From Whaleback to World Championship Silver Kulkea athlete Julia Krass crashed skiing's big-air World Championships party last year, throwing down the run of her career and garnering a silver medal on the sport's biggest stage. Asked what her most cherished…
Encouraging Others to Follow For Kulkea athlete Luke “Lupe” Hagearty, skiing is a way of life. Though a native of West Hartford, Connecticut, Hagearty first earned his skiing chops in a remote corner of Vermont's stunning Northeast Kingdom. “I was…
Banging Out Turns Doesn't Have to Break the Bank. News flash: Skiing isn't cheap. Never has been, really (figuring for inflation and all). Anyone who thinks it is, let's be honest, isn't bothering to read an article entitled "skiing on…
Upgrade Your Skis, Boots, Bindings and Helmet. The longer you're in the skiing game, the more often you're going to need to upgrade your gear. Young rippers often need new ski gear just to keep pace a growing body. Some…
Colorado Sales Rep Outdoor Endurance Athlete The following is the next in an ongoing series of profiles – “Partners Who Inspire” – highlighting friends in the outdoor industries that Kulkea works with, and their businesses. There's a popular sobriquet in adventure…
"Jukebox" Jamie from Boston Ski + Tennis Gets After It. The following is the first of a series of profiles – “Partners Who Inspire” – highlighting friends in the outdoor industries that Kulkea works with, and their businesses. Jamie Worcester's first…
Azure Blue Skies, Smiles and Technique. Every skier – from hardcore season-pass holder to occasional weekend dabbler – looks forward to spring skiing. Who can blame them? “Spring skiing comes with a whole new energy – warmer, sunny days, soft…
Skiing the Sixth Continent. By the time he approached his 60th birthday, Ski & Snowboard Hall of Famer John Egan had taken his skis up and down some of the most obscure slopes on five of the planet's seven continents.…
New England's Fountain of Youth for Racers All good things must come to an end, right? When legendary Olympian Lindsey Vonn finally called it quits on her World Cup racing career this month, few could blame her. The 34-year-old superstar…
Gear and Accessories for 2019 In the ski retail biz, there are three major “buying seasons.” The obvious one is pre-Christmas, when new ski paraphernalia always makes the perfect gift, even for that person who is all but impossible to…
Persevering with Slopestyle and Big Air. There's an old adage in skiing that maintains, “If you're not falling, you're not trying.” But the best skiers know that it's not the falling that's important. It's getting back up. Again and again…
Knowledge, Fit and Service. There are certain Facebook memes that never fail to grab my attention. One is, “When you buy from a Mom and Pop business, you're not helping a CEO buy a third vacation home. You are helping…
