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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 Mt. Rose was the best snow day of the year, so why not leave well enough alone leave on a high note? So, by leaving Tahoe to go to Utah I was breaking...
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Back Story on how we ended up in Crested Butte
Many of our members here on SkiTalk are familiar with the username @Jack skis, but I doubt many really know the depth of his life in the ski world and just how much passion he holds in his heart and soul for skiing, let alone the connection to the...
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Using a percussive massage device for pain relief had never previously been on my radar. A TENS device (transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation) was my go-to for a few years to address chronic pain in my shoulder from a 2011 injury, and it gave me the desired relief. However, @Stephen...
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Part 1: The New Trade Show Landscape
"Always" and "never" are two overused words. We always do this, we never do that -- these terms are limiting and, if used by a company during the past two years of Covid, could potentially be as deadly to their business as the disease has been to people.
In...
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We are going to start and probably end with this statement: Expect to find a shortage of ski gear this winter. In a recent article, Where Ski Retail Is Headed in the New Normal, we talked about how retailers will need to adjust for this season, but what about consumers? This past summer we saw...
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My Morning with Bode Miller
For the past few weeks, Bode’s people had been contacting our people to get Bode on our Facebook broadcast "SkiTalk with Dan Egan." If you recall, a few months ago we broke the story that Bode was joining Crosson Skis. It wasn’t public at that time, but Bode had already started getting ski...
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The freedom found in skiing and snowboarding is instant and rewarding. From the moment you point yourself downhill, gravity takes over and going with the flow often is the best decision. I often say, “don’t let a bad turn contaminate the next good one.” With that in mind, goal setting in 2021...
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Most of us, maybe more the beginner skier, may think that since our foot/ankle is in a ski boot our ankles do not play a role in how we ski. Well that isn’t 100% true.
Ankle flex refers to how the joint flexes and extends to transfer power and leverage to the skis. This becomes extremely...
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You won’t want to miss SKI BUM: THE WARREN MILLER STORY documentary. Preorder for only $6.99 now through June 30th and watch the trailer here: https://apple.co/2NnKzRa
Warren Miller was the most influential person in American winter sports. He was the voice of winter beckoning all of us to...
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Where Ski Retail Is Headed in the New Normal
Retailers are heading into this next season with a tremendous amount of uncertainty. Covid-19 has changed everything in our life, our livelihood, our passion ... aka the ski industry. There will be a new normal, but it will be far from any “normal” that we have experienced before. There is no...
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We had the chance to chat with long-time member Steve Fargan ("Stev"), who just hit 200 months in his consecutive streak. Stev has skied with many of our readers, including me. We congratulate him on this historic milestone of tenacity and perseverance. Here's to your next milestone of 240...
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Do you really need that third, fourth, or even fifth pair of skis? Hell no. Because in two months you are going to sell them anyway. For less than the price of a new pair of skis (and not much more than a used pair), you could have access to literally dozens of new resorts to ski. Gear might...
