I’ve recently returned to the front lines - known colloquially as the bootfit bench - as there’s snow on the ground...
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Are You Ready?
It snowed in Reno last night. There’s nothing like waking to a fresh blanket of snow draped over every inch of the...
The Pendulum Swings the Other Way
Like many in our small but loveable trade, I’ve just returned from 3 cathartic days of demoing a passel of next year’s...
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
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...