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A look at the popular sport of skiing in Urban environments. Have a look at some of the best videos of people skiing in cities.
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There’s nothing worse than going skiing or snowboarding and not understanding what the people around are on about. As with many sports, skiing also has a vocabulary of it’s own. Learning some of it will definitely make your skiing holiday more fun. Here are a few words / sayings that you should know. A drag [...]
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Manoj from BerrySki asked me to do a review of their product, namely a new BlackBerry app for skiers. BerrySki offers you the possibility to download maps of the ski resort pistes in Europe or USA / Canada, and tied in with GPS functionality of your BlackBerry you will be able to see where you [...]
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Here are some funny signs that popped in our inbox today. We thought they were funny and wanted to share them with you.
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Tips for waxing and removing rust from your snowboard / skis. By performing some basic care at the end of the season you will ensure that your ski equipment will be in the best condition in the coming season.
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A regular question in our skiing forum is the one about ski poles. People want to know what they are used for and how do you know a good pair from a bad pair. Whether you are renting poles on your holiday, or you want to buy some, our tips below should give you a [...]
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The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and its regional members created a really wonderful website, called “Vancouver Live”. The website, www.eurovisionsports.tv/olympics is the first website of it’s kind that has the blessing of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). It ran for the first time in the summer Olympics, in 2008 in Beijing and has been continued [...]
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We just read a news story from the AustrianTimes.at, that tells the story of a 10-year old Irish girl, Emily O’Rourke from Mullingar, Co. Westmeath , who fell 30 feet from a chair lift this week. It is believed that Emily fell from the chair lift, under the safety bar. Generally this is quite a [...]
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With a big smile on our face we are able to tell you about a new and fantastic way to learn how to ski in Ireland. Previoulsy the option was the outdoor dry artificial slope in Kilternan but now there is an indoor option. It works on a slighly different principle, this time the floor / [...]
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