Revelations

Your Next Ski Should Be a Frontside Model

I realize I’m swimming against the tide. The American skier has considered his abundant options and chosen some form of an All-Mountain model as his everyday ride. (Pardon me, ladies, much of what I’m about to assert doesn’t apply to you, as American women tend to...

The Twilight of the Idols

Rest assured, Dear Readers, that this Revelation is not a discourse on Nietzsche’s sermon about the end of religion;...

Snow Can’t Get Here Soon Enough

Yesterday, I vacuumed my lawn. In the interests of full disclosure, “lawn” is too glorious a term for the stray bits...

Where I’ve Been & Where We’re Heading

Your Esteemed Editor in the company of Scot Schmidt, Greg Stump, Bruce Benedict and Fleppy the Flamingo shortly before...

On Altitude, from Snowbird Secrets

The hike to High Baldy passes along the top of the Chamonix Chutes. Photo by Eric Hostetler.No matter where you go,...

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...

Taking the Leap the Faith

I met Loyd Tinsley serendipitously while waiting to clear security at the Haley, Idaho airport. My facemask bore a...

When to Buy in 2022, This Spring or Next Fall?

The photo above shows a section of the ski wall at Bobo's taken yesterday, Valentine's Day, 2022. Note that several...

Calling All Ski Testers!

The Realskiers.com Test Card app makes it easy to file a report on every new ski you take for a test drive. If this...

Don’t Wait Another Day to Get New Gear

Remember the full ski racks of this fall? That was before every man, woman and child in America decided this was the...

The Things We Do for Love

Scot Schmidt blasting off in Greg Stump's classic film, Blizzard of Aahhh's. Photo courtesy of Rod Walker. I first...

Lessons from the Front Lines

Jackson in action on the front lines at Bobo's in Reno, NV.For seven of the last ten days I’ve been perched on a...

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