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The long, cold winter months can make it hard to keep your family active and entertained. It's all too easy to let kids while away the hours in front of the television or video game console when their warm-weather outdoor activities aren't available. A vacation to the beach or somewhere else warm certainly has its appeals, but that can mean a long, expensive trip just to sit on a crowded patch of sand. Why not try something different this winter? If you're willing to embrace the cold and explore your winter sport options, you just may discover your family's new favorite pastime. A vacation to the mountains in winter offers countless opportunities for fun, entertainment and exercise. The most popular endeavors, of course, are skiing and snowboarding. A day on the slopes is about as great as it gets; the wind in your hair as you glide over the straight-aways, the crunch of snow under your boots as you carve down the bumpy runs, the mountain sun on your face and the breath...

Do you wish that you and your family were more active during the cold winter months, but find that you have trouble breaking your loved ones out of their annual hibernation? Perhaps you're just tired of feeling like you're snowbound?A winter sports vacation might be just the thing to get you out of the house and into the great outdoors. Winter sports are not just great exercise, they're great fun that the entire family can enjoy. Alpine Skiing When people think of winter sports, they most often think of skiing, and it's no wonder why. Skiing is the classic winter sport, and there are so many different ways to ski that there's bound to be something for everyone. Most people are familiar with alpine skiing, also called downhill skiing, in which you coast down the slope of a mountain or hillside trail. Alpine skiing is the most popular form of the sport, and you can find recreational and competitive varieties at most ski resorts around the world. Snowboarding Snowboard...

When it comes to winter sports there is nothing quite as thrilling as snowboarding. Despite the fact that snowboarding has a history that is relatively short it has grown into something incredible and is easily the most popular winter sport throughout the world. Not too long ago snowboarding was actually considered not nearly as appealing as skiing. Ski enthusiasts at one point felt as if they completely commanded all of the icy slopes. At that time snowboarding fans were not found very easily. In recent times things have changed drastically. The majority of resorts in the modern world encourage people to take part in both snowboarding and skiing. So how did snowboarding actually gain as much popularity as it has today? Right from the beginning most people understood that snowboarding was getting positioned to become something that is much more than a simple sporting activity. For most people it is hard to think of snowboarding as exercise because it is so incredibly fun. Most people v...

For many months of the year, much of the United States is covered in a blanket of snow and freezing cold temperatures. Many people choose to stay inside where it is warm and then there are the extremists that love to go out into the freezing temperatures and ride on snowboards. Snowboarding has become so popular for a number of reasons. The sport has grown so dramatically in the recent past mainly due to the Olympics. Snowboarding has had a huge draw of spectators and people simple revel in the thought of being able to do anything that those athletes do. Many people enjoy the sport because it truly is challenging to be really great at it but it is also simple enough that most people can at least enjoy themselves when they are out on the board. The other significant impact on snowboarding has been the push for people to improve their physical well-being. Snowboarding requires a huge amount of cardiovascular exercise so it is a great way to get the people in the snow belts of America off...

The higher the cost of gas goes, the higher the sales of bikes. You may have decided that cycling to work costs a lot less than driving and many people are finding it's a healthy alternative to waiting for a bus or driving. The higher the cost of gas, the safer the roads get too, with less people on them. For whatever reason you have decided to use your bicycle there is always one big problem - what to do with it when it's not in use. A wall mounted bike rack is an ideal solution. If you have kids, you probably already have to deal with their bicycles and with so many Americans using their garages and sheds for storage, there's less room to store a bicycle. If it's becoming a big problem, roll up your garage doors and take a look at the space on the walls - if you don't have shelving all around your garage, chances are you have room for a wall mounted bike rack. There are many different kinds of wall mounted bike racks to choose from. Some you simply install at gr...

The higher the cost of gas goes, the higher the sales of bikes. You may have decided that cycling to work costs a lot less than driving and many people are finding it's a healthy alternative to waiting for a bus or driving. The higher the cost of gas, the safer the roads get too, with less people on them. For whatever reason you have decided to use your bicycle there is always one big problem - what to do with it when it's not in use. A wall mounted bike rack is an ideal solution. If you have kids, you probably already have to deal with their bicycles and with so many Americans using their garages and sheds for storage, there's less room to store a bicycle. If it's becoming a big problem, roll up your garage doors and take a look at the space on the walls - if you don't have shelving all around your garage, chances are you have room for a wall mounted bike rack. There are many different kinds of wall mounted bike racks to choose from. Some you simply install at gr...