Steve in Idaho

My usual winter time allotment to be spent on my indoor Paddlesports Concept2 machine has been overtaken in this 1960's remembrance...

I’d like to add one more training technique. Yesterday I broke out the snow rake for the roof, it can reach about 2/3’rds on one side...

I too am a BC skier, going on 20 years now...alpine skiing most of my life, And agreed, it's waaaay different than lift served skiing...

@Pseudonym let’s hope so! This winter is my 30th year snowboarding and 36th year total of being involved in skiing/snowboarding. I’m...

Welcome into the light! Sorry, I couldn't help but give a snowboarder at least a little grief! Truth is, I too had a snowboard for...

Rowing was mentioned above. I have never liked the idea of row rigs on canoes, facing the wrong direction. I can heartily recommend...

@Pseudonym Earn your turns indeed! Far different from resort skiing with no cost other than gear and knowledge. In the Midwest, the...

I’m curious about the paddle rower adaptation mentioned by @yknpdlr. I might have to look into that for my rower. Regarding...

Backpacking, particularly winter backpacking, is a wonderful way to train. It has other benefits that apply very nicely to warmer...

Strength is a great thing to have on pushy fast rivers with big hydraulics. Good technique helps a lot. Rough conditions can wear...

Some of those rowing machines exercises look like they could be accomplished with a simple dumbbell row exercise. Endurance/cardio is...

As a forester, I have had all kinds of menial jobs to make ends meet between jobs on my career path. I was acutely aware of the...

No controversy IMO. Probably the toughest job I've had was on a roofing crew one summer. I carried bundles of shingles up 40 foot...

Certainly didn't want to stir up any controversy. I worked construction before - I was unaware I was at the bottom of the...

Not to add to thread drift but (yeah, I know, "everything that precedes the word 'but' is clearly BS")... Nope. Typically, only young...