Search Results for 'Life'

Surf life-saving: Surf, high tide result in carnage

Huge surf and high tide combined to cause carnage in the annual White Island boat race off St Clair beach on Saturday. With a record field of 65 lifeguards lining up on all manner of vessels, it was quite a sight as they went off the sand [...]

Posted On : Oct, 22 2012 | Comments : 0

How skiing can save your life

For many, time out at the snow is an opportunity to forget reality for a day, a week or a month. Those working a ski season can easily put "real life" on hold for up to four months, lost in "resort time". For others, s [...]

Posted On : Aug, 23 2012 | Comments : 0

Skiing through the rollers of life

Last weekend, I had the privilege of attending the 53rd US Masters Water Ski and Wakeboard Tournament at Callaway Gardens in Pine Mountain, Georgia. While there, I had the opportunity to commentate the live webcast of the slalom event. Th [...]

Posted On : May, 30 2012 | Comments : 0

Klaus Obermeyer's Secrets to a Long, Vibrant Life

Luxury Travel Magazine recently interviewed him to find out his longevity secrets. His employees coined the term "Be Like Klaus" and put it on a bumper sticker. Robert Yturri, SVP Product & Brand Management at Sport Obermeyer te [...]

Posted On : Dec, 03 2011 | Comments : 0

A life on skis

She’s the grand dame of the Nelson ski scene, the doyenne of local powder hounds. Nelson’s Edna Whiteley celebrated her 90th birthday this month with a surprise party at Whitewater on the last day of the season. She was asked [...]

Posted On : Apr, 18 2011 | Comments : 0

In Kashmir, skiing for your life on India Pakistan divide

For the price of a $14 day pass, skiers can be swooped up to 13,000 feet on a gondola that operators keep alive during power outages with the help of a generator. A couple of small mountaintop lodges offer plates of mutton and stacks of [...]

Posted On : Apr, 02 2010 | Comments : 0

New lease on life for Swain Ski Resort

One of the state's oldest ski resorts is getting a new lease on life. The operators of a Coudersport ski facilty have reached a deal to operate Swain Recreation Center LLC in Allegany County. Ski Denton has inked a deal to take over the ope [...]