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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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Get Downhill (Without Freaking Out)
For many people who are taking on a ski hill for the first time, it can be intimidating to watch the ground fall beneath you on the way up a ski lift. Even if you don’t have a fear of heights, feeling that you’re not exactly prepared as a skier to fight the law of [...]
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Learn the Four Distinct Ski Terrains
You already know by now that intermediate and advanced skiing isn’t always about form and technique, but about attitude and preparation. As you learn to ski and gain your “skier’s legs,” you’ll start finding that the challenge isn’t the skiing anymore; it’s finding a new challenge! But with an outdoor sport like skiing, the possibilities [...]
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Three Different Skiing Regions to Be Aware Of
Sometimes, we get so caught up in our local skiing that we forget the amount of diversity that’s available in ski hills across the United States – and even in the world. But when it comes to our national skiing, there are just a few regions that bear special mentioning because of the popularity of [...]
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Do Women Need Special Skiing Equipment?
Skiing is a sport that both men and women can enjoy, but when it comes to the equipment you use, there are certain physical attributes men and women don’t share. If you’re a woman and you want to optimize your skiing performance, it will help not to ignore these differences. But what exactly are these [...]
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Today’s Climate and What It Means for Winter Sports in 2009-2010
With temperatures leveling off in recent years and a particularly mild summer across the United States here in 2009, it’s fair to say that we can expect a long and cold winter. We don’t need a groundhog to tell us that! But what does this exactly mean for winter sports in the winter, and what [...]
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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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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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Safety Concerns While Skiing
Skiing can be a fun and exhilarating sport, but those who have challenged themselves to master the slopes have encountered enough in their time to know that skiing can also be a risky and dangerous sport. This is particularly true if a skier is attempting to do more than they can handle. Skiing is fun, [...]
