October 2010
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Do You Want To Ski Better?
Ski training company Inside Out might have the answer - to train you before you go to the Alps and then accompany you with the same trainer once you are there! A unique, clever and simple idea.
Take a certain amount of lessons on an indoor slope in the UK on real snow and then end up with the actual same ski instructor coach you on your holiday. The indoor slope is The Snow Centre at Hemel...
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Australis - An Antartic Ski Odyssey
In November 2009, Chris Davenport, Stian Hagen, and Andrea Binning donned mens ski helmets and ventured towards the bottom of the world in search for the ski lines of their hopes and dreams. During their journey to the Antarctic Peninsula, the team discovered a new insight from the charm of ski mountaineering and of the depths of human relationship to the great outdoors. Their journey is told...
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The Only Way Is Up - One Million Meters Up
Objective - Ski One Million Vertical Meters!
Steph Jagger is a 29-year-old on a quest. The Canadian, who visited New Zealand’s Lake Wanaka region in the waning days of their ski season, is attempting to ski over one million vertical meters around the world.
As she says on her blog: “Back in 2008 I was on a day-trip to Whistler/Blackcomb with some co-workers. It was a...