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From Shogun to Powder

April 5, 2025 0

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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Save the Knee!

November 6, 2022 0

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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Revisiting the Tuck

February 20, 2013 0

Sometime ago I wrote Skier Tuck about tucking while skiing. First, I tag this as an expert matter (despite the previous tag as an intermediate skill) because your ability to turn and stop decrease when […]

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Skiing Bumps

November 19, 2012 0

I am not into skiing bumps. By bumps I mean piles of snow that have hardened up instead of piles of soft snow. Piles of soft snow can be carved through but not moguls you either go around them or over the top. I have been in mogul fields a couple of times but the problem is they are often formed only on the runs that are steep (and hence offer enough challenge without the bumps) and that combination keeps me off. […]

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Skiing ABCs

December 25, 2015 0
This entry is part [part not set] of 16 in the series Skiing ABCs

This is the lead article in a series of 26 I am going to do entitled Skiing ABCs. It is NOT a presentation of basic ski technique but instead I will go over the jargon […]

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The Sharp Edge

A Season’s Pass — The Buffet of the Ski World?

November 19, 2012 1

What is it about visiting a buffet? All of a sudden we become obsessed with getting every last penny of dietary value (and we usually measure that by quantity and not quality) out of our entrance fee? You probably do it and so do I, normally we go to a sit-down and spend twice (or perhaps 3-4 times) as much and not fee like we are getting ripped off, but when we go to a buffet we feel as we have to eat like a prolonged famine is about to hit. Yes, admit it you do it and so do I! A season’s pass to a snow resort is essentially the same thing. […]

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The Sharp Edge

REI You Are Doing Good

November 2, 2015 1

The recent revelation that REI is going to keep its doors closed is a welcome one! REI you are doing good and here is why. REI You Are Doing Good — Against Creeping Crass Commercialism […]

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