Sentences with phrase «skiers on»

Peer out to creeks and sandbanks to see egrets, herons and oystercatchers; wow at water skiers on the Camel Estuary; stop for a Cornish ice cream; and take a detour to Camel Valley Vineyard for an award - winning tipple.»

There are 110 km of fantastic ski runs to enjoy for all grades of skiers on both sides of the wide and sunny valley.

A delicate red cord strung between striped posts seemed to be all that separated the gaggle of tourists and skiers on the mountaintop from eternity.

I see more skiers on roller skates than on skis; last winter many of the ski slopes in the area were closed.

Just don't be one of the jackholes cutting it too close to other skiers on the crowded fairway.

In the winter, Grand Vista offers ski - in / ski - out access to the Beaver Run six chair or Quicksilver chair for experienced skiers on non-groomed trails.

The Range Rover Sport followed the route used by skiers on the Inferno Mürren downhill race, going through snow, ice, loose rock, mud, broken asphalt, grass and gravel with the help of the Terrain Response technology.

When working with skiers on dry land training, access to a gym is rare, and this forced Adam to find more innovative methods.

Using her after - ski hours to best advantage, Suzy Chaffee (left), a freshman at Denver University, trades stories with 20 - year - old Ni Orsi, the leading downhill skier on the U.S. team.

The companion would be pulled along like a smiling water skier on the enormously powerful tendrils of energy that constantly trail Walton.

Obtained summary judgment on a claim advanced by an injured skier on the basis of a signed legal waiver and a complete absence of negligence on behalf of the ski hill operator.

Not exact matches

ROAM Robotics created a smart exoskeleton to give skiers and snowboarders strength on the slopes.

The only place the authors observed some benefits of vitamin C supplementation was in marathon runners, skiers, and soldiers on «subarctic exercise» — and even in those small populations, the observed effect was small.

On the other hand, a step - in system might attract more older people and women to snowboarding, especially from the ranks of experienced skiers, thus sending the sport's growth rate even higher.

The Cristal Palace is a solid choice for vacationing skiers, thanks to free shuttle service to the lifts, and an on - site spa.

Your end goal will seem less daunting if you focus on accomplishing smaller goals along the way, according to freestyle skier Gus Kenworthy, 26.

If resorts no longer have the money to upgrade their lift capacity every year the way some people buy cars, they may have to improve the customer experience in other ways — for example, by limiting the number of tickets sold on any one day and steering more skiers to make mid-week reservations when the slopes are wide open.

It now had a lock hold on both Whistler and Blackcomb mountains, together the largest ski resort by every measure — skier visits, resort beds, lifts, terrain and vertical drop — outside of the Alps.

Whistler was not just the preferred weekend retreat for Vancouverites, but also skiers and boarders from booming Seattle, who were willing to drive the five hours to take advantage of superlative skiing on a 60?

Olympic Freestyle skier Kristi Leskinen prepares to test out the Bellyak, a new kind of «lay - on - top» kayak, and questions whether it can revolutionize the sport.

CNBC's Andrew Ross Sorkin reports on his conversation with Team Hungary skier Elizabeth Swaney who is making waves over her less - than - stellar performance in the halfpipe.

There are only two openly gay athletes on Team USA at this year's winter Olympics: figure skater Adam Rippon and freestyle skier Gus Kenworthy.

During the commercial, as a skier gets stopped on a chair lift, a young girl's kite gets caught in a tree and a surfer struggles to take off his wetsuit, Ford explains how «no one likes being stuck.»

One thing to know: Already a gold - medal winner in 2010 and the most decorated female skier in World Cup wins, Vonn is on a hot streak as she heads to Pyeongchang.

At the end of the day the gang of chilled skiers opened the door to a house filled with the warm aroma of a pot of soup on the stove and toasty croutons in the oven.

Appearing hardier and more informal than their modern counterparts, skiers were loaded on logging trucks at the station and taken to various slopes in the area.

And while it is the skaters who have the best chance of bringing home the gold, U.S. attention will be focused on the progress of our skiers.

Europe's first expert on the subject offers advice to aid a vanishing species: the true amateur skier

Skiers are likely to insist that on snowshoes you are a slow - going fellow doing something that is dull and plodding.

His particular aim was to join the team's Langl √ § ufer skiers, a breed of supermen who do not go in for that sissy slide - down - a-hill stuff, but for the killing, ice - on - the - eyebrows, cross-country kind.

If the beginner or intermediate skier is faced with a series of rolling bumps, it may be necessary for him to turn on one or two of them in order to keep his speed down.

This cuts down on speed by tipping skis onto outside edges, also tends to cramp thighs so skier has less spring going over bumps.

How well the state of California has succeeded in preparing for her guests can be best summarized by statistics: 45 miles of cross-country runs, 14 miles of downhill trail and, of course, the great jump, 1,300 feet from top to bottom, are all ready and now being tested by advance contingents of skiers; three ski lifts have been constructed at a cost of $ 600,000; $ 50,000 has been spent to secure Squaw against the chance of avalanche; communications on the downhill courses require 80 miles of telephone wire; blasting the trails smooth took two tons of dynamite; 12 miles of construction road were built; it took 50 men and $ 250,000 to build the ski jump.

She had missed an invaluable chance last winter to compete in a World Cup downhill on Le Roc de Fer when the U.S. team was suddenly hustled out of Mèribel at the outset of the gulf war to protect the skiers from potential terrorist acts in Europe.

On the way home last year one of our skiers got off with his girl friend at Pocatello, Idaho.

The Snowball was sold out (it is always sold out) three days after Union Pacific simply whispered on one radio spot, «There will be a Snowball Special to Sun Valley January 8,» and southern California skiers came running, money in their hands.

On a journey to Murmansk — a Soviet port that lies well north of the Arctic Circle — for a ski race, the author encounters racing reindeer, skating skiers, weatherproof walrus and mind - numbing Northern Lights

For ski jumping, snow can be trucked down to fill in for what has failed to fall, the cross-country skiers can move to higher and colder ground, the bobsledders can perhaps compete on ice from the early morning freeze.

You're going to have to wake up early in the morning to watch skiers jumping, though: Men's qualification for normal hill starts on Feb. 8 at 7:30 a.m. ET.

Skiers lacquering bright colors on old skis to match pinstriped Cortina skis.

An avid runner (he was on the track team in high school) and skier, he was hired in 2002 as the CEO of the Salt Lake Organizing Committee.

Most of elite skiers aren't hitting their peak on the World Cup until 24 or 25.»

In slalom racing, Foreste's best racing discipline due to her natural form and technical skill, a skier's result is based on a combination of two separate runs down the mountain.

Though mountains loom near, Albertville was never a resort town, and truckers outnumbered skiers or hikers on any day, winter or summer.

1992 Skier ALBERTO TOMBA cuts back on sextracurriculars for 1992 Games — «I used to have a wild time with three women until 5 a.m.; in the Olympic Village I will live it up with five women until 3 a.m.» — and strikes gold in giant slalom, silver in slalom

There are half a dozen people on the towline, and, of course, the front skier loses his balance and falls, causing everyone else to flop into a clownish pile in the snow.

On Whiteface there are $ 300,000 worth of nets hung like massive red lace curtains along the woods and rocks to scoop up speeding skiers gone awry.

These hard - charging boots are designed for backcountry skiers who like to drive big skis or seek out steep descents, but want no compromises on the up track either.

British slalom skier and international authority on skiing who in 1922 introduced slalom gates (paired poles between which the skier must pass on his downward descent) and thereby created the modern Alpine slalom race.

On the eve of the world skiing championships, Bud Werner has climbed to heights until lately reserved for Austrian skiers only