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VOL.7 NO.1 SKIPRESSWORLD.COM
The Buyer’s Guide
SAVE THIS ISSUE! This is the one magazine that will put you in touch with the ski of your dreams. And by
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EDITORIAL
06 That New Ski Smell
Peter Kray dreams of superpowers in every
new ski he sees… and sniffs. And now, so will
his wife.
SNOLIFE
08 Who’s taking skiing to the big screen? Who’s
making the Purest Snow? Taos — on the Steep
or Cheap?
SNODIVA
14 Style
Jenn Weede takes us from Paris to peak.
16 Hot Trends
Fab faux fur, a little leather and a lotta
Cyndi Lauper.
BOARDROOM
18 Style
Boardwear is all about self expression.
So express yourself.
20 Hot Trends
Hot sheets, banana skates and Jake Burton.
PARK HITS
22 Style
Go Big with camo, custom graphics and blazin’,
brazen orange.
24 Hot Trends
City slickers’ snurban style is slick and sick.
What’s our fashion princess Jenn Weede
predicting you’ll wear this season? Think
pinstripes. Think houndstooth. Think plaid.
4 BUYER’S GUIDE 2008
TEAM
26 Style
World Cup wear that lets you race the wind.
Or just look the part.
ALPINE TIP
28 Getting It Straight
Deb Armstrong deconstructs instructorspeak
and gets you over your feet.
COVER STORY
34 Global Weirding —
Is it Hot in Here?
In the fight to save our melting snow, which
areas are leading the way and which ain’t doing
squat? Jules Older looks at the evidence.
BOOT REVIEW
38 Mission Control
Choosing the right boot puts you in the driver’s
seat. Jeff Bokum gets you behind the wheel.
SKI TEST 2008
MEN’S SKI TEST
50 Whether you’re a newbie wbie ie
or a freeriding fool, there’s a ski
out there with your name e on
it. We help you fi nd that ski. ki.
WOMEN’S SKI TEST (new!)
72 It’s I way past time that
wome women had a ski test of their
own.
Now they do. Welcome
to
the
fi rst Ski Press Ski Test For
Wome WWomen
Only.
On the cover: Ryan Turner shot Mike Mannelin plowing the drive at Bridger Bowl, Montana.
This page: Ryan Turner caught Eric Paulson creating his own weather system on Lone Peak, at Big Sky, Montana.
REGIONAL SECTIONS
YOUR LOCAL SNOW DIRECTORY
The Real White Pages
Think global, ski local. Travel skiing may be caviar,
but neighborhood skiing is the staff of life. To help
butter that locally baked bread, Ski Press publishes
three regional sections: East, Midwest and West.
To give you a glimpse as to what’s going on
across US skidom, all three sections get the full
billboard play here on our contents page. But
turn to the regional page, and the news you
see will be specially tailored to where you’re
standing. Magic.
If you want to check out the action in other
regions, click on skipressworld.com.
EAST
46 Eastern Local
Event Calendar
All the best early-season action in the East.
MIDWEST
M
46 4 Midwestern Local
Event E Calendar
All A the best early-season action in the Midwest.
WEST
W
46 Western Local
Event Calendar
All the best early-season action in the West.