Since these skis were built and designed to handle harder artificial snow and tougher turns, it makes sense that they'd put something like this space-age polymer in the front and back of the ski
I've been there, staring at the price tag thinking "it's just a helmet." But here's how I think about it now - it's cheaper than a single ambulance ride, and way cheaper than years of brain injury rehab
In the hands of a capable tyer, stacks of deer hair in a variety of colors can be spun onto a hook shank, packed into a dense body, and trimmed into a shape that dives on the retrieve, only to slowly bubble back up to the surface is a seductive manner that is usually too much for a bass to resist
A motor that carves a niche between elegance and adrenaline
From our perspective, after several weeks of testing, the big ones are the reasonable price (120 is a lot less than you'd need to pay for a premium backpack from Gomatic or Peak Design), reliable waterproofing, dedicated secure space for a laptop and proper padding all around your back and on the shoulder straps