Today's podcast is a rendition of this week's Revelation on Realskiers.com, likewise titled Fear of Flying. The subject is a rarely mentioned yet most likely widespread phobia: Fear of High Lifts, or FOHL. This podcast merits sharing, for FOTL is a menace that lives in the shadows. Let there be light.

Every brand has a history, and either owns or has a relationship with a factory or factories where its skis are made. The more you know about a brand’s traditional strengths and weaknesses, and more importantly, where, how and by whom their skis are created, the better equipped you are to make a sound buying decision.

Most ski reviews publish a short list of statistics for each model, a tidy bundle of information few skiers pause to inspect. In this podcast, Jackson reveals how to extract vital information from this oft-ignored cache of data.

In this podcast, Jackson issues a rousing, resounding appeal to his Dear Listeners to encourage them to convert their favorite ski shop on Jackson's List (of specialty ski shops) into playing a more active role with Realskiers.com. We'll connect the 20223 models available at any shop on Jackson's List to the Recommended ski reviews on Realskiers.com - for FREE! Hallelujah!

Labor Day marks the beginning of ski season in America. In this episode of Realskiers with Jackson Hogen, your host takes you on a tour of all that's new in Alpine skis for the 2023 season.

A garland of loving words to lay on the gravesite of ski journalism, and an appeal for my Dear Readers' support.

The ski season has officially begun, kicked off by Labor Day sales and swaps that will soon be in full swing. Be aware that the ski market is a constantly shifting target, with lots of ways to buy used gear that really doesn't fit you. This cautionary note is intended to help my Dear Listeners to avoid the pitfalls of bargain hunting.

Dr. Jasper Shealy has been studying ski injuries for the past 50 years, and continues to be active in the field. Later this spring he will present his updated research on skier fatalities, titled Snow Sports Deaths in the US: 1974 through 2019, at the International Society for Skiing Safety. His insights into the causes and prevention of ski injuries are grounded in an unparalleled career in the field. He is well worth listening to.

On Altitude is purloined from the pages of Snowbird Secrets. It reminds us what a privilege it is to ski, not just here, but here and now, when it's possible to ascend to great heights without lifting a finger. Like all chapters in Snowbird Secrets, it teaches us to be present and to be grateful.

Many of my Dear Listeners will remember Kristen Ulmer as the most filmed female skier of the 1990's - regarded by those in the know as the best female athlete of that decade - but not many know that she chucked it all, the films, the sponsorships, the adulation way back in 2003. In this unguarded interview, Kristen chronicles her remarkable career change from star athlete to mindset coach. If you've never heard of her, you'll want to get to know this extraordinary athlete, author and all-around luminary presence whose Art of Fear workshops at Alta provide perspectives you won't find anywhere else, I promise you.