As we grow older, events of the misty past take on a warm, pastel glow that suffuses our memories with a charm that...
Is Skiing Getting Better or Worse?
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Revelations
What My Murky Crystal Ball Reveals
As I pen this piece in the middle of February, 2024, the outlines of the 2025 American ski market are coming into ever...
Stymied
We skiers are a resilient lot. We have to be. The sport that feels embedded in the most elemental fibers of our being...
Another Reason to Get New Boots
Please note that I’m going to intersperse my narrative with comments from real skiers either uttered from the boot...
On Being Early
There are few things in skiing that work quite as well as being early. Every powder addict in the world knows the...
Skier, Know Thy Feet
Wherever there’s snow on the ground, the frenzy has started. Last season, the U.S. ski market hit high-water marks in...
Enlightened Self-Interest Explained
One of the principal benefits of membership in Realskiers.com is the right to correspond with yours truly one-on-one,...
Seven Skis That Transcend Their Genres
Ever since Doug Pfeiffer and Sven Coomer orchestrated Skiing magazine’s first on-snow ski test, how to usefully...
How It’s Supposed to Work
I’ve recently returned to the front lines - known colloquially as the bootfit bench - as there’s snow on the ground...
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...
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...