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Citizen scientist measured Rockies snowfall for 50 years. Two new hips help him keep going
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Citizen scientist measured Rockies snowfall for 50 years. Two new hips help him keep going

Associated Press  

GOTHIC, Colo. — Four miles from the nearest plowed road high in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains, a 73-year-old man with a billowing gray beard and two replaced hips trudged through his front yard to measure fresh snow that fell during one mid-March day. Billy Barr first began recording snow and weather data more than 50 years ago as a freshly minted …

Data Water 2024 Colorado Snow Barr His Home
Ancient horsehide ski-making lives on in Altay
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Ancient horsehide ski-making lives on in Altay

China Daily  

Slanbek Shahash is the fourth generation in his family to make horsehair skis in Altay prefecture, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. Slanbek Shahash, who is turning 70, is the fourth generation in his family to make horsehair skis in Xinjiang's Altay prefecture, and whose son is carrying on the family tradition. "Even until now, many nomads in Altay still …

Family Jilin Making Altay Skis Horsehide Slanbek
The chance of a lifetime: Five friends ski the tallest mountain in Los Angeles
1 year, 9 months ago

The chance of a lifetime: Five friends ski the tallest mountain in Los Angeles

LA Times  

First came early weather reports, the forecasts of historic rain and snow headed for Los Angeles. “It’s hard not to get obsessed.” The 55-year-old writer devotes himself to a peculiar hobby — discovering hidden spots for backcountry skiing in the mountains of drought-plagued Southern California. Lewicky, whose SierraDescents.com blog chronicles this passion, calls it “living with one foot in two …

Ski Mountain Los Angeles Los Angeles Way Snow
Cold front in mountain Olympic venues tough for athletes
2 years, 10 months ago

Cold front in mountain Olympic venues tough for athletes

Associated Press  

ZHANGJIAKOU, China — The snow squeaks under their skis as Olympic athletes spin their arms in a wind-milling motion and hop up and down in place to keep warm, their noses and cheeks covered in strips of colored tape as mist rises from their buff-covered faces. “When you factor in wind speeds of over 20 kilometers per hour as well …

Athletes Ski Wind Race Olympic Snow Cold
No instant testing for toxic ski waxes at the Olympics
2 years, 10 months ago

No instant testing for toxic ski waxes at the Olympics

Associated Press  

The on-again, off-again ban on high-end but toxic waxes that help cross country skis glide smoothly over the snow is on in some places — but not the World Cup circuit or 2022 Beijing Olympics. “But unfortunately, the technology that would give us on-the-spot testing at the beginning of races to make sure that people didn’t have fluorocarbons on their …

Olympics Ski Testing Snow Ibu Ski Waxes Fluorine Waxes
'Tis the season for rime and skis
4 years, 1 month ago

'Tis the season for rime and skis

China Daily  

Locals go winter fishing at Chagan Lake in Songyuan city of Jilin province. To attract winter vacationers, Northeast China's Jilin province has rolled out new tourism products and favorable policies in hope of boosting tourism numbers. Changchun's major ski facilities, including Tianding Mountain and Miaoxiang Mountain ski resorts, will offer visitors more than 40 ski tracks, covering more than 1 …

Winter Ski City Jilin Changchun
'Tis the season for rime and skis
4 years, 1 month ago

'Tis the season for rime and skis

China Daily  

Locals go winter fishing at Chagan Lake in Songyuan city of Jilin province. To attract winter vacationers, Northeast China's Jilin province has rolled out new tourism products and favorable policies in hope of boosting tourism numbers. Changchun's major ski facilities, including Tianding Mountain and Miaoxiang Mountain ski resorts, will offer visitors more than 40 ski tracks, covering more than 1 …

Winter Ski Changchun Jilin City