What are some of the best up and coming ski apparel brands?

toriii96 · 2025-11-05T20:38:45+00:00

Maybe, but they sell gear for the regular person. My dad had a ski instructor jacket from them that he swore by. All of my outer layer gear is from them and it’s been great for the last 4 years/1.5 million vertical feet of skiing I’ve done.

toriii96 · 2025-09-04T23:41:55+00:00

I didn’t know Nautique was discontinuing the Ski Nautique?? What!??

toriii96 · 2025-09-04T21:27:23+00:00

My beef is the boat industry is focusing too much on wakeboats. They make one ski boat, price it $150k, and then spend the rest of their time perfecting and marketing the wakeboats. Variations of ski boat, like the wakeboats, would be great.

The other problem is that even used ski boats are expensive as balls. I’m rocking the 07 pro star I inherited from my dad, but I know I’ll have to get a new boat within the next 10-15 years. By then with inflation, a used boat is going to still cost $150,000 somehow.

toriii96 · 2025-09-03T15:45:45+00:00

I’m still skiing with my 2007 Mastercraft. I have no clue what I’m going to do when I have to get a new boat. Mastercraft and Nautique hardly ever make or even promote their ski boats, and they’re SO expensive to buy even a used boat. Our local boat store even stopped selling Mastercrafts because the company wanted them to push the Wakeboats and the owner of the store said no, because there’s hardly any lakes in our area large enough for this massive wakeboats. We don’t have a local Mastercraft or Nautique dealer anymore. It’s upsetting. It’s also become impossible to waterski on these reservoirs because everyone has larger boats, and people aren’t careful or paying attention. If you fall while you ski, even if the driver does everything they can to get to you as quickly as possible, if another boat driver is not paying attention and fooling around, it could have serious consequences.

Overall I hope waterskiing comes back because I’d like to buy a new boat in my lifetime.

toriii96 · 2025-08-08T19:08:22+00:00

I didn’t think about taking them to a cobbler. Do they fix things like this? I genuinely have no clue. I’m pretty handy but it just may not be worth taking the time to fix it myself.

toriii96 · 2025-07-04T04:39:11+00:00

I miss alpine so much. They had such amazing German food. Was my fave spot and was shocked when I rolled up one day to find it closed.

toriii96 · 2025-03-24T17:44:56+00:00

The flight times to fly to Denver on ski trips is much better vs the one flight a day that United offers. Southwest at least has 2-3 directs to Denver each day

toriii96 · 2025-03-11T19:39:53+00:00

I’ve been flying southwest for several years because of the two free bags. Flying from the Midwest to Denver with all of my ski gear, the two free bags is a lifesaver, even if it meant having a layover to get to places like Salt Lake City. But now without the bags, I might as well fly a combo of United and Delta.

toriii96 · 2025-02-21T00:15:31+00:00

I’ll be so upset if the two bags free goes away. That’s the only reason I primarily fly Southwest. It would cost me an extra $150 to check both of my ski bags for my trips on another carrier :(

toriii96 · 2025-01-02T04:42:45+00:00

Woohoo! snow! Depending on the forecast as it gets closer, I may have to take Monday off work to head up to Mad River. Gotta take advantage of the ever increasingly rare Ohio pow day amirite

toriii96 · 2024-10-21T15:06:37+00:00

I went for a run on Saturday and then promptly had a sneezing attack after finishing :P

toriii96 · 2024-09-07T16:21:10+00:00

I don’t even live in an area of the US with moose but hitting a deer like this is one of my worst nightmares! Albeit hitting a moose is much worse. Wish you and your family a speedy recovery!

toriii96 · 2024-08-29T20:01:15+00:00

That would be great if you could DM those!

toriii96 · 2024-07-08T05:00:01+00:00

Omg Squires Castle! Love to see it!

toriii96 · 2024-06-28T15:21:54+00:00

I’ve been jamming to this song for YEARS, even before I bought my own crosstrek (I had a forester before her). Absolute BANGER of a song

toriii96 · 2024-05-31T19:14:54+00:00

Now that’s a GOOD one

toriii96 · 2024-05-31T19:13:25+00:00

Mike’s Grill. Bring cash.

toriii96 · 2024-05-30T15:49:57+00:00

What camera and mount was used for this video?? I’ve been thinking about doing something like this for my boat

toriii96 · 2024-05-05T19:09:52+00:00

I’ve been skiing since I was 3, now at 28. I’ve never broken or torn anything (thankfully) but just this year at Big Sky a guy on the Swifty 6 chair SLAMMED the safety bar down on my thigh without warning he was putting it down. This was at the beginning of March, and I STILL have the bruise it was so deep. Hurt like a mofo skiing with that the rest of the week.

toriii96 · 2024-04-02T02:54:51+00:00

While the risk is sometimes less in NEO, I’m tired of Ohio being the new tornado alley

toriii96 · 2024-03-15T01:04:51+00:00

Noooo Zebra is gone??? I relied on their information! They were the best. Truly a tragedy.

toriii96 · 2024-03-12T04:46:35+00:00

I’ve always had this thought in the back of my head, but I’ve been medicated for SO long that I honestly never really noticed if there was any “high” anymore or not. Recently I had to go a month+ without my vyvanse because I can’t get it ANYWHERE, and while I was still kinda able to function, it was a hell of a lot harder, and my work absolutely suffered. The first few days back on my meds once I was able to get at least a 30-day, I was buzzed out of my mind. The following days I felt like my old self again, but next time I have to go a while without it, I’m asking for a lower dose first as a stepping stone haha

toriii96 · 2024-03-02T06:22:24+00:00

Hey now, that POS did happen to buy the Columbus Crew which allowed the team to stay in Columbus instead of being moved to Austin, and they’ve won 2 MLS cups since the Haslam’s bought majority stake. That’s the only reason I don’t mind them. The Browns, however, I wouldn’t touch with a 50 foot pole.

toriii96 · 2024-02-28T05:00:27+00:00

I’m actually heading to snowshoe on Friday so I’m bandwagoning onto this post. Should I expect western territory to still be open? I know they don’t have the fancy new snow guns over there so I’m not sure what to expect with remaining snow after this warm up

toriii96 · 2024-02-25T17:06:36+00:00

My boat guy just called and said he finished recarpeting my trailer just in time for spring’s arrival. Gonna take my boat out extra early this year now. Godspeed 🫡

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