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by Wagner Custom / Apr 28, 2025

The Right Way to Store Your Skis

We know, you’re already eyeing your bike and jonesing to take the rocket box off your car... But before you do, you have a little work to do so you can start next season right. Here's how to best store your skis through the summer.
by Wagner Skis / Apr 28, 2025

The Right Way to Store Your Boots

You’ve lovingly packed away your skis, but boots need summer love, too. When you’re done prepping your skis for storage, it's time to put your boots away properly. Here is how to store your boots for the season.
by Wagner Skis / Apr 04, 2025

How Will I Know It's Time To Replace My Skis?

Eventually, any ski will reach retirement. How long can you expect solid performance from an older ski? Here, we look at when it's time to get new skis.
by Wagner Custom / Mar 28, 2025

Good (and Maybe Ridiculous) Ways To Use Old Skis

Ah, the good old days. Those dusty skis in your garage might bring back memories of skiing moguls and après nachos, but instead of letting them collect dust, why not repurpose them? Here are some creative (and ridiculous) ways to give your old skis a new life, keep them out of the landfill, offer a good DIY challenge, and show off your skier pride. 

by Wagner Skis / Feb 28, 2025

Why Tuning Matters

If you live on the East Coast, you can skip this article and move on to your next procrastination—you folks know what a sharp edge is. But the rest of us soft-snow snobs may need a little nudge to schlep our gear to the shop or even learn how to do it on your own. This is why tuning matters.

by Wagner Custom / Jan 31, 2025

State of the State: Women's Skis

In the last 30-plus years, the ski industry has gone back and forth about women’s skis more times than Mikaela Shiffrin in a slalom course. First we needed them. Then we hated them. Then we loved them. And, now, we don’t need them—what is going on? Let's find out.

by Wagner Skis / Jan 10, 2025

Demystifying Backcountry Bindings

While purchasing backcountry bindings is just one piece of the process, it can one of the most challenging. There are so many options with so many features, it can be overwhelming to figure out what’s right for you, not to mention how to work the damn things once you have them.
by Wagner Skis / Jan 03, 2025

Backcountry vs Resort Skis

The incredible lightness of skiing: what differentiates a backcountry vs resort skis is not rocket science – it's all about weight. But when it comes to actually building a ski light enough to haul uphill and strong enough to ski down safely, not to mention enjoyably? That’s where the rocket science comes in.

by Wagner Skis / Dec 20, 2024

Ski Poles 101

Ski poles have long been treated as the red-headed stepchild of your ski kit. They get run over in parking lots, forgotten outside of bars, mismatched, scratched, and grow less and less basketed over time. As fun as poles are when it comes to euphemisms, try to take this at face value: Poles matter. Here’s what you need to know.

by Wagner Custom / Dec 06, 2024

What’s in Our Skis and Why

If you’re thinking about getting a pair of Wagner Customs (yay!), it may be helpful for you to understand what goes in your skis and why. Materials like carbon, fiberglass, and metal have huge impacts on a ski’s performance and personality. Here’s what the experts—us—choose to put in our skis and why.
by Wagner Skis / Nov 26, 2024

Ski Camber vs. Rocker: A Skier's Guide

Can't remember the difference is between ski rocker and ski camber? Up until the early 2000s, rocker was't even a thing! So what is camber, and how does it compare to rocker or early rise? Let's take a look between the two and how they play a role once you hit the mountain.
by Wagner Skis / Oct 04, 2024

Why You Need To Buy New Boots This Season

Your boots are the most important piece of ski gear you own. (Trustworthy advice coming from a ski brand that does not sell them.) Before we break your heart and tell you to turn your beloved boots into flowerpots or birdhouses, know that we understand your plight.
by Wagner Skis / Sep 20, 2024

Cheat Sheet: What Ski Materials Feel Like

We hear all the time from customers who aren’t sure what kind of skis they like or why, and they’re intimidated to build custom Wagner Skis because they just don’t know what they want. Here's a little cheat sheet for you on materials to help you out.
by Wagner Skis / Aug 30, 2024

The Most Influential Ski Designs in (Recent) History

Those of us who have been on this planet for a tick can probably rattle off the skis that changed our own lives over the years. But – when it comes to which skis changed the industry – well, that is a hotly debated topic that pairs best with beer. Let's discuss.
by Wagner Skis / Aug 12, 2024

9 Ways to Improve Your Skiing, Now

I am not a ski instructor. Nor am I a coach. But I have been an editor for ski magazines for more than 20 years, which means I've read countless instruction features. Here I go through the best tips I've gleaned through the years.
by Wagner Custom / Aug 02, 2024

Resort Bindings 101

In terms of ski gear, most skiers gloss over what may be the most important part of their kit: bindings. “Bindings aren’t sexy,” you may say. But you know what we think is sexy? Having both of your legs intact and unbroken. Here are the basics on resort-specific bindings.
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