Saddle up
Love ’em or hate ’em, the latest on-snow phenomenon known as snow biking appears to be here to stay.

And in case you’re thinking of climbing aboard the latest fad, you’re in luck. Feb. 15-17 Purgatory will be hosting its 11th annual Ski Bike Festival.  
Events include ski bike demos and ski bike vendors from around the country showing off the latest in ski bike technology. But for those who prefer a more upright stance while going downhill, not to worry. Before being unleashed on the hills, ski bikers will be required to produce either a certification card or undergo DMR’s rigorous ski bike certification process. Beginner classes will be held every day at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Advance certification is also available through Purg’s ski school.

Those with certification will be eligible for discount lift tickets to practice what they learned.

For more information, email Roy at skibikefest@yahoo.com or go to www.americanski-bike.org or www.ski-bike.org

Feeling plucky
After being linked to Tiger Woods in the tabloids and then suffering a brutal crash at the World Championships in Austria, it’s been a rough few weeks for America’s golden girl of skiing, Lindsey Vonn.

Although expected to be out the rest of the season with a torn ACL and broken leg, all is not lost for Vonn. Seems unwanted hair is a problem, even for Olympic athletes. Fortunately for Vonn,  she is the newest member of the precision hair removal Team Tweezerman, fine purveyors of “top-of-the-line,” “award-winning” tweezers.

“As the most decorated alpine skier in American history, Lindsey more than embodies Tweezerman’s values of preparation, precision and performance. We could not be happier to have her on our team,” read a press release from Tweezerman.

And being laid up, one can only assume Vonn will have ample time to tend to that pesky bikini line. And who knows? Maybe Tiger will even get in on a little bit of the action.

But that doesn’t mean Vonn gets to have all the hair-picking fun. The company is also giving away a pair of professional Swarovski crystal tweezers (over $100 value) to one lucky discriminating winner who only plucks with the best. To enter for your chance to win the crytal encrusted tweezers, go to: www.tweezerman.com/lindseyvonn#tweezercontest.