Skiing

snow activity lovers and outdoor enthusiasts. Whether you love skiing, riding or some extreme snow sports, come here to discover Lake Placid with your guy friends. For an amazing mancation experience and an ultimate getaway in Lake Placid, here are some ideas and tips. Adventure with friends: The scenic Adirondack Park offers some amazing outdoor opportunities for men who love adventure. The Whiteface Mountain is for people who love skiing and snow adventure. If you want to try something…

Mammoth Mountain is a great place to relax and a strenuous place to reach but you can have a little fun too, but if you can’t roll with the punches it can be exhausting if you’re new to snowboarding. Mammoth has copious amount of activities for people of all skill levels and age groups, like kids ski club for the little ones. All the way up to double black diamond slopes for pros. There are also bars, cafes, a small museum of sorts, and shops for people who like to shop on their vacation.…

capital. Norway is located on the western coastline of Scandinavia and about 9 miles from Russia. Norway is most known for Skiing but more specifically cross-country skiing. Almost every man, woman, and child can ski. Many have lots of free time and spend their time outside enjoying the outdoors. Football (soccer) is a very popular sport played in Norway but cross-country skiing is still widely loved. Work hours here and in Norway don’t differ much. Most Norwegians work five days a week…

sports you need to try (-- removed HTML --) Most winter sports seem kind of nuts. You can just picture the wintertime boredom that persuaded people to strap planks of wood to their feet, or slide down ice face first. Although typical sports like skiing and luge are now professional sports, there are far more crazy winter activities out there. Here are a few of the winter sports from around the world you need to try. Yukigassen (-- removed HTML --) Who doesn’t love a good snowball fight?…

3, 1986, in San Diego, Calif., White grew up in nearby Carlsbad. He survived a heart defect that required two operations when he was an infant. Despite his early health problems, he was soon skateboarding, surfing, skiing, and playing soccer (association football). He took up snowboarding at age six and the next year won his first competition. He became a phenomenon on the amateur circuit, claiming five national titles, and turned professional at 13. After making his…

ten-year old boy as he saw my head peek out of the snow. However, he just decided to stand still and laugh at me. Calling for Dylan to come and help, he instead stared blankly at me for five minutes. Not caring about me, he continued to ski while also skiing over my glove which was now also under snow. Knowing I was going to be here for a while, I tried finding a comfortable position to be on the snow. The loud, buzzing sound of the ski lift roared past me for what seemed to be for hours.…

Everyone is still buzzing about January's Consumer Electronics Show and all the great gadgets shoppers need to be on the lookout for in 2016. The annual Las Vegas event is the Super Bowl of the consumer technology industry. With more than 360 exhibits, narrowing the list down to just a few gadgets wasn't an easy task; here are some interesting ones. ModiFace Mirror The ModiFace 3D Augmented-Reality Makeup Mirror is dream technology for anyone in the cosmetology industry, and the mirror is…

I wanted to lead Alameda High School’s Ski Club since Freshmen year. Skiing is different from other sports. I love hearing the snow beneath my skis, and the views are breathtaking. I’ve been skiing since I was three years old and was ecstatic when I realized there was a Ski Club. I loved my first high school ski trip because of our communal bond over the love for snow. The following year, I was elected club President, but it just so happened, that all the upperclassmen graduated. A club of…

Ski patrols work in some of the most dangerous conditions faced by first responders. Not only do they face precarious snow conditions en route to emergencies; but they also must carry all their equipment on their backs and perform rescues in below freezing temperatures. Some patrollers are also trained to rescue individual’s off chairlifts if necessary. On top of the already difficult job of rescuing injured skiers, patrollers also monitor trail conditions, and provide skiers with opportunities…

Ski Trip to Vermont My friends and I consider ourselves to be very spontaneous and adventurous. It was one cold week in February of 2016, when a group of about 6 of my friends (including me) all decided that we wanted to go to Vermont for the weekend to ski and snow tube. Considering this would be my first trip with no parental guidance at all, I was apprehensive about asking my mom. On the way to drop me off after school one day, my best friend Tony told me to tell her that he was going too…