FREESKIER GEAR LAB – Skiing Deep Snow at Vail on All New 24/25 Pow Skis

Featured Picture – Gabe Rovick

Some days snowboarding are simply higher than others. February twenty eighth, 2024 was a type of days. After a heavy storm descended onto Vail Valley and the encompassing peaks, we awoke to search out heaps of recent snow loaded in numerous elements across the mountain. Midway by means of week two of the FREESKIER Gear Lab and we’ve received ourselves a powder day; scorching rattling! We gathered our crew and climbed aboard Vail’s historic Gondola One for early ups. Blue skies and an empty mountain greeted us as the joy grew.

Taking full benefit of the situations, we determined to check skis round 110mm below foot and above in addition to a couple of of subsequent years’ outerwear kits. We grabbed a couple of jackets and bibs from Image Natural, Rab, Armada, Salomon and Rossignol. Every outfit carried out exceptionally nicely within the variable temps, as we had single digit temps within the morning adopted by a temperature rise within the afternoon. Our testers discovered these kits to be breathable, with loads of room to maneuver on the bottom and within the air. You should definitely hold an eye fixed out for our FREESKIER outerwear Deep Dives for extra specifics on every model.

As for what planks we had on the bottom, it was an eclectic arsenal with some acquainted faces in addition to a couple of model new, by no means earlier than seen fashions for twenty-four/25. Our line up of skis included:

When you might simply take our phrase relating to how good the day was, we fortunately had photographer Gabe Rovick alongside to doc the enjoyable. Massive air and deep snow, it’s all right here. Take a look at our favourite pictures beneath.