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Bootfitter's Notes: Correctly Sizing Ski Boots
Occasionally we get a skier who is completely turned around on how best to find a great fitting pair of ski boots. Often this person has skied a boot too... -
Start Haus Staff Picks - Skis, Boots & Bindings
Start Haus staffers are amped up for winter, and getting ready with new gear. Below are their picks for skis, boots and bindings this winter - no particular category, just... -
Bootfitter's Notes: Boot Buying Basics
A question we get a lot at the Start Haus, both in-store and online, is "What's the best way to find new ski boots?" There are a lot of ways... -
2015 K2 Shreditor 102 & Remedy 102 - Video
Some skis are all business - a precise and demanding tool for pushing the limits of the skier at top speed. Other skis, like the K2 Shreditor 102 and the... -
Bootfitter's Notes: 2015 K2 Pinnacle Ski Boot Review
The K2 Pinnacle saw great success last year and has become a top-notch boot for all-mountain backcountry skiers. Ski boot manufacturing is actually not new to K2; they had a... -
2015 Women's All Mountain Ski Comparison
Don’t you just hate it when you walk into a ski shop or browse your favorite ski forum and you get a bunch of men telling you what you should... -
Wide Daily Drivers for the West: 100-110mm Ski Comparison - Sierra Jim
Starting a few years back, there was a significant trend among good skiers - particularly out west, to go wider and wider with everyday skis. These skis became more common,... -
All Mountain Ski Quiver Killer Comparison - Sierra Jim
There is a trend these days to say that the plus-or-minus 98mm skis are the perfect ski width for everyone in the west, and that is not necessarily the case.... -
2015 Blizzard X-Power 810TI Review (Video)
The 2015 Blizzard XPower 810TI is a new carving ski from Blizzard, designed for serious front side performance. Our testers were able to get on it early last winter, and... -
Thule Roundtrip Ski Bag & Boot Bag Review (Video)
For ski racers and traveling skiers, a good ski bag and boot bag are key, whether you're flying, driving or just dragging a lot of gear to the bottom of... -
Bootfitter's Notes: Injection Foam Liners
Foam liners are a performance upgrade to stock liners that are 100% custom fit to the athlete’s foot. In this video we take you through the foaming process the Start... -
Bootfitter's Notes: K2 Minaret 100 Women's Boot
The K2 Minaret 100 is a new women's backcountry ski boot, based on the new-last-year K2 Pinnacle design, which has been a testers' favorite at Start Haus in the beefy...