Ski Tests Test Team

The profiles give you an insight into the skiers for two reasons. One is entertainment, but the more important one is for you to get a better angle on the ski tests – pick the skiers that ski most like you and put more weight on their responses.


Andy Hearne Andy Hearne
38, 174cm/80kg
Background: Hitman Hearne was an early 1990s Snowy Mountains rat packer, then ski bum, then ski-tech and is now driving a hammer. Likes the Bluff and the Golf Course at Thredbo.
Preferred style: Varied terrain for fast, smooth riding.
Top tip: Keep breathing and smile.

 

 

jim darby/the snow biz
There's a lot to like about ski lifts, and the people who make them.

arnie wilson/from the alps
Life is full of ironies. The Alps got the snow and Russia got the Olympics.

go flip/flip byrnes
Meet the fashion victims; a whole winter world of them.


jim darby/the snow biz

There's a lot to like about ski lifts, and the people who make them.

arnie wilson/from the alps

Life is full of ironies. The Alps got the snow and Russia got the Olympics.

go flip/flip byrnes

Meet the fashion victims; a whole winter world of them.