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Travel

From Shogun to Powder

This ski trip actually began in 1980 while I was still in grade school. The original airing of the original Shogun (the day I’m writing this it was announced that the star of that mini-series Richard Chamberlain has passed away) really caught my attention and indeed fascination. This led to me some years later purchasing the book Shogun by James Clavell and reading it and it was very riveting – I do recall finishing the second half of the book in one weekend – only getting out of bed for the most basic of life necessities! […]

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Health, Fitness, and Nutrition

Save the Knee!

Easy Kneesy When us skiers hear the word joint, what do we think? No, not weed! The joints I most often hear about when it comes to skiing are the hip and knee joints. Both […]

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My Ski Gear
Skiing

My Ski Gear

The top pair are my K2-3s, the middle pair are a pair of K2 4s my brother uses, and the bottom set is a set of K2 G4s my father skis on. My skis are […]

Travel

Touring Mackinac Island

I highly recommend touring Mackinac Island. It is a family fun trip that is not too expensive and in this review I share with you my impressions and tips when visiting Mackinac Island. Touring Mackinac […]

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Cycling

Heart Rate Bike Training

Any who becomes serious about bike training will get into heart rate bike training and there is no doubt, it does improve your training approach. However, there are serious weaknesses training based solely on measurements […]

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The Wisconsin Skier is a ski and cycling fanatic who loves to share his passions for the activities by writing about them! Come along and join him on his active adventures!
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