The 3 Companies that Dominate Skiing Retail When browsing for new ski gear, you’ll encounter countless brands with seemingly endless options. To find the best equipment, it’s important to know what each company offers and how the brands differ. Like most industries, the ski world has seen many once-independent companies absorbed into a handful of large corporations. This isn’t inherently negative, but it is helpful to know […] Gear Zach Suffish | December 4, 2025 0 Comments
Key Ski Racing Equipment Changes by World Cup Athletes Ahead of the 2025-26 Season Each year, there is a shuffle of ski racers from one ski manufacturer to another. While some athletes stay with one sponsor for years or even decades—Mikaela Shiffrin has been equipped by Atomic for her entire career—others change more frequently. As athletes fine-tune every advantage before the Olympic season, several elite skiers have changed ski brands in the hope of […] Competition Julia Schneemann | July 31, 2025 0 Comments
Salomon’s New S/Pro Supra Dual Boa Ski Boot Redefines Fit with Performance The new Salomon S/Pro Supra Dual Boa was launched on January 15 in the 120 and 105W flex at select retailers across Canada and the United States. Salomon announced that more flex options will be available this fall. Salomon is also launching a fully redesigned QST collection with S/Lab QST Blank and QST 100 sizes available on early season sale at select retailers […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | January 23, 2025 0 Comments
The Top 10 Alpine Ski Brands by World Cup Points The 23/24 FIS Alpine World Cup season has wrapped up and it’s time to pour over the statistics. The International Ski and Snowboard Federation (‘FIS’) gathers data on the brands used by the international skiing elite as well as other data. FIS adds all the points accumulated by athletes sponsored by individual ski brands and publishes a ranking each year. […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | March 27, 2024 0 Comments
Salomon Announces 3rd Annual Quality Ski Time Film Tour Lineup includes films from Salomon athletes as well as an outrageous grand prize Today, Salomon, maker of premium winter sports equipment, announced the third annual QST Film Tour. The tour will kick off October 3rd, visiting 16 major ski hubs across the United States and Canada, as well as a stop in Europe. Films shown include: The Polar Star by […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 13, 2023 0 Comments
[VIDEO] “Feel Real” by Blank Collective | Salomon TV [arve url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVxsEwNX484"] SnowBrains | November 23, 2022 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Tracing Influence – 6 Skiers and the People Who Inspired Them [arve url="https://youtu.be/oGYnWPsMdpI"] SnowBrains | October 7, 2022 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
How To Choose The Best Ski Boot For You Have you been considering buying ski boots, but once you start doing deeper research, words like “flex” and “last” keep showing up way too often? Or the distinction between all-mountain and on-piste becomes too blurred to tell a difference? The ski boot purchasing decision can be a daunting mission, and seeking help is nothing to shy away from. The first […] Haleigh Hafner | January 19, 2022 0 Comments
The Top 13 Ski Movies for Free on YouTube Who doesn’t love a free full-length ski film? Ski movies are the best way to get stoked for ski season, get inspired, and see athlete’s hard work. From Warren Miller to Inspired Media Concepts, there are plenty of full-length ski films to get you fired up for spring skiing! YouTube is full of ski films ranging in disciplines, producers, and […] Featured Video Dominic Gawel | March 5, 2021 0 Comments
Forrest Gump, Is That You? Ricky Gates’ Film About Running Across the U.S. [arve url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLxFP56sc7U"] Spencer Cox | September 25, 2020 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
Running Shoe to Ski Boot? An Exciting Sustainable Step by Salomon The snow sports industry as a whole has never applied the most sustainable methods or technologies, but with the growing push to change many companies are stepping up to the challenge. Just this past week Salomon announced details of a concept running shoe that can be recycled and turned into ski boot shells! This new shoe is made entirely of […] Industry News Ryan Nadiak | November 12, 2019 0 Comments
VIDEO: Pro Skier Josh Daiek Sends Biggest Road Gap on Skis EVER | 150′ Out, 100′ Down View this post on Instagram Took two tries to ride ‘er out! I’ve been eyeing this gap for the last decade. With a banner year in the Sierra last season the landing finally filled in and was ready to send. The gap was roughly 150’ take off to landing and over 100’ vertical drop! So stoked to check […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 14, 2019 1 Comment
VIDEO: Salomon TV CHARGE: 4 Top Freeskiers Are Given 1 Instruction – Charge As Hard As You Can… [arve url="https://youtu.be/cTbpl018ark"] SnowBrains | October 11, 2019 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
VIDEO: Salomon TV Drops their Fall Winter 2018/19 Teaser – Time to Get Fired Up for Winter! [arve url="https://youtu.be/hiR2G75cWgY"] SnowBrains | September 28, 2018 17 Likes 4 Tweets 0 Comments
Chinese Consortium Wants to Buy Maker of Salomon, Arc’teryx, Armada, and Atomic for $5.5-Billion Finnish company Amer Sports Corporation, the manufacturer of recognized brands including Salomon, Arc’teryx, Armada, and Atomic, confirmed that it has received interest from a Chinese consortium for a $5.5-billion buyout. ANTA Sports Products Limited and the Asian private equity firm FountainVest Partners would like to acquire the entire share capital of Amer Sports. ANTA Sports, already home to high-end ski label […] Gear SnowBrains | September 14, 2018 0 Comments
VIDEO: Salomon TV Presents “The Highway” Stan Rey, Salomon pro skier and fellow human being faces hardship and uses his passion of passions to come to terms with it. Stan’s sister, Olivia Rey is in a serious car accident near Whistler, BC in which she is paralyzed and her best friend, Marie-Pier, is killed. Stan’s family, once serene and happy, is gripped by sadness as the tragedy […] Sergei Poljak | December 7, 2016 0 Comments
Video: End of Season Winter Camping with Chris Benchetler I too went winter camping last weekend, but it wasn’t as cool as this! I wish we had some sleds and a gimbal to film everything with! Anyways, lets just say you wont wish for these 7.5 minutes of your life back after watching the video– instead you’ll be more motivated to get out there and have some fun! As […] Keenan Grady | May 26, 2016 0 Comments
Salomon Quest Max 130 Ski Boot Review The Frenchies behind Salomon have been at the forefront of the ski industry for years. When the ski industry asked for a stiff freeride boot to take on side and backcountry terrain, the makers of the Pocket Rocket and the X-Scream answered the call. The Salomon Quest Max 130 lives up to its two names – it is ready for the backcountry and stiff enough to throw down when the going gets burly. The Quest Max 130 lives up to the Salomon name. The boot combines a performance-oriented last, true 130 flex, walk mode, and swappable tech inserts (ohhhhh yeah) to make an all-mountain beast. The best features of the Quest […] Gear Chaz Diamond | February 16, 2015 1 Comment
Finding Scot Schmidt | Salomon Freeski TV Salomon Freeski Season 7 Episode 12 | Legend Scot Schmidt | Scot Schmidt has learned a lot since he stepped back from the ski films. In a way, he has simplified his life; he is a man with a mountain and skis every day now at Yellowstone Club. And, at 52 years old, Schmidt still rips! SnowBrains | April 2, 2014 0 Comments
Salomon Freeski TV Season 7 Teaser | Best Trailer/Teaser of 2013? Of all the trailer/teasers that have come out this year, we’d argue that this is the best one. It leaves you with the best vibe, the pillows look nuts, the locations are exotic, the skiers are some of the best in the world, and cinematography is top shelf. Maybe Salomon should just start making little movies? If they can put […] SnowBrains | August 26, 2013 2 Comments