For several seasons we’ve been advising women who want the ideal all-purpose ski to focus their search on the category we call All-Mountain East (AME). It’s time we applied the same advice to men. Here’s why. Skis in the AME genre measure between 85mm and 94mm at the...
Realskiers regulars who can sense any ripple of change in the site have no doubt noted by now that there’s a new member in the cast of reviewed ski brands, Liberty. As Liberty is the only supplier we cover with an owner/founder/designer as its CEO, allow me first to...
Boots are more important than skis. In terms of their effect on every aspect of your skiing, boots are at least ten times more valuable than skis. Maybe more. I’m reiterating this primordial bit of advice because our seemingly ever-shrinking sport is seeing a bump in...
Ski testing isn’t rocket science. In fact, it’s not any kind of science. It’s a small mountain of subjective opinions from a statistically insignificant population of skiers. Picking any single one as superior to all others in the game is a fun exercise disconnected...
Every elite racer in the world is at the very least checked for it. You can be one of the finest technical skiers extant and feel helpless without it. Sheer talent cannot compensate for its absence. It’s called alignment, and it refers to adjusting the side-to-side...
