All Mountain Skis

All Mountain skis - everyone claims to want one, every ski claims to be one. We'll cut through the crap so you can learn what is really going on.

THE MYTH OF ALL MYTHS
Let's just put it out there for ya. There really is no such thing as a true all mountain ski. For example, there is no way to combine a bump and powder ski. A bump ski needs to be skinny and a powder ski needs to be fat. If you make a ski somewhere in the middle, it won't be very good for powder or bumps. It will just be a mid-fat ski.

What this means and what we're trying to get across here is that you need to pic and choose what you love to ski most on the mountain and then get a ski that will tailor to what you love to do most. So if you spend the majority of the time in the bumps, then you should get a skinnier ski that doesn't have much shape. If you like to ride powder mostly, you should get a fatter ski.

Mid-fat skis are good for people that like to ski off trail but only in conditions where there isn't much ice. Mid fat skis will perform well in crud, depending on the ski but like we mentioned before, they won't work well in the bumps or the powder.

So next time you buy a ski make sure to get the right ski for you and don't fall into the gimmick of an "All Mountain Ski".