The maximum ski length is 145 percent of the total body height of ... Poles: Two poles of equal length must be used in competition with one pole held in each hand. They are generally made of metal ...

The impaired arm is fixed to their body and may not be used during the races. With the other hand they will use a ski pole. Sport Class LW 8: Skiers in this sport class have moderate impairments ...

Though they require some hand strength ... pitched pole-supported shelters with them in violent rain and wind storms, crossed fast-moving thigh-high creeks with their help, and ski-toured with ...

Just after noon that day, Mertz had held up his ski pole, signaling yet another crevasse ... I could pull through myself with the provisions at hand but I cannot leave him.” ...

In lieu of poles each man carries a single wooden staff ... Tursen, who doesn’t smoke, is missing two fingers on his left hand. When he was three years old, he and his sister were sent into ...

On the other hand, getting rid of Park City will ... not often heard in ski towns. While some—ski industry people and locals—wouldn’t comment on this controversial situation with a 10-foot pole, ...

Learn more› By Colin Rosemont Smartwool changed the name of our top pick from the Ski Targeted Cushion Over the Calf Sock to the Ski Over the Calf Sock; it comes in a targeted cushion (our pick ...

Cape Breton native and award-winning fiddler Natalie MacMaster describes the sound as “a hand-me-down ... try a 10k ski trip with one night of camping at the North Pole, or ski the last half ...

which has been in your hand rather than in your mouth. Some chopstick no-nos are more obvious. Don't rub them against each ...

Keep cash on-hand. Ski Rentals: if you want high-performance ... Other Rentals: usually, ski rental packages include skis, ...

The smooth pushing and gliding movements of cross-country skiing are performed on snow-packed ground using skis and poles. When the weather doesn't cooperate, cross-country ski machines are ...