Tue August 08 2006
003 Lebanon and 2010 OlympicsBecause skiing has long united
countries that participate in winter sports, I've been wondering
how the Israel/Lebanon co...
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003 Lebanon and 2010 OlympicsBecause skiing has long united
countries that participate in winter sports, I've been wondering
how the Israel/Lebanon conflict has affected our snow-loving
brothers and sisters in the Middle East. Regardless of political
and religious views, I think we can all agree that the real tragedy
is how people from the region might not have access to the Lebanese
resorts this ...
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003 Lebanon and 2010 OlympicsBecause skiing has long united
countries that participate in winter sports, I've been wondering
how the Israel/Lebanon conflict has affected our snow-loving
brothers and sisters in the Middle East. Regardless of political
and religious views, I think we can all agree that the real tragedy
is how people from the region might not have access to the Lebanese
resorts this season. That's right, Lebanon is home to a few of the
regions most convenient mountains--Faraya and The Cedars have
"undergone multi-million dollar investment[s] over the last four
years." Despite the infusion of capital to the aspiring resorts,
it's unlikely that these sites will see a rise in tourism. There's
something about regular rocket attacks that doesn't inspire a lot
of confidence from travelers. However, the ski resort might be the
best place to avoid things like suicide car bombings--I don't think
that taking a chairlift hostage has the same effect. For more
information on these resorts, checkout www.skilebanon.co.uk and
www.skileb.com.On the other side of the world, Vancouver is already
preparing for the 2010 Olympics. Whistler-Blackcomb will be the
venue for all of the skiing events, but no specific dates have been
scheduled. It's also famous for the "Couloir Extreme" run which has
been labeled as one of the top ten steep in-bounds runs in the
world. So, weather you're stoked about the terrain Whistler offers
or the excitemt around another Olympics closer to home, we should
probably start making our plans to visit BC soon. Information about
the Vancouver Olympics can be found at www.vancouver2010.com and
Whistler at www.whistlerblackcomb.com.Also, an update on our
favorite baseball player Bode Miller. As earlier reported, Bode had
a one-game contract with the Nashua Pride to raise money for his
new charitable foundation to further cancer research. The
Associated Press reported that, “Miller didn’t get any hits,
but he stole one from Brockton when he made a leaping catch, then
tumbled onto the warning track in left field. The crowd went crazy
and Millers teammates mobbed him.” Bode, we’re proud you’re
giving back, but we sure hope you stay focused on skiing.
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Mon July 03 2006
Ligety, Gapers, and the Chinese...Our first official audo podcast.
This episode is simply an experiment to familiarize ourselves with
podcasting. This...
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Ligety, Gapers, and the Chinese...Our first official audo podcast.
This episode is simply an experiment to familiarize ourselves with
podcasting. This audo file talks about the Espys, Gapers and summer
skiing in China.
Ligety, Gapers, and the Chinese...Our first official audo podcast.
This episode is simply an experiment to familiarize ourselves with
podcasting. This audo file talks about the Espys, Gapers and summer
skiing in China.
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