Plankers more likely to die than Knuckledraggers

We stumbled upon an article that really doesn’t have much substance but is entertaining. It states that a study claims that skier die 3 times more often than snowboarders. This is due to skiers tending to go faster and hitting inanimate objects. Snowboards are more likely to get hurt while on the slopes but are less likely to stare death in the face. The article claims that more skiers like to race while snowboarders prefer to bust a fat move. So the moral of the story is if you want to play the averages ski and you’re more likely to die but if you board your 70% to hurt yourself.

Winter Sport Death Rates

Written by admin on January 31st, 2011 with no comments.
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Costco Sized Deals on Heliskiing

Now you can get some epic turns with your 10 gallons of mayonnaise. Costco is now teamed up with Valdez Heli-Camps. You can get a 3 day adventure for under a grand and 5 days for under 2 G’s. Pretty sweet deal if you compare to the prices of other establishments. The only downside is you get 10,000 vert a day. In my days at the resort that is about 5 runs. You can buy more if you want. So maybe it’s just to lure you in and entice you to pay a little extra for a couple of extra laps. Either way its a good way to get a first experience.

Written by admin on January 12th, 2011 with no comments.
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