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...
Parents usually want the best for their children, but when it comes to ski gear for the littlest skiers, there really isn’t much to differentiate one ski, boot or binding from another. We’re all hard-wired to protect children. As near as I can tell, the “we” in...
