What's most important when selecting your ski equipment? Vote now (11 polls inside)

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You’re considering purchasing skis X, Y, and Z at your local ski shop: what drives you to buy one over the others? Year after year, you’re purchasing new, rad gear, and that’s fantastic—yet, when the sales rep utters some of that mumbo-jumbo, you’re left thinking, “That’s sweet, bud, but I have absolutely no idea what the f#ck you’re talking about right now.”

We’ve got a few Qs laid out below; take some time to weigh in to help us better understand what we can help you to understand about ski equipment. You understand?

Get after it…

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