March and April are traditionally big snow months. And then you also get the nice sunny days in between, so spring skiing is my favorite time of the year to ski, and hopefully folks take advantage of it.
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I want to eventually attend college and study sports medicine, but first I'm going to take a year off and just concentrate on skiing. My goal is to become a member of the U.S. Ski Team and it'll be nice to not have to worry about school for awhile.
I have never doped, and will never dope. I don't believe doping belongs in any sport, especially cross-country skiing.
I admire all the cross-country skiers from countries where there is no cross-country skiing.
The sensual caress of waist deep cold smoke - Glory in skiing virgin snow, in being the first to mark the powder with the signature of their run
Not many people want to come and work three jobs so they can ski one afternoon a week. A lot of the Mexicans aren't interested in skiing, they're just making a better wage than where they're coming from. At this point most resorts couldn't live without them.
Getting these individuals involved in skiing and snowboarding greatly impacts their day-to-day functioningphysical skills, self-confidence and social interaction.
It's so rare that skiing is so much in front of a national audience like this, I have to believe it's got to help.
If we get to the end of February and I've only skied a couple, I'll start to worry. I need to stay positive. The silver lining is that it is snowing, so there will be a longer spring for skiing.
I pretty much knew I had it going into today's race. But skiing is No. 1 in Austria and people expect an Austrian to be on top of the podium.
Skiing is primarily a recreational sport in this country. Football, you have all these teammates, the pressures, the rivalry, 80,000 people screaming, the motion, that thrill. I can't find that in skiing.
After we won our morning match (Saturday), Gary Waite said to me, 'I'm going to take my girls skiing.' I told him we had another match at 5 p.m. and not to wear himself out.
Bode is a great guy, very relaxed. His skiing is really from another star. ... He takes a lot of risks, and he wants to be fast and makes no compromise. It's good to watch.
I had gotten back from a skiing trip and I was numb on one side of my body, I was going to a sports medicine doctor and he said there's nothing that makes you numb all that way on one side and so he sent me to neurologist and immediately did a MRI.
Cross country skiing is great if you live in a small country.
I've been to three Olympics before, and it's been great. It's different, every four years. You see and meet all the different athletes in the various sports biathlon, ski jumping, cross country skiing. And everybody is living in the Olympic village.
We're optimistic (higher gas prices) won't affect people's interest in skiing, ... but it will affect our operating costs.
I think there is a real need in the state of Colorado for a ski club that, actually, everybody involved skis. I don't mean to (call out) any other clubs, but I've been to some other club meetings where a lot of people at the meeting didn't even ski or ride. Although we have that social aspect, we are about the skiing and riding.
Today we got back to proper skiing.
He's very perceptive, very laid back, works hard. He's very diligent about what he does with his skiing. He's a pleasure to be around, an easy guy to work with.
The Olympics is an incredible celebration of athletics. Watching the 1992 Albertville Olympics was one of the reasons I got serious about freestyle skiing.
Overall, it was a huge success for me. It was a huge honor for me to be a two-time Olympian and have the accomplishments that I've been able to have in skiing. But certainly there was an element of disappointment. ... I expect perfection out of myself, an
It's hard now because we don't have snow at the moment to train effectively for cross-country skiing, but we will be running this week and hoping for a change in weather. But the weather isn't hurting just us as almost none of the teams have snow for training, so it's a tough situation right now.
It is a big honor to have my name in the history of skiing.
Snowboarders have been doing it a lot longer than us- but it's picking up in skiing big time.
How can the university honor me for accomplishments in an endeavor which they clearly do not respect If the opportunity for greatness had not been provided to me I could not have achieved my dreams. Having the men's swimming team and other Olympic sports, such as crew and skiing, cut means less opportunity for people to achieve their dreams, not just for the current student-athletes but for future generations.
I have a project at HBO and one at the Family Channel coming that are being looked at. Aside from that I am not doing much more than playing golf and some skiing.
Because we're inland, and it takes a while for storms to get here, our average snowfall isn't that impressive. But when it snows, it's usually low density and low water content, making for great skiing. There's been really good energy around town because there's been great skiing.
I might as well not go if that's not my plan. I'm planning on skiing a good run, a podium performance for sure.
That feeling is the same whether you're on either side of the hundredths. Obviously, it's great to win the world championship, but if you put down that kind of skiing, it's awesome either way.
You have to be aware. Like, I'm not going to do any downhill skiing. It looks like a whole lot of fun, but I'm not going to risk breaking a leg. I want to be dancing the way I'm dancing now for 30 more years.
I'm disappointed with my performance. I wasn't aiming to put out my best effort because I've gone through a lot (personally) but I wanted to make a strong effort because I love skiing.
The Turin Olympics made us further realize that to develop winter sports is a long-drawn and arduous task. Since we have achieved satisfactory results in the foreign-coached events, such as the freestyle aerials and cross-country skiing, we are considering inviting more high-level foreign coaches to help us in the future.
Adding Nordic skiing to our roster of sports is just one more way we are increasing the opportunities for Northland College students, as well as attracting new students. We've found the students who come to Northland thrive on outdoor sports, like skiing. Our location is a prime for skiers and we are really pleased to offer this competitive opportunity.
I hoped that I could have been closer to the top. The skiing didn't feel normal. It felt sticky, and when Magnus passed me after the 9-kilometer mark, I knew that I wasn't going to catch them.
Skiing makes me feel great, and it gives my legs such an incredible workout.
Last season was very difficult with a lot of injuries. This season started very good, but my skiing was not at 100 until now.
Well, this is America, so obviously football is the Big Daddy in this country. It gets the most attention and has the most pressure, and that's what I've been really missing. A lot of people love to ski in this country, but it's primarily a recreational sport and that's the way people view it. Competitive skiing is not really on the radar here.
I've always said cross-country skiing is the original extreme winter sport.
Sixty-five percent of drivers will not use gas on a daily basis. The only time you ever use gasoline is when you go on vacation or go skiing.
We want to do a film that is fun and everybody can appreciate. We just want to bring the fun back into skiing, that's what it's all about, appreciating the beauty.
I don't know if it's just me or everyone, but the whole vibe with skiing is not so much thriving on competition against others as it is against myself and the clock.
I was kind of in disbelief because that was obviously the gold medal. I was happy to see it but I don't like to win like that. I want to beat the guys skiing.
She's very far ahead. But anything can happen in skiing.
This was the extent of my ability at this point. Overall, my skiing was not very good.
The greatest thing that happens to me when I'm skiing is the harmony. The only time I was ever present in my body before was in sex, performing, drugs and with the sea. Skiing became the new and healthy way of being present - although I don't know if it's healthy, I could sever my spinal cord.
I'd be nervous about skiing, wondering what I'd do if I felt shaky on top of a mountain; but other diabetics do ski, so there's no reason I couldn't.
Snowboarding is an activity that is very popular with people who do not feel that regular skiing is lethal enough.
Slalom skiing is going really well so it made up for my downhill. I have a lot of confidence in my slalom. I trust my skis, trust myself and it's showing in my races. I skied aggressive in the slalom, taking chances and I was really fast so I'm happy about today.
This is revolutionary in the history of skiing and it's very exciting.