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Up Your Après Ski Style With These Must Have Boots
Finding the best winter boot to fit all your needs can be a bit tricky. Since it's winter, there are really so many variables that come into play. Your need boots rugged enough to handle all the conditions including snow and ice all while keeping your feet toasty and warm in the freezing cold. Combating those conditions can sometimes result in a boot that feels bulky and looks a bit like something out of Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back. Great movie, but you just can't have that, especially if you plan to be chilling at a bar for après ski. With that in mind,...
5 Après Ski Themed Skis You Need in Your Quiver
This is certainly not the first ski review of the season and, chances are, it won't be the last. However, it is definitely the most creative one and arguably the only one of its kind. Here's our first All About Après, Après Ski Themed Ski Review. In other words, if you're the skier who likes the throw back a shotski as much as you like to actually ski, then these are the skis for you. Men's Skis Sego Ski Co. Tater Tot $769.00 Tater tots are all the rage now at après ski. Whether they are served on their own or smothered in cheese and...
Introducing "Après the St. Bernard"
"Everyone loves dogs," my good friend and integral member of the All About Après Ski Team Wally, said to me. "You need a dog as your après ski mascot. You need a St. Bernard," he pressed on." Despite actually having a St. Bernard named Moose a few years back, I was hesitant at first, and not willing to commit right then and there. I didn't see it. I needed to sleep on this idea, I needed a second opinion or two. So that's what I did, and the more I thought about it and the more people that I chatted with, the more the...
The Mountainsmith Cooloir is Made for Your Adventures
Choosing the right cooler can be tricky. You're probably thinking, "Rich it's a cooler just get the one at Costco and move on." I get what you're saying. I really do, but with so many coolers hitting the market in a variety shapes and sizes, sometimes it's just not that simple. I mean, you don't want to go an pick up a cooler the size of a coffin to take hiking, do you? You can barely get one of those off your patio, let alone out of your car. You need something much easier to tote around than that. At the same...
The Only "Après Ski" You Need in Your Quiver
Photo Credit: J Skis Having spent a few years in college, I know a good drinking game when I see one. This is especially true when the game involves consuming mass quantities of beer, some duct tape and is named "The Wizard Staff." The premise is quite simple, drink a can of beer and when it is finished, duct tape the new can to the top of the finished one. When the night is done, the winner is the person (still standing) with the most amount of cans duct taped together, aka "The Wizard Staff". This also happens to be...
