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                                        Midwest Mounds: FAKE - PLASTIC - MAN MADE- SNOW
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                                        An evolving blog about skiing the midwest. Thursday, December 6, 2007. FAKE - PLASTIC - MAN MADE- SNOW. So what's a skier to do when mother nature refuses to cooperate? Enter man. and his own rendition of adequate hill coverings. From the snow guns of the north to the carpeted hills of the south new technology keeps us from ever going (snow) hungry again. The Schematic below is from howstuffworks.com and is an excellent visual in understanding how a snow gun works. Some times below-freezing temperatures ...
                                     
                                    
                                        
                                            
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                                        Midwest Mounds: The Ghosts of a Season Deserved
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                                        An evolving blog about skiing the midwest. Wednesday, December 12, 2007. The Ghosts of a Season Deserved. The season is here and the snow has fallen! Already the Midwest has been buried in the white fluffy stuff we love so much. Madison WI, where I live, has recieved three major snow storms and an official 12 inches of snow! So with that said. And the lifts open the season is underway! However, I did have the chance to briefly stop by Cascade Mountain near Baraboo to check in on the festivities. The ache...
                                     
                                    
                                        
                                            
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                                        Snowgo: Rollerskiing in Hyde Park
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                                        Reading, writing and riding. A snowboard blog. Laquo; More ski literature on the way. Window Seat ». Rollerskiing in Hyde Park. I just discovered via Ben Saunders. That it is possible to try out rollerskiing. Very close to home. I have seen people doing this on the back roads of New England as summer training for cross country skiing and always thought it looked like fun. Now I have a chance to try it out. 25 October 2005 Permalink. 120 Days of Powder. Colorado Ski and Snowboard. Neil McNab's advice pages. 
                                     
                                    
                                        
                                            
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                                        Snowgo: Kit Archives
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                                        Reading, writing and riding. A snowboard blog. Going against the Flow. I have been happily using Flow bindings since I first bought my own snowboarding equipment in about 1997. I always used to recommend them to people on the basis that they were so easy to use and comfortable and that these advantages made it worth persevering with the odd reliability issue. Lately though I have suspected that my bindings were limiting my performance and I began to wonder if I should try straps again. 15 March 2005 Goin...
                                     
                                    
                                        
                                            
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                                        Snowgo: Back on topic
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                                        Reading, writing and riding. A snowboard blog. Laquo; Devizes to Wesminster update and sponsorship request. I promised a final update on my season off and here it is. I completed the Devizes to Westminster kayaking marathon on Easter Sunday morning. My crew mate, Julien, and I came 33rd out of 115 starters, covering the 125 miles in 24 hours and 34 minutes. We had hoped to go sub 24 hours but were still very happy with the result. I have written a detailed report. 19 May 2006 Permalink. 120 Days of Powder. 
                                     
                                    
                                        
                                            
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                                        Snowgo: Riders Archives
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                                        Reading, writing and riding. A snowboard blog. My good friend Sussexsnow. Took Winter Highland's advice yesterday. He sent this grinning picture from his phone while enjoying his local hill in Ashdown Forest. He was not the only one taking advantage of the snow, he met three other riders on the hill and has posted some good photos. 4 March 2005 Sussex snow. 1 February 2005 Double 1080s! Watch out for Zoe Gillings and Lesley McKenna for the UK, who are both fit and capable of winning their events.". When ...
                                     
                                    
                                        
                                            
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                                        Snowgo: More ski literature on the way
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                                        Reading, writing and riding. A snowboard blog. Laquo; Ski writing. Rollerskiing in Hyde Park ». More ski literature on the way. Sam, aka The Funky Drummer. Is launching a new ski writing magazine, Snow Sphere. And is looking for writers. 12 October 2005 Permalink. 120 Days of Powder. Colorado Ski and Snowboard. Val Thorens - lift history. Dave's Snowboard Patrol Home Page. Neil McNab's advice pages. Snowboard trauma - Dashti's house call. Ski club of Great Britain. Movable Type 3.2. 
                                     
                                    
                                        
                                            
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                                        Snowgo: Travel Archives
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                                        Reading, writing and riding. A snowboard blog. This is a little off topic but I have been playing with the social software application building "playground", Ning. Its great fun and an easy way to test out ideas for social applications, so here is one I made earlier that may be of interest: Window Seat. Have you ever wondered which side of the plane to sit on for a great view of, say, Mont Blanc when flying into Geneva? 31 October 2005 Window Seat. Todd on rec.skiing.snowboard has a great write up. Nativ...
                                     
                                    
                                        
                                            
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                                        Midwest Mounds: October 2007
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                                        An evolving blog about skiing the midwest. Monday, October 29, 2007. SKIING WITH THE WHOLE BODY. When must a skier once again become a learner? There are four different ways to move downhill. Sliding, slipping, skidding and carving. Sliding - skis moving downhill in the direction they are pointed. This can be in a straight run down the hill or a traverse across the hill. Carving - when tips and tails travel through the same arc created on the snow. Four ways to propel movement. Change the width of your s...
                                     
                         
                            
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