Hiatus

Hiatus

To My Dear Readers and Dear Listeners:  No sooner had I posted my (wonderful) podcast with Kim Reichhelm, than I started to feel queasy.  In short order I was felled by a respiratory infection that got me in its grip and refused to let go.  I won’t regale you with my...
The Boot-Buying Decision Tree

The Boot-Buying Decision Tree

At the risk of reiterating an axiom with which all skiers should be familiar, your choice of boots is infinitely more important than your choice of skis. Yet most skiers have only the foggiest notion of how to select their ideal boot from the myriad choices...
Price Is No Object

Price Is No Object

This Revelation should have been titled, “Price Isn’t the Primary Criterion Anymore,” but that’s not as catchy as “Price Is No Object.” Apologies for any attendant confusion. As consumers, we are trained to shop for the lowest price. The unfettered free-for-all that...
The Con is On!

The Con is On!

Earlier this year, I alerted by Dear Readers and Listeners that online advice was about to go from merely shoddy to downright malicious. (See ChatGPT AI Has Ski Patter Down Cold in the Revelations archive on Realskiers.com.) This week, I decided to check in on how...
Boots Matter Most

Boots Matter Most

My central message this week is so primordial, so foundational, that it applies to every skier and every shop that hopes to serve them: boots matter most. Anyone remotely interested in skiing safely and comfortably should spend the time and resources to be properly...