It’s been a rough first half of the ski season. The 24/25 season began with a whimper, not a bang, when most major ski brands belatedly realized their sales targets were unattainable. Unsold skis were clogging the supplier-to-retailer pipeline; even shiny new models...
Today’s Revelation has been several weeks in the making. In the course of researching it, I’ve unearthed several disturbing trends that are tearing at the fabric of our sport: Some equipment suppliers are recklessly jamming their over-production into the market,...
This isn’t the typical season-opening salvo from Realskiers.com that my Dear Readers and Dear Listeners have come to expect. In years past, I’ve kept the focus on emerging trends as exemplified by interesting new models and where they fit in the big picture. The...
As we grow older, events of the misty past take on a warm, pastel glow that suffuses our memories with a charm that seems notably lacking in the present. Part of our sanity- preservation wiring gives us the ability to edit our past so the best moments loom large and...
As I pen this piece in the middle of February, 2024, the outlines of the 2025 American ski market are coming into ever sharper focus. Every important brand has not only pitched its next collection to its retail partners, most initial orders have already been written,...
