This charming photo [courtesy of Head] of kinder overlooking the Alps served as the title photo for Will the Next...
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Revelations
Where I’ve Been & Where We’re Heading
Your Esteemed Editor in the company of Scot Schmidt, Greg Stump, Bruce Benedict and Fleppy the Flamingo shortly before...
Your Boots Aren’t All That Need to Be Fit
Eventually, all skiers learn the importance of getting their boots properly fit. It may take more than a season...
The Big Picture
After a rigorous round of testing the best new skis of 2016, what did we learn about the current state of the American...
Is America Over-Heating?
No doubt about it, heat molding has become a wildly popular feature wherever alpine ski boots are sold. Lightly...
Fat Isn’t Good For You
I’m not normally a crusader against fat, or any other form of self-indulgence for that matter. My bona fides as a bon...
A Nation of Dreamers
In last week’s Revelation, I wrote about the typical exchange between a prospective ski buyer and a shop salesperson....
The Most Important Question Salespeople Never Ask
Any ski salesperson worth his or her salt is going to ask a few standard questions in order to properly match the...
Helpful Fictions
These numbers mean something... but not enough to find the right boot online. In one of our first blog posts of last...
The Fallacy of Meter-Radius Measurements
Back in the mid-1990’s, when carving skis were first embraced as skiing’s next Savior, I used to argue vehemently with...
Our Dystopian Future
In 1985, there were 727 lift-served ski areas in the U.S. Thirty years later, that number is around four twenty-seven...