I’m an optimist by nature. Try to keep this in mind as I air my misgivings about the future of American skiing. As...
The End is Nigh: An Optimist Looks at America’s Skiing’s Future
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Revelations
The Ski Price Matrix Explained
The snow-clad skis in this rack will one day adorn a similar rack inside a tent at a ski swap. If you can't stomach...
Best All-Mountain Skis of 2015
The defining trait of an “all-mountain” ski is versatility, a talent for adapting to any condition from brittle...
Skis of the Year 2015
What a wonderful time to be a skier. No matter where or how you like to slide, there is a ski made just for you; the...
Demo Delusions
As I pen this piece, two events of singular importance to the ski industry are unfolding a few miles apart at...
The Definition of “Fit”
This week’s post is an exchange between a realskiers subscriber (whom we'll call Kate) writing in response to a recent...
The Case for Ski Testing
At the risk of occasionally re-stating the obvious and often repeating points made previously by various ski industry...
On Vibrations
At realskiers we focus our energies on equipment, but skiing isn’t about the stuff; it’s what you do with the stuff...
The Tipping Point, Or, You Can’t Get There From Here
There’s a folk tale about a native Vermonter that begins with a lost tourist asking for directions and ends...
Is Your Gear Limiting Your Development?
Most Americans believe in self-improvement, that regardless of the chosen endeavor, one should strive to get better at...
On Gifts
This week’s entry, On Gifts, is a meditation on those special moments in skiing that seem magically bestowed. People...