Skiing

LET THE GAMES BEGIN!

February 12, 2010 The Wisconsin Skier 0

YEAH! LET THE GAMES BEGIN! Let the 2010 Winter Olympic games begin! Two weeks of excellence in winter sport and two weeks of dodging the news lest I find out who wins a midday competition […]

Cold Boots

February 11, 2010 The Wisconsin Skier 0

Cold ski boot — the dread of skiers. I need to be better about keeping my boots warm. I wear a pair of Atomic boots and my father wears a pair of Technicas. His boots […]

Those Whacky Wisconsin Skiers

February 10, 2010 The Wisconsin Skier 0

One story that is really cluttering up Twitter is this: A scene more suited to an episode of “Cops” played out late Monday afternoon at Tyrol Basin Ski & Snowboard Area in Mt. Horeb, Wis. […]

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Skid Row

February 10, 2010 The Wisconsin Skier 2

Skidding is one of the first things most skiers learn. We all use the skid to stop when the earth’s contours do not allow us to stop when and where we want to. At the […]

The Click & Pop In My Shoulder

February 10, 2010 The Wisconsin Skier 1

A couple of weeks ago writing of ski crashes I wrote: I do a little self check first and if all checks out I pop up quickly so the ski patrol is not scrambling or […]