Dear Reader: This week’s Revelation is culled from the pages of Snowbird Secrets. It’s a meditation on trees and the part they play in our lives as skiers. In the turbulent times we live in, trees form temples of timeless tranquility where peace has a sound all its...
It seems like only yesterday, but it was in fact five seasons ago that Dynastar debuted its first Cham collection, in the process drawing attention to a feature that until then was found mostly on renegade, athlete-driven, freeride brands: the 5-point sidecut. The...
Regular readers of these Revelations are aware that I routinely spend my winter weekends diagnosing and remedying multifarious bootfitting woes. Sessions with problematic feet may easily run over an hour, affording me the opportunity to hear countless confessions from...
To appreciate the global trends evinced by the 2018 ski market, one must first comprehend the pressure on major suppliers to renew as much of their product line as resources permit. At a minimum, cosmetics need to change; any model that doesn’t change its stripes, so...
It doesn’t take much to ruin a ski day. A foot that won’t stop aching. A burr on the edge that catches every time you turn. Rain that won’t stop smearing the outside of your goggles or fogging that obstinately persists on the inside. We only get so many at-bats at...
