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Revelations
Another Brilliant Idea I Don’t Like
Maybe it’s because I’ve spent what feels like several days in the clutches of AT&T customer service, a stretch of...
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...
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 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,...
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...