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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! […]

Save the knee! Drawing of the knee!
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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Digg it Man!

Another site you can express your support of the The Wisconsin Skier is at Digg. While I do not submit every article I do submit one or two per week. Digg also has a cool […]

My Fitness Journey -- A Red Trek 7300 Bicycle
Health, Fitness, and Nutrition

My Fitness Journey

I have come a long way on my fitness journey. I was fit in high-school (especially my senior year) and I was not in too bad of shape throughout the rest of my youth, but […]

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Bicycle! Bicycle! I Want to Ride My Bicycle!

No matter how long my ride is, I always kinda dread turning around and heading back, because it is easier going out than coming back home. I know going out, the way is downhill and I have a serious hill climb in the last quarter mile. On the way back I try to forget the end of my trip, but focus on completing segments. It really does wonders to ease my mind allowing me to focus on the task at hand. I complete successive goals and eventually the small goals add up to the big goal. […]

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Ski Clubs

Are you a member of a ski club? Why not? Am I? Hehehehe, I should be too and will look into joining the Sly Fox Ski Club which is my local ski club.

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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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