JOURNAL

From X Games to Alaska lines, Maggie Voisin shares how resilience, healing, and joy shaped her skiing—and why fun always comes first.

Mali Noyes skied all 93 lines in The Chuting Gallery in just 47 days. Hear how Nordic roots, grit, and intuition fueled an epic feat.

Discover Crested Butte—Colorado’s steepest terrain, great food, lively après, and the best places to ski, eat, stay, and drink.

26-year-old Parkin Costain grew up in Whitefish as a skiing prodigy. For the last decade, he has been pushing big-mountain skiing with a high-speed, swift-footed style in the heaviest, most technical terrain around.

Discover how artist Charlotte Coughlin turns nature, color, and playful pattern-making into bold ski topsheets for Wagner Custom.

Discover the story behind Aspen Mountain’s new Hero’s terrain and how reclaimed Engelmann spruce became Wagner’s limited-edition Hero Spruce custom skis.

Give the best gift in the world to the skier in your life: a pair of Wagner Custom Skis. Every ski we precision-craft is dedicated to an individual skier’s profile which means our skis make skiing easier and more fun—and what gift could be better than that?

Boulder-based artist Andrew Barker draws inspiration from the Rockies, wildlife, and his global experiences to create vivid, geometric interpretations of nature. From cranes and nuthatches to big horned sheep, his designs capture the colors, patterns, and stories of the natural world.

We at Wagner Custom firmly believe that every skier is best-served by a ski that’s made exactly for them. Thus when it comes to women’s skis, we don’t build women-specific skis as a category, but we customize each ski to each woman.

Walking into a ski shop and being confronted with a dizzying array of skis can be overwhelming. Get the knowledge you need to make an informed decision about skis (and not feel like an idiot).

Telluride artist Brooke Einbender has a mind that’s humming with ideas—ideas that come alive in her new kaleidoscopic topsheets that seem to shape-shift the more you look at them. We caught up with her in our hometown to find out what makes her buzz.

It’s time to start getting in shape for skiing—and our fitness guru Jake Hutchinson knows exactly how to get you there. After creating our 6-week high-intensity program to get people mountain-ready fast, he’s back with a refined 9–12-week plan to build strength, improve form, and prevent injury for the ski season ahead.

The truth is there are a lot of good skis out there, wrapped in cellophane and priced competitively on the ski shop rack. With all these offerings, you might be wondering why you should invest in full custom skis. 

One of Open Snow’s top forecasters isn’t a meteorologist—he’s a lifelong powder chaser. For 35 years, PowderChaser Steve has tracked storms, built a loyal following, and kept his identity secret. We finally caught up with him to learn how he always finds the best snow.

We know you have a lot of options out there when it comes to skis—and we also know Wagner Custom skis are a big investment. So why buy Wagner as opposed to mainstream brand skis that are cheaper and faster to get delivered to your door? Let us count the ways.

The leaves are turning, your mountain bike is hopelessly out of tune, and you’ve lost all motivation to keep your flower pots alive… These are all signs that ski season—our season—is fast on our heels. Let's prepare.