![]() Lastly, they need to be able to stay up, really late, partying their faces off, and then get up at 7 a.m. Just like you, each season they assess their gear needs and shop around to make sure they get the best skis for how they like to ski. Though it’s human nature to have our own little biases, we place significant accountability on the Powder Union to go out onto the mountain with an open mind, to find what works for them, to meet new people, to learn new things. There are no sponsored skiers on the Powder Union. ![]() For these reasons, we invite many shop representatives from around the country, as well as many of POWDER’s regular correspondents who spend the season skiing in many locales with different people while on assignment.Īnother requirement that sets the Powder Union apart is their independence from any particular brand. Just as important is their ability to discern the strengths and weaknesses of a ski-and then discuss those findings intelligently. So Powder Union members need to be strong skiers, technically proficient, and brave in the face of unforgiving conditions. But, at a resort like Big Sky-with its 4,300-foot vertical drop, razor-sharp rocks, sketchy no-fall goat traverses, face-melting groomers, harsh wind, and frigid temperatures-Powder Week is intended to crush even the most fit and committed skier. It’s an enormous blast, of course, and anyone would be so lucky to call such a thing work. It’s important to you-the readers we serve-that Union members do the required work of skiing hard, bell-to-bell for four consecutive days, and documenting the ins and outs of all 200-plus skis that go out on the hill. Secondly, despite some of the shenanigans that take place at Powder Week (such as ASSFART Day-aka All Ski Something Fast Awesome Rad Together Day-hot tubbing, competitive beer drinking, and competitive hot tubbing), we take it very seriously. So how do they get chosen? How does one get invited to be a “ski tester” at Powder Week? First off, they don’t ask to be invited. Throughout the 2018 Buyer’s Guide, you’ll see them referenced, either via byline or experience. But the thing that makes them tick more than anything else is being in the mountains with skis on their feet. Yes, they may identify as fathers and daughters and brothers and sisters, or they may make their living as a writer or ski tech or teacher, or they might like to dress up like a nun and mariachi band member when they ski. ![]() There is one elemental thing you should know about the people who make up the Powder Union: First and foremost, they are skiers.
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