The 5 Best Crud Busting Skis of 2015

If you ski at places like Squaw Valley, Mammoth, Jackson Hole or just about anywhere in the PNW you’re going to run into crud. Crud can be a ton of fun to ski but you need to have the right tools for the job. Traditional powder skis are often to wide and soft for the task at hand. Hardpack snow or carvers are often too small underfoot and lack the proper shovel for busting through the crud. What you need to pick up are some stiff boards that are 100-110 underfoot. The stiffness will give you a solid platform to smash through the chucks and the width will allow you to roll over the terrain like a turbo charged steam roller. Add a little sidecut to assist in turning and voila, there you are.