| Vol.
I, No. 3 | Winter
Solstice & Holidays | Dec.
15th, 2000 |
Links
to Sports & Recreation On-Line
The amount of info on the web is enormous, as anyone who's ever tried to run a
search can attest to. And, to put it all in context, best estimates say
that only a fraction, maybe 20 - 40 % of what's out there is actually making its
way to the search engines.
Well ...
Here at DownStreet, we'd like to try to help. So each issue, we
post a few links in Sports & Recreation to sites that might interest
you. Sometimes the links will be related to one another ...
sometimes we'll just offer up a somewhat random sampling. In either case,
we think we might be able to help you find the kind of site you've been looking
for.
Of course, while we can't vouch for the fact that
every link we provide will be of interest to everyone, we do our best to filter
out the noise and the bustle. ... . X-Country
& Snowshoe Sites ...
If you're a x-country or snowshoe enthusiast,
you may find these sites useful. ... Northern
Vermont Nordic Skiing This one's a local site, up at
UVM, whose full title is: Northern Vermont Cross-country, Backcountry and
Telemark Skiing.
The site offers the following links: What's
new ... First Page, What's here ... Disclaimer & Vermont Law
regarding rescue ... Cross-country ski areas ... Alpine areas which have
backcountry access or telemark classes ... Backcountry areas ...
Organizations/Clubs in VT which promote cross-country skiing
...Equipment ... Weather & Ski reports ... Skivt Home Lodge (W. A.
Wright's Vermont Alpine Skiing Stuff) ... Other Skiing related servers Other
most excellent Telemark sites ... plus Dave Paynes Telemarque(tm) and
a Telemark Skiing WWW Page by T. Cox.
There are better sites
out there for x-c. But the value of this one is that it's local..
Rating:
***1/2 [3-1/2 stars]
Cross
Country Skiing in New England This one's the next
wider circle -- New England. ... The emphasis seems to be on
events and the commercial segment of things. But even so ...
The
links from the first page are numerous: Articles, Books, Classifieds, CSU,
Equipment, Glossary, Kids' Skiing, Links, Lodging, Masters, Photos,
Rankings, Results, Schedule, Ski Clubs, Ski Conditions, Ski Trails, Skier
Profiles, Stories, Wax, What's New, and X-C Centers.
Cross Country
Skiing New England can help you locate sites here in Vermont, and throughout
the rest of new England. On that score alone, it's worth a visit.
Rating:
**** [4 stars]
Backpacker:
Snowshoe Center Backpacker provides a comprehensive,
easy-to-navigate, and thoroughly resource-packed site. ....
Here,
you'll find links to News {News, Editorial, Surveys}, Gear{a GearFinder,
Reviews, Dictionary, Repairs, and Manufacturers}, Destinations {Features,
Weekends, Places, and Anyplace Wild}, Technique {Nutrition, Health,
Know How, Nature, Jargon}, and Community {Trail Talk, Q&A, Trail Club,s
Events, Peak Links, and a Photo Gallery}.
For all it has to
offer the snowshoer -- whether novice or experienced -- this is a great
site..
Rating: ****1/2 [4-1/2 stars]
*******
******* If you know of any
links that you think are worthwhile, why not send them along to ...
links@downstreetmagazine.com
... If we agree, we'll be happy to include
them in an upcoming issue to pass the word along. ...
Thanks. *******
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