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Skiing Dress Code - How To Wear When Going Skiing?
2008-01-15 00:38:00 It was almost 25 years ago when I got a present from my brother. It was a neon-coloured overall for skiing. I weared it every time I went skiing in our local hill. I was proud of it. Anyhow, there was one problem. It was not much water resisting and therefore it quickly became wet. ... More About: Dress , Code , Wear , Skiing
Forget Skiing In The Future - Climate Change Is Going To Kill Skiing Indust
2008-01-14 00:45:00 This is Doom’s Day article. Climate change is going to kill skiing industry. The amount of snow in this planet will decrease day by day until skiing in most of the countries is impossible. This is how I see it and it is based on real-life experience. Period. Am I over reacting? May be, may be ... More About: Climate Change , Future , Change , The Future
What To Do When You Cannot Go Skiing? - Surf Ski Webcams Around The World
2008-01-12 16:53:00 Today I discovered an interesting website and decided to share the link. It is a Snoweye website full of links to webcams in ski resorts around the world. You can easily browse to your favorite ski resorts and see how it looks there right now. For example, I wanted to see the weather conditions in ... More About: World , Surf , Around the world , The World , Webcams
Skiing With Children - What Is a Good Age to Start Skiing With Your Child
2008-01-11 22:36:00 Have you ever been thinking what is a good age to go skiing with a child? We have three kids (2, 4 and 13 years) and we think about that question always when our kids are about two years old. When could I take my son skiing with me? I was six years old when my ... More About: Children , Start , Child , Good , Skiing
Three Great Skiing Videos
2008-01-10 00:45:00 I just stumbled upon few interesting skiing and snowboarding videos today. I was looking for some new videos to order and I think I found three very good ones. So I need to complete my order tomorrow because right now it is midnight here in Finland.. Skiing Video #1 - Teddy Bear Crisis The first very ... More About: Videos , Great
Contribute to HomeboySki.Com - Write Your Own Skiing Articles!
2008-01-08 00:18:00 Would you like to write your road trip stories, gear reviews, resort reviews, book or DVD reviews, howto articles or just anything related to skiing, and reach interested readers? Now you can do it with HomeboySki.Com! We are looking for contributors to enrich HomeboySki.Com content. As old farts we sometimes feel like being stuck with ... More About: Articles , Write , Contribute , Skiing
HomeboySki.Com New Design - Taking A Step Towards Professional Service
2008-01-06 07:53:00 You might have noticed that HomeboySki.Com looks different than a couple of days ago. We changed the Wordpress theme to a better functioning and scalable premium theme. Our new theme is provided by web design StudioJMC. With this new theme we are looking for higher usability because now we can organize the elements of the ... More About: Design , Service , Step , Professional , Taking
Funny Experiences of Monoskiing in the Alps During 1980?s
2008-01-05 22:14:00 Today’s HomeboySki.Com guest blogger is Jouni Aro, an enthusiastic skier from Finland. As we are both software developers, I met Jouni while I was working in Switzerland. Now Jouni is one of our frequent readers with whom we have lately discussed via comments. Jouni read my yesterday’s article (World of Skiing in 1980?s - The ... More About: Funny , Experiences , The Alps , Alps , Monos
World of Skiing in 1980?s - The Awesome Monoskiing
2008-01-04 23:38:00 Sometimes it is good to go back in time and think about the glorious days of skiing in 1980’s. Today I saw few photos of monoskiing and the skiing clothing in the 80’s. Man, it was so funny.. I started to surf in the Internet looking for stories of skiing in the 80’s. Then I ... More About: World , Awesome , Skiing , Monos
December 2007 Poll Results - Volkl Skis Most Preferred
2008-01-03 18:53:00 December 2007 poll is over and it is time to look at the results. The question in December was “The Best Skis Are..” and the choices were many from major brands (such as Volkl, Atomic and Fischer) to not well-known skis, such as Visu and Zag. It is interesting to see which skis people prefer. ... More About: Results , Poll , December , December 2007
Learn To Ski - Skiing Beginners Tips For Skiing, Part III
2008-01-02 15:02:00 Previously in my article series of Learn To Ski - Skiing Beginners Tips For Skiing, I have discussed about motivation and the basis of skiing as well as finding a balanced position and sliding the first meters with skis. This third article in my six articles series of skiing beginners tips will teach you how to ... More About: Part
Snowboarding Movie Review - First Descent (Widescreen Edition)
2008-01-01 13:00:00 During the holidays I watched the snowboarding movie First Descent in which five snowboarding icons go riding the big mountains of Alaska. The movie is not just big mountain riding, but also an epic story of the history of snowboarding. This article is my review of this movie. You might remember that I have mentioned ... More About: Movie , Widescreen , Movie Review , Review
HomeboySki.Com and Year 2007 - a Quick Review
2007-12-28 13:00:00 It has been an interesting year 2007. A couple of days more and it is history. Year 2008 is going to begin bringing new challenges. This has been an interesting year because I returned home from Switzerland after working there two years. I started a new interesting job in Finland and I am ... More About: Review , Quick
Taking It Relaxed - Few Articles from the Past
2007-12-26 13:00:00 It is Christmas time and I am having a vacation with my family. I am not going to write much anymore in this year, but as soon as January starts, I will be back with good articles. Meanwhile I provide you three good articles from the past. If you are new to this blog, those ... More About: Articles , Past , Taking
Merry Christmas From Homeboyski.Com
2007-12-24 13:00:00 Finally it is here, the long waited Christmas . This is the best time of the year which I share with my family. Instead of going to work I spend time with my children and my wife. We play music together, we sing Christmas songs, we play games and we go out a couple of times ... More About: Merry Christmas , Merry
Awesome Places to Ski - Skiing in Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia
2007-12-22 13:00:00 I have a friend living and working in Zurich in Switzerland. He is an enthusiastic skier, and he told me a couple of days ago that he is planning to go skiing in Kamchatka peninsula deep in Russia . This is not his first time skiing in very exotic places. Previously he has conquered Kyrgystan and ... More About: Awesome , Places , Peninsula , Skiing
Cross Blog Promotion - Irish Skiing Holidays Advices by Skiing.ie
2007-12-21 13:00:00 Paul from Skiing.ie sent me email some time ago and asked if I could inform the readers of homeboyski.com about his blog. Sure, that is exactly the point in blogging. I went to see Paul’s site and decided to write a short review of it. So, keep on reading to know more about Skiing.ie.. Let us ... More About: Holidays , Promotion , Blog Promotion , Blog , Cross
War Ski Movie - Poor Boyz Productions Declares War in Ski Slopes
2007-12-20 11:29:00 War is absolutely yet another great ski movie from Poor Boyz Productions. Just check out the clip below. It includes many great scenes, such as the record size 37′ air on the largest hip ever built, a record height 23.5′ tree jib and unmatched urban rail assaults. Some very experienced skiers, such as Seth Morrison, ... More About: Movie , Ares , Clar
Who Is Kalle Palander? - A Short Bio Of Alpine Skier Kalle Palander
2007-12-19 16:33:00 Kalle Palander won the giant slalom race in Alta Badia in last weekend. This was not the first victory for Palander who has already won the world cup of slalom in 1999. Palander has won several races and had been in the top of alpine skiing for many years. Now, who is Kalle ... More About: Short , Alpine
Three Ski Resorts I Would Love to Go in 2008
2007-12-18 14:28:00 Year 2007 is soon over and 2008 is beginning. Next year I will go skiing in some ski resorts, but I have not decided which ones I will visit. There are numerous ski resorts I would like to experience, such as Whistler, Silverton, Lake Tahoe, Cortina, Mt. Ruapehu, Elbrus, Kamtsatka.. Some time ago I wrote ... More About: Love , Resorts , Ski Resorts
Five More Christmas Present Ideas For Skiers and Snowboarders
2007-12-17 15:43:00 Yep, it is soon Christmas and you and I do not need to work. Great! I will stay at home, read books and go skiing and snowboarding few times. I will have a long vacation, almost two weeks. It is about one week for Christmas and I have not found all the presents. I have ... More About: Ideas , Present , Resent
Alpine Skiing World Cup - Kalle Palander Victorious in Alta Badia
2007-12-17 00:30:00 It was a great alpine skiing world cup weekend for us here in Finland. Our own alpine skiing star, Kalle Palander, won Giant Slalom in Alta Badia in Italy. This was the third victory for Palander in Alta Badia. Although Alta Badia’s race is one of the most difficult alpine skiing races in the alpine ... More About: World Cup , World , Skiing , Alpine
No Snow in December - What Can You Do While Waiting for the Snow
2007-12-16 00:45:00 Come on, this is unbelievable! Ridiculous! It is December 15th. and we have no snow here in Helsinki (Finland)! I do not know what to say, this is so unreal. Al Gore seems to be right, the climate is changing fast. Back in the 80’s it was much different. We used to have a real ... More About: Snow , Waiting
Didier Cuche Won SuperG in Val Gardena in Italy
2007-12-15 00:49:00 Swiss Didier Cuche took the first position in last Friday’s men’s superG in Val Garde na in Italy . This was Cuche’s seventh victory in the World Cup. Today’s race was interesting because American Bode Miller, who took the second position, was only 0,02 seconds slower than Cuche. Didier Cuche made a mistake in the beginning, but ... More About: Arden
Yeah Dude Ski Movie - Yet Another Great Ski Movie from Poor Boyz Production
2007-12-14 00:43:00 Yeah Dude is absolutely a superb ski movie from Poor Boyz Production s. Just check out the clip below. Are you familiar with Poor Boyz films? As they say in NewSchoolers.Com, “PBP’s movies follow a formula: The world’s best riders + sick locations + sick action ? filler = the best ski movie of the year“. ... More About: Movie , Great
Listen To Music While Skiing - Audio Helmets a Rising Trend
2007-12-13 00:45:00 It was around 1999 when helmets became to skiing and snowboarding. First they were used by radical dudes skiing the backcountries, but in a couple of years ordinary skiers realized that it makes sense to wear a helmet. Nowadays only few people ski without a helmet, at least here in Europe. That is good, I ... More About: Music , Audio , Listen , Trend , Skiing
Learn To Ski - Skiing Beginners Tips For Skiing, Part II
2007-12-11 22:22:00 In my previous article of learning to ski I discussed about the motivation to skiing and renting equipment for the first ten times of skiing. I also pointed out the meaning of reading books and watching DVD’s of skiing techniques. All those are your bricks and mortar for a good basis of your skiing hobby. ... More About: Tips , Part , Learn , Skiing
Travelling to Southern California? - Check Out This Option for Accomodation
2007-12-11 00:33:00 While spending my Sunday by surfing in the net, I came across with San Diego beach house rentals website. I noticed that they provide vacation rentals throughout Mission Beach and Mission Bay as an alternative to staying in a hotel. They have hundreds of options on the ocean front and the bay front, and they ... More About: California , Travelling , Check , Accomodation , Southern
What Types of Skis There Are? - A Quick Guide to Various Types of Skis
2007-12-08 10:00:00 Very good morning! It is our national day here in Finland and I am on a holiday. What is the best way to spend your holiday? Wake up early, make some coffee while other still sleep, open your laptop and write an article to your skiing blog. Ok, may be it is not the BEST ... More About: Guide , Quick , Types
How To Make Your Own Skis? - A Cool Site About Making Your Own Skis
More articles from this author:2007-12-07 10:00:00 Ever dreamed about building your own skis? Your own “pro-model”…the exact lenght, measurements, flex, graphics…how cool would that be? I for sure have made hundreds of skecthes in the margins of school books and papers, meeting memos, advertisement etc. The reality is though that I am no handy-man. Maintaining my MTB is as technical ... More About: Cool , Site , Make 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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