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	<title>Snow Skills</title>
	<link>http://www.snowskills.net</link>
	<description>Tips for skiers, snowboarders, snowshoers, x-c skiers, ice climbers, and other outdoor winter enthusiasts</description>
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		<title>Nalgene Bottle Safety; more studies</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There is more news about the risks of using Nalgene bottles for drinking fluids.    The concern is that bisphenol-a (a.k.a. BPA) is a material which is widely used in the manufacturing of polycarbonate, which is the plastic typically used in hard plastic bottles.  Previous studies have demonstrated that BPA can leach [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.snowskills.net/nalgene-bottle-safety-more-studies/</link>
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		<title>Doing Skiing Tip</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a balance tip, from a doing approach:

Doing:  &#8220;Balance more on the outside leg than the inside leg&#8221;

Stand on a hard surface (kitchen floor) in bare feet.  Now stand on one leg and pay attention to how you adjusted to make that move.  You probably flexed your knee and ankle, such that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.snowskills.net/doing-skiing-tip/</link>
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		<title>Better Balance in Parallel Turns</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Build your balance on the outside ski with a soft leg.  
Parallel skiers have learned to develop a turn by changing their weight from one side of their body to the other.  Improve that skill by building good balance on the outside ski with a ‘soft’ outside leg.  Relax your knee and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.snowskills.net/better-balance-in-parallel-turns/</link>
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		<title>Adjustable Trekking Poles for Winter</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The use of trekking poles with powder baskets will help maintain your balance with whatever you have on your feet.    Get the adjustable type of poles to adjust for various snow conditions; the length will  depend on the snow&#8217;s density and hardness.  You&#8217;ll also find that shortening your poles will [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.snowskills.net/adjustable-trekking-poles-for-winter/</link>
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		<title>Use Your Arms for Better Balance</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Compliment the balance of your body in skiing with the movement of your arms.  
The movements of your arms will help to fine-tune the balance generated by your body.  Stand in a balanced stance and place your forearms roughly parallel with the snow.  Keeping your head facing straight ahead, explore the range [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.snowskills.net/use-your-arms-for-better-balance/</link>
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		<title>Ski Turn Balance; Outside Leg to Inside Leg</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here are four simple tips for that same focus, from four different approaches:
Thinking:  &#8220;Keep your inside leg light&#8221;
Seeing:  &#8220;Put your jacket zipper over the downhill edge of your outside ski&#8221;
Feeling:  &#8220;Make the turn such that it feels like your outside half travels further around the corner than your inside half&#8221;
Doing:  &#8220;Balance [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.snowskills.net/ski-turn-balance-outside-leg-to-inside-leg/</link>
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		<title>Add Some Anticipation in Your Skiing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a suggestion to build on that is to allow a little more &#8216;anticipation&#8217; by separating your upper and lower body more. 
Try this.  Standing upright in on a hard surface with a hip width stance, look straight ahead and now bend at the waist and try to touch your forehead straight down to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.snowskills.net/add-some-anticipation-in-your-skiing/</link>
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		<title>Improve Short Skiing Turns</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Separate the upper body from the legs at the hip joint.  
The ability to twist the legs without steering the body is crucial to short turns.  Stand in a hip-width stance without skis on flat terrain.  Using your poles to stabilize your upper body, explore twisting your feet with all the parts [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.snowskills.net/improve-short-skiing-turns/</link>
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		<title>Maine Ski Area for Sale</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s an old joke that goes &#8220;Want to make a small fortune in the ski industry?&#8221;  &#8220;Take a large fortune and buy a ski area&#8221;.
Not a very positive spin on a huge winter recreational business, but it&#8217;s true that there are half as many ski areas in the USA (502 in 2003; Ski Magazine) [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.snowskills.net/maine-ski-area-for-sale/</link>
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		<title>Outside Half; Skiing Tip</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a skiing tip, from a feeling approach:
Feeling:  &#8220;Make the turn such that it feels like your outside half travels further around the corner than your inside half&#8221;

In order for your outside half to travel further around the corner, your balance needs to be predominately on the outside leg.  As you move into [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.snowskills.net/outside-half-skiing-tip/</link>
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