My Ski Gear For 2025

[@RicketySkiReviews]

Thanks for watching, hope you guys enjoyed seeing my personal gear and have a great weekend! Cheers.

[@muchmuchmore]

Great video - For kids, *Bright* colored jackets and pants are so underrated. Great for keeping an eye on them when trying to stay/ski together.

[@10SMaxx-e5j]

If ski jacket makers aren’t putting the zipper pockets on the sleeves of their products, then they are missing the boat. Also nearly every ski resort has switched to RFID lift tickets. To me it’s essential to be able to scan the card quickly at the lift. Plus, this eventually leads to shorter and faster lift lines.

[@GrampyScott]

I won’t buy a jacket that doesn’t have the arm pockets. Not very well designed for a ski jacket if not.

[@garyhunter9612]

Thanks Elliott, another great video. Ski pass pocket is the first thing I look for in a jacket these days, hoping to upgrade my old 2016 Kendos to the new Mantra ( Kendo ) 88s next Australian season. Most of my ski clothing is mainly surf brand orientated i.e. Quicksilver, Rip Curl, Ocean & Earth, which works very well in ours and Japans conditions. Keep up the good work always enjoy yours and ski essentials offerings.

[@Benzknees]

Same on ski pass pocket, but that or the 'ski' tag seem to double the price of a waterproof jacket!

[@osceolaseminole5596]

Thanks Elliot. Another great video. It's nice hearing your reasons for the choices you made.

[@RicketySkiReviews]

Thanks! Have a great weekend

[@cadamcyk]

Curious as to the bindings you have on the Wranglers? Also Look SPX12? Can't wait to get on them next month!

[@exothermal.sprocket]

Are ski companies gone away from using tip guards, caps, whatever you wish to call them? If lamination or chipping or damage is something that ski tips are prone to, why not use a cap around the ski tip? They used to do this over many skis years ago. My older Volkl has an aluminum cap around the tips, with small rivets driven through it into the ski. I don't make it a practice to nose into granite walls with it, but I can see the caps helping in general.

[@Squidd21]

Great vid as usual. Had a question, what are your thoughts of the k2 flex line of boots aka the new full tilts? Are they just for park or don’t think they would work well in a free ride type terrain?

[@ferncampos385]

Rossignol QST 106😂. I own the QST 106 . . . they are awesome. How would you compare the QST 106 vs Atomic Bent 110?

[@Racer01]

Nice video Elliot , I just got a pair of the QST 92s with the Look SPX11 bindings and I can’t wait to take them out this year. It would be cool to see you react to the skiessentials guys’ quivers they uploaded this week and give your thoughts on their variety of skis.

[@RicketySkiReviews]

Quick point, I totally goofed and called them the "Rossignol QST 106" Obviously these are Salomon Qst 106's, I was talking with my Dad about the Rossi Experience's being retired and must have kept it on my mind. Anyways sorry for the goof. Cheers.

[@loganlopas7]

Hey Elliot, your reviews are great and helped me to get my fist pair of skis last year, Maverick 88, and l got a pair of Bent 110s for a powder ski this year. I am curious if you think I would need anything in between (around 100) that is more flexible for the days it’s not super deep snow but I want to go off trail and what you might suggest. Would love to know your thoughts if you think that the options in my quiver work well for all circumstances. Haven’t skied on the 110s yet, but looking forward to that first powder day! Enjoy the genuine personality in all your videos, keep it up! ⛷️

[@nathantoney.1501]

I have a mild allergy to wool socks so I’m trying bamboo socks this ssn. I wear them for work and they don’t get super sweaty. Fingers crossed

[@AudioAdvisory38]

Marine varnish over the top sheet worked well for my custom paint. Who doesn't only want smart socks and sick outros?

[@anthonyalpha4118]

Thanks E hope you can ski this wknd just waiting for the snow & wind levels to drop for Tahoe skiing!!!

[@choski76]

Haha. Just saw SRG skiing review of Tahoe. Funny but true

[@anthonyalpha4118]

@@choski76 No doubt wknds can suck in the Tahoe area. Good thing I ski mostly weekdays!

[@RogerBradshaw-dc1hm]

The SkiEssentials team has started posting quiver videos. Jeff has 14 skis, 5 boots, and 5 poles. Bob has 12 skis, 7 boots, and 6 poles. (I think they are insane gear junkies.) You showed 3 skis and 1 boot. You've got some catching up to do, Elliott. LOL!! 🤣

[@choski76]

I'm sure Bob and Jeff get significant deals and freebies due to their influence.

[@RogerBradshaw-dc1hm]

@@choski76 For sure!

[@darinsmith2458]

I just got back from skiing... Normally I am so hot and sweaty after skiing that it is nice to cool off on the ride home.. Also, what seams to work for me is to bring a 24 ounce Gatorade and drink 12 ounces of it while I am driving from the mountain.. My PCP says that they have too much sugar so I will switch over to electrolyte packages after all my Gatorade is gone.. I love having an arm pocket for my pass.. I have been using the Epic pass on my phone lately and that seams to work good.. As far as boots go, I just watched Jeff and Bob's Quiver videos and they use at least 5 different boots each year.. I thought that was interesting but Bob was talking about High Volume and Low Volume.. Apparently High Volume means that your liner has more space in the boot.. I am learning something every day... They are going to test out those Zip Liners.. I will be looking forward to when you test your Zip Liners.. Again, if you could do a video on how you cure the liners that would be great.. I think Bob said that he just put his in the microwave for 40 seconds and then put them into the boot.. Skis.. I was on my 2016 Stormrider 88s today and they rocked.. I got my 6 runs in before it got too crowded.. I did notice a couple who demoed some 2025 Stormrider 88s and Montero... Not sure if they were AS AX or AR but those are some cool skis.. QST 106.. I demoed 187 and if I were to get the skis they would be 182.. I am 5.9... If you are taller I could see going longer..

[@GrampyScott]

Buy sugar free Gatorade😊. Low volume boots the shell is also less volume.

[@darinsmith2458]

@@GrampyScott Do they use artificial sweeteners? High Fructose Corn Syrup or something along those lines? It sounds like some boots have thicker plastic..

[@glennda5id]

Would love to see your comparison between the Maverick 86C and the 88Ti. The 86C has the same dimensions as the 88Ti, so just carbon instead of metal.

[@nathantoney.1501]

On a whim I lurked on EVO and found a pair of nordica unleashed 90 “used premium” for $202. I received them and they were never mounted. Any guesses on why they were listed as used? (Confused)

[@zachryan4331]

Hey Elliot. My home mountain is Snoqualmie pass (Alpental) in Washington. Cant decide between Volkl m6 mantra, atomic maverick ti 100, or Solomon QST 98. I’m 25 and have been skiing for 23 years all over the country. I’m coming from 2017 K2 marksman (106) asymmetrical skis. They have been great, but very beat up.

[@zachryan4331]

Planning to buy 2024 models. What would you recommend?

[@RicketySkiReviews]

Hey I've skied there! It just depends on your priorities tbh, but you've picked 3 great options. I would say though bang for your buck the QST 98's are really great off trail skis you can get them for $389, very surfy, nice cork dampener, feels very comfortable while on edge: Salomon QST 98 at Evo: www.avantlink.com/click.php?tt=pl&ti=132&pw=372417&mi=10270&pt=3&pri=793405 If you want a damp ski that will do well through the crud, and you like having the ski bite in the middle of the ski go with the m7 though it's full price currently: www.avantlink.com/click.php?tt=pl&ti=132&pw=372417&mi=10270&pt=3&pri=883714 If you want a ski that is super accurate with it's carving I'd go with the maverick 100, but tbh, I kind of like the 95 Better and think it's a bit more versatile, you can get those for about $450 currently: www.avantlink.com/click.php?tt=pl&ti=132&pw=372417&mi=10270&pt=3&pri=791935

[@nathantoney.1501]

Can you do a show regarding tuning? Also, my wife’s new atomic mavens are concave base tails and convex base tips. Get a grind? Discuss my brutha…

[@10SMaxx-e5j]

Bogus opens this weekend, are you going?

[@BubbaSkisR6]

Opinion on qst 98?

[@Berg4357123]

Thoughts on this? Confirms some of what you and others have said on skis generally being too wide. Especially the skis being pushed as 1 ski quivers. m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/kJOsY6mdn7OnhZo

[@choski76]

That Atomic comment that "it's not structural" is such a 'cool ski bro' comment brushing you off even tho it's an obvious lie.

[@johntavenner1379]

What happened to the Black Crows?

[@louisbreytenbach8903]

It’s Salomon QST not Rossignol, but we get the drift 🫡👊

[@hereistahir]

Friend, is that not the Maverick 95TI? I own the same skis.

[@RicketySkiReviews]

88 the 95's from that year (2023) are red

[@hereistahir]

Ahhh my bad, so similar to the 95 colorway

[@hereistahir]

Love your content!

[@RicketySkiReviews]

It's all good, I called my Salomon skis "Rossignol" so it is totally possible for me to mix my own skis up lol

[@vorogal1]

it's Salomon not Rossignol :-)

[@samlenz8300]

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