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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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Skiing in Afghanistan

Watch out! It may be an Olympic cycle or two, but check but Afghanistan is commencing on building an Alpine ski team! Of course, I am being a bit sarcastic above, but things like this […]

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Ski Rebel

I want to give a shout out to Ski Rebel Magazine online ski magazine. I just discovered the site and like it and is pretty much what I envision for this site.

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Rocker and Rolling Skis

Ski Magazine online notes a new trend in ski design: the rocker. Skis typically feature a design characteristic known as camber. Lay the ski on a flat surface (flat side down) and look at the […]

Health, Fitness, and Nutrition

Sleep, Health, and Skiing

Health articles on skiing and snowboarding are now mostly focused on getting the legs and core back into top skiing form and shape. Fewer still focus on nutrition and then fewer still focus on one […]

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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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