Another Brilliant Idea I Don’t Like

Another Brilliant Idea I Don’t Like

Maybe it’s because I’ve spent what feels like several days in the clutches of AT&T customer service, a stretch of unrelieved aggravation that would roil the implacable calm of the Buddha, but the latest new product announcement to arrive in my mailbox ruffled my...
Readers Respond to Revelation On Fear of High Lifts

Readers Respond to Revelation On Fear of High Lifts

Four weeks ago, I posted a Revelation and attendant podcast titled, “Fear of Flying.” In it, I divulged that I have developed a syndrome that it turns out is not all that uncommon, at least among skiers old enough for membership in AARP. Several readers responded to...
On Taking What the Mountain Gives You

On Taking What the Mountain Gives You

Or The Many Shades of Perfect Americans tend to treat all athletic endeavors as metaphors for war.  Our most cherished spectator sports are either grounded in a military ethos (football) or are brutally confrontational (NASCAR, cage fighting) and this winner-moves-on,...
In Case You Missed It…

In Case You Missed It…

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...
Calling All Ski Testers!

Calling All Ski Testers!

The Realskiers.com Test Card app makes it easy to file a report on every new ski you take for a test drive.  If this Revelation’s italicized title sounds strident in tone, it’s meant to. I hope to rouse the attention of two vital constituencies:  America’s specialty...