At the risk of reiterating an axiom with which all skiers should be familiar, your choice of boots is infinitely more...
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Revelations
Price Is No Object
This Revelation should have been titled, “Price Isn’t the Primary Criterion Anymore,” but that’s not as catchy as...
Why Another Buyer’s Guide?
Yesterday morning the 2019 Masterfit Buyer’s Guide was posted on digital platforms across the Internet. A...
On Sensuality
As the Pontiff of Powder, I have a sacrosanct duty to bestow spiritual enrichment upon my flock. The spirit guide I...
The Making of a Skier, Part I
Dear Readers: I subscribe to exactly one blogger, Bob Lefsetz, whose passion is the music scene, but his restless mind...
Your Next Ski, Revisited
For several seasons we’ve been advising women who want the ideal all-purpose ski to focus their search on the category...
Liberty Busts a Move into the Big Leagues
Realskiers regulars who can sense any ripple of change in the site have no doubt noted by now that there’s a new...
A Message That Bears Repeating
Boots are more important than skis. In terms of their effect on every aspect of your skiing, boots are at least ten...
The Skis of the Year, 2018
Ski testing isn’t rocket science. In fact, it’s not any kind of science. It’s a small mountain of subjective opinions...
The Missing Link
Every elite racer in the world is at the very least checked for it. You can be one of the finest technical skiers...
What Your Boots Are Trying to Tell You
In one of last season’s Revelations (Back to Boot Basics), I wrote: You could make the argument that the purpose of...