Paying Attention: The mysterious disappearance of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370 has gripped the world’s media–particularly the U.S. media. A giant airplane,a Boeing 777, with 239 people aboard, disappeared on 7 March 2014 about an a hour and fifteen minutes into a flight from Kuala Lampur to Beijing. Those concrete facts are about the only …
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Winter Film Festival: Powder 101
Paying Attention: Powder skiing is considered to be the ultimate form of the sport, much like clay court tennis is considered the ultimate form of tennis. It requires it’s own technique and there is a bit of a learning curve, but the rewards are worth it. The first post in the Winter Film Festival series …
The Third Annual Winter Film Festival: Ski Priority 4–Pressure Based Steering
Edgework: Continuing with our series of videos to make you more technique conscious. More instruction from the Ski Priority Series…this one on Pressure Based Steering, something you will need to master to ski it steep and ski it deep. Watch the video a couple of times and it’s best if you can kick it to …
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The Third Annual Winter Film Festival: Ski Priority 6–Freedom
Edgework: This is what you want, is it not? Complete freedom on the mountain and in the snow. The power and skill and courage to tackle any slope with precision and the type of expertise that gives the rush without the bruises and medical adventures. The final installment of the BASS Network (British Alpine Ski …
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The Third Annual Winter Film Festival: Ski Priority 5–Control of Line and Speed
Edgwork: You’ve seen the elements in the previous four Ski Priority videos; now learn how to tie them all together in the fifth installment on controlling your line and speed down the mountain. You do know what the fall line is, don’t you? The fall line is the fast way down the mountain. Because it’s …
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Winter Sports Film Festival: Ski Priority 1–Centered Balance
Edgework: Is this the winter you said that you would definitely learn to ski the right way? Time’s running out on the season, but if you haven’t gone to the slopes yet–or you are at the slopes and just want to improve–we’re running a group of videos that will cover some of the basics of …
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Winter Sports Film Festival: Helicopter Skiing
Paying Attention: Spring officially arrives on 20 March 2014. Which means that there are 13 days left of winter and winter skiing and then the spring skiing season starts (always a favorite). Just in case you haven’t taken your Official Ski Trip yet, here’s a little something to get you in the mood: a video …
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The Shelby Daytona Coupe
Paying Attention: One of the greatest sports car ever designed was an American race car designed specifically to compete against the world-beating Ferrari 250 GTO. The car was the Shelby Daytona Cobra, and it was designed by a young Californian of impeccable design sense and terrific technical ability, Peter Brock. Brock is a type of “car …
Harold Ramis Tribute: Stripes
Press Clippings: A couple of final clips, both from from Stripes, the military comedy that Ramis co-wrote wrote and in which he co-starred with long-time buddy Bill Murray (the rather brilliant John Candy was also in the film). The clip above is the now (in)famous signup scene, in which Murray and Ramis visit an …
Harold Ramis Tribute: Ghostbusters
Press Clippings: One of the great, out-there comedies ever: Ghostbusters. A look back at the genius of Harold Ramis who co-wrote the script (with Dan Akroyd–you can spot the Akroydisms when you listen carefully) and starred in the film.