Paul Frolov

My Bucket List : Mardi Gras in New Orleans

Honestly, now I don't even remember where I got the idea to go to New Orleans for Mardi Gras. But if you've been following my blog for some time , you remember that in 2009 I started...

Snowskating

I've mentioned snowskates first time in this post. I think they are a lot of fun for everybody, and it's a good alternative to snowboarding. Snowskates are designed to be used anywhere you have snow - your...

Ski Washington

Just two months into 2011, and I feel like my Bucket List is getting full ( one drop at a time). One of the ideas/goals for this year was to ski at as many ski areas in Washington state as...

Skiing/snowshoeing Mount Margaret

One of my Bucket List adventures for this year was to venture into backcountry, skiing or snowshoeing. AT/Telemark ski gear and backcountry essentials ( beacon/shovel/probe ) might be quite expensive, so I decided to use my cross country skis...

Newbie at the Summit at Snoqualmie Terrain Park

At the end of last ski season I “discovered” for myself a terrain park located at Summit Central. By that time I had been snowboarding for just under two years, and felt a bit intimidated by all those...

Fun with icebergs : Skiing

Millions of people are concerned about global warming and global climate change. Thousands of brave scientists travel to the frozen wasteland of Antarctica in hopes of learning more about our planet and how the global earth system works. But there...

Snowbiking: (Don't ) bring your bike to your local ski area

I was checking out Hoodoo.com (Oregon's ski resort ) to find some information about airboarding ( something that I'd like to try one day ), but instead, I came across another fun winter activity that they offer -- snowbiking...

Never too young to learn to snowboard ! She's one (!), and she's awesome !

What's the appropriate age for your kid to start learning to snowboard ? 4...6...7...? At the Summit of Snoqualmie they offer group snowboard lessons for kids 7 years old and up. Many parents feel more comfortable with...

Packrafting : Great alternative to whitewater rafting and kayaking

I received an email from one of my readers about my " Ski-Raft-aineering " post I wrote some time before. He noticed in the video that those folks used spray skirts ( a piece of kayaking gear worn around...

Mountain boarding BPA trail in Federal Way

We expected La Nina to be pretty intense, with temperatures in the single digits and lot's of snow in the mountains. But I don't think anybody ( including Seattle officials ) expected snow in November, and arctic weather...

My Bucket List : Mardi Gras in New Orleans

Snowskating

Ski Washington

Skiing/snowshoeing Mount Margaret

Newbie at the Summit at Snoqualmie Terrain Park

Fun with icebergs : Skiing

Snowbiking: (Don't ) bring your bike to your local ski area

Never too young to learn to snowboard ! She's one (!), and she's awesome !

Packrafting : Great alternative to whitewater rafting and kayaking

Mountain boarding BPA trail in Federal Way

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