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Ski Equipment: Get it Right, or Ruin your Holiday

  • Ski Boot Liners Might be the Answer for Sore Feet

    Do you find yourself over-tightening your ski boots to the point of agony? Does...
  • Explained: 3 Key Specifications for Buying Skis

    Buying skis (or indeed any ski equipment) can be a daunting experience, and is...
  • Avalanche Airbag Rucksacks: Why Off-Piste Skiers Need Them

    Avalanche airbag rucksacks are a simple but effective idea. If you get caught in...
  • Hire Your Skis and Ski Boots in Advance

    Have you booked your ski holiday? If you have, then be sure to hire...
  • Paddy O’Powder’s Top Off-Piste Tips

    There are many ways to spend time in the mountains but there are few...
  • K2 Pinnacle 95: The Best All-Mountain Ski Of 2015-16?

    It's light and responsive, but sure-footed too. No wonder the K2 Pinnacle 95 has ski testers buzzing.
  • The Good Ski and Boot Guide: Rental Step-By-Step

    Don't allow ski and boot rental shops to fob you off with equipment that doesn't fit or isn't properly maintained. Here's our completely updated guide.
  • New World Record for Running 100m in Ski Boots

    Sprinter crosses the line in 14:09 seconds.

Skis and ski boots can be hell.

We’re not kidding. Get your choice of ski equipment wrong and you’re on a downhill Schuss to misery. Aside from a 30mph argument with a tree, few things are more certain to ruin the enjoyment of your holiday.

If your ski boots are too loose, you might as well be skiing in an old pair of wellies, for all the control you’ll have to have over your edges. If they’re too tight, you will probably start crying after a couple of runs. And then, a week or two after the holiday, your toenails will fall out.

As for the skis…Yes, yes, we all know Bode Miller and Lindsey Vonn can ski on anything. But most of us manage six or seven days a year on snow. We need something a little more tailored to our level of skill. After all, there are few things more alarming than trying to initiate a turn and finding that your skis are just not interested because, you know, zay are built für ein Austrian ski racer und have no respect for a weakling like you.

So how do you avoid the common pratfalls? Well, by following the tips in this section for a start. Anyone who’s planning to hire skis and ski boots should do so online, before they go on holiday, so they get a discount. And then, before they actually go to the rental centre, they need to read our guide to getting the right equipment. Better still, they should read it when they’re actually in the shop, and quote it at the assistants if they’re not getting good service (and boy, we’ve had some shocking service in rental centres over the years).

Meanwhile, if you’re planning to buy skis, check out our guide to what skis actually do – so that you don’t look blank when the assistant starts talking about radius, side-cut and camber. We’ve also got features on avalanche airbag rucksacks and the right kind of ski boot liners, and over the coming months we’ll be adding plenty more.
 

Welove2ski Classic Collection: Our Best Ski Equipment Advice

If you're completely new to Welove2ski - or even if you're not - this is the place to start. The following guides are the cream of the crop when it comes to ski equipment information. Make sure you read them first - they'll give you a solid grounding in what you need to know and allow you to get the most from the rest of our archives.

  • February 28, 2018

    The Good Ski and Boot Guide: Rental Step-By-Step

  • June 14, 2017

    New World Record for Running 100m in Ski Boots

  • October 6, 2015

    K2 Pinnacle 95: The Best All-Mountain Ski Of 2015-16?

  • October 12, 2014

    Hire Your Skis and Ski Boots in Advance

  • January 28, 2014

    Paddy O’Powder’s Top Off-Piste Tips

  • June 18, 2012

    Explained: 3 Key Specifications for Buying Skis

  • May 22, 2012

    Ski Boot Liners Might be the Answer for Sore Feet

  • April 16, 2012

    Avalanche Airbag Rucksacks: Why Off-Piste Skiers Need Them

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