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How to Snowboard in Powder

Snowboarders dream of leaving their mark on a mountain of freshly fallen snow. Some travel thousands of miles worldwide chasing those puffy ice crystals collectively known as powder. However, ridin...
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What to Wear Skiing and Snowboarding

U.S. skiing and snowboarding participation rates in 2023 were the highest recorded in over a decade. Millions of people of all ages are hitting the slopes for the first time. If you’re new to winte...
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How to Carve When Skiing

Carving is the parallel parking of turning on skis. It’s a fluid, radiant motion that lights up the track and brings the audience to its heels. The pros seamlessly weave S-shaped spirals around hil...
snowboarding down mountain slope
Outdoor

How to Ski Moguls: 5 Expert Tips

For ski enthusiasts, nothing stirs both excitement and dread like moguls, the potholes of winter sports. They make for some of the trickiest terrain for downhill skiers and have become the centerpi...
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Outdoor

The Five Best Mountain Biking Trails in North Carolina

North Carolina boasts a vibrant mountain biking community thanks to its diverse terrain. From the Smoky Mountains and Pisgah National Forest in the west to the Outer Banks in the east, the state's ...
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The Four Best Mountain Biking Trails in Oregon

If you love taking jumps, climbing/descending hills and tackling diverse terrain, Oregon is the state for you for mountain biking. It’s the ninth largest in the country, with an average elevation o...
mountainbikers ride cross country
Outdoor

A Beginner's Guide to Downhill Mountain Bike Racing

Every second counts when you’re racing downhill. Riders often falsely assume that climbing hills is more challenging than descending. Gravity can work to your advantage, giving your legs a break on...
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Outdoor

Bikepacking 101: Everything You Need to Know About Bike Camping

Bikepacking is a combination of biking and camping. It allows you to sleep under the stars in remote areas you can’t reach in a car, including vast state and national parks. You can travel farther ...
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The Five Best Mountain Biking Trails in California

With its pristine lakes, towering peaks and diverse terrain, California packs in more nature than any other state. It’s home to 3,427 miles of coastline, mountains over 14,000 feet high and expansi...
man mountain biking in colorado
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The Three Best Mountain Biking Trails in Colorado

Colorado, a state that's not just growing in population but also in popularity among mountain bikers, offers a unique blend of adventure and convenience. Determined cyclists from all over the count...
How to Train for Skiing
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How to Train for Skiing

Skiing is excellent exercise, putting the body’s biggest muscles to the test. But expect to do a lot of huffing and puffing on the sidelines if you’re not used to being physically active for hours ...
How to Choose Your Snowboard Stance
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How to Choose Your Snowboard Stance

Finding your stance as a snowboarder primarily comes down to trial and error. It all depends on your body type and unique preferences.  Where you place your feet on the board will determine how you...
The Different Types of Skiing: An Ultimate Guide
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The Different Types of Skiing: An Ultimate Guide

There’s more than one way to have fun on a pair of skis. You’ve probably seen riders cruising by on the trail doing all kinds of tricks and stunts. Others keep away from the mountain altogether, pr...
How to Choose Ski Goggles
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How to Choose Ski Goggles

Ski goggles are essential to staying safe on the trail. They help you see while shielding your eyes from various obstacles in the wild. With so many styles and brand names out there, finding the ri...
6 Cool Ski Gear Accessories to Use This Year
Outdoor

6 Cool Ski Gear Accessories to Use This Year

More people are using ski tech than ever before. The market for ski equipment is expected to grow at an annual rate of 3.7 percent through 2027, with digital ski tech included as more people realiz...
How Long Do Ski Helmets Last?
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How Long Do Ski Helmets Last?

We always recommend wearing a ski or snowboard helmet when you’re racing down the side of a mountain. It reduces your risk of injury by around 60 percent when racing towards any number of snowy obs...
How to Lead Climb: An Ultimate Guide
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How to Lead Climb: An Ultimate Guide

If you want to explore cliffs you can’t reach on foot and push your climbing skills to the max, try your hand at lead climbing. It requires more coordination, planning and endurance to get to the t...
Mountain Bike Geometry Explained
Outdoor

Mountain Bike Geometry Explained

Getting to the top of the mountain often comes down to simple math. The geometry of the bike can work for or against you based on your riding position and body size. A slight change in angle or siz...
Mountain Bike Helmet vs. Road Bike Helmet: 3 Differences
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Mountain Bike Helmet vs. Road Bike Helmet: 3 Differences

You should always wear a helmet when riding a bike, whether it’s on the road or the side of a mountain. Research shows they reduce head injury by 48 percent, serious head injury by 60 percent, trau...
What to Wear Downhill Mountain Biking
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What to Wear Downhill Mountain Biking

Few things in life are as thrilling as cruising down the side of a mountain on a bike, but you can’t just hop on a set of wheels and hope for the best. In addition to having a reliable mountain bik...
Five Downhill Mountain Biking Tips
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Five Downhill Mountain Biking Tips

What goes up, must come down. Getting to the top of a steep hill or mountain is challenging enough, but pedaling to the bottom can take just as much effort. The good news is that you can give your ...
Eight Helpful Mountain Bike Training Tips
Outdoor

Eight Helpful Mountain Bike Training Tips

Mountain biking is an exciting sport that will take you to all kinds of new destinations that aren’t accessible on foot or by car. But it’s not the same as road cycling around your neighborhood. Yo...
The Ultimate Rock Climbing Equipment List
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The Ultimate Rock Climbing Equipment List

Climbing challenges your body and mind in new ways. Not only will you build up your upper body strength, balance and stability, but you will also learn how to plan ahead and solve problems one step...
How to Train for Rock Climbing
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How to Train for Rock Climbing

Learn the Equipment You won’t get very high off the ground unless you know how to use the required equipment. Your training depends on where and how you like to climb. If you’re heading to the gym...

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