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Should You “Wire Up” for a Ski?
If you’ve been skiing already, chances are good that you’ve already found your reasons for enjoying it. Some of you are thrillseekers, enjoying the sensation of air passing by your face at incredible speeds and the sheer focus that adventure inspires. Others enjoy simply getting into the great outdoors, the feel of fresh air in [...]
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Ski-Specific Exercises to Help Build the Right Muscles
Almost every skier – minus the truly devout – have to deal with the inevitability that living on a planet with a tilted axis brings: changing seasons. Even if you live further from the Equator than most, there’s a good chance that once spring and summer roll around, you’re left wondering where all of the [...]
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3 Different Types of Snowboarding
So you’ve gotten off the couch and away from the snowboarding games on XBox and have finally made the transition to become a real snowboarder. You’ve got the equipment (hey, even if it’s used), you’ve got the gear, and you’ve got the season pass. You’ve taken a few lessons and you’re really starting to make [...]
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How to Know When You Have a Bad Skiing Instructor
For many skiing novices, the decision to let a ski instructor help you out with your technique is a no-brainer. It’s always good to have someone evaluate your talent and hone your skill so that you’re better prepared to handle the slopes. But that doesn’t mean every skiing instructor will be ideal for you, or [...]
