Not much more.
Equipment for intermediate athletes
Blue Square makes equipment for athletes who have outgrown the green runs and are not getting carried away about it.
The intermediate standard
Most athletes spend most of their lives in the middle. They have the fundamentals and a favorite run. They are getting better at a sensible rate. Blue Square exists to equip them properly, and to leave the rest of the mountain to whoever wants it.
We have left the green runs. We do not bring it up.
We link our turns. All of them, most days.
We read the trail map before the trail.
We look at the steep line, consider it, and take the blue.
We would like to be better next season. Not dramatically better.
We buy good equipment and take care of it.
The name
Ski areas across North America mark every run with one of three symbols. The blue square sits in the middle: more difficult than the green, and that is all it claims. Blue Square is named for it.
Terrain
Blue runs set the standard. We hold our athletes to it in every discipline.
Blue runs, groomed or lightly ungroomed. Parallel turns. Moguls approached with respect.
Heel side and toe side, both on purpose. Trees, when they are well spaced.
5.9 to 5.10a. V2 on a good day. Outdoors when the weather cooperates.
Blue trails. Rolls the rock garden. Walks the drop, briefly, to look at it.
Ten kilometers with some vertical. Back before lunch.
Moderate trails, six to ten miles. Brings the right layers.
Equipment
Apparel and headwear in blue, each piece marked with the square.
Lightweight combed cotton in true royal, with the logo on the chest.
Appropriate for the lodge, the gym and the drive home.
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Premium pullover in team royal, with the logo on the chest. Pouch pocket, three-panel hood.
For the chairlift, the trailhead and the parking lot after.
Order by December 10 for Christmas delivery in the US.
Soft-washed cotton tank in team royal, with the logo on the chest. Relaxed fit.
For the gym and the warmer trails.
Order by December 10 for Christmas delivery in the US.
Unstructured cotton twill in navy, with the logo embroidered in white. Low profile, curved brim.
The square is embroidered. It stays square.
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Cuffed knit in royal, with the logo embroidered on the cuff.
Warm enough for a second run before lunch.
Order by December 10 for Christmas delivery in the US.
Field staff
Every Blue Square product is tested by intermediate athletes in intermediate conditions. Their findings are final.
Field staff #0102 · Alpine skiing
Field staff #0117 · Climbing
Field staff #0123 · Mountain biking
Self-assessment
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Certificate of rating
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