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What is a great destination for intermediate skiing? a perfect "10": On Track, Off the Beaten Path

Living too far south for much snow and working too many hours to get out frequently, I am an “intermittent intermittent” with no hope of getting better. The biggest challenge is finding a destination that is hard enough to be interesting but easy enough to ski when I’m traveling solo. Since grading the difficulty level […]

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Jumping stilts – is the newest "Extreme" Extremely dangerous sports? – Here’s the real scoop

Are jumping stilts, the newest extreme sports equipment, extremely dangerous? One look at these radical new types of stilts will give any parent a pang of fear for their “baby”—that’s pretty much a given. “Not my son!” It can be a fairly typical parental reaction after seeing stilt jumping for the first time. Anything that […]