Archive for the ‘snowboard tips’ Category
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Tips for Improving Your Snowboarding
For beginners, this story might be all too familiar to you: you’re racing down the hill, the snow is reflecting the sun on a clear day. You can feel the cold wind rush by your face, flashing a steady hum sound in your ears. You hit a couple of turns – nothing [...]
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Four Avalanche Safety Tips
Most of us don’t ski enough or so boldly that we’ll ever get caught in an avalanche. But that doesn’t meant there isn’t a risk inherent when going out skiing on the slopes. There are skiers who continually push the envelope and essentially place themselves at the mercy of mother nature. And [...]
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Picking a Snowboard
Picking out “your” snowboard. It seems like a funny phrase, doesn’t it? After all, if it was already “your” snowboard, you wouldn’t ahve to go out and buy one. But instead of thinking about the snowboards to choose, let’s try thinking about this from another perspective: the right snowboard for you is available for purchase [...]
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A Dummy’s Guide to Snowboarding
For a sport that had just been invented a few decades ago, snowboarding has gained popularity at an astonishing rate. It has been a Winter Olympic Sport since 1998, and is now arguably the second most popular snow sport after skiing.
Snowboarding evolved from the skateboarding culture in the United States. The combination in the [...] -
How to Plan a Christmas Ski Trip
Christmas is rolling around, and for many people, that means snow is on the agenda. If you’re a skier, then this is exactly what you’ve been waiting for. But what if you want to plan a skiing trip around Christmastime for the entire family? They can be great fun – if you [...]
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Three Different Types of Snowboards
So you’ve finally decided to get serious about snowboarding. Congratulations! You should have a lot of fun. But now you find yourself facing a crucial buying decision: choosing the type of snowboard that you should buy. Choosing a snowboard isn’t only about seeing which design you like the best; it’s [...]
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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?
Too often, [...]
