Ski shops are not only the place to go for upgrades and repairs, but employees provide insight and a personal touch that ...

Which ski boot bag is best? If you’re a ski enthusiast, chances are you travel all over the world. Hauling your ski gear with you isn’t only difficult, but it can also be damaging if you don’t use the ...

Lionshead’s newest high-end ski apparel shop wants to tell you a story. The story goes something like this. Capranea, pronounced “cap-ruh-nay-uh,” was started in 2008 by Marc Haensli in the town of ...

Whether you’re a weekend warrior who routinely schleps their ski gear to the local hill day after day or a jet-setter prepping for an epic ski vacation, one thing’s for sure: Along with the best ski ...

I’ve never liked the idea of a quiver-killer ski boot. Scarpa’s new lightweight and super-stiff 4-Quattro Pro touring boot made me eat my words. Above 13,000 feet when the clouds rolled in, after I ...

In skiing, the most important piece of gear for performance is the boot. It’s the interface between you and the ski. When you’ve got the right boot, skiing is easier. When you don’t, performance ...

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No, it's not named after a boa constrictor, though it does wrap around your foot kind of like a snake. BOA stands for "boot opening adjustment" and it’s the trademarked brand name of the company that ...

Two of the biggest brand names in ski boots both launched dual-BOA alpine boots today. K2 and Salomon released the new Cortex collection and S/Pro Supra Dual BOA, respectively, and, notably, neither ...