While students are familiar with alpine skiing and snowboarding, many don’t realize the rewards of other lesser-known winter activities such as Nordic skiing, snowshoeing, snow tubing, snowmobiling, and ice-skating. Nordic skiing is a great alternative to alpine skiing, and it is far less expensive. Some trails are completely free; some have trail fees of $5-$20. [...]
In addition to skis, boards, and boots, shoppers will find a number of very cool accessories this year to enhance their winter sport experience. For example, skiers and snowboarders can glide with the safety of a sports helmet in the new Bluetooth endorsed helmet from besportier.com, while listening to their favorite playlist using the helmet’s [...]
The snow has already fallen in the passes this year, giving many readers the need for new winter equipment. But before you shop, ask yourself these questions: Do you know enough about your needs to shop online? Do you need a local store? What is more important: price? quality? convenient location? After-sale services? Depending on [...]
From November through April CWA skiers have a number of excellent areas to ski and board, even without going out of state to exotic resorts, such as Whistler, British Columbia, the site of this year’s Winter Olympics. Locally, skiers can slide at Crystal Mountain, Stevens Pass, White Pass, and the Summit at Snoqualmie. The most [...]
Tensions ran high in the Bremerton Ice Arena as Blake Walsh’s (’10) Kent Valley Tornados went into overtime against the Cloverdale Titans from British Columbia. The scoreboard shows that the next goal will break the tie and win the game. The whistle is blown followed by a whirlwind of intense action. Walsh sees the puck [...]
