My longtime ski buddy, Rick Stalker, was given the nickname Rickus-Dickus by fellow Snow Country Magazine ski tester...
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Revelations
The Extraordinarily Gifted Athlete Who Created the Modern Ski Boot
If you own a pair of Alpine ski boots, you are skiing in a product whose origins can be traced directly back to one...
The State of the Women’s Ski Market II
In 1993, there were 25 models of reputedly made-for-women skis entered in the Snow Country Magazine ski test. They...
The State of the Women’s Ski Market
Much as I loathe the idea of contributing to the demise of my native tongue, I hereby bow before the Zeitgeist of...
Why We Review Non-FIS Race Skis
I don’t know how many Non-FIS Race skis will be sold during the many Race Nights that will most likely convene...
The Making of a Skier, Part V: Salomon Field Days, Part Deux
My first winter season as a Salomon rep was winding down when our Binding Product Manager, Joe Campisi, asked me to...
The Making of a Skier, Part IV: Salomon Field Days
I was an experiment. Clay Freeman, Salomon’s Western Sales Manager, and Tom Corlett, the Colorado Front Range rep who...
The State of the Ski Market, Part II: The Pluses and Problems of Standards
In Part I of my 2020 State of the Ski Market Revelation, I describe how the influence of ski width, deep sidecuts,...
The State of the Ski Market: The Origins of Today’s Wacky World
Once upon a time, the Alpine ski market was relatively homogenous. Racing was the sole paradigm of excellence and race...
Why Wide Skis Aren’t Good for Your Knees
In his introduction to an overview of current research on the effects of wide skis, Prof. John Seifert of Montana...
What’s the Big Deal? Realskiers.com Adds Value Rating
The annual rite of spring known as America’s Best Bootfitters Boot Test attracts some of the world’s top product...