Ski Test 2013: Day 1
Get behind the scenes of the Skiing Mag ski test in Snowbird, UT.
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Morning of day one at Skiing Mag Ski Test 2013 at Snowbird. 8 to 10 inches of fresh and the powder boards are waxed, tuned and waiting for testers to show.
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Tester Tim Dyer drops in on the freshness. Testers will put 150 or so skis through the grinder at Snowbird this week. Dryer, a ski shop manager from New York who’s been a regular on the test team for years and cranks bootleg Dead every morning to fuel the stoke, is all in.
Behind the scenes of Ski Test 2013: Day 1 | Day 2

Filling out Skiing test cards on Gadzoom chair. 19 runs per day, for 5 days.
Behind the scenes of Ski Test 2013: Day 1 | Day 2

Ski tech Darnell Rose adjusts the bindings for Skiing editor Sam Bass.
Behind the scenes of Ski Test 2013: Day 1 | Day 2

Late-day stashes for the final few test runs of the day in Snowbird’s under-rated Gad Valley, christened Chowder Town by one of the East-Coast based testers.
Behind the scenes of Ski Test 2013: Day 1 | Day 2