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Christmas Presents for Skiers – 10 Ski Movies to Entertain You

Last time I collected a number of climbing movies for those looking for Christmas presents for skiers. This time I have collected 10 awesome ski movies that can provide hours of entertainment. Check out these Christmas present ideas!

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Christmas Presents for Skiers – 7 Inspiring Climbing Movies

Any Christmas present ideas for a skier? Yeah, I’ve got few. Every time I get pissed off with my job, I watch ski, surfing and climbing movies. Here are 7 Christmas present ideas for skiers, riders and other mountain people. Gotta love these DVD’s!

Grow Up and Forget Skiing! You’ve Got Children Now!

Sad but true. People get older, including you and me. As we get older, we most probably gain more responsibility at home and at work. The more we have responsibility, the less we have time of our own. I realized this few years ago as we got more children. It was early ski season and [...]

How About Waxing Your Skis? – Tips for Waxing Skis

As a kid I joined a little giant slalom race at my home hill. I spent the morning by preparing for the race. I was eager to win the race, but I felt like my skis just don’t slide well. There was an Atomic test event going on and I decided to give a try. [...]

Skiing Crash Videos – Few Examples of Bad Ski Crashes on Video

Yesterday I watched Wildboyz on MTV. Some things they do are disgusting, but I have to say it looks a lot of fun. Sometimes I feel like I wish I was there with Wildboyz. Anyhow, they are stuntmen and they know what they are doing. I would just kill myself when trying those freaky tricks.
Dropping [...]

Verbier Ski Resort Review – The Pearl of Switzerland

Back in 1999 I was living my dream with my friends. We were ski bums spending the whole ski season in Chamonix in France. Being a ski bum was absolutely one of the highlights in my life, not just because of skiing but also because of great friendships we created and the great moments we [...]

Budget Travel to Chamonix – Low Cost Rooms in Gîte D’Étape La Tapia

For those who are planning to ski in Chamonix I would like to suggest Gîte D’Étape La Tapia, a very cheap and good hostel located close to Chamonix center. I have stayed in many hostels in Chamonix, and La Tapia is one of the best ones I have found in Chamonix. I stayed in La [...]

Forget Skiing In The Future – Climate Change Kills Skiing Industry

This is a Doomsday article. Climate change is going to kill skiing industry. The amount of snow in this planet will decrease day by day until skiing in most of the countries is impossible. This is how I see it and it is based on real-life experience. Period.
Am I over-reacting? Maybe, maybe not. The fact [...]

Skiing With Children – Right Age to Start Skiing With a Child?

Have you ever been thinking what is the right age to go skiing with a child? We have three kids (2, 4 and 13 years) and we have always thought about that question once the kids have been two years old. When should I take my child skiing with me?

I was six years old when [...]

Contribute to HomeboySki.Com – Write Your Own Skiing Articles!

Would you like to write and publish your road trip stories, gear reviews, resort reviews, book or DVD reviews, how to articles or just anything related to skiing, and reach interested readers? Now you can do it with HomeboySki.Com! We are looking for contributors to enrich HomeboySki.Com’s content. As old farts we sometimes feel like [...]

Three Ski Resorts I Would Love to Go in 2008

Year 2007 is soon over and 2008 is beginning. Next year I will go skiing in some ski resorts, but I haven’t decided yet which ones I will visit. There are numerous ski resorts I would like to experience, such as Whistler, Silverton, Lake Tahoe, Cortina, Mt. Ruapehu, Elbrus, Kamtsatka.. Some time ago I wrote [...]

No Snow in December – What to Do While Waiting for the Snow

Come on, this is unbelievable! Ridiculous! It is December 15th. and we have no snow here in Helsinki (Finland)! I do not know what to say, this is so unreal. Al Gore seems to be right, the climate is changing fast. Back in the 80’s it was so much different. We used to have real [...]



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