Skiing
Skiing ABCs
This is the lead article in a series of 26 I am going to do entitled Skiing ABCs. It is NOT a presentation of basic ski technique but instead I will go over the jargon […]
Month: December 2015
Technique
Tree Wells: What Are They?
Here in the US upper Midwest we do not face the deep-powder-snow danger known as tree wells. Our chief danger is the crash ranging from trivial to the ultimate. However, out West there are two […]
News
Drone Nearly Crashes into Marcel Hirscher!
Austrian skier Marcel Hirscher narrowly avoided crashing onto him durin the FIS slalom race in Madonna di Campiglio in Italy. Here is the video: . Wow, good thing he skis fast! We can expect to […]
News
Mikaela Shiffrin Out for the Season
The Denver Post is reporting Mikaela Shiffrin’s injuries are likely to keep her out of the rest of this season. Typically, grade 3 MCL tears require 4-8 weeks of healing time but the complicating bone […]
Après Ski
If I Can Not Ski I Will Cycle!
It is the middle of December at the International Lair of the Wisconsin Skier and the precipitation is rain not snow and the temps are ranging from 40° to 50° F. The winter sports enthusiast […]