Lighter Isn’t Always Better Infamous “Light” Gear Embedded in every pitch or patch of prose about next year’s skis is a word or two about how the new model is lighter than the ponderous slab it’s replacing. “Lighter is Better” (LIB) has become ski...
It may seem mean-spirited to pick on dreadful alpine boot designs, until one remembers the pain and/or terror such boots inspired. Because mankind is a richly varied species, some skiers may vigorously protest the inclusion of one of their favorite pieces of footwear...
Whenever a bootfitter slips what he or she knows to be the correct size onto a prospective customer’s foot, it’s standard procedure to intone, “You will feel your toes at the end of the boot; please try not to panic,” or some such admonition....
Expert skiers don’t worry about falling. But they do worry about collision. A lot. As in, all the time. Collisions hurt. Falling down a steep mogul slope, while terrifying at the time, mostly injures one’s pride; colliding with another speeding skier will dislocate...
Most skiers who aren’t professionally involved with the sport cling to any number of misconceptions about equipment and technique. Just how some of these fallacies came to be embedded in the skiing public’s zeitgeist is unclear, but friends and family are the usual...
