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 Extraordinarily Gifted Athlete Who Created the Modern Ski Boot
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Revelations
Ski Luminaries Explain Why You Should Listen to Jackson
The American ski market has never seen so many new and returning skiers in need of good information, yet this critical...
How to Be a Good Customer
Thanks to the popularity of rating sites like Yelp™ and Trip Advisor™, every retailer, restaurant and service provider...
Does a Ski Possess a Soul?
Can a ski have a soul? Most theologians, as well as the murky dictates of common sense, would say no. But skis do not...
Ski of the Year 2018
With the holiday season upon us, it’s time to unwrap Realskiers’ picks as the best skis of 2018. Nothing seems to...
You Have One Hour, And You Need All New Gear
If you can only carve one hour out of your crazy holiday schedule to get fully outfitted in new gear, how best to...
Unbalanced by Design
After each bootfitting exercise, I spend a few moments ensuring that my freshly fitted customer understands the basic...
Where Are Rear-Entry Boots Now that We Need Them?
According to the recently released SIA Market Intelligence Report, the Key Insight to be gleaned from the Alpine Ski...
The Family of Skiers
Once upon a time, the family of alpine skiers was a relatively tight-knit bunch of risk-takers regarded by the general...
Lessons in Humility
Last season I introduced a Realskiers Test Card app, allowing both our regular cast of specialty shop personnel and...
The Vanishing Ski Bum
The ecology that allows the ski bum to flourish has always been delicate. In order to survive, the ski bum often is...