Ever since Doug Pfeiffer and Sven Coomer orchestrated Skiing magazine’s first on-snow ski test, how to usefully categorize the pile of models under review has been an on-going debate. For many years, SKI magazine defined each category according to skier type rather...
It snowed in Reno last night. There’s nothing like waking to a fresh blanket of snow draped over every inch of the landscape to kick-start the dormant machinery that monitors one’s skiing life. You probably took care of the season pass issue so long ago it seems...
The snow-clad skis in this rack will one day adorn a similar rack inside a tent at a ski swap. If you can’t stomach dropping a grand on a new pair of skis, the secondary market offers an abundance of options to buying new. Fall is ski swap time, as well as...
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...
The photo above shows a section of the ski wall at Bobo’s taken yesterday, Valentine’s Day, 2022. Note that several models are down to their last size and in a few cases the last of its kind. The light dusting of snow we’re expecting tonight could...
