Stretching Your Ski Equipment Dollar Skiing has many charms, but being cheap isn’t one of them. Only the likes of princes and pashas can indulge in the sport with a blind eye to its costs. Everyone else is faced with making choices, such as whether to buy a piece of...
The Rides of March or America’s Best Ski Value If you’ve ever wondered when the stars align to create the perfect ski bargain, late spring is the time the French refer to as “le bon moment.” The best demo skis, maintained in the best condition, are nearing the...
Skiing is an expensive addiction. Outfitting an adult of limited experience in new gear, as I had the great pleasure of doing again yesterday, easily runs to a grand, and that’s without a stitch of clothing above the sock level. Anyone with even a patina of expertise...
A recent newsletter opened with the sobering statistic that the typical American skier buys a new ski only every 8 to 10 years. As the ski market will have re-invented itself several times over during any given decade, we thought a little coaching might be in order....
The question most commonly asked by the new ski buyer, whether in person or via the Internet, is, to no one’s surprise, “What ski should I buy?” When this query is posed on line, the second most frequent question is, “Where should I buy it?” We cannot...
