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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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The Sharp Edge

No Surprise on Ryan Braun

Do we call him Lance Braun or Ryan Armstrong? Ryan Braun is back in the news this time getting hit with a 65 game suspension from playing baseball for the Milwaukee Brewers. In a similar […]

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Ski Brule’s Olympian

Nick Baumgartner whose home hill is Ski Brule the same as mine is done with his chase for Olympic gold. The Detroit Free Press notes: VANCOUVER, British Columbia — It wasn’t the way Nick Baumgartner […]

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The Sharp Edge

Boards vs. Board

A lot is made of the snowboarder vs. skier battle. No doubt, when reading message boards and various magazines it does seem like there is real conflict between snowboarders and skiers. However, most of it […]

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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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