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  • How to Store Your Ski Boots in the Off Season
    June 7, 2023 Jamie Bischof

    How to Store Your Ski Boots in the Off Season

    At Vermont Ski and Sport, we consider the SKI BOOTS to be the most important aspect of your skiing performance and comfort. Without a properly chosen and fitted ski boot, your feet will be unhappy and thus your ski experience...

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  • SUP Safety Tips When Leaving Your Comfort Zone
    May 31, 2023 Jonathan Bischof

    SUP Safety Tips When Leaving Your Comfort Zone

    To improve and develop skills in life, methodically getting out of your comfort zone is key! In stand up paddle boarding the same holds true. What ever your weakest link or links are, these areas will always limit you from...

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  • Danny Ching paddling his 404 with a hippo stick
    May 17, 2023 Jonathan Bischof

    Quick Tip: How Do I Choose Paddleboard Width?

    One of the most asked questions from folks looking for a new performance paddle board is “how do I figure out what width to buy?” It’s an important question and the answer is not always obvious. When you read reviews...

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  • Danny Ching paddling his 404 with a hippo stick paddle
    May 10, 2023 Jonathan Bischof

    2023 SUP Carolina Cup Closure

    Being able to participate as an observer, paddle board aficionado, coach, and vendor/sponsor for the 2023 SUP Carolina Cup was truly a wonderful experience. To see how multiple races are set up and run logistically was really quite impressive. I...

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  • 2023 Starboard sprint in action on the water
    May 3, 2023 Jonathan Bischof

    9 Tips for Performance Paddle Boarders

    Coming back from the 2023 SUP Carolina Cup has my mind buzzing with thoughts, lessons learned, and new ideas! To be around such a diversity of paddlers is so valuable for our Vermont Ski and Sport Race Services Team. It...

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  • SUP Race Day Is Here Now What?
    April 26, 2023 Jonathan Bischof

    SUP Race Day Is Here Now What?

    Ok it’s race day, now what? All the work you put in or didn’t is what will be! Many paddlers and skiers 2-5 days before an event try to hammer out more intensity hoping for amazing results. Their misplaced thinking...

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  • Rotation Is Power
    April 19, 2023 Jonathan Bischof

    Rotation Is Power

    When we look at sports like golf, tennis, and boxing you can see how rotation allows the athlete to create power in their sport specific movement patterns. In all paddling sports there has always been a significant historical presence of...

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  • 18 Tips for Spring Paddle Preparation
    April 12, 2023 Jonathan Bischof

    18 Tips for Spring Paddle Preparation

    It’s been a crazy and long winter for most of the country and spring has finally sprung for many of us! For me it has been a winter of reflection, studying, and conferring with various coaches out of the SUP...

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  • Can I Train Core While Brushing My Teeth?
    April 5, 2023 Jonathan Bischof

    Can I Train Core While Brushing My Teeth?

    The more I delve into posture, movement, and trying to keep my old chassis going, I keep coming back to synchronicity. Let me tell you about a story for a unique picture relating to core activation and synchronicity. What if...

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  • Understanding Challenge Vs. Risk
    March 29, 2023 Jonathan Bischof

    Understanding Challenge Vs. Risk

    In sport and life balancing the rush against danger is both calculated and un-calculated. When all chaos breaks out every decision matters and your life can drastically change in a fraction of a second. So what does this have to...

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  • The 2023 Starboard All Star 14': Winning is Normal
    January 9, 2023 Jamie Bischof

    The 2023 Starboard All Star 14': Winning is Normal

    The 2023 Starboard All Star Performance and Race Stand Up Paddle Board is a completely redesigned and refined water craft from one of the winningest companies in paddle boarding. The ’23 All Star offers an incredible all water performance platform...

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