Last Thursday, I skied for the first time since recovering from lumbar fusion surgery. I use the term “recovering,” as...
The Beginning of the End
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Revelations
Larry Prosor belongs in the U.S. Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame
Larry Prosor didn’t just document the birth of extreme skiing in America, he ignited it. The spark was lit by a...
Another Cornerstone of the Ski Trade Wobbles
For decades, retailers, rental shops and ski distributors have supplied the secondary market with their used and/or...
A Change in Plans
You can’t go home again. The past is another country. Nothing lasts forever. There must be 1,000 such homilies that...
Swimming Against the Tide
“You must know, deep inside, that what you are doing is important, meaningful - vital. That someone somewhere needs...
Catching Up
It’s been a rough first half of the ski season. The 24/25 season began with a whimper, not a bang, when most major ski...
Battered, Bloody but Unbowed
To describe skiers as a resilient lot wouldn’t be wrong, just woefully insufficient. Skiers are determined to ski no...
A Fly in the Ointment
Today’s Revelation has been several weeks in the making. In the course of researching it, I’ve unearthed several...
At Our Wit’s End: A Sucker’s Guide to Revenue Sharing Models
*By "Special Offer," we mean "Obsequious Solicitation." It’s not like we haven’t tried. In our tireless efforts to...
Bloomberg is Bankrupt
If Bloomberg Business doled out financial advice as transparently idiotic and unresearched as its ski gear advice,...
Suspended Animation
Skiing isn’t for the faint of heart. Neither is subjecting oneself to what is coyly referred to as “America’s Health...