Skiing & Winter Sports

Arc’teryx Ether Crew Short-Sleeve - Women’s
The Arc’teryx Women’s Ether Short-Sleeve Crew is a soft, fast-drying shirt that’s ideal for hiking, skiing, running, biking, or any other aerobic outdoor activity. Made of super-light, pill-resistant Vivital fabric, the Arc’teryx Ether crew will…

Mon, 23 Jul 2007 01:41:57 GMT
Akron Beacon Journal - Medina man comes back from skiing accident: In the water again
July 10, 2007 — Ken Arend believes God gave him a second chance at life last year when he had a horrific water-skiing accident. “I should never have survived,” the …

Tue, 10 Jul 2007 07:00:00 GMT

Although an unlikely attraction, yet skiing is one of the best options to indulge in while you are enjoying your Turkey holidays. Skiing holidays at Turkey during the months of winters (November to May) is the newer attraction that is being popularized by the government at a large scale. Owing to the presence of plenty of skiing resorts, your Turkey holidays are in for a treat of different kind. With the fabulous mountainous slopes and the picture perfect backdrop of forest areas, skiing holidays have no better destination than Turkey.

The best part of the slopes in Turkey is the altitude. These are of moderate heights that make them ideal destination for Turkey holidays. The visitors just love the accessibility of these slopes, as large numbers of tourists are mostly novices. Low altitudes ensure less risk for the amateur skiers. However, experts and professionals need not worry. Their skiing holidays are perfectly safe. There are slopes as high as 3000 meters that will adequately test your skills as a professional.

Turkey is home to some great ski resorts. The major features of some of these are highlighted in the following paragraphs.

bmtv52 Robbing the Poor to Feed the Rich
This brief entry was roughly recorded during my day in Quarteira, Algarve. As I walked through a famous street market, where indeed lots of bootleg merch is sold, all of a sudden dozens of police run in, many in full riot gear brandishing shotguns and automatic weapons. It was an string operation against the poorest segment of the population& gypsy street merchants. Their goal was to find all merchandise with brand names, confiscate it and punish the vender. Several officers wore ski masks to not be recognized. All in all, further proof of the fascist tendencies that have returned to a nation like Portugal, in this case not under the guise of anti-terrorism, but the dreaded anti-piracy which allegedly is destroying the obscenely wealthy corprorations of the world. This.. is robbing the poor to feed the rich. ps- To the so-called police officer who came up to me and in a threatening manner said I could not film: Smile asshole, you and your gung ho colleagues are on the internets. Click To Playcopyright, fascism, injustice, poverty, stateterrorismDownload Podcast Video

Wed, 18 Jul 2007 18:21:03 EDT
Life Jacket’s Prevent Drowning
It does not matter who you are or what age you are, everyone must have their own life jacket when in a boat. It is the main safety device requirement.
Main Two Styles of Life Jackets:
Standard-o…

Sun, 22 Jul 2007 16:08:11 EDT
SyberVision Neuro-Muscular Programming Skiing with Jean Claude Killy
Three time World Cup Champion, Triple Olymoic Gold Medal winner, Jean Claude Killy is renown as the master of innovative downhill form. Members of the elite U.S. Demonstation Ski Team, Jens Husted and Chris Ryman are world renown for their picture perfect form and mastery of classic Alpine skiing.
VHS Tape: 

Company: Sybervision Systems 
(1983)

List Price: 
Amazon Price: 
Used Price: $4.88

EXPERIENCED skiers have been calling it quits. Since 1991 the number of downhill skiers has slid by 29%. Although the number of kids snowboarding (most are younger than 18) more than doubled during the past decade, that growth wasn’t enough to make up for the decline.

But the ski industry’s loss may be your gain. First, to make carving up a mountain easier, the industry has introduced new, shaped skis (also called sidecut or parabolic skis) that do more of the work for you. Shaped skis were a novelty when they started to trickle on to the market about five years ago. Now they’re the only type you’ll find in most ski shops.

Second, to get you back on the slopes, resorts and specialty shops are offering enticing demo programs in which you can try out the latest gear on the cheap. For example, Stowe, in Vermont, has opened a Stowe Toys demo center right on the slopes that’s stocked with snowboards and super-short freestyle skis, telemark skis (a cross between downhill and cross-country), and the latest in shaped skis. You can spend a day trying all the skis and boards you like for $28 ($40 with boots), and up to three days of demo fees may be applied to a purchase.

Off-slope retailers often run deeply discounted demo days at local ski areas, and manufacturers are conducting tours to demonstrate their new gear. You can find links to many of their Web sites at www.snowlink.com.

“If you haven’t been on shaped skis, take a lesson, especially if you’re a good skier,” says Mark Dorsey, spokesman for the Professional Ski Instructors of America. Not only do you need to relearn which length is right for your size and skiing style, but you’ll need to unlearn a few things to make the most of the new gear. “You may have habits that won’t serve you well on the new skis,” says Dorsey.

Stuff cash in your boots. So try out all the gear you want–but buy a good pair of boots. Your feet steer the skis, and you need supersnug boots for control. Because the new skis are easier to turn, you don’t have to apply as much pressure to them, which means you don’t need as stiff a boot as you did with the old skis. Matt Ross, manager of the Aspen, Colo., branch of Sure-foot, a custom boot-fitting chain, says that now you need more side-to-side stability in a boot because the new skis allow you to carve turns instead of skidding through them. “Skis are very dynamic now,” says Ross. “You want to be able to control that.”

Most people spend more money on their skis–an average of $333, according to SnowSports Industries America, a manufacturers’ trade group–than on their boots, which average $255. You’d be better off reversing that. You probably don’t need top-of-the-line, extra-stiff racing boots, which can cost $600 to $700 at manufacturer’s list price, but looking for boots that list at about $400 isn’t unreasonable.

What matters most is the fit. Greg Hoffmann, one of the most well-regarded boot fitters in the country (he owns Green Mountain Orthotic Lab, a slope-side custom ski-boot shop at Stratton Mountain, in Vermont) sells boots at list price, like most slope-side shops. But some of his customers double the price with a custom fitting.

A good fitter will look at your bare feet and steer you toward a brand that best accommodates their shape. The most common mistake that people make is to buy a boot that’s too big. Remember that the liner will compress after you ski a few runs, and a boot that’s comfy in the shop may leave you with too much wiggle room (and too little control) on the slopes.

Give serious thought to a custom footbed, which will make it easier to steer your skis. “Absolutely, positively everyone needs to have a custom footbed of some sort,” Hoffmann insists.

How does Ski-Trac work? Beneath a stadium-size dome spins a 50-meter-wide snow-covered disk tilted at an angle to create a sloped surface. As you plunge down, the disk spins in an opposite direction beneath your skis. Once you hit the slope’s bottom, you simply stop and ride the “hill” back to the top. No more lift lines!

.fa_inline_results, .fa_inline_results.left {
margin-right: 20px;
margin-top: 0;
width: 220px;
clear: left;
}
.fa_inline_results.right {
margin-left: 20px;
margin-right: 0;
}
.fa_inline_results h4 {
margin: 0;
font-size: 8pt;
line-height: 12px;
padding-bottom: 4px;
border-bottom: 1px dotted #c3d2dc;
}
.fa_inline_results ul {
list-style-type: disc;
list-style-position: inside;
color: #3769DD;
margin: 0 0 15px;
padding: 0;
}
.fa_inline_results ul li {
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
}
.fa_inline_results ul li.title {
color: #333;
list-style-type: none;
font-weight: bold;
}
.fa_inline_results ul li.articles {
color: #333;
list-style-type: none;
}

.fa_inline_results, .fa_inline_results.left {
margin-right: 20px;
margin-top: 0;
width: 220px;
clear: left;
}
.fa_inline_results.right {
margin-left: 20px;
margin-right: 0;
}
.fa_inline_results h4 {
margin: 0;
font-size: 8pt;
line-height: 12px;
padding-bottom: 4px;
border-bottom: 1px dotted #c3d2dc;
}
.fa_inline_results ul {
list-style-type: disc;
list-style-position: inside;
color: #3769DD;
margin: 0 0 15px;
padding: 0;
}
.fa_inline_results ul li {
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
}
.fa_inline_results ul li.title {
color: #333;
list-style-type: none;
font-weight: bold;
}
.fa_inline_results ul li.articles {
color: #333;
list-style-type: none;
}

And no need to fret over stale snow. The disk rotates in and out of a -15[degrees]C (5[degrees]F) snow-making chamber for blasts of flesh powder. Meanwhile, the temperature in the main ski slope stays a comfy 10[degrees]C (50[degrees]F).

Still just a working model, Ski-Trac could debut in Wales or Australia as early as 2005. But, first, Ferris has to perfect the machine’s electromagnetic levitation system, which supports and propels the snow deck. “The ski slope will literally float on a magnetic field,” he says.

Magnetic fields around a magnet exert a pushing or pulling force on other objects. According to laws of physics, opposite poles of a magnet–where forces are strongest–attract each other, while like poles repel. Electromagnetic copper coils beneath Ski-Trac’s steel snow deck will repel the deck, and cause it to float 15 millimeters above the coils. An intricate series of magnets and sensors will then spin the deck in a clockwise direction.

If you think this idea sounds complex–and costly–you’re right. An hour of skiing will cost $20, but, hey, you won’t waste a single minute standing in line.