Kyle M Klause

A Tale of Two Skis

Identity is a hot topic universally in the present and ski media has always been obsessed with categorizing and labeling the different “types” of skiers and snowboarders. There are a multitude of ways to classify; age, skill level, area of origin, clothing style, riding style, terrain preference, and the list goes on. All skiers and snowboards however, seem to fall into one of two distinct philosophical ideologies surrounding the pastime. There are those who believe that the best thing about skiing is that it doesn’t matter and there are those who know, without any shred of doubt that it matters more than almost everything else.