Archive for March, 2010
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Your Ski Trip Checklist
So you’ve decided to embrace the cooler temperatures of winter and head out on a skiing trip. Congratulations! It should make for a cool time. If you’ve never gone skiing before, however, you’re probably already starting to feel a little bit apprehensive about the whole thing. What kind of equipment will [...]
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Three Tips for Improving Your Skiing Balance
Skiing is a sport that requires different physical attributes: you’ve got to have endurance and agility, but you also always have to keep your balance. It doesn’t take rocket science to show that a sport involving two sliding skis down slippery snow will require a lot of balance. But what if you’ve [...]
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What Is Backcountry Skiing?
Okay, so you’ve heard of skiing. You’ve even heard of cross-country skiing. But backcountry skiing?
As it turns out, the term isn’t very complicated. You see, backcountry skiing simply refers to a less-regulated form of skiing in which people go out into more wild areas and ski in unmarked areas. In essence, [...] -
What Do the Winter Games Do To Ski Resorts?
If you’ve been exploring the possibility of taking a family vacation – or even a private vacation – at one of the world’s most renowned ski resorts, you might have noticed some of the different characteristics these top resorts have in common. Many are situated in well-known mountain ranges like the Alps or the [...]
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Five Steps to an Effective Ski Trip
As anyone who’s planned a vacation knows, a trip doesn’t all come together by itself. Instead, it takes careful planning, a reasonable amount of flexibility, and smart preparation to make a good trip happen. This is no less true when you’re planning a good ski or snowboarding trip with you and your family [...]
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Why is Staying so Dry Important for Winter Sports?
On one hand, the question that the title of this article poses seems like a bit of a self-answer-er. Dryness is crucial during winter sports, is it not? Well, yes, but how many of us not only understand this lesson, but put it into practice when we actually venture into the outdoors?
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How to Become a Snowboarder
Okay, so you’ve played enough snowboarding video games that you could be considered an expert by now, but you’ve never actually hit the slopes. Sure, it seems easy to press “A” and “X” and stroll your way down an incredibly daunting virtual hill, but now you want to go the extra mile – actually snowboarding! [...]
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How to Save Money on Snowboarding
During these difficult economic times, the first things we cut out from our lives are the extracurriculars that require too much time and money – snowboarding being one of them. A snowboard is expensive, clothes will have to be bought, and winter passes can be great deals but still require upfront investment. Life [...]
