Trainspotting Pictures: A Fashion Show

Author:: Skiingmag.com Editors
Publish date:: Sep 19, 2000

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Ischgl's assets: Rowdy nightlife, modern four-star hotels and 125 miles of major-league skiing.

Winter's just around the bend, so get ready for that chilly autumn weather with these kicks, sweaters, beanies, and more.

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A sign sums up years of conflict.

Last week Skiing Mag descended on Snowbird, Utah, for an intense week of ski testing. We brought in a squad of testers from around the country that consisted of ski patrollers, ski shop managers, PSIA instructors, and pro skiers and set up shop in Snowbird’s venerable Cliff Lodge for a rigorous routine of ski, eat, après, and repeat. This year, manufactures brought 149 different skis (96 unisex and 53 women’s) for our testers to put through the paces. By weeks end, the test team logged a collective 2,437,560 vertical feet—the horizontal equivalent of skiing from Salt Lake City to Vegas—and recorded all the on-the-snow data that will be used for the ski reviews in next season’s Gear Guide. Their work will find you the best skis to buy next season. Here’s some photographic evidence of how it all went down.

All the skiing and debauchery of Ski Test 2012 at Snowbird, Utah, captured for posterity.

Head Cyber LightPrice: $425Sizes: 150-180 cmCut (Tip/Waist/Tail): 103-63-92Whoever said women are hard to satisfy never met the Head Cyber Light. Though it's a crowd-pleaser for its forgiveness, the Light is no pushover. "Beautifully designed for this category," Richardson said. "It's steady and predictable yet still has spark." Its broad range of talents makes for a smooth ride, whether for gliding on the groomed or hugging the bumps. The Light encourages skiers to play outside of their intermediate comfort zones. "A good ski to progress on," Valentine said. The edge engages early and easily for a feeling of stability throughout the turn. "Just tip and rip," Ryan said. A mere lift of the pinky toe sends it into an arc. Its fiberglass core keeps it light, and Head's X-Frame construction distributes pressure to the edges to give it bite. The combination makes it, in Blomquist's words, "a happy ski."

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