Bulgaria Ski discussion board

Alp:

One of a number of ski mountains in Europe. Also a shouted
request for assistance made by a European.

Avalanche:

One of the few actual perils skiers face that needlessly frighten
timid individuals away from the sport. See also: Blizzard, First
Aid, Fracture, Frostbite, Hypothermia, Lift Collapse.

Bindings:

Automatic mechanisms that protect skiers from serious injury
during a fall by releasing skis from boots, sending the skis
skittering across the slope where they can trip two other skiers.

Bones:

There are 206 in the human body. No need for dismay, however;
the two bones of the middle ear have never been broken while
skiing.

Cross-Country Skiing:

Traditional Scandinavian all-terrain technique. It's good
exercise and doesn't require purchase of costly lift tickets. It
has no crowds or lines. See also Cross-Country
Something-Or-Other.

Cross-Country Something-or-Other:

Touring on skis along trails in scenic wilderness, gliding
through snow-hushed woods far from the hubbub of the ski slopes,
hearing nothing but the whispery hiss of the skis slipping
through snow and the muffled screams of other skiers dropping
into the puffy powder of a deep, wind-sculpted drift.

Exercises:

A few simple warm-ups to make sure you're prepared for the
slopes:
1) Tie a cinder block to each foot and climb a flight of stairs.
2) Sit on the outside of a fourth-story window ledge with your
skis on and your poles in your lap for at least 30 minutes.
3) Bind your legs together at the ankles, lie flat on the floor;
then, holding a banana in each hand, get to your feet.

More to follow...

laters peeps,

Rie