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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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Skiing

Whitecap Mountain Resort

Whitecap Mountain Resort is located in Northern Wisconsin around Hurley. It is in the area where Big Powderhorn Mountain and the Big Snow Country resorts are located, so this area is a ski mecca for […]

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Skiing

Ski and Snowboard Themed Music

A topic I frequently discuss here are movies with skiing or snowboarding playing a central role in the movie. However, it occurred to me that movies are not the only form of pop-entertainment seemingly lacking […]

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Equipment

Skier Christmas Gift Ideas

While at first thought I missed the proper time for this article I did not. There are many Christmas gifts you can purchase for the skiers and snowboarders on the list and the time to start your Christmas shopping is NOW. […]

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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 […]

The Sharp Edge

Essential Sugar

Sugar is an important part of our diets and we do crave it and seek it out. Do we grasp for the sour or watery fruits? Do we rave about the wines produced in bad years? Do we instinctively look for the most sour foods or the sweet foods? Yes, our bodies, ourselves are programmed to seek and eat foodstuffs with sugar and the more of it the better. […]

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