Last Saturday was a perfect Colorado day. The sky was stunningly clear and endlessly blue. The temperature was in the low 50s and there was not a breath of wind. It was a fall day perfect for hiking or mountain biking, carving pumpkins or walking the dog. But we didn’t do any of those things. […]
Archives for October 2013
Ski Porn That Might Just Save Some Lives (Giveaway, too)
It’s fall. That means it’s ski movie time, the time when film companies release their latest flicks, opening them to fanfare in cities and ski towns and hawking DVDs to those of us in the hinterlands. The obsession began when the boys were little and first discovered Warren Miller films. Now, as teenagers, they’ve branched […]
Get In Shape for Skiing and Snowboarding
When you woke up this morning what was the first thing you thought about doing? Chances are the first thing you thought of was NOT getting in shape for skiing. Still with the North American ski season underway in Colorado, the time is now. Whether you’re a weekend warrior, serious athlete or couch potato during […]
Ten Minutes With Ted Ligety
Last season, Ted Ligety ruled the ski world. With six giant slalom wins on the World Cup tour, he brought home his fourth Audi FIS World Cup giant slalom title as well as an overall third place finish. At the World Championships, Ligety won gold for the first time in super G and super combined […]
Ski Helmets: True Stories, Safety Campaigns
Have you heard of Kevin Pearce? Going into the 2010 Olympics, Pearce was the only snowboarder in the world who could challenge Shaun White. A native of Vermont, Pearce was training in Utah when he had a wrenching accident and suffered a brain injury. It took endless hours of therapy and rehab, but 712 days […]