Park it here: ski areas have found a new way to please the ride-and-slide crowd

Article Abstract:

More and more ski resorts are building snowboard parks to boost ticket sales. Small resorts are best poised to reap benefits from snowboarding since it requires little space. Also, snowboarders spend more time on average at ski resorts than skiers.

Economic aspects, Services, Ski resorts

---

After the fall: did skiing's image take a dive at Valdez?

Article Abstract:

The bad fall that Garret Bartelt took at the World Extreme Skiing Championships gave the public the perception that skiing is a dangerous sport. Skiing can be dangerous, but it also offers skiers fresh air and freedom.

Column, Accidents, Public opinion, Skiing, Skis and skiing, Skis, Skiers

---

Half-baked slalom

Article Abstract:

The seventh annual Legendary Banked Slalom was held in Jan 1992 at Mt. Baker in Washington. The difficult course resembles a bobsled run more than a slalom course. The course is enjoyable, despite the difficulty.

Personal narratives

Similar abstracts:

• Abstracts: Play games. There's no better way t stay sharp as the years go by. The birth control bind
• Abstracts: Eating green. Fruit force: run faster - and live longer - by eating more from the vine. Vegetable matter
• Abstracts: Wrapping it up. Return to cinder. Sheepish confessions: runners everywhere are revealing their secret lives
• Abstracts: The secret sharer. Fanning the flame. The long shot

This website is not affiliated with document authors or copyright owners. This page is provided for informational purposes only. Unintentional errors are possible.