This exercise develops the musculature of the upper body, shoulders, low back, and core. While upper body strength is an important part of overall fitness and body balance, what makes this exercise great is the development of whole-body stability and core strength.
This week's move is weighted push-ups, which build core and upper body strength. Jen says they make her feel "ready for anything that's thrown at me."
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Kiley Staples of the U.S. Ski Team demonstrates how front squats keep her core strong.
What’s inside a hand-warmer? Wonder no more.
Lindsey Vonn and Ted Ligety took home first in GS at the Audi FIS World Cup openers in Soelden, Austria.
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Plake on guidebooks, his current biggest vice (licorice), and what's pushing the next generation of pro skiers.
The bitch is, apparently, back. Our weather guy gives us the scoop on where and how much it could snow this winter.
What happens when an oil town runs out of oil? What if that town happens to access some of the best skiing in the world? We sent Devon O'Neil to Valdez, Alaska, to report on just that for a story in our November issue. This is what he saw.
This exercise develops single-leg strength, balance, and mobility in the hips. Single-leg strength is animportant element of greeskiing, and the additional stress of inline balance while strength training is a unique combination in one exercise.
This week, Jen shows us how to do crossover lunges, which help build stability and protect your knees.
Now that winter is upon us there’s an important question to be answered: How do you actually make the ski bum lifestyle happen? Here’s how to work as little as possible, ski every powder day, and still pay your bills. Most of the time.
The two alpine brands teamed up to produce a Marker Duke-rivaling 16 DIN touring binding.
In part two of our six-week training series, Hailey Duke, member of the U.S. Ski Team, demonstrates drop jumps.
The two brands teamed up to make a new 16 DIN touring binding.
WME's world premiere kicked off in the ski mecca of Salt Lake City. Athletes like Julian Carr, Rachael Burks, and Hugo Harrison showed up for the pre party, movie, and after party. Here are the photos.
Tops among bottoms. These are some of our favorite new pants.
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Armada Gear Package Giveaway #1 has everything you need: 1 pair of JJ's and a men's outerwear kit.
After only being closed for just 100 days Arapahoe Basin opened up for the season. We braved the white ribbon of death.
One of the perks of our jobs as editors is that a lot of shiny new gear comes through our office. It runs the gamut from baselayers that we barely ever take off to who-the-hell-came-up-with-that junk like spangled fur mittens. This is the gear that’s getting us really psyched this season. The stuff we personally use, because we think it’s the best.
"Wyoming Triumph," a two-year film project about skiing in the Equality State.
This exercise develops explosive power with an element of dynamic balance and body control. The lateral movement requires hip and core strength combined with a traditional jumping motion, where the athlete must maintain body control and equal balance of the feet.
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Sushi in the Copper Mountain's base area.
The Skiing’s Fast ‘Cause The Grooming’s Slow at Deer Valley
US Freeskiing athlete Jen Hudak takes us through six exercises she does to get fit for skiing. Step two: Lateral box jumps.
We went to the U.S. Ski Team's Center of Excellence in Park City, Utah, to see how the ladies of the Alpine Team get fit to ski. Here's the first tip of six—stay tuned each week for more!
Wolf Creek Ski Area, in southern Colorado opened for the weekend, kicking off an early start to the season. They've already seen 44 inches of snow. If this is La Nina we're all about it.
The dark horse of big-mountain on Canada v. America, pole assembly, and why we’ll be hearing his name a lot more this winter.
A big storm hit California yesterday and it's been rolling east, dumping as much as a foot of snow in the mountains. Here's what the first storm of the season looks like.
How the High Fives Foundation turns misfortune into mojo.
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It hasn't snowed much yet so we went to the Great American Beer Festival. It was a blast. Here's what we saw.
We asked contributors, staff, and friends why they ski. We published the results in SKI magazine. Now it's your turn.
Marco Sullivan, a long-time U.S. Ski Team member, chimes in on the recent changes the FIS (International Ski Federation) made to ski shapes.
This exercise develops core function, strength, and control in a manner similar to various tricks with Freeskiing. Very similar to a mute grab while hanging from a pull-up bar, the exercise requires contraction of the core for stability, combined with hip flexion and a vertical body position to bring the legs up to the upper body, which contrasts from many supine/ground core exercises.
US Freeskiing athlete Jen Hudak takes us through the first of six exercises she does to get fit for skiing. Step one: three-way leg raises.
The Meeting, an annual convergence of filmmakers, athletes and industry masterminds, just wrapped in Aspen. Here's what went down.
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Ripping chicks like Lynsey Dyer, Michelle Parker, and Holly Walker grace the pages of the 2012 Rad Boob calendar.
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Three days in Alaska with Eric Pollard, Chris Benchetler, and Bryce Phillips.
Checking, shipping or driving, the Sportube Series 1 is the best, most dependable ski case on the market. They can hold one pair of Alpine skis and poles or two pair of XC skis and poles. Adjustable up to 212 cm long and 140mm wide, it can handle the biggest skis you can find.
Checking, shipping or driving, the Sportube Series 1 is the best, most dependable ski case on the market. They can hold one pair of Alpine skis and poles or two pair of XC skis and poles. Adjustable up to 212 cm long and 140mm wide, it can handle the biggest skis you can find.
Beer and skiing is a beautiful combination so we took full advantage.
What happens when an athlete goes down hard on a film shoot? Cody Townsend and Matchstick’s Scott Gaffney told us what it was like from both sides of the lens.
At 46, Alison Gannett is a world-champion freeskier, organic farmer, Crested Butte Mountain Resort ambassador, expeditioner, environmental consultant, ski film star, and activist. Not bad for a former chubby math geek.
The Gathering, a movie and music festival, took place last weekend in Sun Valley, Idaho, for the second year in a row. Movies were watched, shotguns were fired, and rednecks listened to reggae.
New film has alpine skiers, snowboarders. Because you can tour on AT skis, too.
We asked Auden Schendler what he thinks about the future of the environment.
As CEO of Vail Resorts, which owns Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Heavenly, Northstar and other properties and ventures, Rob Katz oversees one of the largest and most sophisticated ski-resort operations in the world. He seemed like an appropriate expert on the subject.
Tim Petrick, president of Rossignol North America, shares insight on the innovation of hardgoods.
Columbia’s innovation expert, Woody Blackford, discusses smart technology in apparel.
We asked Troy Flanagan, high-performance director for the U.S. Ski Team, what he thinks is the next big thing as far as athletes are concerned.
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Sure you want to be a boot tester? It’s a special breed, because testing can be an uncomfortable ordeal. But our testers are happy martyrs, since good boots are the key to every skier’s success.
We returned to Mt. Bachelor, Ore., last spring and called in the pros from America's Best Bootfitters and Masterfit University—the guys who teach bootfitters how to fit boots—to help us evaluate the 2012 offerings.
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It may seem like rocket science. But if you learn how to decode some basic information about gear, it goes a long way in helping you find your perfect setup. Here’s your key.
Olympians, freeriders, coaches, retailers, our testers occupy every niche in the industry. They do have one thing in common: They know gear— and how to use it.
Your first step to improving your skiing? Your boots. Here’s a look inside.
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The new Sherpas film, All.I.Can., is about skiing and the effects of global warming. Steven Threndyle discusses the Whistler premiere and why it mattered.
Montana offers backcountry skiing for everyone: from snowmobiling to skinning, there’s a world to explore. As always, don’t forget your beacon, shovel, and probe, and the know-how to use them.
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Lynsey Dyer always has multiple irons on the fire. She told us about touring in Chile and Kashmir, why she's back with Rossignol, and how she mixes art with skiing.
Wondering where to ski in Montana? Here are our picks.
Originally published under a pseudonym in our January issue of 1984, this story has become viral fodder, circled around the internet (often with credit attributed to authors who did not pen the story). Its suggestions are still relevant, and certainly humorous.
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There’s no such thing as a secret stash anymore. So how do you keep your line fresh? Own it. It’s only $2,500 a day. You can do this at Turner Mountain.
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