The Last Ride
Skiing — What’s It All About?
The ski crew I most frequently ski with is never motivated to get first tracks. I have given up on that notion. We get to the happy carving grounds late Friday and we may have […]
Month: March 2011
Skiing
How Fast Can YOU Ski or Board?
One frequent theme in my writing here of late has been how fast can I ski. Time to ask you that question — how fast can YOU ski?. Let me be clear about this, I […]
Skiing
Free Body Diagram
What we are looking at is a simple free body diagram. Free body diagrams are used by those studying the physics of a situation to understand and visualize the forces at play in the situation […]
Skiing
Pushing Snow Around
Uh-oh. I am seeing more and more tweets and other indicators that the regional ski resorts are starting up snowmaking again and are pushing snow around. One does not have to look at the calendar […]
Resorts
Blackjack 2011-2012 Season’s Pass Reminder II
Yes, another reminder of Blackjack Ski Resort’s $99 season’s pass sale. I’m pounding this one hard folks! Go get it and tell ’em The Wisconsin Skier sent you. Why am I doing this? Not for […]