As every boot fit winds to its conclusion, the bootfitter will ask if there are any skis that need to have their bindings adjusted to the new boots. Even someone planning to buy new skis to go along with their boots may have a second or third pair that is still in the...
[On Drifting is Chapter 14 of Snowbird Secrets, A Guide to Big Mountain Skiing, which I co-wrote with “Guru” Dave Powers during the summer of 2012. Each chapter is a stand-alone meditation on some aspect of skiing that illuminates and informs the rest of our lives. It...
For some of my faithful following, the suggestion made by this Revelation’s 3-word title (ecclesiastics are fond things that come in threes) will be sufficient to inspire the desired behavior. As I notice the rest of you are continuing to read, allow me to lay the...
Powder skis represent the triumph of optimism over the dictates of reason. There’s only one reason to own a Powder ski, and it’s in the name. If you don’t anticipate catching a fresh snowfall of two feet or more, you don’t need a Powder model, which in Realskiers...
Once a skier finds a great fitting boot, it can be very hard to let it go. I’ve seen boots manufactured during the Reagan administration tenderly pulled from their neon (and somehow still pristine) boot bag by their besotted owner in the hope that I can somehow...
