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Cloud cover and snow blow into Steamboat

 

Publisher/Photographer: John Schneider in Colorado

Editor/Writer: George Karioris checks out some deep powder

The Games within the Game of Golf:  Golf for the sake of golf is great.  Keeping your own score to see how well you shoot is the best reason to take the sticks out and walk the course.  However when you are playing with your normal foursome it can be fun to add a little pressure to the situation.  While taking a few dollars from your friends during a round of golf is fun, razzing them in the clubhouse as they are handing the cash to you is even better.  More...

"Gunga GalungaCaddy Shack song by Punch Goliath (www.punchgoliath.com) Click the play button to start this movie...




How To Choose The Right Golf Tournament Format There are many popular ways to hold a golf tournament.  If you are having a hard time figuring out which format to hold your golf tournament then you might consider a few things.  Some of the formats are for fun and laid back while other are formal and serious for true competitors.  More...  
 



Click here to read the entire articleVail's Snowy Vistas
The sky was a mottle of steely gray and watery turquoise by the time we reached Belle’s Camp at the top of Blue Sky Basin.  The Skyline Express lift had brought us here, as the last leg of a wandering trek which began on Vail’s famous Eagle Bahn gondola in Lionshead village.  I had prepared all year for this trip to Vail and was anxious to set my skis on the white firmament of this snowy paradise.   More...

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Perfectly Park City
Park City’s 15 ski lifts proved to be fast and efficient at moving skiers up the mountain so I was able to spend less time sitting on my bottom and more time shushing down the slopes.  The views of the Wasatch Range of the Rocky Mountains is a majestic reminder of the seven peaks  and nine bowls with 108 trails starting at a base elevation  of 6900 feet (2014 meters) and rising to the summit at 10,000 feet (3049 meters).  More...

Click here to read the entire articleSki Training 101
Downhill skiing and snowboarding is a very strenuous activity.   It is important to prepare for any extended ski trip by getting physically fit.  A day on the slopes will be much longer, safer, and fun if you are prepared.  These six exercises will help you build your strength and endurance.  Whether you want to ride the deep powder, carve perfect S's on groomed corduroy, or bang moguls you'll need to be in top conditionMore...

 

 

 

 

 

   
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Steamboat - Powder and Trees
Traveling to the mountains is always a blessing for me.  I live in the beautiful rolling hills of Wisconsin, but both winter and summer my heart tugs me toward the soaring peaks of the Colorado Rockies...  More...