The Ski Gear Blog

To continue to bring you stoke enhancing trip reports with pictures, I need a camera to replace my defunct Sony Cybershot DSC-P9.  I’ve posted on FirstTracks and AlpineZone to get input from skiers, to find out what they’re using.  It seems like a lot of people are using Canons.  I’ve read through all that great input and posted a summary below.

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Zelda and I spent the day in the car traveling in a driving rainstorm to visit Steiner’s Sports. It was well worth the trip. We went to the Valatie store.  It’s an unassuming building on the right as you come into town from I90.

We’d made the decision this off-season to move Zelda to alpine gear in the hope that we could spend more time skiing together and share more terrain. I know little about fixed-heel gear, but had always assumed the boots were less than comfortable. I’ve seen countless alpiners, unbuckle their boots at every opportunity. You really never see telefolk doing this and I came to the conclusion that the boots must be less comfortable.

On the recommendation of Highpeaksdrifter we decided to check out Steiner’s, home to Garrick — the boot fitting master. Last month we picked out a pair of Technica Boots in the Glenmont store, and today they were waiting for us when we arrived for a 1pm appointment with Garrick.

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Thus it begins again. A very wise man once said that the best money you’ll ever spend on new gear, will be for your girl. This is going to be girl gear year.

On the recommendation of one knowledgeable HighPeaksDrifter we visited Steiner’s Sports in Glenmont NY. These guys are known for their boot fitting, and in my mind that’s where it all starts when it comes to ski gear.

Boots above are Technica Dragon 100 UFs. Ski’s below are K2 True Luvs. I haven’t a clue about alpine gear, and would love to hear opinions…is this the gear that will get my girl from brave, motivated beginner to intermediate?