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  • 5 Things You Need to Know About Alpine Skiing

    Alpine skiing, or downhill skiing as it's often called, is a sport where athletes race down a hill as fast as they can. Each athlete typically gets two runs and the fastest time wins, often by spl...

  • 5 Things You Need to Know About Water Skiing

    As water skiing has progressed as a sport, several different disciplines have made an appearance. The term "water skiing" can refer to racing with one or two skis performing tricks off a ramp, bei...

  • 5 Things You Need to Know About Barefoot Skiing

    ...fore you even attempt to barefoot water ski you must have the right equipment. First there is the barefoot skiing suit with padding and some form of built in flotation mechanism. Trying to baref...

  • 5 Things You Need to Know About Skiing

    Skiing didn't start out as a sport or a fun way to spend a weekend. The first skis were used as a method of transportation by ancient hunters and travelers. Cave and rock drawings depict figures wi...

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Skiing - snow, general

Snow skiing (also called alpine skiing) is popular all over the world and dates back to the 1800's. The principle beh...

Indoor skiing

Indoor skiing is a moderate to high-intensity activity that involves maneuvering over a course while wearing a pair o...

Skiing - water

Water skiing is an exciting recreational activity that can be enjoyed by members of the entire family. Dating back to...

Skiing: downhill, moderate effort

Skiing downhill with moderate effort is a popular recreational activity but can also be a part of competitive sportin...

Water Skiing

Water skiing is an exciting outdoor water sport that involves a towboat pulling a skier, who skims along the surface ...

Skiing: downhill, moderate effort

From Wikipedia: skiing (technically snow skiing) is the activity of gliding over snow using skis (originally woode...

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Conversations On Skiing

  • skiing not far from VA?

    ...ou ever go/have gone/know people who go skiing somewhere in say 3.5 hour radius of DC area? I really want to go skiing, and try to teach my boyfriend how, but I've only been in UT and NH, so I ...

    • Posted On February 20, 2008 06:59:28 AM

      ...y from Northern CA, and that's the only skiing destination I know of. *shrugs* Read More

    • Posted On February 20, 2008 06:59:28 AM

      ...y from Northern CA, and that's the only skiing destination I know of. *shrugs* Read More

  • skiing and calories burned


    • Posted On March 10, 2008 11:29:17 PM

      I'm going on a week long ski trip... and I'm having a hard time figuring out how to track the calories burned. TDP tracks cals for moderate downhill skiing..but they seem a bit high and they probab... Read More

    • Posted On March 11, 2008 05:20:21 PM

      It is difficult and I tried many techniques including a heart rate monitor. The best I came up with is how many minutes I go downhill and use the standard calc - 30 minutes 300 calories. Read More

  • down hill skiing? calories?


    • Posted On March 13, 2009 11:41:44 PM

      I am on a ski trip where we are on the slopes at 10 and don't quit till 4, with the only break being an hour for lunch and the chairlifts up. The daily plate seems to associate a lot of calories bu... Read More

    • Posted On March 15, 2009 12:38:21 PM

      ...ies that TDP attributed to down hilling skiing also. TDP gives me 408 calories an hour for light downhill skiing. I wore my heart rate monitor and barely got more of a calorie burn than watchin... Read More

  • Winter/Snow Sports, Skiing, Snowboarding, Snowshoeing, Sled


    • Posted On December 29, 2007 10:44:41 AM

      ...ttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skiing:wi42hwp9]Skiing, [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowboarding:wi42hwp9]Snowboarding, [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sn... Read More

    • Posted On December 29, 2007 10:45:45 AM

      ...ich snow/winter sports have you tried? skiing (downhill & cross country), Snowshoes, Sledding & inner tubing at ski resorts oh, and ice skating. nothing is funner than skating on a p... Read More

  • Ski Level question


    • Posted On February 11, 2008 08:03:32 AM

      So, i'm an avid skier out here in Colorado, yesterday we spend 5 hours in nothing but trees and moguls, I think we did maybe one groomer. Thats just my style, i love the trees, its like an obstacl... Read More

    • Posted On February 11, 2008 01:44:30 PM

      ...ing the activity versus recovering. Skiing, There is only one type ..vigorous The difference is how long you can go before you feel your legs are going to give out from under you before re... Read More

  • Any skiers?

    ... workout today was an hour of X-country skiing.  My boyfriend and I just got skis, so we're hoping to get out and do a lot of this.  We also enjoy downhill, but it's a lot more organiz...

    • Posted On January 1, 2009 12:50:52 PM

      I have only tried each type of skiing once, as well as snowboarding, and have to say I did love crosscountry. It has been many years since I tried it but we are hoping to go again this February. My... Read More

    • Posted On January 2, 2009 06:46:43 AM

      I LOVE x-country skiing, but haven't done it in WAY too long! You're right - it IS a great way to keep warm and it's a heck of a workout! Read More

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Golfdesign: There are 4520 members in NGF per employee in the NGF Administration. Skiing union has less than 500 per employee.

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