The 2021/22 Women’s Ski Market

The 2021/22 Women’s Ski Market

The pandemic tore every plan I ever had for women’s ski coverage to shreds.  Undaunted, I’ve provided a full slate of  reviews of 21/22 women’s models.  In this Revelation, I divulge how Realskiers.com pulled off this unlikely coup.  Once upon a...
What’s New for 2021/22?

What’s New for 2021/22?

On the whole, last season went much better than anyone expected, at least as events transpired in America. In the spring of 2020, during a window in the calendar when suppliers ought to be counting orders, they were instead inundated with cancellations. Forecasts fell...
Cascading Rivulets of Thought

Cascading Rivulets of Thought

  As the photo above attests, I’ve been composing my thoughts about skis and skiing for a long time. This week’s Revelation recaps the 2020/21 season as captured in the pages of Realskiers.com.  Oh, what a year it’s been.  The ski community has gone...
How Not to Buy Ski Boots

How Not to Buy Ski Boots

  Of all the nefarious practices in our little business, none is more inimical than a consumer shopping a website for price while extracting the vitally important technical expertise from a talented bootfitter.  It’s like eating a five-star meal, then...
52 Weeks

52 Weeks

Your Esteemed Editor en route to his next descent in the Wasatch backcountry. If you’re a skier, and you believe in the afterlife, this is where you wind up. (Provided you’ve been very, very good.)   We skiers are a resilient lot. One year ago, give or take a day...