snow sports
Is Freeskiing an Extreme Sport?
Is Freeskiing an Extreme Sport? In recent years, freeskiing has met with "extreme" controversy over the danger of the sport, but are the accusations fair?

Freeskiing, some might say, is a reckless endangerment of skiers and the impressionable young adults who begin looking to the cliffs and steeps that are beyond their abilities as a proving ground of skill and moxie.

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The History of Luge
Imagine putting on a skin tight jump suit, a helmet on your head, strapping yourself to a 50 pound sled and hurling yourself down an icy slope.

That's the sport of luge. The Olympic athletes who participate in this sport, however, are some of the most dedicated and fearless competitors around.
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Is Your Body Ready for the Snow?
How you exercise before your ski vacation can play a major role in how much you'll enjoy your time on the slopes.

Why must history repeat itself the same, painful way each winter? At the first hint of snow, you take a four-day weekend, strap down your skis and head for the peaks, only to have your body revolt against you the next morning.
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Mind Over Mountain
Mind Over Mountain Visualization involves running through skiing moves in your mind, then imagining what it would feel like to perform them. It is as though during your skiing, your unconscious mind has built a skiing simulator, which you can use to try out new techniques.

Top athletes use visualization in two ways.
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