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SKIING
Ski Magazine Mar/April 2008
New Zealand Time
You can’t turn back the clock to skiing’s golden age in the States.
But you can travel this summer to New Zealand, where the skiing remains
pure, the vistas pristine and the ‘Kiwiana’ culture impossibly friendly
Ski Magazine Jan 2007
Cowboy Downhill
America’s original tough guys, pro rodeo wranglers happily meet
their match on the slopes at Steamboat’s annual Cowboy Downhill
Newsweek Oct 16, 2006
Family Travel: Make Way for Toddlers
In the past few years, resorts and equipment makers
have made it easier for even the littlest kids to get in on the action
Ski Magazine Oct 2006
The Great Race
Inside the annual battle for opening-day bragging rights
Newsweek Dec 19, 2005
Taking It to the Top
ski resorts are expanding higher into mountains, running lifts to summits
Peaks
Moving to the Mountains
five stories of people who successfully made the move from the big city
Ski Magazine Nov 2005
Step into Winter
Bootpacking is a throwback to the days before machines groomed slopes.
Ski Magazine Oct 2005
King of the Hill
...Ryberg's job title is National Winter Sports Program Leader,
but in layman's terms he's the federal government's man on the slopes...
Newsweek Mar 7, 2005
Skate Skiing
A marriage of speed and balance, skate skiing offers more aerobic benefits...
Newsweek Feb 21, 2005
Skiers: Cross-Country Crosses Over
When does a sport officially go "extreme"?
Ski Magazine Jan 2005
At Your Service
When Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal rolled into Jackson Hole...
Newsweek Jan 31, 2005
Avalanches: Taking Precaution
avalanche safety courses for backcountry skiers and snowboarders
Newsweek Jan 24, 2005
Off the Beaten Slope
"Discovering little, hard-to-find gems is one of the joys of skiing..."
Newsweek Jan 17, 2005
Knock On Wood
wooden skis and snowboards
Newsweek Jan 10, 2005
Look, Ma, No Ski Lift
Get off the groomed trails and book a backcountry hut trip instead
Ski Magazine Dec 2004
Hiding in Plain Sight
...Loveland is just 53 miles from Denver...
Ski Magazine
GoDeep Weather 101
Ski Magazine Nov 2004
Keystone, Colorado
Ski Magazine June-July 2004
Synthetic Season
alternative surfaces
Ski Magazine Mar-Apr 2004
Selling Out?
lift-mounted maps (with ads)
Ski Magazine Nov 2003
Pssst! Wanna Buy a Lift Ticket?
ticket fraud
Ski Magazine Oct 2003
Storm Chasers
...racing to beat the snow to the next resort...
Ski Magazine
The Streakers
Bleary-eyed from traveling halfway around the world...
Ski Magazine
The Right Medicine
Youssef rebuilds spines using an innovative stem-cell fusion technique...
Ski Magazine
Avalanche
The aftershocks of a fatal avalanche at Yankee Doodle Lake rippled...
Ski Magazine
Turin, Italy
...frigid waters of the Dora Riparia, in Italy's northwestern Piedmont region...
Ski Magazine
When skiers collide
criminal charges against skiers who injure others
Ski Magazine
Mirror Image
...gear and new attitudes have closed the cultural gap between boarders and skiers...
Newsweek
Advertising: Sponsoring the Slopes
an Altoids gondola car... a Nintendo Gamecube terrain park, a Pontiac Race Center
Newsweek
Splendor In The Trees
skipping groomed trails and heading for the trees
Newsweek
Outdoors: Just Add Snow
a new generation of high-tech sleds
Newsweek
backcountry ski packages
into the remote backcountry, where snow is deep, fluffy and untouched
home | Environment/Wildlife | Outdoors | Skiing | law/crime/other | contact
stories by Paul Tolmé
SKIING
Ski Magazine Mar/April 2008
New Zealand Time
You can’t turn back the clock to skiing’s golden age in the States.
But you can travel this summer to New Zealand, where the skiing remains
pure, the vistas pristine and the ‘Kiwiana’ culture impossibly friendly
Ski Magazine Jan 2007
Cowboy Downhill
America’s original tough guys, pro rodeo wranglers happily meet
their match on the slopes at Steamboat’s annual Cowboy Downhill
Newsweek Oct 16, 2006
Family Travel: Make Way for Toddlers
In the past few years, resorts and equipment makers
have made it easier for even the littlest kids to get in on the action
Ski Magazine Oct 2006
The Great Race
Inside the annual battle for opening-day bragging rights
Newsweek Dec 19, 2005
Taking It to the Top
ski resorts are expanding higher into mountains, running lifts to summits
Peaks
Moving to the Mountains
five stories of people who successfully made the move from the big city
Ski Magazine Nov 2005
Step into Winter
Bootpacking is a throwback to the days before machines groomed slopes.
Ski Magazine Oct 2005
King of the Hill
...Ryberg's job title is National Winter Sports Program Leader,
but in layman's terms he's the federal government's man on the slopes...
Newsweek Mar 7, 2005
Skate Skiing
A marriage of speed and balance, skate skiing offers more aerobic benefits...
Newsweek Feb 21, 2005
Skiers: Cross-Country Crosses Over
When does a sport officially go "extreme"?
Ski Magazine Jan 2005
At Your Service
When Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal rolled into Jackson Hole...
Newsweek Jan 31, 2005
Avalanches: Taking Precaution
avalanche safety courses for backcountry skiers and snowboarders
Newsweek Jan 24, 2005
Off the Beaten Slope
"Discovering little, hard-to-find gems is one of the joys of skiing..."
Newsweek Jan 17, 2005
Knock On Wood
wooden skis and snowboards
Newsweek Jan 10, 2005
Look, Ma, No Ski Lift
Get off the groomed trails and book a backcountry hut trip instead
Ski Magazine Dec 2004
Hiding in Plain Sight
...Loveland is just 53 miles from Denver...
Ski Magazine
GoDeep Weather 101
Ski Magazine Nov 2004
Keystone, Colorado
Ski Magazine June-July 2004
Synthetic Season
alternative surfaces
Ski Magazine Mar-Apr 2004
Selling Out?
lift-mounted maps (with ads)
Ski Magazine Nov 2003
Pssst! Wanna Buy a Lift Ticket?
ticket fraud
Ski Magazine Oct 2003
Storm Chasers
...racing to beat the snow to the next resort...
Ski Magazine
The Streakers
Bleary-eyed from traveling halfway around the world...
Ski Magazine
The Right Medicine
Youssef rebuilds spines using an innovative stem-cell fusion technique...
Ski Magazine
Avalanche
The aftershocks of a fatal avalanche at Yankee Doodle Lake rippled...
Ski Magazine
Turin, Italy
...frigid waters of the Dora Riparia, in Italy's northwestern Piedmont region...
Ski Magazine
When skiers collide
criminal charges against skiers who injure others
Ski Magazine
Mirror Image
...gear and new attitudes have closed the cultural gap between boarders and skiers...
Newsweek
Advertising: Sponsoring the Slopes
an Altoids gondola car... a Nintendo Gamecube terrain park, a Pontiac Race Center
Newsweek
Splendor In The Trees
skipping groomed trails and heading for the trees
Newsweek
Outdoors: Just Add Snow
a new generation of high-tech sleds
Newsweek
backcountry ski packages
into the remote backcountry, where snow is deep, fluffy and untouched
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