Japanese mountain villages like Niseko are cashing in on their fabulous snow, high-tech infrastructure and reasonable prices to thrive as snowbound boom towns.
Certifying its winter sports pedigree, Japan has twice hosted the Winter Olympics..
Archive - February 2007
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Not really, but enjoying skiing and not taking foolhardy risks can be accomplished. Teenagers hooked on extreme winter sports, are often influenced by compelling online video's : skiers who trigger avalanches and then race to outrun them, often tumbling..
Don't have the time to go to far-flung places for rock climbing? Why not try the nearest Rock Climbing gym. Gym climbing is safer, easier and more fun than you probably think. It's a great activity that's sociable and not weather dependent. It's...
Charles Simonyi, 58, a Hungarian-born billionaire software engineer, is ready for space travel with his new Russian-built Sokol spacesuit. A necessary item for his planned April 7, 2007 launch toward the international space station, aboard a Russian...
Location: Teton Pass
Right off of Wyoming's Highway 22 lies Teton Pass, one of the nation's best stashes of backcountry skiing. Wyoming's Teton Pass just may be your answer to the best of backcountry skiing. Photographer and West Coast Editor Steve...
The human body a gift of god still holds mysteries which are being unraveled one at a time. Human Ear mechanics is the technology that NASA is hoping to garner information from. It is experimenting with a substance found in the human ear that could...
Nicaragua offers the world's only volcano boarding, and the volcano is active, hoping the board to feel the heat sure is a hot adventure. Cos you never know when the volcano will go active!
Location: Bigfoot Hostel, Cerro Negra, Nicaragua, Central...
Nissan Outdoor Games by Columbia are to take place in Switzerland this year. Interlaken is frequently visited by adventure-seeking backpackers throughout the year. Companies provide guided services in Skydiving, Canyoning, Hanggliding, Paragliding, and.
Ice Sailing or Snofering or Ice surfing, its about sliding across the ice on skateboard, with ice blades in place of wheels. You take on the ice with a windsurfing sail, and you steer with your feet. Anyone with some windsurfing experience can easily get.
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