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Skiing in Slovakia, part 3 - Jasna: accommodation, dining and resort skiing
2007-11-10 07:00:00 This is the third part of my Slovakia series. In this part I will tell you about some practical issues in Jasna ski Resort . The two previous parts were introduction to the issue and off-piste possibilities in Jasna and Low Tatra ridge. In the last part (part 4) I will discuss about Slovakia and the whole ... More About: Accommodation , Part , Dining , Part 3
?October?-HDV Skiing/Climbing Video From Trackhead
2007-11-09 13:35:00 There is a very nice skiing/climbing video in TGR discussion forum, posted by a user called “Trackhead”. I encourage you to check it out because it really is a well done movie. Good camera work, good skiing, beautiful mountains, good light and good music. Check out also The Tangerine Dream teaser if you have not seen ... More About: Video , Climbing , Skiing , October , Bing
Mpora.Com Provides Extreme Sports Videos, News And A Community
2007-11-08 14:27:00 Recently I came across with Mpora which is a website providing extreme sports videos, news and a community. I just wanted to share this link with you because you might be interested in this type of videos and news. Personally I got interested because in addition to skiing, snowboarding and telemark skiing I also do ... More About: Videos , News , Sports , Community , Extreme
Ski Season 07/08 Opening Expo In Finland
2007-11-08 01:01:00 Last weekend “Ski Expo ” exhibition traditionally opened the ski season. I packed my kids to my old and rusty station wagon and headed to Helsinki exhibition hall. We met my friend Janne in front doors and had a quick chat. I borrowed Janne’s camera to shoot few pictures inside. The exhibition hall was literally full of ... More About: Finland , Season , Opening
The Swan Lake Of Skiing - Freestyle Ballet Skiing
2007-11-07 10:00:00 Jump into Homeboy’s time machine. We will now take a ride back into 1990’s, to the glorious days of freestyle ballet skiing. Do you remember ballet skiing? Man, I was one of those, practising ballet tricks on slopes.. No, I don’t feel ashamed at all. It was great, even though right now it looks pretty ... More About: Freestyle , Ballet , Swan , Skiing , Lake
Alpine Skiing Racing for Children - What Should You Know About It
2007-11-06 10:00:00 Skiing with children is a fantastic way to spend time together. Being out there together on weekends is healthy and it can give lots of joy. Even though most of the people go skiing with children occacionally, there are people who take it more seriously and start training their children for alpine skiing races. Those ... More About: Children , Racing , Skiing , Alpine
Audi FIS Alpine Worldcup in Levi,Finland- race moved to Austria
2007-11-05 15:19:00 Bad news for Finnish alpine skiing and especially for Lapland’s tourism business: The scheduled FIS alpine slalom race in Levi, Finland is canceled. Despite the furious effort to prepare the slope for next weekend, the organizers couldn’t fight the mother nature. They should have had freezing temperatures of about -10~15 degrees C for the upcoming week but now the ... More About: News , Audi , Austria , Race
Sunday video: K2 Skis Highlights By Ski Expert Jim Fowler
2007-11-04 10:00:00 Check this one out! Ski expert Jim Fowler discusses the highlights of the 2008 K2 ski line. It is a promotional video for K2 and SierraSnowboard.Com and it provides good information on the 2008 K2 skis. See the new guns for ladies. Looking good! New K2 skis for your sweetheart to make smoooooth turns :). Probably ... More About: Video , Sunday , Highlights , Expert
Funshapes - skis with decamber and/or negative sidecut
2007-11-03 01:10:00 Back in summer 2002 I bought a used pair of Salomon Pocket Rockets for a trip to Chile. I wanted to try something new and innovative - back then twin tips, lighter construction for tricks and airs and fat shape with a bit shorter lenght were something really cool. The concept was a winner. As much ... More About: Negative
Funshapes - skis with decamber and/or negative sidecut
2007-11-02 23:44:00 Back in summer 2002 I bought a used pair of Salomon Pocket Rockets for a trip to Chile. I wanted to try something new and innovative - back then twin tips, lighter construction for tricks and airs and fat shape with a bit shorter lenght were something really cool. The concept was a winner. As much as pocket rockets ... More About: Negative
Resort Finder By Ski.Com
2007-11-02 15:36:00 Ski.Com provides a nice ski resort finder tool. Just type the parameters in and click “Search Resort s” and you will get a list of resorts suitable for your needs. Let’s me try it out. I am looking for a resort for me and my 4 and 13 year old sons. Number 1 for a parameter ... More About: Finder
Aksel Lund Svindal elected As A Skier Of The Year By A.I.J.S.
2007-11-01 23:58:00 As WorldSkiNews .Com reports, Norvegian alpine skier Aksel Lund Svindal has been elected as a skier of the year by A.I.J.S. (International Association of Ski Journalists). Svindal was elected by a great majority of reporters. Earlier winners include Benjamin Raich, Bode Miller and Herrman Maier. It was a bit supprising that Svindal was eleced. Anyhow, I ... More About: Year
Christmas Is Coming - Looking For Junior Alpine Skis
2007-11-01 00:54:00 Yes, it is coming again. Christmas , the ultimate commercial triumph or the peaceful moment with your family. You name it. Anyhow, it is coming and I find myself looking for presents for my kids. What would you buy for a four-year old son? Skis, of course! Alpine skis, high performing guns for super-G racing. Ok, let’s ... More About: Junior
DVD Review - The Tangerine Dream (TGR)
2007-10-30 16:28:00 The Tangerine Dream offers some retrospective feelings in the beginning but then the good old TGR stuff starts rolling. There is some very challenging backcountry skiing by Jeremy Nobis and others. Jeremy attempts some really hard core skiing in Alaska. The Tangerine Dream offers also skiing in Turkey, India, Alaska, France and Switzerland. Check out ... More About: Review , Erin
Featured Blogs - TheMountainWorld.Com
2007-10-30 10:00:00 Check out TheMount ainWorld.Com blog hosted by Dougald MacDonald. It is a blog focused in mountaineering and climbing and it provides interesting articles for those interesting in mountain activities. Check out for example “Cursed in Chamonix” in which guys got into difficulties while climbing in the Mont Blanc area. Another interesting post is “Where Do I ... More About: Blogs , Featured
Aksel Svindal Leading Male Alpine Skiing World Cup
2007-10-29 10:55:00 Norvegian Aksel Svindal took the first place in the alpine skiing world cup opening in Soelden on last weekend. Svindal, who skis with Atomic, won this tight race with time 2.17,87. Svindal won the whole cup and super-G on last year and he seems to continue with same goals on this year. Second place was ... More About: World Cup , World , Male , Leading , Skiing
Denise Karbon Leading Female Alpine Skiing World Cup
2007-10-29 10:26:00 FIS alpine skiing world cup was opened on last weekend in Soelden, Austria. The winner of ladies giant slalom was Italian 27 years old Denise Karbon for whom this was the second world cup victory. Karbon, who skis with Fischer, has overcome her knee injury and is back in the top of alpine skiing. Her ... More About: World Cup , World , Female , Leading , Skiing
Sunday Video: Teton Gravity Research - Lost And Found (teaser)
2007-10-28 10:00:00 TGR produces good stuff for old-school skiers such as me. I am an old fart already but I enjoy watching TGR movies on Sundays. Lost & Found is a skiing movie released in this year. Oh yes, you can buy it from our shop. Check out the teaser below. What makes this teaser nice is ... More About: Video , Videos , Research , Teaser
Heliskiing In Finland - Who Would Thought?
2007-10-27 11:00:00 Friday afternoon dreaming at the office. Heliskiing…isn’t it the dream come true for every skier? Despite all the enviromental issues & ethics I think every skier should/can be purely hedonistic once in their life and head for their dream skiing trip. For many it’ s the AK heliskiing for sure - which sounds quite far ... More About: Finland , Thought
New Rivals Of Finnish Moguls Ski Team Doing Great Job
2007-10-26 14:48:00 The new rivals of Finnish mogul skiing team are doing great job already now before the competition season. According to Finnish Ski Association, the young guns are doing better than expected. Pekka Lehtikallio says the results of the training camp in Zermatt are among the best in his career. Training in the slopes has become ... More About: News , Great , Team , Doing , Rivals
A Must-Have Book For Chamonix Backcountry Skiers
2007-10-25 14:00:00 My first time skiing in Cham onix was back in 1997. I will never forget that day, it was a kind of dream come true. It was so staggering to finally be there, after years of dreaming. I had pretty high expectations and I never got dissapointed. It truely was my dream come true. I was a ... More About: Book , Backcountry , Chamonix
Skiing in Slovakia - Part II, Jasna ski resort
2007-10-24 13:58:00 This is the second part of the four part series about skiing in Slovakia (first one here), and especially in the Jasna ski resport in Low Tatras (Nizke Tatry). In this post I will discuss about the lift system, slopes and off-piste skiing in the Jasna area. In the next post I will give ... More About: Misc , Part , Resort , Skiing
Skiing in Slovakia, Part I - Introduction
2007-10-22 17:15:00 I spent two very interesting (half)seasons back in 2003 and 2004, working for Finnish travel company www.elamysmatkat.com and guiding in Jasna, Slovakia . I spent around 11 weeks in Slovakia alltogether. Here I will tell you about my experiences in a 4 post series. I hope this can provide some useful information, maybe even correct some ... More About: Misc , Introduction , Part , Skiing
Sunday Morning Video - Terje Haakonsen First Descent Of 7601
2007-10-21 11:00:00 Terje Haakonsen, Norwegian professional snowboarder, is famous for being one of the most influential riders of all time. Haakonsen became an icon by being the best in snowboarding competitions in the 1990s. Today Haakonsen is also known from starring the documentary “First Descent ” from which the clip below is taken from. Check out the video. ... More About: Video , Sunday , Morning , Sunday morning
Völkl 07/08 Ski Review Series - Part IV: Völkl Gotama
2007-10-20 11:00:00 I reviewed few new skis from Völkl last spring. This is the final post of the four part review series. The first one was about Völkl Katana (183 cm.), the second was about Mantra (177 cm.) and the third post was about Tigershark 10 FT Power Switch (175cm.). In this post I discuss about Gotama. ... More About: Series , Review , Equipment , Part , Serie
Völkl 07/08 Ski Review Series - Part III: Völkl Tigershark 10 FT Power Swit
2007-10-19 22:10:00 I reviewed few new skis from Völkl last spring. This is the third post of the four part review series. The first one was about Völkl Katana (183 cm.) and the second was about Mantra (177 cm.). In this post I discuss about Tigershark 10FT Power Switch. The review was done on last spring in ... More About: Series , Review , Equipment , Part
Introducing UnofficialSquaw.Com and UnofficialAndes.Com
2007-10-18 10:22:00 Tim Konrad runs two sites that I recommend you to check out. UnofficialSquaw.Com provides lots of information on Squaw Valley, such as weather conditions, road conditions, blog articles and videos. Tim writes interesting articles in his blog, such as this one. Tim spends his winters in Squaw Valley and summers in the Andes. Check out Tim’s ... More About: Blogs
Alpine Skiing World Cup - Opening Soon With Mens GS In Sölden
2007-10-17 15:41:00 Winter is coming here in Finland and I am just waiting for the snow. We recently received the first snow but in few hours it melted. We are still far from opening the ski season. Well, I just need to sit and wait. Meanwhile I listen to Billy Joel and finish my book on Jean ... More About: World Cup , World , Opening , Skiing , Alpine
Völkl 07/08 Ski Review Series - Part II: Völkl Mantra
2007-10-16 14:35:00 I reviewed few news skis from Völkl last spring. This is the second post of the four part review series. The first one was about Völkl Katana (183 cm.). In my future posts of this series I will discuss about two other skis as well, namely Gotama and Tigershark 10FT Power Switch. The review was ... More About: Series , Review , Equipment , Part , Serie
Völkl 07/08 Ski Review Series - Part I: Völkl Katana
More articles from this author:2007-10-15 12:06:00 I reviewed few news skis from Völkl last spring. This post starts the four posts series of the review results. This first one is about Völkl Katana (183 cm.). In my future posts of this series I will discuss about the other skis as well, namely Gotama, Mantra and Tigershark 10FT Power Switch. The review ... More About: Series , Review , Part , Serie , Erie 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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