October 2010
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Home and Away - Take Your Trainer If You Want To...
Ski training company Inside Out might have the answer - to train you before you go to the Alps and then accompany you with the same trainer once you are there! A unique, clever and simple idea.
The company is based just outside London, UK in the town of Hemel Hempstead. Initial lessons are provided on an indoor slope, which is of course perfect for beginners. The instructor who teaches you...
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Australis - An Antartic Ski Odyssey
In November 2009, Chris Davenport, Stian Hagen, and Andrea Binning donned mens ski helmets and ventured towards the bottom of the world in search for the ski lines of their desires. Throughout their journey towards the Antarctic Peninsula, the team discovered a new insight in the splendor of ski mountaineering and from the depths of human union with the wilderness. Their actual story is told...
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Objective - Ski One Million Vertical Meters!
The Only Way Is Up - One Million Meters Up
Steph Jagger is a 29-year-old on a quest. The Canadian, who visited New Zealand’s Lake Wanaka region in the waning days of their ski season, is attempting to ski over one million vertical meters around the world.
As she says on her website: “Back in 2008 I was on a day-trip to Whistler/Blackcomb with some co-workers. It was a...