In the spring of 1970, I was finishing up my sophomore year at Yale. Not unlike the storms of protest that have swept...
The Fog of War
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Revelations
Your Next Ski Should Be a Frontside Model
I realize I’m swimming against the tide. The American skier has considered his abundant options and chosen some form...
The Making of a Skier: Hand-Me Downs
I was the fifth of five children. While I naturally lacked the capacity to appreciate my circumstances in my...
Hiatus
To My Dear Readers and Dear Listeners: No sooner had I posted my (wonderful) podcast with Kim Reichhelm, than I...
The Boot-Buying Decision Tree
At the risk of reiterating an axiom with which all skiers should be familiar, your choice of boots is infinitely more...
Price Is No Object
This Revelation should have been titled, “Price Isn’t the Primary Criterion Anymore,” but that’s not as catchy as...
The Con is On!
Earlier this year, I alerted by Dear Readers and Listeners that online advice was about to go from merely shoddy to...
Boots Matter Most
My central message this week is so primordial, so foundational, that it applies to every skier and every shop that...
Why on Earth am I Doing This?
Why, I do it for you, my Dear Readers and Dear Listeners, so that you might find refuge in the miasma of...
All That’s New in 23/24
The ski gear season that lies just ahead of us will, at least superficially, look a lot like the season that just...
The 2022/23 Season in Retrospect
It snowed again in Reno last Monday night, an unnecessary reminder that this season might never end. But while skiing...