Steven Agar

Summers running and hiking in the Lake District, UK. Winters skiing in Winter Park, CO, USA

New Apple Watch Series 3 to Add Ski and Snowboard Session Tracking

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After announcing their latest upgrade to the Apple Watch last week, Apple today released the device to eager consumers. The big news from the Cupertino, CA giant was the addition of a cellular radio to the wrist-worn device, enabling users to make and receive calls, messages, and emails independent of their iPhone. And potentially even more exciting is the ability […]
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Spikeboarding: Skateboard Uphill and Keep Fit for Skiing, What’s Not to Love?

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Enrique Cubillo claims he is one of only eight pro ‘spikeboarders’ in the world. And as the inventor of the ‘transport sport’ in 2009, he’s convinced he’s on to something big and foresees squadrons of urban commuters spikeboarding on skateboards using long carbon-fibre poles tipped with spikes for propulsion. Essentially spikeboarding is skateboarding while using a Nordic ski pole to […]
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Winter is Here! Silverton Mountain Guides Shredding Deep Powder in September

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You’d be forgiven for thinking this video is from winter last season, February or March maybe. But no, it was taken just this week as the lucky Silverton Mountain Guides, Alaska heli-skiing crew made the first turns of the season after a series of potent early storms recently pounded Alaska. The early season snowfall in Alaska has left a 12 foot […]
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Search for Colorado Police Officer on Mount Elbrus, Russia Continues as Search Team Discovers Two Other Bodies

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Searchers looking for Steven Beare, the Littleton, Colorado Police Officer who went missing on Mount Elbrus three months ago, discovered two other bodies on Sunday, according to local Denver news. Steven Beare, 32, went missing on 14th June, 2017, during a solo ascent of 18,510ft Mount Elbrus, Russia, when he failed to contact his wife as planned. In the days […]
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Denver to Vail in 8 minutes? Colorado DOT Working with Futuristic Transport Company to End the I-70 Nightmare

Anybody who has experienced the I-70 in winter can attest to the nightmare that it is. The route, which links Denver and the Front Range to many of Colorado’s major ski resorts, is one of the busiest highways in the country. It is made worse by the quick changing weather conditions and inexperienced drivers from out-of-state (mentioning no names) who […]
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Lake Tahoe Research Helping to Improve Water Quality, Environment and Industry Around the World

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As 75% of the Earth’s surface is covered in water, and around 60% of our body is water, you’d think us humans would have taken more care of this natural resource. It is essential to life itself. Yet, increasingly, our rivers, lakes and oceans are under threat from human caused issues in the form of climate change, ocean acidification, pollution, […]
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