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The Most Popular Ski of All Time?
Last week in this space I bid a fond farewell to a trio of outstanding skis that have ruled their slice of the market...
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...
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...
How You Can Help Save Christmas
Dear Readers, To fill you in on some essential background: The Stump-Bertoni Prize for Excellence was created to...
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...
Feet Don’t Lie
With every new ski season, I’m treated to a parade of pedal extremities, a fresh flotilla of feet, a bonanza of bony...
The Skiers Who Changed Skiing
Walter Amstutz led the transition from free-heel to locked-heel skiing. In 1928, he pioneered a spring to control...
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...
Looking Back at 2021
We did it. Against long odds, we, the community of American Alpine skiers, pulled off a very respectable version of a...
Ski Buying Tips for Parents
Parents usually want the best for their children, but when it comes to ski gear for the littlest skiers, there really...