Four weeks ago, I posted a Revelation and attendant podcast titled, “Fear of Flying.” In it, I divulged that I have...
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Revelations
On Taking What the Mountain Gives You
Or The Many Shades of Perfect Americans tend to treat all athletic endeavors as metaphors for war. Our most cherished...
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
Skiing has many charms, but being cheap isn’t one of them. Only the likes of princes and pashas can indulge in the...
The Five Fallacies
Most skiers who aren’t professionally involved with the sport cling to any number of misconceptions about equipment...
A Brief Explanation of Why Skiers are Better Than Everyone Else
Skiers are among the finest human beings on our precious planet, which this short essay makes abundantly clear. I...
The Eternal Stickiness of Skiing
While most of my posts on realskiers are devoted to matters pertaining directly to alpine equipment, on occasion I...
Let There Be Light
A Preview of What’s New for 2016 While major ski brands continue fighting fiercely to differentiate themselves,...