The learn-to-snowboard class at Bristol Mountain Winter Resort included rental equipment, lift ticket, and two hours of instruction.
What it didn’t include was a bottle of Tylenol. I was on my own there.
What I discovered after giving this exhilarating snow sport of X Games fame a try, though, is that you can type with an aching right wrist, a dinged shoulder, two sore shins and a quadricep muscle that wants a divorce.
I found that snowboarding isn’t just for kids in baggy pants and bandit scarves doing 1080s …Â More info
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New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) With a slow yet loud heartbeat of the engine, a melodious gurgle of the carburetor and a careening sway of the wheels complimenting the post-Edwardian restored body – the aged but timeless vintage beauties dazzled the onlookers and passersby on Delhi roads Sunday as part of the 43rd Statesman Vintage and Classic car rally.
Ranging from the 80 HP John Morris 1914 – the oldest in the lot of 136 entries – to improved versions since 1919 like the Citroen, Wolseley, Cadillac, and Dodge to name a few, the evergreen maidens sprinkled the mundane roads of the capital and its neighbourhood with colour, passion and history.
Flagged off by Navy chief Admiral Sureesh Mehta on the chilly but sunlit morning, the 98 cars that managed to hit the roads traversed a route mapped anew since the rally’s inception in 1964 before rolling out to their land of mystery at the sunset… More infoÂ
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As vintage and classic cars rolled out on city roads on Sunday, it made a spectacular statement on the rich cultural legacy.
The event wore a celebratory look and was sheer fun for the participants. Each time a machine of the past passed by, it generated awe and admiration from curious on-lookers. The forever rushing traffic slowed down to get a closer look and children lined waving and cheering with a glint in their eyes.
Bina Kak, minister, tourism, after going around the display with keen interest and before flagging off the rally said, “It’s an amazing heritage that the state possesses and this needs to be documented for tourism promotion along with the owner details and a history of the car,†… More info