Gear Guides = pointless / little credibility?

[eastcoastpowderhound]

Not completely accurate. For the 08-09 reviews, SkiPress required $1500,00 from the manufacturer to get the skis into their reviews. A portion of that $1500.00 went to advertising dollars. SkiPress gave the manufacturer the categories and they could submit ONE pair per category (but could submit the same ski to more than one category).

Sorry, my bad...we let the canadians handle ski presse eh...so I don't deal with their test pesonally. Let me clarify...Ski,Skiing, Powder, Freeskier, and Outside Magazine DO NOT charge the vendors...nor does Snow East.

 

[Puck it]

Not "absolutely" useless. They at least give you the brands, basic dimensions, and MSRP pricing. ...and you don't have to suffer through all that awful ski manufacturer web site Flash crapola to get the information. If I'm shopping for a ski with a specific width and natural turn radius, I at least know which ones I want to try.

They are useless. They list only a few skis that only a select few like. Much more efficiennt looking at ski shop sites and manutactuers and then looking for reviews on forums. Like here or asking how people like them. This is how I bought my Icelantic Nomads.

 

[wa-loaf]

They are useless. They list only a few skis that only a select few like. Much more efficiennt looking at ski shop sites and manutactuers and then looking for reviews on forums. Like here or asking how people like them. This is how I bought my Icelantic Nomads.

Huh? How is having most of the top skis all in one place with the basic stats available, less efficient than searching multiple websites for shops and manufacturers?

Now nobody should limit themselves to one source altogether, but having 90% of the skis I might be interested in in one spot is damn efficient. Then I can spend minimal effort looking at other sources for the other 10% and alternate opinions.

 

[Puck it]

Huh? How is having most of the top skis all in one place with the basic stats available, less efficient than searching multiple websites for shops and manufacturers?

Now nobody should limit themselves to one source altogether, but having 90% of the skis I might be interested in in one spot is damn efficient. Then I can spend minimal effort looking at other sources for the other 10% and alternate opinions.

That not 90% of all skis by no means. Where are you getting that number from?

 

[wa-loaf]

That not 90% of all skis by no means. Where are you getting that number from?

90% of the skis I might be interested in. I could care less about the beginner and intermediate skis. There are some boutique skis that don't make it that might catch my interest.

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

I wish they had a snowblade section..I want to pick out the perfect all mountain snowblade for long turns in the bumps and short turns on the groomed...

 

[wa-loaf]

90% of the skis I might be interested in. I could care less about the beginner and intermediate skis. There are some boutique skis that don't make it that might catch my interest.

So yeah, I guess kinda useless for intermediates and beginners.

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

pretty soon the resort issues will be out...I want to visit a top 10 resort this season for the best experience..