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How to downhill ski more efficiently by Nex-N-Bax Posted Fri 12 Dec 2008 3:48pm I just returned from skiing with some buds who never train physically. We would walk up stairs and they would be winded while I could just keep going. Why then, do they just fly down the hills and I struggle??? I have been skiing for 10 years and have taken many a private lesson. I have completed 2 iron-man triathlons,train physically 3-4 times per Read on »

Ski ski ski ski ski ski ski by Danielle L Posted Wed 30 Dec 2009 9:32am The fam and I are heading out for a mini ski trip. We’ll be ringing in the new decade in a slopeside hot tub, spent exhausted and jelloid from a full day of skiing. Then we’ll ski again New Year’s day, when the mountain is deserted because everyone is hungover! I’m hopeful to find powder, and maybe some fresh tracks. I of course expect full Read on »

Ski, Ski, Ski by dlease Posted Mon 18 Jan 2010 5:54am the skis downhill and simply react to what they find. I thought about that statement for the rest of the day, and realized that I really do spend time thinking about where to turn... I just had an amazing stretch of 9 days where I skied 7 days. That's my best stretch of skiing in a few years, and it was a lot of fun, despite the fact that I was fighting Read on »

Skating - It's More Important in Skiing Than You Think by David Barton Posted Fri 07 Aug 2009 7:17pm somewhere on the snow that simply facing downhill and skiing will not allow. Why is skating so important? Well, what's not important about it? Not only does it allow you... Typically, the last thing you want to do when first getting on your skis is skating. However, this is something that is severely underrated by all levels of skiers. Some Read on »

XC Ski Lesson by bethk Posted Fri 18 Dec 2009 6:58pm needs a few parents each year to come along and help, but the catch is that you have to know how to ski. Although I can downhill ski, I had never been on cross country skis. I... In the fall of 2007, my son joined his school's cross country ski team. It looked like a lot of fun and the team was always in need of parents who could ski to help out Read on »

Skiing Those Things Called Moguls by David Barton Posted Fri 07 Aug 2009 7:17pm Although bumps are a much different terrain than typical downhill skiing, there is a secret. You actually will use the same movements as normal skiing, just in a different....) Turn on the side of the bump and across the back/downhill side of the bump. 3.) Continue your turn as normal. 4.) Stay in your turn until you slow enough to a comfortable Read on »

Kenny Mac ski race and Training Jan 2008 by Jarral R. Posted Tue 27 Oct 2009 4:30pm % of does and fauns would die..... The downhill skiing was great however. Then the snow let up and the cold set in the second and third weeks. Scott (traverse partner) and I spent the next weeks skiing with most days never getting above -5F and lows between -25 and -38F somehow avoiding nipping the nose. It finally warmed and skiing became more comfortable Read on »

Ski Baby, Ski! by Caratunkgirl Posted Thu 04 Feb 2010 12:00am much I think I might be getting 6-pack abs, and skied our butts off. It was cold, but that just made the trips to the outhouse that much quicker. Day 1 - Gear Explosion Yeah that is just one car, I don't know where we put the people. We started the 10ish mile ski into South Branch Pond from just outside of the Matagamon Gate. It was cold Read on »

How Ski Technology Affects Your Skiing by David Barton Posted Fri 07 Aug 2009 7:17pm I have been hearing many questions lately about ski equipment. Does it make a difference if I use short or long skis? Old or new? What really is the difference in equipment? How much does it really affect my skiing? Although most people think that equipment doesn't really affect performance (and to a certain degree this is true), rapidly Read on »

Ski In, Ski Out, and an In room Kitchen for 200 dollars a night. by Heather W Posted Sun 04 Oct 2009 11:12pm looove skiing, parts of me want to move to a ski area and work as a nurse in a clinic so I could ski my brains out. The other parts which want to act, write, and ride subways seem to win these conflicts. Right now it's 8:00 am and the temp is -8F. (I have skied once in that temp when I was 18 and had much more body fat). I got up early to enjoy Read on »