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Exclusive: The History of the Salomon Driver Series of Bindings
- Philpug
- Nov 25, 2023
- Views: 7K
- Reaction score: 3
- Replies: 10
Recently, we had fun doing some retrospective articles of iconic collections including the Look Pivot and the Salomon SX Series of boots. With the...
- Featured
General Skiing

Exclusive: An Open Letter to the Ski Industry: Out of control Influencers, who do you have representing your brand?
- Philpug
- Nov 13, 2023
- Views: 19K
- Reaction score: 24
- Replies: 13
Recently we published an article Influencers, Advocates, and Those Who Pass Out the Kool-Aid which addressed the risky endeavor of getting...
General Skiing

2023 SkiTalk.com's "Big Giveaway" with Over $12,000 in Prizes!
- Philpug
- Nov 9, 2023
- Views: 3K
- Reaction score: 4
- Replies: 14
2023 brings a new type of giveaway from SkiTalk. No one likes to wait so we decided to pull that bandaid off and just do one big huge contest with...
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Gear

Exclusive: The Disappearance of the 21.5 Adult Ski Boot
- Philpug
- Oct 30, 2023
- Updated Nov 2, 2023
- Views: 6K
- Reaction score: 13
- Replies: 13
There is a segment of skiers who are being dismissed by the ski industry, the Lilliputian skiers, the adult skiers with tiny feet, who need a 21.5...
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Gear

Exclusive: A Look Back at the Venerable Salomon SX Series of Ski Boots with Jim Schaffner
- Philpug
- Oct 22, 2023
- Views: 13K
- Reaction score: 10
- Replies: 19
We are nearly 25 years into the 21st century, and there is one piece of ski gear from the 1980's and 1990's that just will not die: the Salomon SX...
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Gear

Exclusive: BOA, It's not just a closure system.
- Philpug
- Oct 10, 2023
- Views: 6K
- Reaction score: 2
- Replies: 14
BOA Technologies feels the days for boots buckles are numbered and they have the data to back it in the linked study: Evaluating wrapping alpine...
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Gear

Exclusive: You want to know what is going on in the US ski market? All you have to do is look at the automotive industry.
- Philpug
- Oct 1, 2023
- Views: 16K
- Reaction score: 40
- Replies: 59
You want to know what is going on in the US ski market? All you have to do is look at the automotive industry. There was a time when sedans and...
- Featured
Gear

Managing Your Expectations When Demoing Skis
- Philpug
- Sep 26, 2023
- Views: 3K
- Reaction score: 10
- Replies: 6
We hear constantly, “You must demo skis before you purchase them. That is the only way you can decide if a ski is right for you”. This is a topic...
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Industry News

Press Release: SkiTalk.com and The Ski Diva.com are excited to announce that they have entered a ski review sharing partnership
- Philpug
- Sep 21, 2023
- Views: 4K
- Reaction score: 4
SkiTalk.com and TheSkiDiva.com are excited to announce that they have entered a ski review sharing partnership starting with the '23-'24 ski...
- Featured
Gear

Preview: SkiTalk.com's 2024 Ski Reviews Are Live!
- Philpug
- Sep 15, 2023
- Views: 3K
- Reaction score: 1
The 2024 SkiTalk.com ski reviews are live. We have well over 225 reviews live of the 2024 reviews and we are proud to say that more than half of...
- Featured
Gear

Exclusive: The History of the Look Pivot
- Philpug
- Aug 22, 2023
- Views: 8K
- Reaction score: 4
- Replies: 11
We sat down with Dennis Gaspari, Dynastar/Looks Vice President of sales to discuss the history of the Look Pivot from the first models that...
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General Skiing

Influencers, Advocates, and Those Who Pass Out the Kool-Aid
- Philpug
- Aug 20, 2023
- Views: 3K
- Reaction score: 16
- Replies: 8
As we have said nuuuumerous times before with articles like Is Print Dead? and The Unbiased Biased Review, the consumer has to be even more...
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Instruction

Interview: SkyTech and Sim.Sports: A New Way to Learn and Improve Through Technology
- Philpug
- Jul 17, 2023
- Views: 5K
- Reaction score: 6
- Replies: 9
Simulators, they are not new. Pilots use them for commercial/private planes as well as the military. A whole new generation of race car drivers...
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Gear

Preview: 2024 Ski Boots, BOA Is Not The Only Story, Check Out These New Boots.
- Philpug
- May 4, 2023
- 5.00 star(s)
- Views: 17K
- Reaction score: 9
- Replies: 20
Yes, BOA is taking the lions share of the attention for the coming season. Atomic, Fischer, K2 and Salomon are putting their eggs in the BOA...
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General Resort

Trip Report: Big Sky's "Headlamp at Night" Adventure.
- Philpug
- Mar 31, 2023
- Views: 2K
- Reaction score: 9
If you have been following our escapades, you know that some from the SkiTalk team traveled to Big Sky to volunteer at the U.S. Ski & Snowboard...
- Featured
General Skiing

A huge dump day ... or how I learned to love my Giro Tor and MIPS Spherical Helmet
- Philpug
- Mar 18, 2023
- Views: 5K
- Reaction score: 15
- Replies: 10
I had no intentions skiing this particular day. We were supposed to be packing to head to The SkiTalk Gathering in Utah and the previous day at...
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Gear

Review: A Warm Welcome to Nivis Gear to the Ski Industry
- Philpug
- Feb 18, 2023
- Views: 5K
- Reaction score: 1
- Replies: 5
We have been going to the Outdoor Retailer show for over a decade, and every year we see brands trying to get a foothold in the industry. Sadly...
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Gear

Preview: 2024 Gear, What's New and Hot!
- Philpug
- Jan 22, 2023
- 5.00 star(s)
- Views: 23K
- Reaction score: 17
- Replies: 17
After things really slowed down during the Covid years, I really expected a backlog of new exciting skis to come down the road. But for next...

Articles by Philpug

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Exclusive: The History of the Salomon Driver Series of Bindings

Exclusive: An Open Letter to the Ski Industry: Out of control Influencers, who do you have representing your brand?

2023 SkiTalk.com's "Big Giveaway" with Over $12,000 in Prizes!

Exclusive: The Disappearance of the 21.5 Adult Ski Boot

Exclusive: A Look Back at the Venerable Salomon SX Series of Ski Boots with Jim Schaffner

Exclusive: BOA, It's not just a closure system.

Exclusive: You want to know what is going on in the US ski market? All you have to do is look at the automotive industry.

Managing Your Expectations When Demoing Skis

Press Release: SkiTalk.com and The Ski Diva.com are excited to announce that they have entered a ski review sharing partnership

Preview: SkiTalk.com's 2024 Ski Reviews Are Live!

Exclusive: The History of the Look Pivot

Influencers, Advocates, and Those Who Pass Out the Kool-Aid

Interview: SkyTech and Sim.Sports: A New Way to Learn and Improve Through Technology

Preview: 2024 Ski Boots, BOA Is Not The Only Story, Check Out These New Boots.

Trip Report: Big Sky's "Headlamp at Night" Adventure.

A huge dump day ... or how I learned to love my Giro Tor and MIPS Spherical Helmet

Review: A Warm Welcome to Nivis Gear to the Ski Industry

Preview: 2024 Gear, What's New and Hot!