Today's focus was as much on the clothes as it was on the skis. We tested some softgoods from Norrona’s new line for the 22/23 season. This included the Women’s Pro Pants and a couple of their thermo jackets, which kept us all comfortable on one of those really cold January days. It...
Read MoreFound some sleeper pow at Cannon Mountain for our test day with the reps from Blizzard Skis and Tecnica Sports. Temps were still pretty low, but it felt real good to finally ski some soft snow. Even made our way into the trees to see how their products performed off-trail. We also tested some Jones...
Read MoreWe finally got some sun for our first big demo day at Pico Mountain in VT. Days like these are perfect opportunities to get a large number of our staff out on a variety of products. This year we got 9 testers out there and demoed 100 different products. 2 female skiers, 4 male skiers and 2 male...
Read MoreOne of the key parts of what we do here at The Ski Monster is testing gear throughout the entire season. That means we are on snow in the best conditions and the worst. This allows us to form well-rounded reviews of what we bring into our shop. It also means you are getting our honest feedback on...
Read MoreEven when we don’t have a specific brand day lined up, we are still heading up to the mountains. Our goal for the season is to test the latest gear every chance we get. This was our first day doing some one-on-one ski comparisons. We took some of our favorite 22/23 heavy hitters, on loan from...
Read MoreConditions were still firm for our first test day with Atomic. Joined by their team from Utah, we got after it at Loon for some solid laps with a little bit of sugar on top. We won’t lie — it was pretty freaking cold out. That being said, the Atomic fleet was still on fire. We tested...
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