Equipment

How to Pack Your Snowboard for a Flight

With snowboard season in full swing, we know you’re itching for a ride down the slopes, too. So, to ensure your first trip to the mountain goes smoothly and everything arrives in one piece, be sure to follow these...

Best Ski Boot Bags for Air Travel: Style, Protection & Price

If you’re an avid skier or snowboarder, you know that a boot bag isn’t just for your shoes. From goggles to gloves, a boot bag can become a catchall for many accessories to your ski uniform. So, it’s extra...

The Essential Ski Trip Packing List for Females

Whether you’re a first-time skier or an expert rider, it’s important to know what to pack and what to leave at home on your upcoming ski trip. So, as you begin packing your bags, refer to our ski trip packing list...

The Essentials for a Japan Ski Trip Packing List

As one of the most popular destinations to ski or snowboard, a winter trip to Japan should be at the top of your bucket list, if not already there. So, when it comes time to experience the notorious waist-deep powder...

Pack in Seconds with Our Backcountry Skiing Checklist

The trip? Planned. Accommodations? Booked. Lift tickets? Purchased! So, when it’s time to finally pack for the backcountry ski trip you’ve been waiting for, don’t leave anything behind. Use our handy backcountry...

How to Ship a Snowboard

Every winter enthusiast knows the easiest way to get winter gear to the slopes is by shipping it! But, knowing how to ship a snowboard is crucial to ensuring your snowboard and bindings arrive safely and on-time to your...

Best Travel Ski Bags: Top Picks for Flying, Driving & More

As a team of skiers and snowboarders, we understand how important it is to protect your gear en route to the slopes. And there’s no better way to ensure your winter gear arrives in one piece than with the safest...

The Only Ski Trip Packing List You Need

There’s no feeling worse than arriving at your ski destination only to realize you’ve left something at home! This winter season, worry no more. Because every epic ski trip starts with the perfect packing list,...

Ski.com Feature For Ski Shipping Company, Ship Skis

Ship Skis, a ski and snowboard shipping service, was recently featured by ski.com. Highlighting the background of the hassle-free shipping company, Ski.com discusses what makes Ship Skis the number one winter gear...

4 Ways to Make Your Family Ski Trip Hassle-Free

The laughs and the memories are reason enough to get the whole family together for a family ski trip. But, it’s no easy feat planning this adventure to the peak as we all know, anything can happen when the family gets...

Ship Your Skis | The Ultimate 2017 Gift Guide for Skiers

Whether it’s for sport or for show, the skier in your family could always use some new gear! And, as the winter season kicks up and the temps drop, there are some essentials that they will be sure to appreciate if...

Ship Your Skis | 5 Must-Haves for Your Upcoming Ski Trip

Packing for a ski trip is no easy feat. Not only are you packing the bulkiest clothes known to man, you run the risk of getting to the top of the lift and realizing you’ve forgotten something essential. Or, even...

Bag It: Best Ski Bags for 2014

Here at shipskis.com, we take loving care of your boards and help them arrive safely at their destination. We do our utmost best, but a well-designed ski bag keeps those bad boys comfortable during the flight. Every...

PACCA: A New Product for Family Skiing

The United Kingdom is snow and mountain challenged, to say the least. Sure, England has an indoor ski slope at  Milton Keynes, and Scotland is home to Cairngorm a ski resort that doubles as a reindeer reserve. Still,...

App-snow-lutely Fabulous Gadgets for Skiers

Some snow sport enthusiasts glide from the right side of their brains. They feel the snow, take in the scenery, hum to themselves and allow their minds to wander. Left brain snow sliders like details. They need to know...

Mexico’s Mariachi Olympic Ski Uniform

In the continuing saga of Strange Sochi Stories, allow us to present the Mexico Mariachi Olympic Ski Uniform: Seriously! You can’t make this stuff up! But wait, the weirdness factor continues.  Mexico’s...

Ski and Ride Fashion Trends for 2014

Say goodbye to on-slope subtlety in 2014. This is the year of the colors, the brighter and bolder the better. We´re talking neon, gaudy prints, animal patterns and Native American inspired design. Check out this design...

Save Money on Skiing: Gear

Between gear, lift tickets, lodging and food, skiing is an expensive sport.  Some people make it more expensive, by skiing and buying gear at the wrong place at the wrong time. Yet some people manage to ski on the...

DAHU: Dual-Personality Ski Boots

Let´s face it. Ski boots hurt. Unless you are a total masochist, you probably take them off before apres ski. When you walk through the village during lunch time, you risk falling, and having one of those embarrassing...

Ski Gadgets: Gifts for Geeks

As holiday season rapidly approaches, you might be wondering what to buy for that very special skier in your life. After all, one can only have so many ski sweaters and pairs of gloves. Certain types of skiers not only...