Inspired from my cave adventure yesterday, I met my friends Andrea and Herbert early this morning to go on a hike through the Raabklamm (Raab River Gorge), which is surrounded by limestone mountains that hold more than 700 caves, including the famous Katerloch and the Grasshöhle, two publicly accessible caves…
Whatever your activity, whether it be walking, hiking, mountaineering, rambling or simply a stroll to the pub, having the correct walking boots is essential. The reason for this is to support and protect your feet and to help you feel as comfortable at the end of a long day as you did at the start.
This article is about snow footwear. For the resort, see Snowshoe Mountain. For the hare, see Snowshoe Hare. For other uses, see Snowshoe (disambiguation).
Just because you don’t want to ski, doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy the snow. More and more non-skiers are heading off on winter mountain holidays to experience alternative snow activities, such as ice fishing, snowshoeing, and snowmobiling.
Nordic Ski Walking poles have helped millions of individuals around the world to walk faster and more effectively – including folks with balance issues! Please note that not ALL poles are created equal.
So you want to take up the sport of skiing and you do not know where to start. Let me make it a little easier by offering you some solid information on what is necessary for an enjoyable and safe day of skiing.
The saying says that one must learn to walk before they can run. But if you’re just starting out at skiing, the phrase holds just as true for the slopes.
If you have been looking for a wonderful activity to do near your hometown or on vacation, skiing may be just perfect for you. There are so many wonderful benefits from skiing, its hard to understand why anyone wouldn’t want to try this fabulous sport. There are some differences between the types of skiing. Understanding these will help you decide which type you want to participate in.
Are you looking for a classic winter sport to participate in? Then skiing is your answer. Skiing has actually been around the longest and is probably the most popular winter sport across the globe. There are several different ways of skiing, whether it is downhill, slalom or cross country. You can participate in ski jump competitions as well as perform tricks with the best of them.
Amidst the accolade, prestige and glamour of the international ski circuit, the highlight of a successful career as a professional skier must be to take home a gold medal at the Winter Olympics. An achievement that the aforementioned Jean-Claude Killy famously (and controversially in the case of the slalom) pulled off in all three of the men’s events at the 1968 Olympiad held in Grenoble, France.
Grass skiing started in France in the year 1966 as a method for the training of alpine skiing. Short skis, which were actually rolling treads, much like the ones on tanks; or wheels were used in it.
Certain turns are for certain conditions. The long carved turns using up the whole of a wide smooth piste are for fast skiing, where braking is not a necessity. These turns are the basis for giant slalom and downhill technique.
Read about the events that will happen at the 2010 Olympics in Whistler. Learn and get a complete definition of all the Whistler Olympic sports.
If you’re like many, you may be intrigued by bump skiing, but a bit weary if you can pull it off. Downhill skiing well is challenging enough on average terrain – hit the bumps and everything changes. Experienced skiers dressed in fancy ski equipment and who “make it look so easy,” only adds to our anxiety. Nevertheless, you can learn to ski the bumps quickly and efficiently.
Early morning dawn crests over the mountain top, casting hues of crimson and gold over last nights snow fall, we hold our breaths, captive to the pristine blue sky above. Winter has arrived and we are awaiting first tracks into the virgin snow. Whether strapping on skins in the back country, savoring miles of cross-country trails, enjoying a day at the resort or yearning for the reverberation of heliskiing, there is a type of skiing which best fits your lifestyle and pocketbook.
My father began taking me cross-country skiing with him when I was quite young, probably about eight years old. I didn’t much care for it. I thought it was boring and cold and really hard work.
I took skiing lessons for six years, from the age of eleven until I was seventeen. During that time, some of my instructors were more memorable than others, but the one I will never forget was Stephan. The man was about 6′4″ with shoulders so broad they were appeared to stick straight out from his neck.
The alarm jars me out of a deep sleep. As I open one eye to squint at the clock, I feel I’ve just gone to bed. Surely, it can’t be time to get up, not yet!
