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ABS Sidewall: Industry term for a type of edge construction on skis and snowboards using high quality ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene) plastic.
All-Mountain Ski: A large percentage of Alpine skis fall into this category. All-Mountain skis are designed to perform in all types of snow conditions and at most speeds. Other names [...]
Out on the hill, up a rock face or just venturing out around town, your outdoor kit needs to be ready to face the extremities year after year. Nikwax, our favorite fabric treatment solutions, will help your active apparel last longer and perform better over time.
Why these fabric products instead of the grocery store standbys [...]
Shep’s stocks Yakima Car Rack Systems, offering dependable, safe, easy transport of your favorite sporting equipment. The Fat Cat is just one of many great options, at around $225; a lot less expensive than ruining or losing your gear.
Snow Sports, Kayaks, Bikes and more will get where you’re going on top of your car or [...]
There are some extremely generous people in the Wausau area. Keith Kocourek is one of them, and the volunteers who support central Wisconsin ski racing are many, many others.
We were privileged to team with Kocourek Automotive on February 19th as they presented “Truth In Motion: The US Ski Team’s Road to Vancouver” at the Grand [...]
Our kids are grown so the days of carrying most of our ski gear myself, buckling everyone’s boots, helping the lifty get the kids up onto the chair, and holding onto the back of their jackets while they learn (no we didn’t have ski harnesses then) are behind me.
But my back hasn’t forgotten.
And Theresa reminds [...]
From SIA Newsletter, April 2010
PROPOSED MANDATORY HELMET LAWS
North American resorts have been wrestling with the idea of making helmets mandatory while skiing and snowboarding, motivated by recent incidents including actress Natasha Richardson’s death, following a fall at the Mont Tremblant ski resort in Quebec. Some resorts have made it mandatory for all children [...]
We’re feeling a little green, and it’s not too much Halloween candy. It’s the result of giving new life to old equipment. Everyone can agree that recycling is good for the planet, good for your checkbook, and good for your storage room too. But sometimes you just can’t attend a swap on a particular day. [...]
We’re constantly looking for the latest proven technology to offer our customers genuine benefits and we’ve found a winner for the 2010-11 ski season for those who have knee pain while skiing or during activity.
Does an old injury keep you from enjoying your outings, or from getting your money’s worth from your lift pass? If [...]
