Ski superstar Phil Mahre once said that skiing, for him, was best summed up as 'the art of falling into the turn'. Indeed if you watch any accomplished skier carefully you will see a moment of relaxation between turns. nWhen first learning to give in to gravity, its often a battle with instinct. You...
There is a strange code of honor with ski bums. Some things that are considered "cool" to the die-hard skier are a mothers worst nightmare. There are guys who live in caves and old mines in the mountains above Telluride, all they own is their ski equipment and season pass. A good friend of...
The war is over, though as in most wars* there are still some snipers lurking in the woods and housing developments. So who won? Everybody. Instead of two dueling sports, arguing and posturing for domination -- the industry is starting to see a real synergy between the two. Even though snowboarders still only accounted...
Powder. To skiers the word means many things. Some associate it with cold, wet, floundering. Others perhaps see it as a good shoveling chore for the kids! However to many skier's powder represents the ultimate in skiing pleasure. The Western U.S. is known worldwide for its amazing powder skiing. However anyone who has spent...
Most skiers have the natural tendency of trying to force their skis to turn. This force can take different guises: many people throw their shoulders into the turn to rotate their skis, others hold their feet together and shove out their hips, and some people even actually jump and just twist their skis in...
The Monashee Mountains in southeast British Columbia are probably best known to skiers for helicopter skiing, as they're blessed with plentiful and consistent snow (about 700 inches annually) falling on large and varied terrain (up to 8000 vertical feet from peaks to valley floors). A heli-ski guide once told me that 90% of the...
Cyprus -In our days, when people hear of the island of Cyprus in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, the usual /images that enter their minds revolve around golden sandy beaches with warm turquoise waters, high-end hotels, hot sun, and perhaps a few might even think of the Cyprus Problem, one of the few remaining unresolved...
Bansko, Bulgaria - Bansko, Bulgaria... Skiing is not the first thing to spring in the mind upon hearing these names. Yet, the truth is that hidden in Bulgaria there are several little skiing paradises for the adventurous skier to discover. I was treated to the experience of a skiing trip to Bansko Ski Resort,...
