Archive for the ‘ski tips’ Category
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Top Tips for Skiing and Staying Dry
Imagine this: You’re skiing down the slopes. You may not be a professional, but you aren’t a novice anymore, and you’re really starting to enjoy the process. Trees whizz by on the left and the right and the snow glides smoothly underneath your skis. It’s like sliding on wax, to the left, to the right, [...]
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Are You a Ski Lover or Hater?
Skiing is sometimes known as a “love it or hate it” sport – while some people love the idea of briskly sweeping down the slopes, others find the equipment awkward and the movements difficult. So which is it? And what kind of skier are you – the person who can really develop a passion for [...]
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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 ski hobbyists, [...]
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The Skier’s Body: Five Tips for Better Skiing
We’re familiar with the body-types of many top athletes: we know that swimmers tend to be tall, muscular, and lean like Michael Phelps, and that cyclists tend to be smaller, strong-legged people like Lance Armstrong. But when you see skiers on television, you don’t really see what their body looks like. So it’s understandable if [...]
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Finding the Right Ski Resort
Skiing and snowboarding are awesome fun, but they require a certain environment that can only be found in limited locations. Usually you will have a two of three choices of ski resorts, but how can you find the one that’s right for you? Are you looking solely based on its location, or are you looking [...]
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What are the Best Weather Conditions For Skiing?
It’s ice-cold outside, and you want to remain physically active. The thought suddenly pops into your head: you could go skiing! But with the wind chill making weather conditions more severe, is that really such a great idea? In fact, what exactly is the best kind of weather to go skiing in exactly? You’re about [...]
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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 and/or friends. [...]
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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 about [...]
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Do Some Spring Skiing
For many it seems like the winter fun has just begun and it is suddenly over, especially for skiers. The good news is that just because winter is over it doesn’t mean that you have to hang up the skis. A lot of ski resorts have extended hours through April offering longer hours and deep [...]
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How to Fuel Your Body for Skiing
If you plan on spending most of your day skiing – particularly when you’re on a skiing trip – it can be easy to forget to keep yourself fueled. After all, skiing can be exhilarating and fun, and somewhere in there we don’t remember that we’re exercising. When you’re burning more calories than usual, you [...]
