A skiing legend shows how to learn a lot about localized snowpack in a hurry.

During last spring alone, our testers logged roughly 5 million vertical feet to test 2012’s new skis and boots in one of the ski world’s few independent tests, so we have a pretty good idea about which are the best and why. This is how we do it.

A week of backcountry ski-mountaineering and camping in the Weminuche Wilderness of Colorado.

The 2011-12 Liberty Helix.

Icelantic Skis 2011-12

Black Diamond's new power line of skis.

Salomon announces a radical new ski design that promises to challenge the conventional wisdom of alpine ski design. Is it all hype?

When it comes to skis it's always good to try before you buy. Which is why demoing skis is a good idea. Line Skis' Alex Albers told us what kind of research to do before you demo, how to fully test the skis on snow, and what he looks for in a ski.

What goes together better than skiing and metal? According to K2, nothing.

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