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All Mountain Ski Review: 95-98mm - Sierra Jim
See the 2015 All Mountain Ski Comparison Here Our most popular category at the Start Haus is all mountain skis around 98mm under foot, a generalist, daily driver or quiver... -
Bootfitter's Notes: HEAD Raptor Ski Boots
For the last several years, we at the Start Haus have been very impressed by the close fit of the Head Raptor 130 RS and Head Raptor 115 RS for... -
Sherpa Adventure Gear - Ski Clothing Beyond the Norm
This year the Start Haus is carrying a wider selection of ski clothing than ever before, thanks in part to our new soft goods guru, Jennifer. One line Jennifer was... -
2014 Ski Bindings Overview Video
Boot fitting is our specialty at the Start Haus, and our huge ski wall offers a ton of choice, but ski bindings shouldn't be overlooked as an important part of... -
Bootfitter's Notes: Lange RS Ski Boots
Editor's Note: Bootfitter's Notes is a new series of posts the Start Haus will be sharing, in hopes of giving buyers extra insight into different ski boots, and how they... -
Skinny All Mountain Ski Review: 82 to 90 mm - Sierra Jim
The 2015 version of this comparison is here: 2015 Narrow All Mountain Skis When we move up in width from the frontside carver ski collection, our next category is this... -
2014 Frontside Carver Ski Comparison - Sierra Jim
See the 2015 Review Here! As a western (Tahoe) based ski shop, we at the Start Haus have a lot of demand for wider soft snow biased skis, and for... -
2014 Atomic Ritual Ski Review - Sierra Jim
The Atomic Ritual returns unchanged except for graphics from last year. This is one of those skis that we talk about when the discussion turns to the “one ski quiver”... -
Atomic Crimson Ti Review - Sierra Jim
The Atomic Crimson TI has been a familiar name in the Atomic ski lineup for some years, but for 13-14, this ski is entirely new. In fact, all the top... -
2014 Stockli Stormrider 107 Review
As we've mentioned elsewhere in our 2014 ski reviews, the 100 to 110 mm wide segment of skis is going to be big next year. We've already reviewed the Nordica... -
2014 HEAD REV 85 Pro Review
While fatter skis get more attention these days, a mid-80 mm underfoot ski is a must have for the days the snow isn't fresh & deep. One of the best... -
2014 Rossignol Soul 7 Review
2014 introduces a lot of 100-something mm underfoot all mountain skis, and one that's getting a lot of attention is the Rossignol Soul 7. Landing somewhere between the 2013 Rossignol...