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Skiing

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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Olympics to be Foreclosed On?

There are dueling headlines out there, regarding the financials of Intrawest the holding company that owns Whistler-Blackcomb that is hosting the 2010 Winter Olympics. Hat tip to Tommy Horrocks [update: it appears @TommyHorrocks deleted the […]

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Après Ski

The Crud

One week from last Saturday I took a bike ride. The weather was not optimal and I was not dressed appropriately. Not only those two factors, but I had little and poor sleep the night […]

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Cycling

Group Cycling

Group Cycling — A Great Activity! Do you like to ride a bicycle? Many people engage in cycling as a solitary sport, they go off on their own and enjoy some solitude and exercise. That […]

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Après Ski

The Skiing ABCs O

This entry is part 16 of 16 in the series Skiing ABCs

The Skiing ABCs O is a tough installment. In fact, I could only come up with three entries and I have removed two of them from the list for reasons I will not go into. […]

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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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