How to Alpine Ski

If you are interested in learning to Alpine ski, or downhill ski, you should be in good health and physically in shape. Skiing is a sport that utilizes muscles in the thighs, hamstrings, calves and ankles. Your lower body must not only consistently balance your weight, but it must also be able to lift and turn long skis.

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Lindsey Vonn Biography (1984-)

Lindsey Vonn is the winningest female ski racer in American history. Vonn grew up in Apple Valley, Minnesota and began skiing at age 2; when she was 11 she moved to Colorado with her family to train at Ski Club Vail. At age 17 she qualified for the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City, finishing a promising sixth…

Picabo Street Biography (1971-)

Athlete, Olympic skier. Born on April 3, 1971, in Triumph, Idaho. Once one of the leading downhill skiers in the world, Picabo Street won several Olympic medals and championships during her career. She was known as simply “Baby Girl” for the first few years of her life and later ended up with the name Picabo, which is pronounced “peek-a-boo.”…

How to Stay Safe on the Slopes

If you know how to ski, you probably know the draw of the slopes. Snow beneath your feet and the wind blowing in your hair and the rush of speed as you glide down the mountain.

But as with any sport–particularly ones involving hurtling yourself downhill at high speeds–skiing and snowboarding have their own share of…