The hike to High Baldy passes along the top of the Chamonix Chutes. Photo by Eric Hostetler.No matter where you go,...
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Revelations
Everything That Goes into a Ski Matters: Innovation in An Age of Incrementalism
Everything that goes into a ski affects how the final product behaves on snow. Any change in any part, either in what...
What You’re Paying For
If you’re in the market for new skis, you’ll discover a wild diversity in prices. Skis that sell with bindings for...
Bring the Backcountry Code Back to the Resort
No one should ever venture into the backcountry alone. Backcountry skiing is of necessity a communal...
How Not to Save a Buck
Skiing is expensive. Just affording the requisite underwear requires a second mortgage, never mind all the other...
Demo Downer
You can't always get what you want! As someone who skied over 100 ski models last season – the better to inform my...
Hope for America’s Future
Last week I attended two days of seminars on advanced boot fitting techniques under the aegis of Masterfit...
Every Shot in the Bag
You can’t consider yourself a complete golfer if you can’t put every club in the bag to good use. Skiers also have a...
The Great Insole Debate
A fierce debate has been raging within the narrow corridors of the ski trade for longer than the Thirty Years War. If...
Is Rocker the New Cap Ski?
If you don’t have the time to read the long-form answer to the question posed in the title to this entry, I’ll give...
How Fat Got to be Where It’s At & Where It’s Going Next
Why Fat Skis Need Fat Knees The Atomic Magic Powder first touched snow in 1990, a then ludicrously short (180cm) ski...