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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... -
2015 Ski Clothing - Videos
We're really excited about our new selection of ski clothing this year - we think its the best yet. We're carrying Start Haus classics like Spyder, Descente and Helly Hansen,... -
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... -
Stockli Race Ski Overview (Video)
In our 2015 ski testing, Start Haus staff was extremely impressed by Stockli's race ski lineup for this year. In the video below, we took the Stockli Laser SL, Stockli... -
Giant Bikes Demo Days September 20-21
Giant and LIV are hosting 2 demo days this weekend, the perfect chance to try out 2015 Giant and LIV mountain bikes and road bikes before they're in stock at... -
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... -
2015 Blizzard Spur Review
One of the skis generating the most excitement for 2015 is the new Blizzard Spur, an advanced big mountain powder ski designed for hard charging skiers, but great for a... -
Charlie MTB on the Tahoe Rim Trail (Video)
One of the coolest trails we have in the Truckee-Tahoe area is the 165 mile long Tahoe Rim Trail, looping around Lake Tahoe, with the majority open to mountain bikes.... -
Make Skiing Better with the Start Haus
None of us - ski bums who live in the mountains, weekend warriors who only get a few trips a year, even professional skiers - get enough time on the... -
Mr. Toad's Wild Ride Mountain Bike (Video)
James and Charlie took on one of Lake Tahoe's legendary mountain bike rides: Mr. Toad's Wild Ride. Known for its technical downhill above South Lake Tahoe, this is a trail...
