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Another Cornerstone of the Ski Trade Wobbles

For decades, retailers, rental shops and ski distributors have supplied the secondary market with their used and/or unsold inventory. While there will continue to be a robust secondary market, where the gear that stocks them comes from and how it’s distributed could...

There Will Never Be a Better Time to Buy Boots

As far as I know, October isn’t “National Buy Your Ski Boots Now” Month, but it should be. Carryover stock will never...

AI Ski Reviews Revisited

Since AI first reared its ugly head, I’ve been keenly observing its progress as a ski review creator...

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, Part 1

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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