Carl Beach
I grew up in an incredibly rural area of Wyoming (yeah, a town of about 20 people, 60 miles from the nearest movie theater). After graduating high school and college, I ended up pursuing a range of jobs in various industries until settling on a career in international education. This career has allowed me to live in 7 different countries and have the ability to continue to enjoy the outdoors, particularly backcountry skiing. Today, I own a small vineyard in SE Slovenia, where I reside for most of the summer tending to grapes and sampling the last years' vintages!
332 reviews averaging 5.0 stars
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CategorySki Expert
Customers helped4,614
Home townRyan Park, Wyoming
Favorite ski gear22 Designs Lynx
Favorite brandsDPS, Moment, 22 Designs
Favorite beerMelvin DIPA
Favorite terrainBackcountry
Favorite spotKasprowy Wierch
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Carl Beach
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Reviewer: Taylor W
Taylor W's experience with Carl
Carl was a great help in guiding me toward the skis, bindings, and boots that will work best for me. I expressed my current abilities and future goals with my newfound love of skiing. Carl gave me great options and was patient enough to go through comparisons in detail. It was like tapping into the knowledge of a professional ski friend.
Verified Review | Submitted on Mar 21, 2023
Expert: Carl Beach
Reviewer: Amanda
Really knowledgeable and not pretentious
I am a beginner skier and Carl explained to me really patiently why I should increase the length of my skis. He didn’t insult me for being a north east skier even though he lives out west, which trust me is huge. He gave me good reasons for upgrading and didn’t shove crazy expensive stuff at me. I love skiing but want to take my journey slowly and he provided suggestions that support that.
Verified Review | Submitted on Feb 12, 2023
Expert: Carl Beach
Reviewer: Renee
Fast & Knowledgeable Recommendations
Carl was great! Fast and knowledgeable recommendations that allowed me to find the right gear for my type of skiing and mountain experience. He even provided follow-up a few days afterward to make sure I had all my questions answered. Highly recommended.
Verified Review | Submitted on Jan 25, 2023
Expert: Carl Beach
Reviewer: Mariah
Mariah's experience with Carl
Carl helped me pick a set up that was personalized to my feel and skill level. Any time I mentioned a new preference he adjusted multiple items to make sure my bindings and skis would work well together. He was also more than patient with me as I took a full year to commit to new gear. Couldn't have had a better experience!
Verified Review | Submitted on Nov 24, 2022
Expert: Carl Beach
Reviewer: Julia
Carl superstar and master of everything SKI
We reached out to Carl on a Saturday to get help creating an equipment package for my daughter who up until now, rented skis. It’s a super intimidating process, with so much to chose from, not to mention sizes and combinations. What could’ve been a very stressful process was made super easy by Carl. He worked closely with us for 3 days to put together a reasonable package including skis, boots, binding and poles. On top of everything, the products shipped out quickly and it looks like we will receive everything within a week or less of ordering. This is very rare my friends. Most outfitters take 10 days just to process the order! I cannot say enough about Carl and curated. I’m thrilled to have found this amazing resource and will be back for more shopping soon!
Verified Review | Submitted on Nov 10, 2022
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Reviewer: elizabeth
Carl was awesome
Carl was kind, extremely responsive, and helpful. He helped me understand the decisions I was making, and made apparent the trade-offs I needed to consider. Thank you, from an uphill / AT n00b!
Verified Review | Submitted on Jun 29, 2023
Expert: Carl Beach
Reviewer: trip
trip's experience with Carl
I was looking for a good groomer ski I could carve on but was paralyzed with indecisions. Spoke to Carl and told him what I was on and what I wanted and he came back with two great options. He came back with Rossignol and Atomic, and I've always wanted Atomic, so I took it as a sign and bought them!
Verified Review | Submitted on Nov 4, 2022
Expert: Carl Beach
Reviewer: Ash
Ash's experience with Carl
Carl was fantastic. Super helpful and knowledgeable. I was able to identify all equipment is only a couple of hours! Thank you for making this important purchase such an easy process!
Verified Review | Submitted on Aug 30, 2023
Expert: Carl Beach
Reviewer: Nicolette
Amazing! Helped me over in store sales people
Full of knowledge!!! Way better than people that I have spoken to in stores. He is very responsive and listened to everything I had to say about my budget, ski level, design, etc. and after he recommended me the skis, he even elaborated on all of them and their different qualities. The best and totally convinced me to buy!
Verified Review | Submitted on Oct 10, 2022
Expert: Carl Beach
Reviewer: Stacie
Carl’s expertise made it simple to shop
As a long time skier, I already had an idea what I wanted, but wanted to make sure I knew what all was out in the market. I was pretty happy to see my top picks show up in his curated list. He helped me find the best quality and most affordable option that matched my unique needs. I was so impressed, I immediately sent the link to several other friends.
Verified Review | Submitted on Sep 4, 2022

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