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Three Days in the Sun at Whistler – Best No Snow Skiing Video Ever – GoPro HD Hero

Friday, December 30th, 2011

Footage shot during three days of skiing at Whistler, BC over Christmas break. It hadn’t snowed in about 10 days so unfortunately no epic powder shots, but lots of sun no less! Everything shot on a GoPro HD Hero camera. Stay tuned for more footage at the end of the season!

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How To Ski Bumps / Moguls – Advanced Ski Lesson #6.4

Friday, December 30th, 2011

Skiing Bumps or Moguls can be intimidating if you don’t know how to ski them properly. Ski Instructor Darren Turner ( www.SkiSchoolApp.com ) shows some drills and tactics in this ski lesson that will help you learn to ski them with confidence. Absorption, turning on top of bumps, turning around them and skiing steeper mogul [...]

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Skiing your age is enough to make a guy feel old

Friday, December 30th, 2011

When Byron Broda passed me like I was standing still during the Fairbanks Nordic Ski Club of Fairbanks’ annual Ski Your Age In Kilometers event, I knew it was going to be a long day. That’s no slight against Byron, mind you. He’s a good guy and good skier. Even on a bad day at [...]

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Packing up and skiing out west

Friday, December 30th, 2011

We returned from a week skiing out west only to shovel our driveway in Maine. The snow this winter has been phenomenal (my apologies to the snow haters), and not only in New England. Western resorts have been hammered with snow, too, so if you have a chance to go to Colorado, Utah, California, or [...]

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JP Auclair Street Segment

Wednesday, December 28th, 2011

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Preparation helps prevent skiing injuries

Wednesday, December 28th, 2011

DALLAS, Dec. 27 (UPI) — Getting in shape before skiing — or any winter sport — is the best way to prevent injury, U.S. orthopedic sports experts say. Dr. Robert Dimeff, professor of orthopedic surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, advises exercises to strengthen the body’s core and legs — [...]

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Skiing accident at B.C. resort claims Calgary man’s life

Wednesday, December 28th, 2011

A skiing accident at a resort in British Columbia has left a Calgary man dead. A group of people went down a closed run at the Kicking Horse Mountain Resort around 1:00 a.m. Tuesday morning, outside operating hours. Eric Whittle with Kicking Horse Mountain Resort said the worse happened for [...]

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Emily Van Treese Honors Ski Video.m4v

Monday, December 26th, 2011

Emily Van Treese, Class of 2014, shows you what it’s like to participate in club sports at Miami. Her sport? Water Skiing!!

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Zion I & The Grouch – Victorious People ft. Freeway & ROD Project SKI VIDEO EDIT

Monday, December 26th, 2011

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Skiing: Vail Resorts boosts ski slope safety efforts

Monday, December 26th, 2011

Play it Safe campaign aims to reduce accidents by encouraging more compliance with skier responsibility code Vail Resorts will expand skier and snowboarder safety program. By Bob Berwyn VAIL — Vail Resorts is beefing up its mountain-safety programs at all six of the company’s ski areas, with more personnel and greater visibility aimed at enforcing [...]

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