Issue 234 - The One With Backcountry Ski Hut On Wheels.

January 25, 2021

Jan 25, 2021

Lindsey Vonn is back in the news plus more crazy sh*t I wouldn’t do, backcountry ski huts on wheels and homemade hand warmers. Enjoy.

- Kirsten

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Friday Poll Results:

What’s on your outside adventure agenda for this weekend?

🏂 To The Ski Resort! - 28%
🏔 Snowshoeing/Hiking/Walk - 24%
🔥 Camping - 10%
🚲 Biking - 10%
❄️ Too Cold To Go Outside - 14%
⁇ Other (Leave a Comment) - 14% (no comments left so I guess we’ll just have to wonder what they did 🤔)

Good Links 🔗

Play More: My bucket list has a big hole in the bottom and this definitely fell out. 😉 (6 min watch)

COVID: Ski resorts are closed for meals, so lunchtime and après drinks have moved to the parking lot. With the Winter Camper you can have a few drinks, then stay over and ski Sunday! (2 min read)

The Winter Camper is merely a show vehicle, but Nissan Europe does say that the Nissan Camper Technology Luxury Kit used to transform it into a camper van will be available for e-NV200 and e-NV200 Evalia models.

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With ski resorts closed for meals, lunchtime and apres drinks have moved to the parking lot: Nissan electric camper van concept is a backcountry ski hut on wheels newatlas.com/automotive/nis… #Skin #Campervan

newatlas.comNissan electric camper van concept is a backcountry ski hut on wheelsJust days after showing a mobile office van concept in Japan, Nissan is addressing another topical pandemic-era subject with an all-electric camper van concept for Europe. Winter camping is enjoying a lot of attention right now, and Nissan has seized the moment by turning the e-NV200 into a…

Outdoor People: Vonn is done with dogs and on to sports commentary. (2 min read plus 3 min watch for 5 things about Lindsey Vonn)

Lindsey Vonn, the winningest woman in alpine skiing World Cup history, will join NBC Sports’ alpine skiing telecasts this Saturday and Sunday.

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Four-time Olympian @lindseyvonn will make her on-air debut this weekend as part of @NBCOlympics alpine ski commentary team. Vonn will join @DanHicksNBC for a pair of women's World Cup events live on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA. Details: nbcsportsgrouppressbox.com/2021/01/21/lin…

Waste Less: How to Recycle Your Used Hiking Shoes. (5 min read)

That brings the total to about 20,000 pairs of shoes possibly used by hikers in 2019 alone!…The point is — we in the hiking community (and some folks that aren’t) — use an excessive amount of shoes!! Where do they all go? The landfill? Deep in your closet? A thrift store?

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...about 20,000 pairs of shoes possibly used by hikers in 2019 alone! How to Recycle Your Used Hiking Shoes. thetrek.co/how-to-recycle… #hiking #sustainability #wasteless

thetrek.coHow to Recycle Your Used Hiking Shoes - The TrekThru-hikers create almost 20,000 pairs of used shoes a season...probably more. Read a few different ways to recycle your used hiking shoes.

Waste Less: I’ve been looking for an alternative to the wasteful disposable hand warmers for cold ski days. Recently, I’ve been using small rechargeable heaters in my gloves but they’re too bulky for holding ski poles as well, so I might have to try this! (3 min read)