Ted Ligety is among those critical of changes announced by the International Ski Federation. (Elvis Piazzi/Associated Press)

While we are taking advantage of every minute of our beautiful late summer days and hoping for a long “indian” summer/fall full of exhilarating mountain bike rides and lingering days spent teasing trout, the coming winter in never far from our minds. And… The 2012 ski equipment has started to arrive!

The SMO staff is pumped on the 2012 skis and we are starting to list them on our website – Shop Sturtos Online!

Meanwhile, we thought we’d share this interesting article about the new rules announced by the International Ski Federation.

New Equipment Rules for 2012 Alpine Season Are Criticized – NYTimes.com.