Category Archives: skiing

skiing: RIP Dr. Ruth Westheimer, 1928-2024

Posted on 2024-07-14 by skierpage

RIP Dr. Ruth Westheimer, sex therapist and author! I was her ski instructor in 1999 when she came to Squaw Valley USA (now renamed Palisades Tahoe) age 70 for a celebrity ski “race.” The good ski instructors weren’t interested because … Continue reading →

Posted in AI, skiing | 1 Comment

skiing: mellow Kirkwood

Posted on 2023-04-30 by skierpage

I got a notice from the Department of Internet Money that I risk losing the skierpage domain if I only ski once a season, so despite a poorly elderly dog we drove the (relative) backroads to Kirkwood, a return after … Continue reading →

Posted in skiing | 1 Comment

skiing: my interview script with the great Mikaela Shiffrin

Posted on 2023-03-17 by skierpage

Jimmy Fallon: Welcome welcome to the Tonight Show. Tonight we’re so honored. This season she surpassed the great Lindsey Vonn and the legendary Ingemar Stenmark with EIGHTY-SEVEN World Cup wins to stand alone as the G.O.A.T., the greatest alpine skier … Continue reading →

Posted in skiing | Leave a comment

skiing: rockers forever

Posted on 2020-09-03 by skierpage

I can tell I’m missing skiing in my bones when I start rolling my ankles on edge when standing still. By mid-summer I miss everything about it, even the frozen fingers, the end-of-day ache overcome for just one more run, … Continue reading →

Posted in skiing | 3 Comments

skiing: technical wear as fashion

Posted on 2020-03-13 by skierpage

Keegan Brady wrote an article in GQ about the rise of “technical outerwear” in fashion. I wear and love this stuff while skiing, but once I’m off the mountain it goes in a storage tub. He mentions the rise of … Continue reading →

Posted in design, skiing | Leave a comment

skiing: better gloves

Posted on 2012-03-26 by skierpage

My replacement Swany Flexor FX-15 gloves were terrible, so I got new gloves, as did a ski buddy. They’re both Gore-Tex with leather palms and fingers. They both have leashes so you can’t lose a glove. The Dakine Rover gloves … Continue reading →

Posted in computers, skiing | Leave a comment

skiing: Swany trashes their reputation

Posted on 2012-03-26 by skierpage

I had a pair of leather Swany Flexor gloves for years. These have articulated fingers “technology created for NASA space missions.” Quality comfortable gloves. They worked well for about 7 years but finally the thumb gave way, probably because I … Continue reading →

Posted in skiing | Leave a comment

skiing: an advanced lesson with the master

Posted on 2011-05-02 by skierpage

It’s hard to get better by skiing on your own. Teaching less talented skiers hones your technique, but doesn’t stretch you. So I paid for a private lesson. I’ve wanted a lesson from Elianne “El” Furtney for a decade, but … Continue reading →

Posted in skiing | Leave a comment