October 2010
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Skiers - Take Your Trainer On Holiday
Ski training company Inside Out might have the answer - to train you before you go to the Alps and then accompany you with the same trainer once you are there! A unique, clever and simple idea.
The company is headquartered just outside London, UK in the town of Hemel Hempstead. Initial lessons are provided on an indoor slope, which is of course perfect for beginners. The instructor who...
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Australis - An Antartic Ski Odyssey
In November 2009, Chris Davenport, Stian Hagen, and Andrea Binning donned mens ski helmets and ventured towards the bottom of the world in search for the ski lines of their desires. During their journey towards the Antarctic Peninsula, the team discovered a new insight of the natural splendor of ski mountaineering and from the depths of human union with mother nature. Their situation is told...
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Keep Skiing Till You Reach The Top - One Million...
Keep Skiing Till You Reach The Top - One Million Meters Up
Steph Jagger is a 29-year-old on a quest. The Canadian, who visited New Zealand’s Lake Wanaka region in the waning days of their ski season, is attempting to ski over one million vertical meters around the world.
To quote her blog: “Back in 2008 I was on a day-trip to Whistler/Blackcomb with some co-workers. It was a...
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Snowboarding and Skating - For a Blind Person
There’s nothing particularly unique about skating or snowboarding, it’s an every-day hobby for thousands, unless of course you’re blind. A Pennsylvania assist group known as Vibrant - Blind Outdoor Leisure Growth helps the imaginative and prescient impaired to accomplish exactly that. An instance is Nancy Leverett who manages to go skating a few times per month, something...