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From Shogun to Powder

This ski trip actually began in 1980 while I was still in grade school. The original airing of the original Shogun (the day I’m writing this it was announced that the star of that mini-series Richard Chamberlain has passed away) really caught my attention and indeed fascination. This led to me some years later purchasing the book Shogun by James Clavell and reading it and it was very riveting – I do recall finishing the second half of the book in one weekend – only getting out of bed for the most basic of life necessities! […]

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Health, Fitness, and Nutrition

Save the Knee!

Easy Kneesy When us skiers hear the word joint, what do we think? No, not weed! The joints I most often hear about when it comes to skiing are the hip and knee joints. Both […]

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Exposure and Color

Base Exposure The two photos in this post illustrate are different by one F-Stop. This is a freshly germinated lupine flower shot by our Sony A55 camera. The lens I used was my old 50 […]

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Resorts

The Lift Ticket Futures Report

Greetings Snowfreaks this is Sirius Davidson here with your current Midwestern liftticket future’s report! Ski futures are down with one snow resort under pressure to increase sales and while it may be tough for liftticket […]

The Sharp Edge -- Northstar Explains its side of the story
The Sharp Edge

Northstar Explains

Northstar explains the Shred Mom flap in a statement by general manager Beth Howard regarding Shred Mom’s viral post: On February 25th, at approximately 1:50 p.m., Northstar Ski Patrol was immediately alerted to an altercation […]

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The Wisconsin Skier is a ski and cycling fanatic who loves to share his passions for the activities by writing about them! Come along and join him on his active adventures!
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