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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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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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Focus on the Focus

I was in the reading room earlier today. I opened the drawer and pulled out a fairly new addition to my library and that is an older copy of ESPN the Magazine the issue dated […]

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The Last Ride

Driving in Snow

A negative on winter is driving in snow and ice, I would rather drive to and from my skiing without having to worry about keeping my wheels locked onto the road, However, wishing about things […]

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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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