Jackson in action on the front lines at Bobo’s in Reno, NV. For seven of the last ten days I’ve been perched on a stool, staring at a cross-section of American skier’s feet. During what is often a 90-minute counseling session, the owners of said feet pour their...
With every new ski season, I’m treated to a parade of pedal extremities, a fresh flotilla of feet, a bonanza of bony protuberances and collapsed arches. That’s right, I actually look forward to the next lost soul who has found his or her way to my boot bench. I want...
We did it. Against long odds, we, the community of American Alpine skiers, pulled off a very respectable version of a ski season in the first few months of 2021. Wherever local restrictions allowed lift-assisted skiing, we not only showed up, we behaved. I don’t want...
Dear Readers, To fill you in on some essential background: The Stump-Bertoni Prize for Excellence was created to correct a grave injustice. As of two years ago, Realskiers.com had never won an award, if you can believe that. The fact that no such award – one...
Walter Amstutz led the transition from free-heel to locked-heel skiing. In 1928, he pioneered a spring to control heel-lift, soon known as the “Amstutz spring.” Reduced heel-lift helped spark the parallel turn revolution. Photo courtesy Ivan Wagner, Swiss Academic Ski...
