If you were on the ski-internet last year, you heard that SIA had been moved from snowless Las Vegas, to slightly less snowless Denver. As with all things, this likely had something to do with money, but it ostensibly provided the opportunity to have more snow-related activities at a snowsports convention. The granddaddy of these activities is the On-Snow Demo. It’s the first chance for middle-aged buyers and media twits to stand on some 2012 models and decide whether all that bullshit the reps were selling actually works.
Admittedly, we were some east coast kids let loose on Winter Park, so we were less than diligent about trying every ski. But we compiled some favorites.
