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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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Resorts

Granite Peak Expansion

The Wisconsin Skier just learned of the initial phases of a Granite Peak expansion plan. I do not ski there often, but I have visited and reviewed the resort. The resort has some good terrain […]

Photography

The Snowman

Check out this snowman! This snowman lives along HWY 32 near Wabeno, WI right across the road from the Wabeno Mannequins. The creator made the nose with a traffic cone and used tires to form […]

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Skiing

Last Ski Trip of 2011

    FINALLY! After seeing all of my Twitter & FB ski pals out there skiing out West or overeas, and watching Worldcup skiing on the TV, I finally got out and rode the K2s on […]

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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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