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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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Skiing to Maintain Our Health
Health, Fitness, and Nutrition

Skiing to Maintain Our Health.

Most often when we talk about downhill skiing and health we talk about injuries. However, skiers know downhill skiing is an active sport; this may surprise some, after all most of the energy harnessed in […]

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I Skied it My Way!

Skiing is the combination of practice with some knowledge and an intellectual understanding of the basics of skiing. By the basics I mean the mechanics and forces we have to work with. By the time […]

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Midwestern Snow

How are snow conditions? Much improved from my previous report. A constant stream of tweets and FB updates indicate the northern WI & UP of Michigan received lots of snow since I was there (not […]

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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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