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A winter sport is a sport which is played on snow or ice. Most such sports are variations of skiing, ice skating and sledding.
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A writers' take on her first day back on skis—after a ten-year hiatus, and in the middle of the Arab desert.
It’s a hot and humid 92 degrees in Dubai as I head for the Mall of the Emirates, a 2,400,352-square-foot behemoth with the first indoor ski run in the Middle East , “Ski Dubai .” The huge dome offers five runs including the world’s first indoor black diamond run with a 200-foot drop. I haven’t skied in ten years, but it doesn’t matter if I make a fool of myself, because no one knows me here. I buy a 2-hour $40 ticket that includes ski jacket, snow pants, boots, socks (mine to keep), and skis. There are no other women or tourists in the co-ed locker room. Nearby, two men expertly stuff the skirts of their long white jelabas into their snow pants. I slip the outfit on over my clothes, then clomp to the escalator leading to the bottom of the run. A revolving door opens into the huge cold (32 degrees F) ski dome. My outfit matches those of the few men skiing the slope, and I feel as ...Since early season snow took the “Turquoise Trail” into New Mexico , those headed in and around the Land of Enchantment this winter should know what else to look for...
Best Ski Run: Elk Park Ridge and Elk Park Meadow are 1600 vertical feet of wide-open groomer that let’s you cruise. If you get bored, drop right into the meadow for ...
Last season, 1.3 million snow sports helmets were sold in the U.S., up three percent from the year before and 25 percent from the 2008–’09 season. Even in one of the...
Before deciding to cause trouble in Snowbird's GadZoom liftline, know that the guy scanning your lift ticket used to make a very violent living in the trenches of th...
It’s Thursday night in February and, despite the lack of snow outside, Bol, an upscale bar, restaurant, and bowling alley located in Vail Village, is packed. Patrons...
It was payback time. For years, I’ve traveled to far-flung locales and come home to regale friends, family and whoever reads my stories with tales of wild places, qu...
These days, it’s not unusual to see a Starbucks on every other street corner in America. In some cities, you’ll find two or more on a single block. It’s a rare ski r...
It was deep January in British Columbia and I found myself with an eclectic crew skiing the Powder Highway while the lower 48 withered away in a lean snow year. Ther...
Actually, let me clarify. Stanky-ass feet are not confined to a particular season for me. I've been known to chase off friends and loved ones during all months of th...
A proposed gondola connection between the Wasatch Front and Wasatch Back mountains will create a new type of ski resort network in the United States . The eight-pass...
You might have heard the name Oakley White-Allen here and there, with a random impressive finish in a competition, or a shot in a magazine or on film. But for the mo...
To test boots, we returned to Mt. Bachelor, Ore., last spring and called in the pros from America's Best Bootfitters and Masterfit University— the guys who teach boo...
Troy Flanagan , high-performance director for the U.S. Ski Team, holds a Ph.D. in aerospace engineering. That’s right, a rocket scientist. Flanagan’s job is to brain...
Typically, if you haven’t bought a season pass, you’re bound to burn a bunch of cash before you even have the chance to make it to the lift line. But maybe that line...
Although recent storms around the country have improved skiing conditions considerably, this season as a whole has been one of the toughest in decades. Thanks for no...
I don’t care that Aspen is a 60-some-year-old resort in the heartland of American ski country. I don’t care how old-school it is. There are still things Aspen does b...
Pronounce it wrong and you call the server a putain, or prostitute, in French. Order it as “disco fries” and you confuse cheese for cheese curds while insulting the ...
Pronounce it wrong and you call the server a putain, or prostitute, in French. Order it as “disco fries” and you confuse cheese for cheese curds while insulting the ...
It was deep January in British Columbia and I found myself with an eclectic crew skiing the Powder Highway while the lower 48 withered away in a lean snow year. Ther...
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