Mountain Hardwear is Back!
Mountain Hardwear was founded in 1993 by a group of passionate outdoorsman, who on a shoe-string, believed anything is possible, and that anything worth pursuing in life required challenge. Their...
View ArticleAlp-n-Rock: Luxury Personified
Socially Conscious. Redefined Luxury. Since 2008, California-based company Alp-n-Rock has been attracting a loyal clientele from elite sportswomen to fashionistas alike. Their European-inspired...
View ArticleHestra makes, without debate, some of the finest gloves in skiing
Hestra hails from one of the coldest regions of the world, tasked with keeping hands warm. Since 1936 they've been doing just that, and doing it well. Hestra is a family owned business based in Sweden...
View ArticleDropping In (Part 1)
Back to the shop; getting the gear right for the upcoming seasonThe basement or garage or shed or the deep back corner of the closet—or wherever the ski gear has been housed since last April—smells...
View ArticlePOC Recognized by Popular Science for Helmet Safety
POC is recognized in the December issue of Popular Science in the feature “Best of What’s New” as the grand award winner for its Skull Orbic Comp H.I. MIPS ski racing helmet. The world’s largest...
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"The Mountains Are Calling" T-Shirts
Our new t-shirts are in. Inspired by a letter (paraphrased below) John Muir sent his sister Sarah in 1873 from the Yosemite Valley.Dear Sister Sarah:I have just returned from the longest and hardest...
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Dropping In (Part 2) - First Snow
I never quite believe the first snowfall. It’s got to be a hoax, a trick... it’s too good to be true.Philly got a few inches over Thanksgiving. A beautiful but fleeting dusting. Not quite a real storm....
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Dropping In (Part 3) - First Run of the Season
My skis are dangling above a ribbon of snow as I whiz quickly uphill on the chairlift. Right now, creeping up on the very end of December, there is a stark contrast between the bright manmade snow and...
View ArticleResort Updates
The summer of 2014 was a busy time for many of our favorite ski areas. Here’s a quick synopsis of what’s new.Blue Mountain implemented RIFD ticket and gate technology. Rather than being restricted to...
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Alpine World Championships
What an experience. We’re at Beaver Creek for the Alpine World Championship and we took in the men’s downhill race yesterday. Being in the stands close to the bottom of the course you’re able to see...
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Alpine World Championships Wrap-up
The 2015 FIS Alpine World Championships at Vail-Beaver Creek wrapped up this past Sunday. For the first time in 26 years, the World Champs were held on US turf, and our skiers did us proud. Here’s a...
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Epic Season Keeps Going, and Going, and Going….
After Thursday’s blast of artic weather, conditions have begin to moderate and the month of March will be marked by warmer days, more daylight hours, brilliant sunshine, and lots of great skiing! Bases...
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Spring (Part 1)
This season hasn’t always been cold, but when it was, it was the kind of dry, eastern cold that makes you hunch deep into your jacket and can only be dispelled by a long hot shower or a few beers, or...
View ArticleLease Returns
Thank you for leasing your ski and/or snowboard equipment with us. If you have not yet returned your equipment, please note that we be officially closing for the season on Sunday March 29th. We would...
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Spring (Part 2) - Corn Harvest
The skier’s world has rhythms. Some are obvious like the linked turns you carve on an open slope or the alternating cycles of uphill and downhill movement. Corn snow, a glorious aspect of spring...
View ArticleOpening for the Season October 1st
New products for the 2015-2016 include Head skis and boots, Arbor snowboards, Union snowboard bindings, Picture outerwear, Spy goggles and more! We open with a BANG! so mark your calendars.
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Head Skis, Head Boots, and Tyrolia Bindings Join Salter’s Line-Up
Founded in Baltimore, Maryland in 1950 by aeronautical engineer Howard Head, the company produced one of the first successful metal-wood composite downhill skis, the Head Standard. Now headquartered in...
View ArticleIntroducing Elan's U-Flex Junior Ski
New this year into our Premium lease equipment pool.Ask yourself if you would be happy skiing on skis that are too stiff ? Probably not, so why put kids that are new skiers on skis that don't...
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New on The Racks - Picture Organic Clothing
Organic Clothing made by Picture isn't just organic; its outdoor gear that’s cutting-edge and eco-friendly! The best part: this amazing technical ski and snowboard outerwear line is designed to be...
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Just Arrived - Arbor Collective Snowboards
Founded in 1995, The Arbor Collective is a growing cooperative of snowboard designers, artists and friends, whose shared goal is building rideable and wearable things from the best stuff possible....
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