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Travel

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! […]

Save the knee! Drawing of the knee!
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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Liftopia's List -- Granite Peak at Night
Skiing

In the Dark

Do you enjoy in the dark? When was the last time you skied under the lights? I am not fond of night skiing. I used to ski nights at Hidden Valley and I have done […]

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The Last Ride

Lots of Sunshine

One thing I definitely do not like about ski season is the lack of sunshine. I do not get real depressed or anything during the winter, but the summer sunshine is very much appreciated. I […]

Free Body Diagram-- a foucalt pendulum
Skiing

Free Body Diagram

This entry is part [part not set] of 1 in the series Physics

What we are looking at is a simple free body diagram. Free body diagrams are used by those studying the physics of a situation to understand and visualize the forces at play in the situation […]

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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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