Free Ski and Snowboard Tunes

New this season we are excited to announce our FREE season tune program. Buy any Head, K2, Elan, Icelantic, Line, or Dynastar skis from us this season and we will it tune it for free all season! We also have extended this offer to any snowboard purchase from Burton, Rome, K2, and Ride snowboards.  Buying local just got a little sweeter!

Shop for skis in the summer and save big!

Now that July 4th has come and gone it might be time to start shifting your mind towards ski season. If you are like us then you never stopped thinking about ski season, however, if you have forgot about it switch back. Summer is the best time to save big on new skis from K2, Line, Head, and Dynastar. The deals are great and there is still plenty of selection. Take advantage now because come fall the deals disappear quickly.

Give It a Try!!

Have you seen kayaks everywhere and wondered what the big draw is? Well now for only $40 you can give it a try without shelling out the money to buy your own. Rent a kayak for the day and go explore all of the great lakes and ponds that surround us. From evening sunsets, to fishing, to exploring swamps and marshes a kayak can go where no other boat can. Give it a try and you might just see why everyone is buying a kayak of their own. Contact us (SlopeStyle Ski and Ride) at 802-225-6320 to reserve one today!

Kayaks Can Be Affordable

Kayaking is one of those sports that seems to have a lot of misconception about pricing. In today's market there are so many options that you can get out on the water even with a shoe string budget! The Emotion Comet 8 pictured is a great example. At only $299 this boat will get you started in the right direction. It's only 8ft long so transporting and storage is very easy. Pair this up with the "Slingshot" paddle at $40 and the MTI Livery PFD, also only $40, and you are out there an paddling for for only $379!

Longboards...more than just fun!

With the early summer almost upon us it might be time for you to consider how you get around town. Walking is of course acceptable but not very entertaining. If you are looking to spice it up a bit consider cruising around on a "longboard!"  Longboards are taking college campus's by storm across the country. These require almost no skill to ride and offer a thrill unmatched by walking, not to mention how much faster they are. The length of the boards keeps it stable even for those with less than stellar balance. The wheel are softer than conventional skateboard creating a silent ride that is down right peaceful! Check them out here .

Season Recap

Well it was nothing to write home about but another ski season in Vermont has come and gone for most of us (Killington and Jay Peak are still hanging on at the moment). Its easy to write this one off as a bad season but lets look at the positive things that come out of low snow year in Vermont.

-Skills are developed: The saying always goes if you can ski in Vermont you can ski anywhere. A year like this makes that even more accurate. If you were able to ski anything on the mountain this year then you are down right good. The ice, while not always enjoyable, surely tests your skills.

-Freestyle  Skiing/Riding Booms: While there is always a core group of park skiers and riders low snow years means many other people like myself will spend time in the park otherwise normally spent in the woods or bumps.  The added influx of people in the park gives resorts incentive to invest more money and time in it for the next season!

-3 inches will never be taken for granted:  On a big snow year we get complacent and forget how much fun just a few inches of new snow can be.  My best days this year were on 3-4 inches of new snow and I now will never forget how great such little snow can make it.

-Excitement for next season will be higher: Since the majority of people did not ski nearly as much this season the excitement will be even higher next fall. Like anything half the fun of ski season is the stoke and excitement leading up to it, I already can not wait for movie premier season to kick off!

Possibly Our Biggest Powder Day?

Photo: Killington Resort 4-10-12

In a season where we have not seen even half of our normal snow fall, this April storm could easily be the biggest powder day of the year for some. Killington and Jay Peak are both open with extensive trail selection as compared to last week. Killington reports 18" while Jay Peak got hit with 16". Put the golf clubs away and go out for one last hurrah!!!