The Rides of March or America’s Best Ski Value If you’ve ever wondered when the stars align to create the perfect ski bargain, late spring is the time the French refer to as “le bon moment.” The best demo skis, maintained in the best condition, are nearing the...
7 out of 11 major brands elected to change the look of virtually every ski in their line, new or not. The question one can’t help but ask at this point is, what on earth for? The public isn’t clamoring for a new look every season. Most members of the skiing public...
Snowbird Secrets co-author “Guru” Dave Powers at work A ski lesson is a period of instruction meant to advance one’s skills. But a ski lesson can also mean something else; skiing also teaches us about the meaning of life. Two years ago I published a...
John Clendenin’s Day Off! Stepping into the Stream Or Motion Beyond Mechanics Among the many ways to define the boundary between good skiers and true masters is that the former tend to be obsessed with technique (the better to breach said boundary), while the...
The Tipping Point Or, You Can’t Get There From Here There’s a folk tale about a Vermonter that begins with a lost tourist asking for directions and ends with the native’s curt advice: You cain’t git they-ah from he-ah. Expert skiers who have mastered a measure...
The scene of this week’s meditation, Mark Malu off the Road to Provo, Snowbird People are weird. Everyone thinks that he or she is superb at something, even if that something should happen to be monumentally trivial. Regardless of the value of the gifts people...
