On Altitude, from Snowbird Secrets

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, there you are.  This is the primordial flaw in the vacation concept.  The principal goal, to get away from oneself, isn’t normally achievable.  In the...
Calling All Ski Testers!

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 Revelation’s italicized title sounds strident in tone, it’s meant to. I hope to rouse the attention of two vital constituencies:  America’s specialty...
Don’t Wait Another Day to Get New Gear

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 season to get re-equipped. If you need new gear, you’d best hurry up and get it before it’s gone.  Attention Shoppers!  Please be advised that...
The Things We Do for Love

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 became aware of Greg Stump when Salomon North America’s Director of Marketing, Steve Meineke, and Competition Services’ longstanding...
Lessons from the Front Lines

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 stool, staring at a cross-section of American skier’s feet. During what is often a 90-minute counseling session, the owners of said feet pour their...