Contents
January 2005
EDITOR'S LETTER
The gathering threat to our parks, trails
by Joel Patenaude
CORRESPONDENCE
SILENT SPORTS SHORTS
CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING
Hitting the wall and getting religion at the Seeley Hills Classic
by Jim Smith
XC Skate Skiing Technique Training:
Improving your AIM, Part III
It's all about 'intention'
by John Burns
The new and improved ABR Trails
by Lee Borowski
Q&A: Skating poles how long should they be?
by Lee Borowski
Securing a spot on a snow sport demo team:
Minocqua Winter Park's Dan Clausen makes the grade
by Jenn Weede
Calling all Solo Freaks and Six Packs:
It's time for 24 Hours of Telemark
by Mark Parman
Why can't we skiers just get along?
by Mitch Mode
Skiers born on the forgiving Red Cedar Trail
by Tom Dye
Illinois skiing: A passion play on snow
by Bob Richards
RUNNING
A year to remember, a year to forget, looking forward to another
by Teri Dwyer
DOG-POWERED SPORTS
Skijor Now: How to turn your house pet into a ski jet
by Joel Patenaude
Sled dog racing: An extreme adventure sport? If so, for whom?
Man or beast?
by Donna Marlor
How dog health and human health differ
And guess who is responsible for both?
by Donna Marlor
SNOWSHOEING
Urban snowshoeing
by Jim Joque
The Kili hikes
A couple mountain climbers in the Quad Cities start a tradition
by Lynne Voelliger
PADDLING
Paddling entire rivers and other wintertime musings
by Mike Svob
The Road of Souls: Reflections on the Mississippi by Nick Lichter
book reviewed by Joel Patenaude
A paddle better forgotten
Recalling the search for Brian Carrick, a lost and
loved young man
by David Rigby
SOUNDING THE SILENT (SPORTS) ALARM
State parks and trails face possible cuts
by Michael McFadzen
Chippewa Moraine Ice Age Interpretive Center survives first round of state cuts
by Mark Berglund
Protecting the essence of hiking
by Tom Gilbert
We, the nonmotorized majority
Silent sports partipation high but opportunities threatened
by Joel Patenaude
Minnesota DNR proposes motorized use of some trails and roads in state forests
Minnesota DNR repairs ATV damage on public and private property
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