We did it. Against long odds, we, the community of American Alpine skiers, pulled off a very respectable version of a...
Looking Back at 2021
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Revelations
How You Can Help Save Christmas
Dear Readers, To fill you in on some essential background: The Stump-Bertoni Prize for Excellence was created to...
The All-Resort Skier
The all-Resort skier would just as soon take a picture of an elk as ski a fourth day at Jackson Hole. What is the...
The Best Skis of 2021/22
I’m of two minds when it comes to the “best of” business. I realize that many consumers appreciate this shortcut to...
The Skis Americans Don’t See, Part Two
This is the condition Powder skis were made for. If only we could use them every day... As I was dismounting my...
The Skis Americans Don’t See, Part One
When I took the editorial reins at Realskiers.com roughly a decade ago, I instituted a classification system that...
The 2021/22 Women’s Ski Market
The pandemic tore every plan I ever had for women's ski coverage to shreds. Undaunted, I've provided a full slate of ...
What’s New for 2021/22?
On the whole, last season went much better than anyone expected, at least as events transpired in America. In the...
Cascading Rivulets of Thought
As the photo above attests, I've been composing my thoughts about skis and skiing for a long time. This week's...
How Not to Buy Ski Boots
Of all the nefarious practices in our little business, none is more inimical than a consumer shopping a website...
52 Weeks
Your Esteemed Editor en route to his next descent in the Wasatch backcountry. If you’re a skier, and you believe in...