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Short Swings!

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My wife and I have a long-running gag. She'll say, "Life is short," to which I'll respond, "So are you." Life IS short.  A brief opinion piece last week in The New York Times makes the point that we should squeeze as much out of our time as possible.…
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Fat Bikes Are A Boon For Senior Cyclists

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New Technology In Mountain Bikes Can Keep Seniors On The Trails. Remember when you first bought your first pair of “shaped” skis?  I do.  I jumped on them to take advantage of an easier turn and less work.  Fast forward, I have a nice quiver…
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How To Wash Your Down Jacket At Home

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Season's Over; Isn't It About Time You Get That Puffy Back To Clean? Not only are your season-dirty down jackets, vests, and even sleeping bag dirty and smelly, if you left them that way, they would lose their heat-insulating properties. It is easy…
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APEX Ski Boot System: Rethinking Ski Boot Design

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History Suggests That Designing A New Boot Is A Multi-Million Dollar Gamble. Just the molds for a plastic shell boot cost a million dollars, and that doesn’t include engineering costs and other expenses. Then there is the need to make it profitable…
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A Brief History of Why There Aren’t More Innovative Ski Boots

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As a SeniorsSkiing.com reader, you may remember how much plastic inserts increased the lateral stiffness of your boots. Back in those days, if you were really cool, your boots were further stiffened when wrapped with a six-foot long thong. Then the…
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Lovin’ Snowshoes

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'Shoes Have Come A Long Way.  Have You Looked Lately? Back in 1971, when I transferred winter affections from downhill to Nordic skiing (due to a spectacular fall in Austria that racked up one knee and stripped off my ski suit—but that’s another…
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Short Swings!

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The Excuse I Hear Most Often From Seniors Who Stopped Skiing Is That Their Knees Are Bad. I can emphasize. At 74, I feel the occasional twinge forecasting a time when something medical is in my future. I know I'm not alone. Which brings me to…
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Cross Country Apparel: Recommendations From An Expert

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Guidelines For What To Choose And Why. [Editor Note: Thanks to Roger Lohr, publisher of XCSkiResorts.com, for this review of the latest in XC skiwear that was printed first on that site.] I've often wondered why there isn't more hoopla…
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Short Swings

Another SeniorsSkiing.com First: Best 2018 Boots for Senior Skiers

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Finding a comfortable and good-fitting ski boot is an elusive goal for many older skiers. Finding a comfortable and good-fitting ski boot is an elusive goal for many older skiers. According to responses to our reader surveys, 25% of you plan to purchase…
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The Best 2018 Skis For Senior Skiers

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One Might Say You Can Never Have Enough Skis. My wife disagrees. She skis on a relatively old pair that she loves. They're relatively soft in shovel and heel. For her, one pair is enough. Mine is a completely different story; too long to get into…
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Another Unique Gift: Buffalo Down Socks

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We Took The Challenge And Wore Them For Five Days.  Here's What Happened. We love buffalo, the distinctly American creature who has been denizen of the Great Plains since pre-history, who was deified by native Americans, who has captured our imagination…
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Holiday Gift Suggestion: DeBooter Easy-Off Ski Boot Jack

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Other Than A Book, A Bottle, Or Some Meaningless Gewgaw, It's Not Easy To Find A Reasonably Priced And Relevant Gift For The Older Skier. DeBooter solves that dilemma. It's a clever ski boot jack that makes boot removal fast and easy. SeniorsSkiing.com…
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Perfect Senior Gift: Tile Will Find Your Keys And Any Thing Else

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The Amazing Device We've All Been Waiting For. You've probably had this experience.  You are rushing out the door, late for something or other, and you've grabbed everything except...wait a minute..."Where are my keys? (wallet, glasses, etc?)" And…
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Putting Away Stuff: More Advice On Cleaning And Storage

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Things You Can Do To Show How Much You Love Your Equipment. [Editor Note: We received several comments about last week's article by Don Burch about putting your skis away.  So, we asked retail expert and SeniorsSkiing.com correspondent Val E. offer…
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Putting XC Skis Away

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Nine Steps For Maintaining Your XC Equipment. [Editor Note: SeniorsSkiing.com thanks Roger Lohr of XCSkiResorts.com and Andy Gerlach of SkiPost.com and StartSkiWax for this article.] The winter and snow cover are leaving us, so what do we do with…
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The Top All-Mountain Skis of All Time: Part II

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This article completes the list of "iconic all-mountain" skis published last week. One reader comment on last week's list stated that better options are available today. In the interest of clarification, skis listed last week and in this article…
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The Top All-Mountain Skis of All Time

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Excerpted with permission from realskiers.com where the full article was published March 20, 2017. All-mountain skis -- those that purport to do everything reasonably well - started appearing in the mid-90’s.  Following, listed roughly in order…
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Gear Review: K2 Pinnacle 105

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Big-Mountain Lovers Won’t Find A Better Age-Busting Ski. By age-busting, I mean the K2 Pinnacle 105. makes everything easier — and it made me feel about 20 years younger. The Pinnacle 105 is on SeniorSkiing.com's list of best Big Mountain…
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