{"id":2288,"date":"2016-10-31T16:13:45","date_gmt":"2016-10-31T22:13:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skikimberley.com\/?p=2288"},"modified":"2016-11-02T15:50:59","modified_gmt":"2016-11-02T21:50:59","slug":"gear-winter-check-gear-first","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skikimberley.com\/blog\/gear-winter-check-gear-first\/","title":{"rendered":"Gear up for Winter (check your gear first)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"background: white; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; color: #666666;\"><strong>Checking your Ski Equipment now<\/strong> is very important for many reasons, here are the 3 top reasons;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white; text-align: start; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; color: #666666;\"><em>FAQ:<\/em> I get asked all the time \u2018Why should I check my Ski Equipment, as I&#8217;m\u00a0not a great skier and spend lots of time on the beginner slopes with kids\u2026\u201d<br \/>\n<em>My Answer:<\/em> I always say try these- once you try new skis you are on cloud nine. Technology advancements, ski shape, size are some of the many reasons the new skis really do make a difference. You owe it to yourself as it will enhance your skiing skills, make skiing easier and give you more control on the slopes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white; text-align: start; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; color: #666666;\"><em>FAQ:<\/em>\u00a0 I have a pair of skis in the garage-\u00a0is it okay to use them?<br \/>\n<em>My Answer:<\/em>\u00a0The key here is check the bindings- visit your local ski shop or most ski resorts have tune up shops in the rental areas as well. \u00a0If you live in Calgary visit your local ski shop like the new <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sportinglife.ca\/\">Sporting Life<\/a> store located in Southcentre mall to have a pro look at the bindings to make sure they still are in good shape and meet current binding standards.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white; text-align: start; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; color: #666666;\"><em>FAQ:<\/em> Do I really need to check the condition of the bases and edges of my\u00a0skis?<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; color: #666666;\"><em>My Answer:<\/em> Now I don\u2019t get my skis tuned all that regularly as I ski mostly in soft, powder snow. But if you are visiting ski resorts that have hard snow or icy conditions regularly then you should definitely get your skis tuned more often. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white; text-align: start; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; color: #666666;\">Have anymore questions? \u00a0Feel free to ask me through my Twitter, Instagram or Facebook page!<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/powdermatt\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/powdermatt\">Instagram<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/powdermatt\">Facebook<\/a> &#8211; @PowderMatt<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Checking your Ski Equipment now is very important for many reasons, here are the 3 top reasons; FAQ: I get asked all the time \u2018Why should I check my Ski Equipment, as I&#8217;m\u00a0not a great skier and spend lots of time on the beginner slopes with kids\u2026\u201d My Answer: I always say try these- once<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":2286,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[175,68,22,174,176,87,69,45],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/skikimberley.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2288"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/skikimberley.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/skikimberley.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skikimberley.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skikimberley.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2288"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/skikimberley.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2288\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skikimberley.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2286"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/skikimberley.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2288"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skikimberley.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2288"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skikimberley.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2288"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}