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Blizzard Bonafide Review: An All Mountain Ski Gold Standard
Here in Tahoe, the Start Haus tends to recommend 98 mm underfoot skis as the best all-around all-mountain skis for local conditions. There are a lot of good skis in... -
Bootfitter's Notes: Lange SX 120 Review
Lange deserves accolades on many fronts in their history as a ski boot manufacturer. Throughout their history, performance has been their highest value. While so many companies have gone off... -
Bootfitter's Notes: Tecnica Mach1 130 Review
Medium-wide ski boots have some serious competition in the last few years. When Tecnica built a new boot from the ground up, the engineers knew it had to be something... -
Bootfitter's Notes: Head Raptor 130 RS
I am pleased to say our clientele is, by-and-large, quite well educated about the ski products they are shopping for. As a boot fitter, as often as not the client... -
2015 Nordica NRGY 100 & 90 Reviews
The Nordica NRGY 100 and Nordica NRGY 90 are two new skis for 2015, replacing some of our personal favorites - the Nordica Hell & Back and Steadfast. Fortunately, the... -
Bootfitter's Notes: 2015 Lange RS 140 Ski Boot Review
For three years the Lange RS 140 has been firmly at the top of the heap. Sporting great fit and function the Lange RS 140 has routinely received top marks... -
Nordica Vagabond Review - (Video) Now $299!
The Nordica Vagabond is a new ski for the 2013-14 season and is one of many new skis from several makers in the 105-108mm width range. The Vagabond shares the... -
2015 Volkl Mantra Review (Video)
The 2015 Volkl Mantra came as a surprise, reinventing one of the most popular all mountain skis in the industry - but its a rebuild in-line with Volkl's design philosophy... -
2015 Ski Testing at Sugar Bowl (Video)
The Start Haus crew got out on a wide variety of 2015 skis for 2015, getting a feel for the latest and greatest. After an early season test had to... -
2015 All Mountain Ski Comparison - Narrow All Mountain Skis
I’d say “they'rrre baaaack” ... except of course, these frontside biased all mountain skis never really left. What did happen though, is that the trend of wider and ever wider... -
Bootfitter's Notes - Atomic Redster Pro 110
Looking for a narrow ski boot that steers like a Porsche? The Atomic Redster Pro 110 may just be the boot you have been looking for. From fit to function... -
Bootfitter's Notes: Head Adapt Edge LTD
The Head Adapt Edge LTD is a fairly wide-fitting ski 110 flex boot that will stand up to the advanced skier. At the Start Haus, the Adapt Edge LTD has...
