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HomeboySki.Com Gives Away Great Skiing Items Every Month!
2008-02-15 01:08:00 It took me a while to figure out how to set up a weekly email newsletter. I almost lost my patience few times.. Anyhow, now it is done and we can proudly present our newest cool things, the weekly newsletter and monthly free give-aways! We are now going to send out weekly newsletters to all ... More About: Great , Items , Skiing , Month
Skiing Crash Videos - Few Examples of Bad Ski Crashes on Video
2008-02-14 11:00:00 Yesterday I watched Wildboyz on MTV. Some things they do are disgusting, but I have to say it looks a lot of fun. Sometimes I feel like I wish I was there with Wildboyz. Anyhow, they are stuntmen and they know what they are doing. I would just kill myself when trying those freaky tricks. Dropping ... More About: Video , Videos , Examples , Crash , Skiing
Ski Resort Review - Verbier: The Pearl of Switzerland
2008-02-14 00:37:00 Back in 1999 I was living my dream with my friends. We were ski bums spending the whole ski season in Chamonix in France. Being a ski bum was absolutely one of the highlights in my life, not just because of skiing but also because of great friendships we created and the great moments we ... More About: Switzerland , Review , Resort , Pearl
Marker Duke - One of the most talked about bindings for years? Marker Duke
2008-02-12 22:49:00 Marker bindings don’t have the best reputation among free-riders and powder hounds around the world. Especially their so called biometric toe design has had a bad habit of pre-releasing in the wrong situations. My own experince from the current Markers are OK, especially because I’ve only used them on basic carving (e.g. all the skis ... More About: Duke , Years , Marker
First Aid to Soft Tissue Skiing Injuries - Use RICE Method for Soft Tissue
2008-02-11 14:30:00 Imagine that you wake up in Chamonix France or Vail Colorado and decide to spend your day skiing on pistes. You eat a quick breakfast and head to the slopes. After taking a lift to the top you jump on your skis and start skiing fresh new powder. You see a nice little jump in ... More About: Injuries , Rice , Soft , Skiing , Method
Budget Travel to Chamonix - Low Cost Rooms in Gîte D?Étape La Tapia
2008-02-11 00:55:00 For those who are planning to ski in Chamonix I would like to suggest Gîte D’Étape La Tapia, a very cheap and good hostel located close to Chamonix center. I have stayed in many hostels in Chamonix, and La Tapia is one of the best ones I have found in Chamonix. I stayed in La ... More About: Travel , Cost , Budget , Low cost
The Meaning of Insurances in Skiing - Make Sure You Have a Good Skiiing Ins
2008-02-10 00:55:00 Some years ago I woke up in our 25-square meter flat in Chamonix. Because I rented the flat with a friend of mine, I “was allowed” to sleep in one of our two beds. My friend slept in the other bed. Others, on that time 10 persons, were sleeping on floor, one after another. I opened ... More About: Meaning , Make , Good , Skiing
What You Need To Know About Avalanches: Part 4/4 - Fighting With an Avalanc
2008-02-09 00:53:00 The first part of this article series introduced us to the basics of avalanches. In the second part we discussed about avoiding avalanches, and in the third part we learned how to examine the snow profile in order to understand the risk of an avalanche. This fourth and last part discusses about fighting with an ... More About: Avalanches , Fighting , Part
Jimmy Petterson: Skiing Around the World -The Book from the Father of All S
2008-02-08 00:30:00 Jimmy Petterson is one of the world’s most published ski journalists, with photos and stories having appeared in fifteen countries. In this book, he takes readers around the globe in a fascinating and unique journey through 47 countries and close to 200 ski areas. This 440-page, richly illustrated book is filled with exciting and interesting ... More About: World , Book , Around the world , Jimmy , The World
February?s Question - How Old Are Your Skis?
2008-02-06 09:55:00 Days go fast. Soon the ski season is over. Am I pessimistic? Well, may be? The reason is that I have too too busy with my work and therefore I haven’t been skiing much. Ok, I know, this is what I have chosen. Hopefully Finnish schools have soon one week “skiing vacation” and we are ... More About: Question , February
Show & Prove - a Ski Movie Must See Quick!
2008-02-03 08:30:00 It is Sunday again and guess what? I am watching some ski movies as all the others are still sleeping. I love this.. I just discovered a movie I MUST get in my hands quick. It is Show & Prove from Poor Boyz Productions. I checked the teaser in YouTube (see below) and I really got ... More About: Movie , Quick
What You Need To Know About Avalanches: Part 3/4 - How to Examine the Snow
2008-02-02 11:00:00 In the first part of this avalanche articles series I discussed about the basics and the behavior of an avalanche. In the second part I discussed how to avoid an avalanche. In this third part of the series I dig into the most interesting part, examining the snow. This is an important skill to have ... More About: Avalanches , Snow , Part , Part 3
January?s Question Results - Most Visitors Are Going to Ski in Europe
2008-02-01 13:38:00 January 2008 is history and February has just started. It is time to take a look at the results of January’s question, which was “In 2008 I Will Ski In..” and the choices were 1. Europe 2. Northern America 3. Australia 4. Asia 5. Southern America 6. Other According to the results, most of those who answered this poll are going to ... More About: Question , Results , January , Visitors
What You Need To Know About Avalanches: Part 2/4 - How to Avoid an Avalanch
2008-02-01 00:06:00 In the first article of this series I provided basic information on avalanches and their behavior. In this second part I will talk about protecting yourself from avalanches. As it was mentioned last time, avalanches are the single biggest danger threatening the skier. The more time you spend in the mountains, the greater is the likehood ... More About: Avalanches , Part , Avoid
Freeskiing Star Jon Olsson Opens the Door to His World - Jon Olsson Videobl
2008-01-30 11:26:00 Jon Olsson , the pretty boy from Sweden, has joined the blogosphere. Jon Olsson, the awesome new-school skier who is always surrounded by beautiful ladies, has started a video blog. Jon Olsson posts videos to his blog almost in daily basis. I have to say that Jon’s videos are damn good! Just watch Mocano Cribs and ... More About: World , Star , Door , Freeskiing
What You Need To Know About Avalanches: Part 1 - Basics of Avalanches
2008-01-29 13:22:00 An avalanche is a phenomenon that causes a number of deaths yearly. It is a phenomenon every skier should be aware of, especially backcountry skiers. Avalanches are common phenomena in mountains, even though most of the on-piste skiers never see them. Even though you might now see an avalanche, it is very important to understand what it is, how it behaves and how you should behave in case of an avalanche. This article series provides you information on avalanche as a phenomenon, behavior of an avalanche as well as instructions to avoid avalanches and what to do if you or your fellow skier gets buried in avalanche. This first article describes an avalanche as a phenomenon of the nature. As stated in Wikipedia “An avalanche is a flow of snow or rocks down a mountainside. Avalanches are among the biggest dangers in the mountains for both life and property“. There are several factors that together trigger an avalanche. Most of the avalanches are triggered by the weather cond... More About: Part , Basics
New Things Coming Up In HomeboySki.Com!
2008-01-28 14:45:00 Let me appologize this couple of days break in our blogging pace in HomeboySki.Com. I lost my hard disk (crashed) and I was not able to write articles on weekend. It all started on Saturday when I realized my laptop goes into cyclic restart. I had just woke up, made some coffee and I was about to write my second article on adjusting ski bindings. I turned on my laptop, waited awhile.. and realized that it boots again. Eh, what’s wrong? Then it booted again, and again, and again.. I realized the drive is crashed. Damn! I was a bit nervous. I want to write daily because I like writing, but I was not able to do it. I became angry.. Well, I realized I cannot do anything, so I started to read a book, which was a good decision. It was a good book, related to my work. I brought my laptop to service and I am now waiting to get it back. Meanwhile I use a computer I borrowed from a friend of mine. Life is life. This is a little problem in my life, but annoying one, because I love writi... More About: Things
Yo! It?s Friday Night?s Blabbermouth Talking Here About This and That
2008-01-25 17:00:00 Finally! Finally we received lots of snow here in Hel(l)sinki! It has been a strange winter. We live here in north and we had “black Christmas” and no snow in early January. It doesn’t require being Einstein to figure out that the climate is changing. I don’t like it. Janne is going to hit the road ... More About: Night , Friday , Talking
Salomon 1080 CR Lab Ski Review - C.R Johnsson?s 05/06 pro model
2008-01-24 15:28:00 First - this is a few years old model (namely 2005/2006). So if you’re only into the newest and most innovative gear, skip this. However, if you are interested on solid gear that you can trust…and solid gear you can find cheap, read this. I scored a pair of these from German E-bay. There has been good ... More About: Review , Model , Salomon
Extreme Skier Billy Poole Killed While Filming
2008-01-23 14:17:00 Scott Macartney’s crash in Kitzbuhel looked bad but he survived with no injuries. Now much worse has happened. One of the top extreme skiers, Billy Poole was killed while filming a jump near the the top of Big Cottonwood Canyon Tuesday. Billy Poole was known from his long jumps. He started skiing up in the ... More About: News , Extreme , Killed , Filming
Dalbello Krypton Il Moro 08/09 Ski Boot Review - a Boot of a Legend, Glen P
2008-01-23 10:00:00 Dalbello Krypton Il Moro Ski Boot in Review It’s been a while. Marko has taken much of the job here while I was having too much work in the actual dayjob. And we’re having a very bad winter here in Southern Finland again (climate change?). I’ve only got to ski my home “glacier” five times. Still, I’ve ... More About: Legend , Glen
What Did We Learn From Scott Macartney?s Crash in Kitzbuhel? - The Importan
2008-01-22 13:24:00 American alpine skier Scott Macartney crashed in Kitzbuhel downhill race in last weekend and lost his consciousness. Even though his crashes look very bad and he was taken to hospital unconscious, Scott Macartney is recovering with no injuries. He only suffered concussion, even though a serious one. Scott Macartney was very lucky. The results of ... More About: Crash , Learn
Scott Macartney Crash in Kitzbuhel Downhill 2008 - Scott Recovering With No
2008-01-21 13:07:00 American alpine skier Scott Macartney’s crash in alpine world cup downhill race in Kitzbühel was probably the worst crash in this season. Scott Macartney crashed in Kitzbühel with high speed (140 km/h) and hit his head heavily on icy ground, resulting into unconsciousness. He lost both of his skis as well as his helmet and ... More About: Crash , 2008
Mind The Gap - One Spectacular Ski Movie!
2008-01-20 11:00:00 We are lazy dudes. We watch skiing videos on Sunday mornings instead of cleaning our houses. I love being lazy, I love skiing DVD’s. I h-a-t-e cleaning our house on weekends. Sure I understand it is a must but I want to start my weekends with a cup of coffee and a ski video. You ... More About: Movie , Mind , Spectacular
Scott Macartney?s Horrible Crash Video in Kitzbühel Downhill - Scott Macart
2008-01-20 09:16:00 Alpine World Cup race in Kitzbühel in Austria ended in dramatic way when Scott Macartney crashed just before the finish line. American Scott Macartney lost his control in the last big jump, fell on his right side and hit his head on ground. Macartney’s speed on that moment was 140 km/h. Macartney crashed on his 30 ... More About: Video , Crash
Ski Resort Review - Talma Glacier: Fabulous Little Ski Resort in Southern F
2008-01-19 10:00:00 Yesterday I wrote a ski resort review of Chamonix. I have been skiing in Chamonix since 1997, almost yearly, and more often than in my local ski resort here in Finland. Chamonix is a great place to ski, especially for so called ski bums. Why do we go skiing so far from Finland? Read this ... More About: Review , Southern , Resort , Glacier
Ski Resort Review - Chamonix: European Mountaineering and Backcountry Skiin
2008-01-18 13:46:00 In 1997 I called through a number of hostels in Chamonix and asked if they had room for me. I was planning my very first skibum trip to Chamonix, to the European skiing and mountaineering Mecca. This was going to be my first time in the Alps as well. So far I had been skiing ... More About: Review , Resort , Backcountry , Mountaineering
Five More Great Blogs!
2008-01-17 23:56:00 Yesterday I wrote about ten great blogs I read and visit every now and then. Today I decided to link five more great blogs, because I have been too busy to write and article. I am preparing a lottery in which anyone can win great prizes. Preparations seem to take some time, so I have ... More About: Blogs , Great
10 Interesting Blogs!
2008-01-17 00:46:00 As a blogger I surf in the Internet all day long. Ok, may be not 24/7, but few hours a day. I come across with great websites and blogs every now and then. Naturally not all of them are skiing related sites, but also from other sports, hobbies and such. Here are link to 10 ... More About: Interesting , Blogs
The Importance of Adjusting Your Bindings Correctly - Part 1/2: Let Ski Ser
More articles from this author:2008-01-15 14:18:00 Correctly adjusted bindings play an important role in skiing. It is important to secure your skiing by adjusting your bindings correctly for your needs. If bindings are loosely adjusted, they can release while you ski, which can lead to a serious crash. If bindings are adjusted too tight, they can stay locked and do not ... More About: Part , Rect 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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