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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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Ski Better with these Off-Beat Tips
Skiing

Ski Better with these Off-Beat Tips

Ski Better with these Off-Beat Tips[/caption]There are a number of standard methods we use to ski better, such as: ski often, hire instructors, or take lessons. There are other ways to become a better skier and I present them to you here. None of these entirely replaces competent instruction but they can help to make your time with an instructor more fruitful!
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Skiing

Making Snow

One of the problems riders of the snow have is our dependence on winter producing adequate quantities of snow. Some winters resorts get plenty of snow and other winters it arrives late, meager, and leaves […]

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The Sharp Edge

Skiing to the App

Planet Ski’s Clare Meaney has some commentary on skiing for speed. Apparently, investigators in France conclude a young British ski guide got himself killed himself when attempting to reach 100 KpH on skis (62.5 mph), a speed I have come close to. […]

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Ski Resort Reviews

Whitefish Lodging Review

This entry is part [part not set] of 6 in the series Whitefish 2017

After the skiing, the most important thing a ski resort can do is to offer lodging. I do not need luxurious lodging, only safe and reasonably comfortable lodging. Here is my Whitefish lodging review. Whitefish […]

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