EcoSki: A New Sustainable Ski Wear Rental Platform Skiing, which heavily relies on the environment to function, just got met with a sustainable ski wear rental platform. The company, known as EcoSki, is a self-proclaimed “contemporary, sustainable skiwear rental service.” The rental philosophy this brand presents is nothing short of genius. Even if you live in a major ski state such as Colorado, skiing is only realistic for […] Industry News Breya Bergom | September 1, 2021 2 Comments
Mountain Hardwear Launches Augmented Reality App It is no mystery that buying stuff online is one of the most commons things to do nowadays. If you disagree with this statement then the chances you were born before 1970 are really high. In fact, 67% of people born after 1980 prefer to do their shopping online. The market has shown how this trend is true. The online […] Industry News Micho | December 20, 2019 1 Comment
Plant-Based Ski Wear and Bluetooth Powered Gadgets Set to Hit Slopes in 2020 As the 2019/20 ski season finally gets underway, winter holiday provider Club Med has teamed up with industry experts to predict future trends in skiwear. People want more from their clothing, which is why the top trends go beyond just style – extending into safety, performance and more ethical ski fashion pieces. The latest slope wear predictions for 2020 include […] Gear Review SnowBrains | December 13, 2019 0 Comments
IceBRKR: The Best Way to Jam Out on the Slopes Everybody loves jamming out to music while skiing or boarding, but it’s not always so easy going. Wired headphones get all tangled up, there is the chance you’ll lose expensive wireless headphones, and having a bud in your ear all day can be uncomfortable. Introducing IceBRKR: by combining a quality ski goggle with bone conduction audio technology, you can jam […] Gear Review Joseph Phillips | July 26, 2019 0 Comments
No Cell Signal? No Problem: Beartooth Device Converts Phone to Walkie-Talkie Can you hear me now? Cell phone service on the mountain is notoriously spotty at best and flat-out nonexistent far too often. A company out of Bozeman, Montana, has a new devise to remedy the no-cell-service problem. Introducing the Beartooth. About the size of a deck of cards, this device works in conjunction with your smartphone, via a free app, […] Gear Review Robin Azer | December 7, 2016 0 Comments
UPDATE: K2 and Marker, Dalbello, Volkl Remain For Sale by Newell Brands Inc. Newell Brands Inc. released a press statement in response to the apprehension revolving around their previous press release about the sales of their winter sports industry (for more information regarding their winter sports industry news please see K2, Marker, Full Tilt….)Â Newell wishes to clear the air regarding this sale stating that they intend only to sell their major winter brands, […] Dylan Cautela | October 10, 2016 0 Comments
The Top 10 Award-Winning Ski/Snowboard Gear of 2015: This Fall, we rounded up the award winning ski and snowboard gear of 2015. We wanted to give our viewers one place to find all of 2015’s most highly praised gear. We called it TOP GUN. We’ve now gone through all the award winning gear we could find and we want to show the best award winning piece of gear from each category: The Best of TOP GUN 2015. Below you’ll find the best award winning gear from the following 9 categories: Powder Skis, All-Mountain Skis, Women’s Skis, Ski Bindings, Ski Boots, Snowboards, Snowboard Boots, Goggles, and Ski Jackets. OnTheSnow.com gave their Editors’ Choice Award to 5 powder skis this year, […] Gear Review SnowBrains | December 22, 2014 0 Comments
TOP GUN: The 3 Award Winning Ski Bindings of 2015 As ski technology and shape changes – and it’s been changing fast – bindings have to morph and evolve to keep up. Wider skis means wider bindings. Wider bindings leads to more control and more power transfer to your ski. You’ve got to have ski bindings. There’s no other way to attache yourself to skis. Always make sure your bindings are mounted and adjusted correctly. Bindings are the one fundamental piece of ski equipment you have that is truly safety gear. You don’t want them to come off too early and you don’t want to them to stay on too long. Both situations can lead to hard falls and bad injuries. You need a binding you can trust. […] Gear Review SnowBrains | November 18, 2014 2 Comments