This skier qualifies as a Zealot: she’s as committed to powder skiing as she is to this turn. (Photo by Adam Clark, courtesy of Salomon.) The unofficial opening bell of the 2023 season rings on Labor Day, the focal point of pre-season sales across America. The...
This charming photo [courtesy of Head] of kinder overlooking the Alps served as the title photo for Will the Next Generation of Skiers Be the Last? After I posted what I assumed would be my last Revelation of the 2021/22 season, I realized I had rushed off without...
Your Esteemed Editor in the company of Scot Schmidt, Greg Stump, Bruce Benedict and Fleppy the Flamingo shortly before Stump’s induction into the U.S. Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame in Sun Valley, ID last month. Mea culpa, Dear Readers, for I have strayed. My...
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...
Everything that goes into a ski affects how the final product behaves on snow. Any change in any part, either in what it’s made of or how it’s assembled, affects the whole. Construction shown here is used by Head for its Supershape collection of...
