I'm an advanced east coast skier who likes to go slow (10-20mph), prefer short radius skidded turns and loves bumps and trees. (Mostly-icy-east-coast trees, not powder-stash-trees of the west). I'm looking for a ski that would excel at short radius skidded turns but still able to get a good edge grip to carve across the occasional icy trail.

Ideally narrow (under 85mm?), flexible and lightweight for easy quick turning. All I can find are heavy carving skis or light beginner skis - but the latter come with integrated binding system and I want to use my own bindings (Tyrolia Protector for better ACL safety). Am I chasing a ghost opposite the entire ski industry direction? Or is there a ski like this?

Also, I'm pondering the idea of a shorter ski. I'm 6', 200 lbs. Currently skiing on 170cm, thinking about 160 or even 150 to help make turns snappier and fit better in tight trees/bumps. Besides losing some powder float (not relevant 95% of ski days) and high speed stability (not relevant for me), is there any reason not to do it?

Is it normal for a newly bought Buff to start ripping at the top? I only tried it on to see how it looked, and it started ripping when I stretched it over my head. This is my first time buying a Buff, so I’m not sure if this is normal.

I'm a 5'5", 155 lb male with an athletic build, getting back into skiing after a hiatus. I expect to pick it back up pretty quickly, but I'm obviously still shaking off the rust.

I've fallen in love with the graphics on the Icelantic Nia Pro 105, and found a used pair in 162 cm with bindings for around $450. I'm seriously considering buying them, but I've heard they might be too much ski for me.

I ski primarily in Colorado. I don't know a ton about ski specs, so I'd appreciate some honest advice.

Specs:

• 105 mm waist
• 162 cm length
• Full rocker, no traditional camber
• 15 m turn radius

Is the Nia Pro 105 a reasonable choice for my height, weight, and current ability, or is it simply too much ski and not the right ski for Colorado? Is 162 cm the right length for me?

Am I letting the graphics sway me toward a ski that doesn't actually make sense for me? (well yeah probably)

I'm not dead set on buying these if there's a genuinely better option, but its a sweet looking ski.

Appreciate any advice, especially from people who have skied the Nia Pro or have experience with a similar setup.

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Hi everyone!

I'm planning a ski trip from San Diego and would really appreciate some advice from people familiar with the local resorts.

I'm planning to ski on Friday, January 29, Saturday, January 30, and Sunday, January 31, 2027. I'd prefer to keep the drive to around three hours from San Diego.

I'm considering Snow Valley, Snow Summit, and Mountain High, but I'm open to other suggestions.

My main concerns are snow reliability and weekend crowds. I'd love to find a resort with good snow conditions, plenty of open runs, and shorter lift lines, especially on Saturday and Sunday.

I'm an intermediate skier, comfortable on green and blue runs. I already have snow clothing, but I don't own any equipment, so I'll need to rent everything, including skis or a snowboard, boots, a helmet, and any other necessary gear. I'd appreciate recommendations that take the full rental package cost into account.

For those who regularly ski in Southern California:

Which resort would you recommend for the best snow conditions in late January?

Which tends to be less crowded on weekends?

How reliable is snow coverage at these resorts around that time of year?

Which resort offers the best overall value when lift tickets and full equipment rentals are included?

Is there another resort within roughly three hours of San Diego that I should consider?

I know conditions can vary from year to year, but any advice based on your experience would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance for your help!

Hey everyone,
If you ride at Mountain Creek Bike Park or ski/ snowboard there in the winter, you probably know how much of a pain (or how expensive) it is to get up to Vernon if you don't drive or want to save on gas/wear-and-tear.
Ever since NJ Transit canceled the old seasonal 304 express bus over a decade ago, there has been zero direct public transit to the resort. Right now, taking transit means riding a bus to Wayne or West Milford and paying $50+ each way for an Uber/Lyft.
I'm starting a initiative to petition NJ Transit and Mountain Creek Resort to co-sponsor a simple, low-cost solution: extending select trips on the existing NJ Transit Route 194 by just 12 miles from its current end point in West Milford (Stockholm) straight up Route 23/94 to Mountain Creek. Conceptualized as Route 194M on select trips. More details in the Google Docs link within the petition description.
If you'd like to see an affordable transit connection restored between NYC/North Jersey and Mountain Creek, please take 30 seconds to sign and share the petition: https://www.change.org/restore-
mountaincreektransit
Thanks for the support! Let's get enough signatures to bring this to NJ Transit, and Mountain Creek management.

Went to see TGR's Film Tour in Chicago this week, and really enjoyed it. Wanted to pass along info here, as I feel like these showings aren't heavily advertised.

The movie was great. I'm not as much of a connoisseur of stoke films as some of you all, but I enjoyed this one. Had what I expected: a lot of great ski footage, interspersed with some backstory on the athletes, overlaid with a tongue-in-cheek nod to the "rocket science" theme.

$31 for the ticket after fees.

Before the film, they had an "Athlete Panel and Q&A," billed as: Hear stories from the athletes about filming, travel, big lines, and what went into making Actually, It Is Rocket Science.

Wasn't quite sure what to expect, but it was really insightful. One of the TGR Tour producers (Mack Moran) led a discussion with one of the TGR athletes in the film (Anna Tedesco). It was a fascinating discussion about her background (professional pilot as well as skier), along with a lot of discussion of what went into making the movie.

All in all, well worth the price of admission.

I've done my annual update of https://passmap.ski/ for the 2026-2027 season! It's a site I made and keep maintained for every season, which lists what resorts are included on the following passes: Epic + Epic Partner, Ikon, Mountain Collective, Powder Alliance, Indy, Cooper, Freedom, Power, and Snow.

New this season:

• Ikon pass levels: You can now choose between each level of Ikon Pass (Full, Base, Session). Previously it was only "Ikon" resorts that didn't differentiate between the Ikon pass types
• Indy Learn to Turn: Now a dropdown within the Indy Pass
• Snow Pass: New this year! Might add the Snow Pass Triple Play as a drop down later
• Searching for "parent" resort groups: Now you can search for a "parent" resort and see all resorts that are a part of it (for example, searching "Aspen Snowmass" will return all 4 associated mountains). Resorts that are part of a parent resort now display that when you click on them
• Lots of search, filtering, and display improvements

Future improvements I have planned:

• Adding new passes (Austrian Super-Ski Card; let me know if there's one you want to see)
• Working on visually clarifying cross-country-only vs resorts with downhill and cross-country on the Indy Pass
• Finalizing resorts on Indy Learn to Turn for 26-27 when it's released

I made the first version of this map to coordinate a ski trip with friends who had different passes to figure out where we could go to maximize everyone's pass – I hope it's been useful to people in planning their trips or deciding what passes to buy! Just as a note, I make no money off this, and I keep it maintained as a community resource :)

I'd love to hear any feedback and I'm open to suggestions of what I could add to make this more useful. Please also let me know here on this post or through the site if you see any errors or things that need fixing. Cheers and stay safe out there this season!

This is definitely something that would happen to me. He released the video of the missing sound podcast interview here. Lipreaders have at it.

https://www.stormskiing.com/p/storm-skiing-10232026-powder-mountain

Is it bad practice to store skis and have them strapped together? A single rubber strap in the center of the ski compressing them together gently? Assuming it's stored upright, with storage wax, in a temperature controlled environment, will this damage or degrade a ski, does it make any meaningful difference? Sorry in advance if this is a stupid question.

Edit: the reason I ask is because I have a lot of skis, and I don't have a fancy alter/room to hang them all up - it's much easier to keep them strapped together because they all have to go into a closet for the off season. Not strapping them just make things way more unwieldily.

Have had these roxas for about 4 seasons now and still gotta make sure I can still fit in everything before the snow starts to fall. Ski waxing is planned for this weekend 😁. Praying for snow soon

Anyone have any recommendations where to buy prescription ski goggles? I am based in Canada. My vision is -9.

Thank you

Looking for a new ski / snowboard jacket (and probably pants) available in Europe. I ski mostly in alps (Austria) and in Nordics (where can be really cold). I ski all day long and in all different weather. Would love some recommendations!

Howdy,

I think its time for me to get footbeds. I pronate and I find myself digging on my inner edge sometimes.

I was shopping around and it looks like there are a few different options? Either a 3D scan that they end up machine milling into the footbed or an off the shelf kit such as the sids custom ones which sound to me they take an impression then vacuum a blank on it with heat and it forms.

Any insight on whether each technique has pros and cons? The milled ones are more expensive.

Follow up to my first post... There was snow this morning...hell ya.