While prowling the underbelly of the Internet, I’ve come across all manner of idiotic “Top Ten” gear recommendations,...
The Bottom of the Barrel
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Revelations
Reflections of a Ski Tester on Trade Fair Eve
Before delving into the nitty-gritty of today’s Revelation, allow me to apologize for having missed a couple of...
On Anticipation
[With the ski season looming just over the time horizon, the communal anticipation of skiers everywhere begins its...
It’s a Woman’s World: Part III
[For the last two weeks we’ve been investigating the women’s ski market. In this, our third and final installment, we...
It’s a Woman’s World: Part II
[In the first part of our exploration of the current women’s market we cited the influence of the backcountry market...
It’s a Woman’s World: Part I
It seems like only yesterday, but it was, in fact, seven years ago that the tiny corner of the national sporting press...
Deceptively Fast
I can already feel the headwinds of protest this pensée is likely to engender, so to mitigate their ferocity, allow me...
Not Dead Yet!
A scene from the timeless classic Monty Python and the Holy Grail immortalized this mild protest from an unfortunate...
What You Pay For
A great new ski is going to set you back $600 - $700, and you haven’t yet paid for bindings, mounting and testing,...
Realskiers.com Solves World Hunger!
Well, not entirely. But don’t let it get you down. Cheer up! After all, Realskiers.com is back and better than ever!...
Where We Stand
We live in turbulent times. While it’s silly to compare the tribulations of the ski trade to the powerful tides...