Gear – Accessories

How To Get Several Days From Your Shake-Em-Up Hand Warmers

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Use These Two Sneaky Tips. The air-activated hand warmers keep your fingers toasty while you ski. Even when your legs fall off, your hand warmers keep going. Then what do you do with them? They have a lot of heat left. I used to give them away…
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Electronic Gizmo Gift Ideas Keep You Connected

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Wander, But Don't Get Lost.   “Why am I here? What happened?" I was lying on my back in a narrow 20-ft deep snow hole. My concerned buddy was looking at me from above. I took a few photos and started thinking how to get out of my snow jail…
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10 Tips For Buying Goggles

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10 Things A Senior Buyer Has To Know About Goggles. While goggles shopping, take your helmet with you; both should happily marry. It is good to have no gaps between goggles and your nose. Don't touch the inner side of the lens with your fingers,…
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Blistering Review of Farm to Feet Socks

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How Do You Like Your Socks?  Farm Fresh, Says Tamsin. Do you have those mornings when your lower back is a bit stiff from yesterday's skiing, and you try to pull on your ski socks standing up and almost fall over? I have. A pair of ski socks just…
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DeBooter: DeLovely Way For Easy (And Painless) Boot Removal

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A Smart Ski Boot Jack That Really Works. They are the collective sounds of people removing their ski boots: the moans of agony and the sighs of joy heard in lots and lodges around the globe. I'm simply relieved to get the damn things off, but…
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Helpful Handy Hand Warmer Hints

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From Newborn Mittens to YOUR Mittens. Editor Note: Sue Z. is a senior skier and craftsperson who hangs out at Alta.  She wrote a recent gift idea that showed how to transform worn out ski socks into a cool scarf.   Like many older skiers, I rely…
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Product Review: NuDown Parkas and Vests Use Pumped Air to Stay Warm

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Reduces Layering. Improves On-Hill Comfort. For the past several weeks, I've been skiing in a NuDown parka designed to keep you comfortable regardless of outside temperature and without dressing in multiple layers. It utilizes a hand-operated air pump…
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From Socks to Scarves in Sixty Minutes

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A Terrific DIY Gift Idea! Ski season is winding down, and some of us may be returning to other activities. Suzy Z.* will be doing needlework. Suzy, a seniorsskiing.com subscriber, had this terrific idea for sock-scarves while shopping last fall…
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Product Review: Socks That Rock From Injinji

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New Performance Toe Socks Are Super Comfortable and Supportive. It’s March, and close to the end of the season for a lot of folks. If you think your gear is starting to look a little tattered, now is the time to contemplate a new way of thinking…
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Product Review: Are Seniors Ready For High Tech Goggles and Sunglasses?

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Better Than $20 Off-The-Rack Sunglasses? Inspired by Red Bull Racing, the four time Formula One Auto Racing Champions, Red Bull Racing is introducing new eyewear that uses high-tech, cutting edge technology in sunglasses and goggles. Formula One…
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Product Review: Goodbye, Water Bottle. Hello Hydrapak.

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Dehydration Comes Easy When Skiing: Collapsible Water Bottle Is An Answer. Staying hydrated on the slopes is important, but rigid plastic water bottles are a pain to carry in a parka. Hydrapak makes soft and pliable water bottles that fit comfortably…
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Comparing Five XC Ski Bindings for “Ease of Use”

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SeniorsSkiing Correspondent and Cross Country Expert Rates The Big Five Bindings. You’ve paid for your trail pass and are ready to head out on the trails at your favorite xc ski touring center. How easy is it to put your skis? In this review, I discuss…
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Five Senior-Favored Products

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I found them at the Outdoor Retailers Winter Market. It's the largest show of its kind in the U.S., and it's where manufacturers strut their stuff and retailers place orders for next year. The show is the launch pad for innovative products as well…
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Product Review: Shake It With TomTom Bandit

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Action Camera Comes With Instant Editing. It’s good to have a rival—Macy’s has Gimbel's, the Red Sox have the Yankees, Holmes has his match in Moriarty. Everyone gets much sharper with a decent competitor. And so it is with action cameras. The…
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Stocking Stuffer: Low Temperature Windshield Washer Fluid

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Okay. It's too big for a stocking, but it doesn't need wrapped. A cheap but practical gift is a jug of low temperature windshield washer fluid with de-icer. Look on the label for a temperature rating that is -25 or -30 or lower. A gallon jug costs…
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Are Heated Gloves Worth It?

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Some Things To Consider Before You Buy. If you google "heated gloves", you'll find two dozen brands in all price ranges. And more brands are advertised in ski magazines. It seems that many companies have jumped into the heated glove market. To make…
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Gorsuch. Too Much?

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Buy Stuff If You Can. The 2016 Gorsuch catalog just landed on our desk with a cover model wearing  $4,487 worth of ski outerwear. Inside are pictures of parkas costing in the thousands and a four-way stretch insulated "ski jean" for $2,399. Choices…
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Women-Only Snowshoes: Vive La Difference!

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Special Thanks to Roger Lohr, Editor and Publisher of XCSkiResorts.com for allowing us to post this article which first appeared on that site. About half of all snowshoers are women, who snowshoe to experience nature, to exercise with friends and family,…
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