Articles by erica
Ski: Deviation Ballistic
Length skied: 182 cm
Actual Length (Tip-tail w/ straight tape): 180.5
Measured weight (each ski): 1826g / 1820g
Shape: 125/ 99 / 122
Sidecut: 20M
Mount: -2 from Center
Binding: Pivot 14s
Days skied: 15
Reviewer height/weight: 5'8, 170lbs
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Last: 98mm
Flex: 115
Size Tested: 24.5
BSL: 285
Stated Weight: 1860g
Measured Weight: 1683g L, 1678g R
Liner: Isotherm 3D Cork Fit with Primaloft.
Buckles: 4 Micro-Adjust, Aluminium Light
Power Strap: 45mm velcro strap with plastic Powerdriver reinforcement.
Soles: Michelin Rubber (Grip...
Cover Photo: Karl Fostvedt
In the midst of a storm week at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, the weather went (semi) blue and the second-annual Kings and Queens of Corbets kicked off. Kings and Queens is a best of two, rider judged, ski and snowboard mixed event featuring athletes from all over...
Cover Photo: Brooks Curran
Ski: Faction Prodigy 2.0 / 2.0x
Length skied: 184cm
Actual Length (Tip-tail w/ straight tape): 182.9
Shape: 122 - 96 - 112 cm (19M Avg Radius)
Stated Weight: 1550g /ski
Mount: Recommended (7cm back from true center)
Binding: Look Pivot 14
Days skied: 20+...
'Tis the season! Snow has begun to periodically fall at upper elevations, and it's September which means that ski movie premieres are upon us. Some of our favorite production companies and skiers spent the winter filming and soon we'll be able to take the dust off of our skis and gather with the...
After 16 years, 4FRNT's co-founder and current Brand Director Matt Sterbenz will be stepping back from his position to work as General Manager of Wintersports for Checkerspot, an advanced materials company. Dan Cardon, formerly the brands Marketing Manager has been promoted to take over for...
Manufacturer's Description:
SCOTT’s Scrapper 95 W’s has been specifically developed to handle all types of skiing and terrain. The Scrapper 95 Women’s features a lighter wood core construction and softer flex than the standard Scrapper 95. The Scrapper 95 W’s provides performance and...
Manufacturer's Description:
The new everyday ski for the younger generation. The new Scrapper 95 has been re-engineered and features the same award-winning construction as the Scrapper 105. The 95mm waist and progressive rocker does it all— from carving up the front side to hiking the...
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The Scrapper 105 is the new choice of progressive all-mountain skiers. With a full-length elliptic wood core, unidirectional and triaxial carbon stringers, and SCOTT’s 3Dimension sidecut, the Scrapper 105 has been engineered to increase stability and shed weight. The...
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With outstanding feedback and success in its first season, the award-winning SCOTT Scrapper 115 has become the benchmark for the quiver freeski-ski. Utilizing SCOTT’s carbon/wood core construction the Scrapper 115 combines all the ingredients of a winner- powerful...
'The Spirit of Skiing' is plastered across a small summer ski area near the summit of the Beartooth Highway.
A generator fueled by Montana biodiesel buzzes in the background as faces cheer and gather around a small trailer selling lift tickets and merch. It's early June and skiers have gathered...
Crossover Technologies, a Denver-based startup, recently announced their solution to the one-binding-per-ski problem. What they came up with is a plate-based system, that allows you to switch bindings between different skis without any tools.
In the early 2000's, Line Skis created the Line...
Cover Photo [S]: Jennie-Lee Burmansson | [P]: The Distillery
With Audi as the Nine Knights/ Nine Queens new sponsor, they celebrated by creating one of the biggest and most unique courses to date. Along with adding Audi to the event, this year it will take place at the Tiefenbachferner...
Sweedish Freeskier Lucas Stål Madison, better known as LSM has joined forces with Nissan to promote their best-selling electric car, the LEAF.
LSM, who is also an ambassador at Protect Our Winters commented for Nissan Europe, "Reducing the climate impact of the snow sport means that we together...
Many of us in skiing today have had an idea in the past, an invention so-to-say, of something we could bring to the ski market. Whether it was handcrafted skis or the next big thing in outerwear, for many of us those ideas were simply conversations over a beer in college. But what does it take...
Meet 20 year old Tyler Curle out of Reno, Nevada, who is blowing up on the big mountain scene. He grew up skiing Mt. Rose on the Nevada side of Tahoe, and started commuting to Squaw as a part of their freeski team when he was 16. “I thought I would be coached on park skiing originally, but I...
In January, Alterra Resorts announced a new season pass set to rival Vail's EPIC pass. After over a month of speculation, the final details of the season pass have been decided. The base pass will start at $599 and the full pass will be available for $899. The IKON pass includes 23 total...
Cover Photo: Dylan Dipentima
This past Thursday I witnessed one of the rowdiest Big Mountain events go down at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort in the world famous Corbet's Couloir. 25 riders, male and female, skiers and snowboarders, lined up at the top for a best-of-2 athlete judged event...
Team USA will be a force to be reckoned with after sweeping both the men's and women's podiums at the Mammoth Grand Prix. Six skiers clinched their spots, however, the 4th spot on each team remained up for grabs for the coaches discretionary pick. Aaron Blunck and Annalisa Drew sat in the 4th...
With the Olympics just around the corner, US Freeski Team athletes are starring in commerc
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