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(Photo: Ski Divas at Bretton Woods) TheSkiDiva is known for lots of things: our all-women membership, our great conversations about skiing, and our tremendous sense of community, both on and off the site. One of the ways we foster the latter is by having two gatherings each year: one in the West (Diva West), and…

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(Photo: Mon Balon) Getting gear would be a lot easier if all of us wore the same size.  Unfortunately — or fortunately, depending on how you look at it — that’s not the case. For those of us on the larger end of the spectrum — and I’ve heard this time and time again on…

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The best ski touring boots can take you wherever you want to go on the mountain, with exceptional uphill performance, light weight, and serious tech credentials. 

Tecnica Cochise 130 DYN GW Touring Ski Boot

For the last ten years, the Cochise has been a go-to boot for freeride skiers, instructors and coaches looking for a ski boot that can tour and ski in equal measures. Now in its new iteration, the Cochise has been completely redesigned, enhancing its performance, improving its versatility, reducing its weight, optimising its fit and ability to be customised – all whilst maintaining its impeccable skiing heritage. These always have been a benchmark boot for exploring the mountain and they’ve now got even better.

£599.95

Dalbello Quantum Free Asolo Factory 130 Touring Ski Boot

A top of the range versatile free touring ski boot combining excellent fit, control and downhill performance with smooth and comfortable walking on the up. It’s innovative two-piece shell gives you a huge 65° range of movement tour mode for much less effort whilst skinning, but also a more responsive feel when buckled up and turning on even the widest of touring skis. A great free touring boot with no compromised performance in either direction.

£639.95

Lange XT3 Tour Pro Ski Boot

These lightweight touring boots are built with all the uphill requirements you need, combined with Lange’s impressive heritage in downhill performance. Friction-free hinges, huge range of movement and lightweight grillamid for easy uphill skinning. Dual Core shell for added rebound and Active Power V-Lock gives you locked down precision for the descent. Built for those of you with an adventurous spirit who do not want to compromise on your downhill skiing.

£479.95

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Author Heather Hansman (right) and her new book, Powder Days (left). Photo courtesy of Hanover Square Press; photo by Heady Kader. Once upon a time, many, many years ago, back when the earth was new, I thought about being a ski bum. This was when I was still in college, and for one reason or…

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(Artist rendering of the soon-to-be-built Fairfax Peak in northern Virginia) The answer: perhaps. John Emery, CEO of Alpine-X, seems to think so. His company is behind Fairfax Peak, a 400,000-square-foot snow dome in the DC suburbs of Virginia, that will anchor the country’s second indoor ski dome. (Big Snow American Dream, in New Jersey is…

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One of the cool things about doing this blog is that I get to talk to a lot of interesting people. There’ve been interviews with great women skiers like Suzy Chaffee, Lynsey Dyer, Donna Weinbrecht, Kristin Ulmer, and Allison Gannett.  I’ve spoken with Christy Mahon,  a record-breaking ski mountaineer; Kelly Pawlak, the first female president of the…

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There’s been a huge outcry in the ski-osphere lately. Last week, Powdr Corporation introduced its Fast Tracks Pass, and people are NOT HAPPY about it. Well, according to social media, they’re not. Then again, people on social media are rarely happy about anything. So in case you don’t know what Fast Tracks is, let me…

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Last season was one for the books. I don’t think I can overstate the impact that COVID had on the ski world. Reservations, travel restrictions, limited lift capacity, closed lodges, masks  — these were just a few of the things we had to contend with. Nonetheless, we still have to consider ourselves lucky. The resorts…

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By now you’ve probably heard the news: Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows has changed its name to Palisades Tahoe. The change has been long in the making. Was it a good move? Yes, without a doubt. The name “Squaw” is a twofer on the offensive scale: it’s both racist and misogynistic,  Really, it’s amazing it stuck around…

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