The hike to High Baldy passes along the top of the Chamonix Chutes. Photo by Eric Hostetler.No matter where you go,...
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Everything That Goes into a Ski Matters: Innovation in An Age of Incrementalism
Everything that goes into a ski affects how the final product behaves on snow. Any change in any part, either in what...
Love is an Active Verb
Ski junkies, we know, devote a good deal of time and effort to finding just the right model for how they like to...
The Pendulum Swings the Other Way
Report from the Front Lines: The Pendulum Swings the Other Way Like many in our small but loveable trade, I’ve just...
The Parallel Worlds of Ski & Golf Gear
There are several important similarities between skiing and golf: both are essentially balance sports, success at both...
What Matters Most about Your Boots
At the beginning of every new season it’s appropriate to revisit some fundamental issues that bedevil the ski...
What Matters and What Doesn’t – Skis
In another sentence or two, we’re going to inform you that what ski brand you buy isn’t very important. We want to...
How to Judge a Boot Fit
Whenever a bootfitter slips what he or she knows to be the correct size onto a prospective customer's foot, it's...
Expand Your Sphere of Awareness, Please!
Expert skiers don’t worry about falling. But they do worry about collision. A lot. As in, all the time. Collisions...
Why Haven’t Better Skis Produced Better Skiers?
When I orchestrated equipment reviews for Snow Country Magazine 25 years ago, all skis looked similar but the quality...
Buying on a Budget — Stretching Your Ski Equipment Dollar
The Pontiff Pontificates On Parsimony Skiing has many charms, but being cheap isn’t one of them. Only the likes of...