Jan 07
Even before the polar vortex
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Jan 03
Unwinding at the lodge is a sport in itself.
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Jan 03
A monster of a winter storm ruined a lot of people’s Fridays this week with brutally cold temperatures and buckets of snow. This image, taken by NASA on Thursday, reveals that the storm indeed looks like a yeti crawling drunkenly out of the Atlantic in an effort to devour Omaha.
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Dec 26
Thought your Christmas was awesome? Had fun with a little bit of snow? Maybe you made a snowman earlier in the week? Whatever. That’s nothing compared to this magical winter wonderland in China where they have ginormous ice sculptures of horses and women and mammoths and castles and T-Rexes. They’re incredible.
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Dec 24
Sorry, you can’t control the weather and make it snow tomorrow. And sorry, you can’t move your whole family to a place where it’ll snow for a day. But if you really want to see a white Christmas (and that should be every non-Grinch) you can use a magical combination of diaper lining, light beer and Epsom salt to create perfect man-made versions of snow, frost and ice. The resemblance is pretty uncanny.
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Dec 23
For skiers and snowboarders alike, your choice of outerwear will determine whether your day on the mountain is cozy and comfortable or wet, cold and miserable.
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Dec 20
There are more than a few snowboarders on staff at WIRED, and it’s our solemn duty to use the first healthy mid-December snowfall as an opportunity test the season’s newest planks.
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Dec 19
If skiing isn’t enough of a thrill for you, why not up the ante and zoom through a whole forest? And if that’s still not enough for you, why not make it even scarier by going at warp freaking speed? That’s what Candide Thovex and Aziz Benkrich did. The GoPro footage from their latest ski run is a thrill ride that scares you senseless.
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Dec 19
A war is brewing between machines and snow, and its battle tactics are being studied—rehearsed, practiced, mapped, rerun, and mastered—in the vast parking lot of New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium, home of Super Bowl XLVIII.
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Dec 17
Snowmobiles are fun and fast, but when you just want to get down a big snow-covered hill, there’s nothing like a sled. If you’re the kind of speed freak that enjoys going 40mph downhill, then this sled might be for you.
The Snolo Stealth-X Sled might break your bank account, but that’s because it’s made almost completely of carbon fiber. The entire shell is made out of one piece and is contour-molded in the seating area to fit your bum perfectly. It even has a padded back rest to keep you comfortable while you zip along this winter. There’s a single, steerable ski at the front, and two at the back.
The Snolo will give you the maneuverability of a snowboard, and blistering fast downhill speeds – but get ready to cry, because this baby costs a whopping $2,550(USD)!
[via Uncrate]
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