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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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Anticipation

Oh yeah, I am anxious for ski season to start. Yes, I hesitate to let summer go, but this weekend we got a terse message from Mother Nature to get ready for the chills of […]

The Skiing ABCs N -- a cube with N on the faces
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The Skiing ABCs N

This entry is part [part not set] of 16 in the series Skiing ABCs

Today, in The Skiing ABCs N we discuss a few ski terms beginning with the letter N. This was a tough one, and I am guessing I am missing some terms, what can you think […]

The Sharp Edge today focuses on Northstar's Statement on the Shred Mom Incident
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Northstar

The ski resort Northstar is in the middle of a social media storm. Very reminiscent of the story from five years ago regarding Sunshine Village regarding a ski patroller being fired for ostensibly reprimanding a […]

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Another Intrawest Ski Resort

I have written two stories noting the possible auction of Whistler-Blackcomb the host ski resort for the 2010 Winter Olympics. I just discovered another ski resort held by Intrawest: Blue Mountain. Blue Mountain seems to […]

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