Ties that Bind: Your Skiing Safety Net
Ever spend a week's ski vacation stuck in front of the fire with your leg wrapped in a cast? If you're like the overwhelming majority of today's skiers, the answer is an emphatic NO. And the folks you can thank for sparing you from this most venerable of skiing cliches are the manufacturers of ski bindings..... More
Give Fashion the Boot!
Boots are the closest thing the ski industry has to women's hemlines - fashions come and go, but you can pretty much count on the fact that your "wardrobe" from just a few years ago will be declared passe by this year's fashion arbiters. West Virginia Ski thinks that this approach is a little short-sighted. The most important consideration is whether your boots are comfortable and secure. Ill-fitting boots can turn play-time into pain-time. Cold feet can give you, well, cold feet when it comes to making that last, glorious run of the day. And poor ankle support can put you in front of the fire instead of on the slopes..... More
Skis: Less is More for the New Millennium
Proof of the old saying that there's nothing new under the sun - or on the slopes - comes this season in the form of the "new short skis"..... More
The Shape of Things to Come - Shaped Skis Turn the Corner
Let's face it - if you've been skiing for any length of time, you've been bombarded every year with news of some new product that's virtually guaranteed to turn you into an Olympic-class skier overnight. One year, the ad-meisters say, you absolutely must have the latest and greatest in bindings. Twelve months and a few hundred dollars later, it turns out you didn't need new bindings after all - what you really needed was the latest and greatest in ski boots - or whatever..... More
KNUCKLE DRAGGERS ONLY
West Virginia resorts know a good thing when they see it, and some of the best news in the business is the phenomenal growth in snowboarding's popularity. This year the range of options available to enthusiasts is bigger than ever..... More
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