When I first raised the topic of composing a weekly newsletter with Realskiers.com founder Peter Keelty, he coughed,...
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What You’ll Pay for your Next Pair of Skis Depends on When You Buy Them
Suppose you’ve decided that this is the year you’re finally going to spring for new skis. Let’s add to this scenario...
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...
There Will Never Be a Better Time to Buy Boots
As far as I know, October isn’t “National Buy Your Ski Boots Now” Month, but it should be. Carryover stock will never...
AI Ski Reviews Revisited
Since AI first reared its ugly head, I’ve been keenly observing its progress as a ski review creator...
The Fog of War
In the spring of 1970, I was finishing up my sophomore year at Yale. Not unlike the storms of protest that have swept...