Glossary of Snowboard & Ski Terms

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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 [...]

Help Your Technical Apparel Perform

Help Your Technical Apparel Perform

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 [...]

Posted in Downhill Skiing, General, Snowboarding, June 30th, 2010, 1 Comments

Hauling Your Gear the Easy Way

Hauling Your Gear the Easy Way

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 [...]

Supporting Youth Ski Racing & Celebrating Volunteers

Supporting Youth Ski Racing & Celebrating Volunteers

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 [...]

Posted in Community, Downhill Skiing, Events, General, April 30th, 2010, 0 Comments

Skiing with Children

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 [...]

Posted in Community, Downhill Skiing, General, April 30th, 2010, 0 Comments

Snow Sports Helmets May Soon Be Mandatory

Snow Sports Helmets May Soon Be Mandatory

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 [...]

Posted in Community, Downhill Skiing, General, Snowboarding, April 23rd, 2010, 0 Comments

Dungeon Sale: If You Dare

Dungeon Sale: If You Dare

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. [...]

Cool New Product for Knee Support

Cool New Product for Knee Support

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 [...]

Posted in Downhill Skiing, General, Snowboarding, Twin Tip, April 19th, 2010, 0 Comments