Sigh, the Packers lost on Sunday to the New York Giants. I am still convinced the better team lost, but there is no arguing who was playing better football on Sunday and that is what counts. Our receivers who through most of the season were catching everything thrown in Brown County could not hold onto [...]
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One of the things we hear about frequently is how exercising helps prevent injury on the snow. However, the Vermont Ski Safety Institute has an interesting statement on this: 4) Exercise – We are not aware of any proof that an exercise regimen will reduce the risk of the most common or the most serious [...]
Remember this wipeout from about one month ago? It was Laurenne Ross getting backseated and then flung into the fence at Lake Louise in Canada. Well, Laurenne is back on her skis and participated in the women’s downhill race at Bad Kleinkirchheim in Austria. The crash did not look real nasty but it sounds like [...]
Did not refresh my Photo Friday feature photograph. Oh well, better late than never! Again this photo comes from Monarch Mountain near Salida Colorado.
You know, I have written about the code before, but it is well worth repeating! Always stay in control and be able to stop or avoid other people or objects. Never ski on runs that are way above your ability level. Not being able to avoid objects or stop is not just dangerous to yourself, [...]
Quite a few of us do not have the pleasure of skiing in soft powder snow all that often, in fact, many of us in the Midwest and on the East Coast often experience skiing on ice. I am not being figurative, I am being literal. Rarely are the runs solid ice from top to [...]
Courtesy of Universal Sports we get to see US World Cup skier Sarah Schleper take her last world cup run in style: I have seen women ski while carrying their child, but not quite like this! Sarah, congratulations and here is hoping your future is every bit as notable as that last run!
FINALLY! After seeing all of my Twitter & FB ski pals out there skiing out West or overeas, and watching Worldcup skiing on the TV, I finally got out and rode the K2s on New Year’s Eve. The weather was okay, it was in the upper 20° F area and the air was relatively [...]
Crashing is an inevitable part of skiing. For most people most of the time though the only thing hurt is pride. Crashes can be (or look) quite minor or they can be (or look) very nasty. I found an interesting article by Charles Robinson on ski crashing at Yahoo: Not only do champions crash, [...]
Ahhhh, one of my favorite topics the Ski Patrol on the hill. Last year the big ski patrol buzz was about some Ski Patrollers getting fired and this year the first ski patrol buzz is about a Ski Patroller going 5-OH on a snowboarder. Watch the video: Harassment at Snowbasin – Extended & Unedited from [...]
With the hustle and bustle of the holiday season I have had to give my budding workout routine a miss. I am already feeling it and the chief symptom is a blah feeling and a general lack of ambition. The pressure is not off 100%, but it is quite a bit eased, I will resume [...]
In the end the value of my ski experience is determined by the people I am with and by how well I am skiing regardless of the conditions. I don?t value my skiing experience by the amount of beer consumed, by the conditions, or the the fact my post-skiing munchies were standard cafeteria fries
While this is somewhat old, but it is pertinent as of now: …Miller offered a unique argument for legalizing the use of performance-enhancing drugs. ?I?m surprised it?s illegal,? Miller said, ?because in our sport, it would be pretty minimal health risks, and it would actually make it safer for the athletes, because you?d have less [...]
A young racer stopping after his run down Ski Brule’s Whitewater!
With the Ryan Braun controversy swirling around I thought to do a little research on performance enhancing drugs (PED) and alpine skiing. Google turned up a few things along those lines. A number of results came up and most revolved around PEDs but a few were on performance detracting drugs (PDDs) such as alcohol, marijuana, [...]
When listening to ski commentators or read someone write about skiing, they will often say something like: Ooooh, and Anilik is in the backseat and she is now offline. What is meant by backseat in this context? Quite simple, it is being off-balance to the rear of the skis. Often times, it happens when one [...]
