How to Pimp Your Ski Boots: Ski boots are the most important pieces of equipment that any skier owns. Ski boots are the only piece of ski gear that actually touch your body. If the interaction between your feet and your boots is not good, you skiing will suffer. If your boots fit tightly and comfortably, you’re skiing will improve. The idea is simple: If you boots fit well, your foot moves – your ski moves. If you boots fit poorly, your foot moves – your ski doesn’t move. It’s very rare that a person can put on a ski boot with a stock liner and have it fit well. More commonly, we have to modify our boots to get a good fit. That’s what we’ll touch on here: how to modify your boots to make them ideal, ie How to Pimp Your Boots. […] Featured Article SnowBrains | February 20, 2019 1 Comment
Season Edit: D-Spin 720, Pillow Drops, Alaska Spine Skiing, Backflips with Miles Clark All I can say is:Â “Thanks” Thanks to everyone whom I encountered along the road last season. One of my best seasons ever. I was extremely lucky to ski last season in: Lake Tahoe, CA Interior BC Valdez, AK Monterosa, Italy Svalbard, Norway Patagonia, Argentina Antarctica Special thanks to my very supportive sponsors: Scott Sports Intuition Liners Backcountry Access Hestra […] Featured Video Miles Clark | January 15, 2019 2 Comments
Sol Mountain Lodge, BC Trip Report: Private Powder On The Shortest Days Of The Year This trip report is brought to you by Intuition Liners – The Leader in Boot Liner Technology Photos by Andrew Chad Photography I went on my first BC hut trip ever the first week of December 2018. Sol Mountain Lodge, BC, Canada. The days were short, the air cold, the pillows soft. We spent 5 of the 7 days skiing pillows. […] Trip Report Miles Clark | January 14, 2019 2 Comments
SnowBrains 2018 Holiday Gift Guide for Skiers & Snowboarders Not sure what to get your snow-crazed loved ones for the holidays? Not to worry! The SnowBrains team has compiled a list of the best ski/snowboard gifts to give (and get) this holiday season. We’ve got gift ideas for every budget from ski bum to ski millionaire.  SnowBrains 2018 Holiday Gift Guide: ** UNDER $5 ** Ski-Gee Goggle Wipe […] SnowBrains | November 26, 2018 0 Comments
Ode to a Great Ski Boot | Scarpa Freedom RS 130 The Scarpa Freedom RS 130 is one of the best ski boots on the market. Period. End of story. I’ve been in this boot for the last 2.5-3 years and it has been one of the best inbounds and out-of-bounds (on-piste/off-piste) boots I’ve ever skied in. Below are some of the reasons why I believe the Scarpa Freedom RS 130 is […] Gear Review Greg Obernesser | September 21, 2018 0 Comments
Monterosa, Italy Conditions Report: Closing Week = Powder Week [brought to you by Intuition Liners] Monterosa ski resort in Alagna, Italy had a wild last week of operations with around a meter (3′) of new snow, sun, closures, and the best powder day of our trip. Wednesday:Â We got one glorious powder run in sunshine, then it socked in and we skied fun snow in the fog before venturing […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | April 17, 2018 0 Comments
Monterosa, Italy Conditions Report: A No Fall Zone, A Steep Chute, & Plenty of Fear [brought to you buy Intuition Liners] On Sunday we rode up the lifts to the very top of the Monterosa ski resort in Alagna, Italy. We then traversed and skinned to a spicy chute with a no fall zone entrance. The zone was steep, the snow was soft, and I had the fear. We all made it through the no […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | April 10, 2018 1 Comment
Monterosa, Italy Conditions Report: One Big 6,000-Vertical Foot Dream Run [brought to you by Intuition Liners] On Saturday, we awoke to sunny skies in Alagna, Italy. We rode lifts to the top. We skinned for about an hour. We dropped into a dreamland. We found cold, powdery snow on northern aspects. We found creamy corn on all other aspects. This 6,000-vertical-foot run had a bit of everything. The tight chute […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | April 9, 2018 0 Comments