Archive for the ‘ski basics’ Category
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Skiing Safety Tips
Skiing is a great way to spend a vacation or a weekend, but is it dangerous? The answer is possibly. Skiing can be dangerous just like many other activities including riding your bike, but like riding your bike skiing has a lot of non-enforced choices for you to make. This article will [...]
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Why Do People Ski?
Let’s face it, there are a lot of hobbies out there that not everyone understands. There’s such an infinite variety that it would be impossible to list them all here, except to give a brief outline of some particular hobbies people enjoy: cricket, scrabble, hiking. But if you’ve ever looked at a [...]
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To Ski or Not to Ski (Downhill)
Many of us, when we hear the word “ski,” simply imagine a type of skiing that is known as Alpine skiing. Alpine skiing refers to downhill skiing, the kind of skiing you undertake when going to a ski hill, not the type of skiing that occurs on flat environments like flat winter-land or even [...]
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What Type of Skier are You?
If you are into skiing then you should know what type of skier that you are. This is an important question because ski resorts label their slopes accordingly. Are you a beginner, an advanced skier, an expert, or the extreme skier? You might not think that it really matters but it does so that when [...]
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How to Get Ready for the Skiing Season
With the winter months rolling around and the northern hemisphere once again retreating away from the sun, skiing and snowboarding fanatics are getting excited: ski season is ready to begin again. For the avid skiing junkie, the skiing season is year-round as they chase the best places on Earth, but for the local [...]
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The Pros and Cons of Skiing Schools
Just like skiing itself, a skiing school isn’t for everybody. Determining whether or not it’s for you will require looking at yourself and your goals and seeing if a ski school is something that can help you achieve your ambitions. But it also means taking a look at the reality of ski schools, [...]
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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, [...] -
How Many Types of Skiing are There?
Snow Skiing originated over 5000 years ago in the Nordic regions of the planet. Initially invented as a method of transportation over the arctic snows, it evolved over the centuries through technological advancements and innovations in equipment. Currently, there are many skiing categories, and imagination is the only limitation of what creative skiers may invent [...]
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How to Fix Your Skiing Form
At some point during your introduction to skiing, you notice that your muscles adapt, your core gets stronger, and you no longer get sore after a good long day of skiing. But if you continue to have pains or soreness in areas that might not even include your muscles, you might want to think [...]
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Getting Ready to Become a Skier
If you’re just taking up skiing, or if you’ve just dabbled it a few times in the past, you’re probably still aware of some of the equipment involved. Ski boots, ski poles, and skis themselves: who knows how to actually go out and buy the right ones?
Well, to be honest, many people learn [...]
