RealSkiers

Oct 27 2024 163 ep. 20 mins 10

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Realskiers with Jackson Hogen covers Alpine skiing in America from every angle. Jackson’s unique perspective derives from a multi-disciplinary background that includes product development at Salomon, marketing and athlete management at Head, ski design at Scott, ghost-writing for Warren Miller and testing 100’s of boots and 1000’s of skis. Hogen is widely considered to be the best ski writer of his generation. On Realskiers with Jackson Hogen, he brings all he’s learned, and some of the friends he has met along the way, to this unique podcast.

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Bloomberg is Bankrupt

Oct 27 2024 14 mins

The following bit of tripe was recently re-published by Apple News after first appearing in the pages of Bloomberg’s online publication. It consists of unreadable drivel from end to end, and certainly isn’t worth paying to peek behind the Apple News pay-wall to investigate, so I’ve reiterated the text, verbatim, in this week’s edition of Realskiers with Jackson Hogen, which

Bloomberg is Bankrupt

Oct 27 2024 14 mins

The following bit of tripe was recently re-published by Apple News after first appearing in the pages of Bloomberg’s online publication. It consists of unreadable drivel from end to end, and certainly isn’t worth paying to peek behind the Apple News pay-wall to investigate, so I’ve reiterated the text, verbatim, in this week’s edition of Realskiers with Jackson Hogen, which

Bloomberg is Bankrupt

Oct 27 2024 14 mins

For some unfathomable reason, Bloomberg News decided to commission a small sampling of ski reviews for its elite clientele. I can only hope for Bloomberg's sale that none of its clients ski, or failing that safeguard, can read. It is a hopeless mishmash of inflated claims and outright misinformation. Enjoy!

Bloomberg is Bankrupt

Oct 27 2024 14 mins

For some unfathomable reason, Bloomberg News decided to commission a small selection of ski and boot reviews for its elite readership. I only hope for its sake that none of their customers ski -and that fewer still know how to read - as it is hard to pack so much misinformation into such a compact collection of nonsense. Enjoy!

Suspended Animation

Oct 22 2024 10 mins

Skiing isn’t for the faint of heart. Neither is subjecting oneself to what is coyly referred to as “America’s Health Care System.” Hold that thought while I elaborate on point one, that a lifetime devoted to skiing is hard to navigate without occasionally experiencing a consequential impact with the planet or some other immovable object attached to it. If you ski long eno

Stu Winchester Revisited

Oct 10 2024 64 mins

Welcome to another insightful conversation with Stu Winchester, who not only publishes the most thorough resort coverage in North America in his Storm Skiing Journal, he is perhaps the only true journalist reporting on the contemporary ski resort scene. Most resort reviews are rubbish, full of gushing praise lest the “journalist” lose his or her all-expenses-paid access. Winch

There Will Never Be a Better Time to Buy Boots

Oct 08 2024 6 mins

As far as I know, October isn’t “National Buy Your Ski Boots Now” Month, but it should be. Carryover stock will never be more abundant, and new models will still have a full range of sizes, which won’t be true forever. Perhaps most importantly, bootfitters are also in relatively strong supply, so with any luck the one waiting on you won’t be juggling three customers at on

Prof. John Seifert Reveals Ski Injury Dynamics

Oct 03 2024 59 mins

Prof. John Seifert of Montana State University first popped up on my radar when I saw a video of a lecture he gave to the PSIA National Academy in 2019. That year, I published what I could glean from his presentation in a Revelation titled, Why Wide Skis Aren’t Good for Your Knees. Prof. Seifert went on sabbatical at the end of that school year and we drifted out of touch. We rec

AI Ski Reviews Revisited

Oct 02 2024 20 mins

In today’s belated contribution to my podcast library, I’ll hew to my usual custom of reciting today’s Revelation verbatim. As penance for missing my customary Tuesday posting, I’ve added a bonus contribution to today’s podcast, namely the four full, 300-word reviews cited in today’s Revelation, annotated for your edification and amusement.

Dan Chalfant & Liberty

Sep 26 2024 36 mins

Liberty Skis, the brainchild of Dan Chalfant and Jim Satloff, was born 20 years ago - over après ski beers - in Beaver Creek, Colorado, from the urge to develop a lighter ski that would reduce fatigue and return more energy to the skier than the relatively dead planks of the day. They were on the leading edge of the Lighter is Better movement in consumer goods that has come to dom