Search Results for 'Fun'

Johnny Dawes: 'It's about doing something that's fun… and im...

Look online and you'll find a series of remarkable films of Johnny Dawes rock climbing. In one he is climbing one-handed up a steep edge of rock. There are no proper footholds, so each time his hand comes off to move it up he is left [...]

Posted On : Dec, 22 2011 | Comments : 0

Funding crucial to Olympic skiing dreams

Kiwi Olympic skier Ben Griffin says New Zealand's chances of downhill skiers competing at the next Winter Olympics may be slim if national sports funding bodies like Sparc don't get behind the sport. Griffin, 24, was the highes [...]

Posted On : Aug, 23 2011 | Comments : 0

Spring Skiing Or Summer Fun On Memorial Day Weekend

There's still time for a few spring turns before we look at the summer season. Going strong are Arapahoe Basin, Colorado, Mammoth Mountain in California, Timberline and Mt Bachelor in Oregon. In Utah, Snowbird has announced it is r [...]

Posted On : May, 26 2011 | Comments : 0

Maine, NH firefighters ski in gear for fundraiser

Firefighters from Maine and New Hampshire held on for their lives as they raced on skis in full gear with fire hoses for a fundraising benefit at Sunday River ski resort.Twenty teams of firefighters turned out Sunday for the Maine resort [...]

Posted On : Mar, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

Surf's up for a wild weekend of girls-only fun

IT'S wild, it's wet and it's taking Ireland by storm -- surfing is gaining huge popularity around the country and for lots of different reasons. Only surfer chicks need apply for the Ladies' Surf Weekend in Tramore where [...]

Posted On : Aug, 11 2010 | Comments : 0

Free running fun in the sun on Lockner Estate

Residents from Lockner Estate had fun in the sun last weekend as they celebrated the Big Lunch. One of the highlights of the day, which was organised by Lockner and Kingsgate Residents Association, was a free-running workshop taught by a [...]

Posted On : Jul, 24 2010 | Comments : 0

Fun beginner's skiing course in Morzine

I have never wanted to go skiing. As a child, it passed me by (too expensive). As an adult, everything about it put me off I would be cold and wet, I wouldn't be able to do it, I would have to spend a fortune on equipment and lug it about, [...]