It’s my understanding that a great many of my fellow citizens do their gift shopping well in advance of the due date....
A Real Skier’s Holiday Gift-Giving Guide
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Revelations
From Where I Sit
As I’ve been telling you since I first ascending this pulpit, there is nothing you can do to help your skiing more...
What We Learned This Year
What we learned this year is the fragility of everything we thought of as permanent. But that’s a topic for a future...
Silver Linings
A little over a week ago, I was skiing. A little over a week ago, I was recruiting Mt. Rose instructors for a women’s...
The Making of a Skier, Part VIII: In Search of The Legend of Aahhh’s
In May of 2009 I accepted the quixotic assignment of encouraging the famed cineaste, Greg Stump, to complete his meta,...
On Self-Expression
Last week I spent four glorious days seeking paths to self-expression in the white world of Snowbird. To honor this...
Stuff Skiers in the Know Should Know About
Before we dive into the details, let it be known that none of the products touted herein were selected because they...
A Skier’s Guide to Time Travel
[Dear Readers: Many of you already know that I am at heart a metaphysician, so I hope you’ll indulge me this diversion...
The Glitch in the System
For three picture-perfect days last week I put 27 new and returning 20/21 models through their paces under azure skies...
Who Needs New Ski Prep?
I could make this Revelation stunningly short and simply say, “everyone,” but that would leave unanswered a few...
Test Time!
Now is the winter of my content. This twisted turn on a famous line contains two meanings. Now is the moment when my...