ever tried to wax your own skis or tune your edges at home, you already know the frustration. The brake arms keep flopping down and scratching your workbench, getting in the way of your scraper, and generally making a simple job take twice as long. That is exactly where ski brake retainers … Read more