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<br /> As the mercury plummets and the latest weather forecast predicts fresh rounds of <keyword id="10265" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Snow">snow</keyword> across the Indian mountains, a gleeful crowd from home and abroad goes traipsing upon the ethereal <keyword id="918784" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="ski-slopes">ski slopes</keyword>. Heading off to the <keyword id="23693" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="Swiss-Alps">Swiss Alps</keyword> or <keyword id="2005582" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Val-dIsre">Val d’Isère</keyword> in <keyword id="6354785" type="COUNTRY" weightage="60" keywordseo="France">France</keyword> might be the classic choice of many, but <keyword id="2005583" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Powder-skiing">powder skiing</keyword> in the <keyword id="52569" type="CITY" weightage="100" keywordseo="himalayas">Himalayas</keyword> is getting increasingly popular among local and <keyword id="1704954" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="global-tourists">global tourists</keyword> in love with <keyword id="1614562" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="winter-sports">winter sports</keyword>. India is now home to a dozen or so <keyword id="2005584" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Ski-areas">ski areas</keyword> and plans are afoot to build several international standard <keyword id="78303" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Ski-resorts">ski resorts</keyword>.<br />
<br /> <keyword id="90842" type="SPORT" weightage="100" keywordseo="skiing">Skiing</keyword> took off in the country during the days of the <keyword id="81273" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="British-Raj">British Raj</keyword> when two army officers first started the <keyword id="2005578" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Ski-Club-of-India">Ski Club of India</keyword> in <keyword id="108228" type="CITY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Gulmarg">Gulmarg</keyword> back in 1927. Fast-forward to 2014 and you will find improved facilities, along with the eternally breathtaking <keyword id="6439698" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="100" keywordseo="mountain">mountain</keyword> views, the best <keyword id="2005590" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Powder-snow">powder snow</keyword> and the vast, undulating <keyword id="2005591" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Snowy-tracks">snowy tracks</keyword> – from <keyword id="2005592" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Gentle-slopes">gentle slopes</keyword> and <keyword id="2005593" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Groomed-trails">groomed trails</keyword> to <keyword id="2005595" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Steep-bowls">steep bowls</keyword>, <keyword id="2005596" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Chutes">chutes</keyword> and <keyword id="2005598" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Tree-runs">tree runs</keyword> spilling off the magnificent ridges. Gulmarg in <keyword id="23412" type="CITY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Jammu-Kashmir">Jammu &amp; Kashmir</keyword> and <keyword id="484044" type="CITY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Auli">Auli</keyword> in <keyword id="44522" type="CITY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Uttarakhand">Uttarakhand</keyword> are the showpiece destinations, especially Auli, which features the <keyword id="2005599" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Second-largest-slopes-in-Asia">second largest slopes in Asia</keyword>. A research survey by the <keyword id="2005579" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Alpine-Tourism-Promotion-Council">Alpine Tourism Promotion Council</keyword> (ATPC) considers Auli’s slopes to be the best in the world.<br />
<br /> <keyword id="2005600" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Heli-skiing">Heli-skiing</keyword> in the Himalays is another fabulous experience as the chopper flies one to spectacular heights and the <keyword id="105846" type="POSITION" weightage="100" keywordseo="Skier">skier</keyword> rides down the unexplored slopes – the perfect setting for this great <keyword id="6739232" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Adventure-sport">adventure sport</keyword>. The thrill-hunters can also go <keyword id="2005604" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Yak-skiing">yak skiing</keyword> in <keyword id="6363190" type="COMPANY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Manali">Manali</keyword> – an <keyword id="2005608" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Extreme-snow-sport">extreme snow sport</keyword> only meant for the brave hearts. Those looking for <keyword id="2005609" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Off-season-skiing">off-season skiing</keyword> would not be disappointed either. There is <keyword id="2005611" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Grass-skiing-in-summer">grass skiing in summer</keyword>, held on a 120 meter-long grassy slope in <keyword id="569617" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Solang-Valley">Solang Valley</keyword> where one can use special <keyword id="2005612" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Skis-fitted-with-wheels">skis fitted with wheels</keyword>. If you are already feeling excited and want to chill out among the snow, slopes and the wild <keyword id="383218" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="slides">slides</keyword> and <keyword id="95340" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Tumbles">tumbles</keyword>, here is a look at India’s 7 <keyword id="2005614" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Best-skiing-destinations">best skiing destinations</keyword>.<br />
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Time To Celebrate The Snow: Check Out These 7 Ski Destinations
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<ul class="summary-list"><li>Mick Schumacher, the son of racing legend Michael, will race in Formula 1 next season after signing a multi-year deal with American team Haas.</li><li>The 21-year-old will make his F1 debut next season on the 30th anniversary of his father's own debut at the 1991 Belgian Grand Prix.</li><li>"I'm simply speechless," he said. </li><li><keyword id="46015" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Michael-Schumacher">Michael Schumacher</keyword>, a seven time World Champion, is still recovering from a 2013 ski accident that saw him placed in an induced coma for over a year.</li></ul><p>Mick Schumacher, the son of racing legend Michael, will race in Formula 1 next season after signing a multi-year deal with American team Haas.</p><p>Schumacher, who leads this season's Formula 2 standings with one race to go, will partner Russian Nikita Mazepin.</p><p>"The prospect of being on the Formula 1 grid next year makes me incredibly happy and I'm simply speechless," <a href="https://www.haasf1team.com/news/mick-schumacher-confirmed-haas-f1-team">said the 21-year-old, who is a member of the Ferrari driver academy.</a></p><p>"I would like to thank Haas F1 Team, Scuderia Ferrari and the Ferrari Driver Academy for placing their trust in me. I also want to acknowledge and extend my love to my parents – I know that I owe them everything. I have always believed that I would realize my dream of Formula 1."</p><p>Schumacher will make his F1 debut next season on the 30th anniversary of his father's own debut at the 1991 Belgian Grand Prix.</p><p>Michael Schumacher went on to win seven World Championships with Benetton and Ferrari – a record that was matched by Lewis Hamilton this year – before retiring in 2012. He also held the record for the most race wins in <keyword id="42857" type="SPORT" weightage="60" keywordseo="Formula-One">Formula One</keyword>, with 91, another benchmark beaten by Hamilton this season.</p><p>In 2013, he suffered a serious head injury while skiing with his son in the French Alps, falling and hitting his head on a rock while crossing an unsecured off-piste area.</p><p>He was placed in an induced coma until 2014 before moving his family to Gland, Switzerland, where he is continuing his rehabilitation, though has not been seen in public since. </p><p><strong>Read more:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.insider.com/photos-romain-grosjean-horror-crash-and-aftermath-2020-11">Photos show just how incredible it is that F1 driver Romain Grosjean was able to walk away from the fiery crash that saw his car rip in half</a></p><p><a href="https://www.insider.com/fomula-one-romain-grosjean-once-halo-saved-life-wasnt-necessary-2020-11">F1 driver Romain Grosjean once said the safety feature that he credits with saving his life in his horror-crash had 'no place' in the sport</a></p><p><a href="https://www.insider.com/lewis-hamilton-moto-gp-will-back-push-diversity-in-motorsport-2020-7">The boss of Moto GP said he backs Lewis Hamilton's push for diversity in motor racing, even though his sport has never had a single Black rider</a></p>

Michael Schumacher's 21-year-old son will race in Formula 1 next season, exactly 30 years after his dad made his debut

<p><strong><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><p class="source"><span>Reuters/Federico Gambarini</span></p><p class="caption">Karl-Erivan Haub of the retailer group Tengelmann, pictured in 2009.</p></div><p></p></div></div></strong></p><ul><li><strong>German billionaire Karl-Erivan Haub missing during ski trip in the Swiss Alps.</strong></li><li><strong>Haub, the owner and CEO of retail group Tengelmann has been missing since April 7.</strong></li><li><strong>He was described by his brother Christian as "a very experienced alpinist and skier," in a letter sent to staff of Tengelmann.</strong></li></ul><p><span>LONDON - Karl-Erivan Haub, a billionaire and one of Germany's richest men, has been reported missing after failing to return from a skiing expedition in the Alps, according to media reports in Germany.</span></p><p><span>Haub, who is the owner and CEO of retail group Tengelmann, last week embarked on an off-piste skiing expedition in the resort of Zermatt near the Swiss-Italian border. </span></p><p><span>He failed to return to his hotel, and has been considered missing since April 7, <a href="https://www.blick.ch/news/schweiz/bern/milliardaersfamilie-zahlt-such-trupp-tengelmann-chef-58-am-matterhorn-vermisst-id8234476.html">according to the Swiss media outlet Blick.</a></span></p><p><span>According to Spiegel magazine, a search is underway for the 58-year-old, <a href="http://www.dw.com/en/german-business-magnate-tengelmann-chief-karl-erivan-haub-missing-in-alps/a-43333092">with Deutsche Welle adding</a> that a spokesperson for Tengelmann said the search was proceeding at "full speed." The search has been disrupted by poor visibility and the threat of avalanches, Deutsche Welle said.</span></p><p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image on-image"><p class="source"><span><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/nilsenpics/17975614725/in/photolist-torHZP-b8rLAB-dkVHuG-78Jokx-35UETr-7w5QwP-k7Z2xG-5JRXno-aBzMjQ-7mYXF-6Xx6ho-4NaXL-p6dSQP-5PpeRn-87npaw-mLW7GQ-ai5G8w-ai5Gsb-ai5FxW-2w3wL-od6uiw-cq27su-7hjBt-ai5FKw-4zVxhQ-9Xw4RB-9C1LrU-8wToVE-rA5qNm-buFMTt-buFLoK-664tAT-5i5oGT-doMuv3-5DiQq8-dyAA1E-rzfHBn-76qUEU-fij9t5-oNmdCe-ovbQna-qu2vXL-6J2ewA-9MWw45-4xQNAF-bubZrz-d5JZVj-jD1WbJ-g8dVgD-gUyQsj">Flickr / nils.rohwer</a></span></p><p class="caption">The Matterhorn.</p></div><p></p></div></div></p><p><span>Haub was reportedly in Zermatt to train for the Patrouille des Glaciers ski race, an international long distance ski event organized by the Swiss army, scheduled to take place next week.</span></p><p>Haub was described by his brother Christian as "a very experienced alpinist and skier," in a letter sent to staff, and partially published in the newspaper Handelsblatt</p><p>"Of course our family is prepared for such a situation," Christian Haub said, adding that "the business will continue to run smoothly and orderly."</p><p><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/billionaires/profiles/erivan-k-haub/">According to the Bloomberg Billionaires index,</a> the net worth of Erivan Karl Haub - the missing Haub's father, who died last month - was in excess of $6 billion (£4.2 billion; €4.9 billion).</p><p>That wealth stemmed from Tengelmann, which owns German retailers including <span>hardware chain Obi and textile discounter Kik. The company has stakes in as many as 73 different businesses.</span></p><p><span>The Matterhorn mountain, which sits above the resort of Zermatt, is a popular mountain for off-piste skiers and Alpinists.</span></p>    <div class="margin-top">        <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/long-term-rates-arent-going-much-higher-fed-hikes-equity-valuations-2018-4">A $700 billion investor dispels one of the market's most common myths - and explains what it means for your portfolio</a></h3>        <div>                    </div>    </div>

One of Germany's richest men is missing in the Swiss Alps

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="7499" type="POSITION" weightage="60" keywordseo="Celebrity-Chef">Celebrity chef</keyword> and "<keyword id="6374580" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="MASTERCHEF">MasterChef</keyword>" host <keyword id="30315" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Gordon-Ramsay">Gordon Ramsay</keyword> has turned into the de facto judge of home-cooking videos on <keyword id="6762469" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="TikTok">TikTok</keyword>.</li><li>The restaurateur started #RamsayReacts in July where he critiques, and often roasts, cooking videos from fans. </li><li>In an <keyword id="6370284" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Exclusive">exclusive</keyword> interview with Insider, Ramsay shared the four videos that have most disgusted and disappointed him so far. </li><li>From a beef wellington Christmas tree to a chocolate bar sandwich, these videos had the chef fuming.</li></ul><p>For the past year, <keyword id="6355064" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Celebrity">celebrity</keyword> chef <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@gordonramsayofficial/video/6887658226146446598?lang=en">Gordon Ramsay</a> has been entertaining millions of fans <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@gordonramsayofficial/video/6887658226146446598?lang=en">on TikTok</a> with his iconic roasts.</p><p>In July, he started the hashtag <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/ramsayreacts?lang=en">#RamsayReacts</a>, where he challenges fans on the platform to let him critique their recipes. (At the time of writing, the hashtag had 5.1 billion views.)</p><p>The "MasterChef" host quickly became the go-to judge of TikTok <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/home-cooking">home cooking</a> as he roasted fans' creative, innovative, and sometimes satirical meals.</p><p>In an exclusive interview with Insider, Ramsay said that "when the <keyword id="6181" type="COMPANY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Food">food</keyword> [videos] started arriving [on the app] I was like, 'Hold on a minute, how do these guys call themselves a TikTok chef when no one can taste their food? Are you taking the p---?'"</p><p>So rather than making the dishes himself and tasting them, the chef stepped in to fill the empty role of "referee."</p><h2>There are a few TikTok cooking videos Ramsay says horrified him the most</h2><p>"I started seeing some of the cakes and the meat cakes, and there's this one guy that sandwiched two bars of chocolate together with a big lump of ice cream and then tried to say it was a healthy snack," Ramsay told Insider. "I mean, you could feel your arteries clogging up."</p><p>In response to this ice cream sandwich, the chef posted a duet and called TikTok user <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@pleesecakes/video/6856772062644587781">@pleesecakes</a> an "idiot sandwich," one of Ramsay's most famous insults. (At the time of writing, the video had 96.8 million views.)</p> <p>Another memorable video for Ramsay was a tutorial on how to make a "meat tree."</p><p>"There was another guy who made a Christmas tree out of a wellington and topped it with a gold filet mignon," Ramsay told Insider. "You don't put f------ gold leaf on a filet mignon!" (At the time of writing, Ramsay's duet below with user <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@maxthemeatguy/video/6903916506095029510">@maxthemeatguy</a> had 51.7 million views.)</p> <p>"And then last week I found someone <a href="https://www.insider.com/michelin-star-chef-reacts-to-tiktok-toaster-steaks-2020-11">sticking a ribeye steak in a toaster</a>," he said. When asked what he thought about that innovation, the chef called it "Disgusting. Toasters are for bread." (At the time of writing, Ramsay's duet below with <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@itsmeju1iette/video/6891744300246371590">@itsmeju1iette</a> had 23.3 million views.)</p> <h2>The chef and restaurateur does think TikTok has done some good for the home-cooking community </h2><p>"Here's the thing: What it has done is it's given everyone another avenue of creativity," Ramsay told Insider. "Unfortunately, there's nobody refereeing this creativity. So I'd like to think that I was the judge on their do's and don'ts."</p><p>"Some of them, they go way off-piste," he continued. "It's sort of like - it's embarrassing."</p><p>One particularly embarrassing video Ramsay recalls was of a TikTok user who spread what Ramsay estimated to be a pound of butter on a ribeye steak.</p><p>"You know, a ribeye is 60% fat," he said. "You don't put fat on fat. And then he started to sauté this ribeye in a pound of butter and it was just an absolute mess." (At the time of writing, his duet with <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@sizzlepapi/video/6873560015832091909">@sizzlepapi</a> had 61.3 million views.)</p> <p>At this point, the celebrity has seen it all - both delicious and disappointing. </p><p>"So yeah," Ramsay sighed over the phone. "I scream, and I cry, and at some of them, I laugh."</p><ul class="read-more-links"><li>Read more:</li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/gordon-ramsay-defends-full-english-breakfast-thin-gravy-criticism-2020-12">Gordon Ramsay stands by his $24 full English breakfast after fans criticized its price and size, and he said he'd choose it to be his last meal</a></li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/gordon-ramsay-live-viral-food-gigi-hadid-pasta-banana-bread-2020-12">Gordon Ramsay says Gigi Hadid is 'one of the most sophisticated foodies on the planet' and he's even making his own version of her spicy vodka pasta</a></li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/gordon-ramsay-daughters-love-his-gigi-hadid-friendship-2020-12">Gordon Ramsay says his daughters only love him because he talks to Gigi Hadid</a></li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/gordon-ramsay-mocks-tiktok-chef-guinness-beer-can-turkey-2020-11">Gordon Ramsay roasted a TikTok chef who cooked his turkey on a can of Guinness</a></li></ul>

Gordon Ramsay says a toaster steak and a chocolate bar 'sandwich' are among the worst TikTok cooking videos he's roasted

<p></p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image on-image"></div><p></p></div></div>LONDON -&#xa0;<a href="https://www.ski-lifts.com/blog/ski-season-dates-italy-austria-andorra-switzerland/" target="_blank">Ski seasons in Europe</a> last from October to May, but <a href="http://uk.businessinsider.com/4-reasons-why-you-should-visit-japan-this-winter-2016-12" target="_blank"> if you're willing to travel further afield</a>, it is possible to&#xa0;hit the slopes year-round, especially if you're willing to go off-piste.<p>From backcountry adventures in Afghanistan to skiing at midnight in Sweden, there are under-the-radar resorts located all over the world.</p><p>We've listed some of the most unexpected and unusual skiing destinations around the world.&#xa0;It's even possible to go skiing in Scotland if your budget doesn't stretch to flying abroad.</p><p>From Aviemore to Antarctica, here are 17 places you probably didn't know you could ski, ranked from shortest to longest journey from London:</p>

17 stunning and unusual ski destinations around the world

<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container float_right"><div class="image"></div><p></p></div>With ski season in full swing, you'll want to make sure you're sporting the best gear while tearing down the slopes.</p>
<p>The experts at <a href="http://skis.findthebest.com/">FindTheBest</a> helped us find the best skis on the market. The skis are ranked by FTB's Smart Rating, which accounts for ratings and awards from ski magazines, model year, and ski type. </p>
<p>Check out the best skis for the 2015 season. </p>
<h3>10. 2014 Blizzard Cochise Ski ($750)</h3>
<p>The 2014 <a href="http://www.amazon.com/2014-Blizzard-Cochise-Skis-193/dp/B00DR381CQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1420833050&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=2014+Blizzard+Cochise+Ski">Blizzard Cochise Ski</a> is designed for the advanced male skier. The all-mountain skis have a hybrid rocker and flat profile, and come in four different sizes. The skis made Ski magazine's Gold Medal Gear list.</p>
<h3>9. 2014 Blizzard Bonafide Ski ($700)</h3>
<p>Similar to the Blizzard Chochise, the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/2014-Blizzard-Bonafide-Skis-166/dp/B00DR38EE6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1420836641&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=2014+Blizzard+Bonafide+Ski">2014 Blizzard Bonafide Ski</a> has the same profile and all-mountain usage. Predominantly a men's ski, women can use Bonafide skis as long as they pay close attention to the sizing. </p>
<h3>8. 2015 Volkl Aura Ski ($699)</h3>
<p>The women's <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Volkl-114374-Aura-Skis-2015/dp/B00LPHUD9A/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1420836970&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=2015+Volkl+Aura+Ski">2015 </a><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Volkl-114374-Aura-Skis-2015/dp/B00LPHUD9A/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1420836970&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=2015+Volkl+Aura+Ski">Volkl Aura Ski</a> is designed primarily for off-piste skiing, so it can handle rough terrain. The freeride skis are for the advanced skier and have a hybrid rocker-camber profile. </p>
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<h3>7. 2015 Volkl Shiro Ski ($699)</h3>
<p>The <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Volkl-Mens-Shiro-Skis-183/dp/B00N2G6Q66/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_2?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1420837278&amp;sr=8-2-fkmr0&amp;keywords=2015+Volkl+Shiro+Ski">2015 </a><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Volkl-Mens-Shiro-Skis-183/dp/B00N2G6Q66/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_2?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1420837278&amp;sr=8-2-fkmr0&amp;keywords=2015+Volkl+Shiro+Ski">Volkl Shiro Ski's</a> reverse camber profile means you'll rarely catch an edge. Also known as the 100% rocker profile, it's becoming increasingly popular among skiers. The Shiro is also a freeride ski designed for off-piste skiing.<span style="line-height: 1.5em;"><span><span> </span></span></span></p>
<h3>6. 2015 Atomic Vantage Theory Ski ($499)</h3>
<p>The <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Atomic-Vantage-Theory-Mountain-Freeride/dp/B00IVAN5KS/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1420837834&amp;sr=8-1-fkmr0&amp;keywords=2015+Atomic+Vantage+Theory+Ski">2015 </a><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Atomic-Vantage-Theory-Mountain-Freeride/dp/B00IVAN5KS/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1420837834&amp;sr=8-1-fkmr0&amp;keywords=2015+Atomic+Vantage+Theory+Ski">Atomic Vantage Theory Ski</a> is an all-mountain ski made for the intermediate male skier. The skis come in three sizes and the hybrid rocker-camber profile is great for skiing through powder.</p>
<h3>5. 2015 Blizzard Viva 810 TI IQ Ski ($799)</h3>
<p>The titanium and wood <a href="http://www.amazon.com/2015-Blizzard-Womens-Viva-Bindings/dp/B00OQRUSV4/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1420837985&amp;sr=8-1-fkmr0&amp;keywords=2015+Blizzard+Viva+810+TI+IQ+Ski">2015 </a><a href="http://www.amazon.com/2015-Blizzard-Womens-Viva-Bindings/dp/B00OQRUSV4/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1420837985&amp;sr=8-1-fkmr0&amp;keywords=2015+Blizzard+Viva+810+TI+IQ+Ski">Blizzard Viva 810 TI IQ Ski</a> is for the advanced female skier. The skis have a hybrid rocker-camber and were awarded On The Snow magazine's Editor's Choice. <br><a href="http://www.amazon.com/2015-Blizzard-Womens-Viva-Bindings/dp/B00OQRUSV4/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1420837985&amp;sr=8-1-fkmr0&amp;keywords=2015+Blizzard+Viva+810+TI+IQ+Ski"></a></br></p>
<h3>4. 2015 Rossignol Soul 7 Ski ($700)</h3>
<p>The <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Rossignol-Soul-AllTrack-Package-2015/dp/B00NOV1APG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1420838252&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=2015+Rossignol+Soul+7+Ski">2015 </a><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Rossignol-Soul-AllTrack-Package-2015/dp/B00NOV1APG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1420838252&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=2015+Rossignol+Soul+7+Ski">Rossignol Soul 7 Ski</a> is a freeride powder ski which is great for off-piste skiing. The intermediate men's skis' profile is 50% rocker and 50% camber. The skis float well in powdery conditions, yet can easily maneuver through tightly packed snow.</p>
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<h3>3. 2015 Atomic Vantage Ritual Ski ($700)</h3>
<p>The advanced men's <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Atomic-Ritual-Ski-Black-182cm/dp/B00MAYDPKG/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1420838594&amp;sr=8-1-fkmr0&amp;keywords=2015+Atomic+Vantage+Ritual+Ski">2015 </a><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Atomic-Ritual-Ski-Black-182cm/dp/B00MAYDPKG/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1420838594&amp;sr=8-1-fkmr0&amp;keywords=2015+Atomic+Vantage+Ritual+Ski">Atomic Vantage Ritual Ski</a> has a hybrid profile with a 65% camber and a 35% rocker. The skis were awarded Freeskier magazine's Editor's Pick. </p>
<h3>2. 2015 Faction Prodigy Ski ($779)</h3>
<p>The <a href="http://www.onthesnow.com/gear/a/2206/2015-men-s-all-mountain-back-ski-buyers--guide-/faction/prodigy">2015 </a><a href="http://www.onthesnow.com/gear/a/2206/2015-men-s-all-mountain-back-ski-buyers--guide-/faction/prodigy">Faction Prodigy Ski</a> is an advanced all-mountain ski. The men's skis have a hybrid profile that is 85% camber and 15% rocker, and an ability to handle everything from icy conditions to slushier snow. The skis earned Freeskier magazine's Editor's Pick award, On the Snow magazine's Editor's Choice award, and the Ski magazine 2015 Ski of the Year award.</p>
<h3>1. 2015 Nordica NRGy 100 Ski ($699)</h3>
<p>The <a href="http://www.skis.com/Nordica-NRGy-100-Skis-2015/352735P,default,pd.html?src=cpc&amp;utm_source=google&amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_content=pla&amp;utm_campaign=product%2Bads&amp;mr:trackingCode=3D2B7DE4-CD16-E411-8EDC-001B21BCC0BC&amp;mr:referralID=NA&amp;mr:device=c&amp;mr:adType=pla&amp;mr:ad=44266954641&amp;mr:keyword=&amp;mr:match=&amp;mr:filter=92925815601&amp;gclid=CjwKEAiAlb6lBRCBw4jC-bb3uykSJAB55Ti909Og6cjfjbqFqEC8JEoLlvOROYPLdqYoydIl2uVAoxoCraTw_wcB">2015 </a><a href="http://www.skis.com/Nordica-NRGy-100-Skis-2015/352735P,default,pd.html?src=cpc&amp;utm_source=google&amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_content=pla&amp;utm_campaign=product%2Bads&amp;mr:trackingCode=3D2B7DE4-CD16-E411-8EDC-001B21BCC0BC&amp;mr:referralID=NA&amp;mr:device=c&amp;mr:adType=pla&amp;mr:ad=44266954641&amp;mr:keyword=&amp;mr:match=&amp;mr:filter=92925815601&amp;gclid=CjwKEAiAlb6lBRCBw4jC-bb3uykSJAB55Ti909Og6cjfjbqFqEC8JEoLlvOROYPLdqYoydIl2uVAoxoCraTw_wcB">Nordica NRGy 100 Ski</a> was the only one to score 100 on the Smart Rating scale. The all-mountain skis are designed for the advanced male skier. The hybrid profile is 75% camber and 25% rocker, and the skis come in four different sizes. The skis earned an Editor's Pick award from Freeskier magazine, On the Snow magazine's Editor's Choice award, and Ski magazine's 2015 Gold Medal Gear award. </p>
<p>Freeskier magazine writes, "Nordica's all- mountain camROCK provides a touch of rocker in the tip and tail while employing ample camber underfoot to rip around the hill. One of our testers couldn't agree more, saying, 'This ski is a charger and demands respect on and off trail.'"</p>

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<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image on-image"><p class="source"><span> Vincenzo Pinto/AFP</span></p><p class="caption">A picture taken on January 17, 2003 shows Formula One World champion Michael Schumacher holding his skis before a giant slalom race in Madonna di Campiglio</p></div><p></p></div></div>GRENOBLE, France (Reuters) - Former Formula One champion Michael Schumacher was battling for his life in hospital on Monday after a ski injury, doctors said, adding it was too early to say whether he would pull through.</p>
<p>"We can say that his condition is life-threatening," Jean-Francois Payen, head anesthetician at the CHU hospitalin the eastern French city of Grenoble told a news conference.</p>
<p>"For the moment we cannot say what Michael Schumacher's future is," he added.</p>
<p>Seven-times Formula One world champion Schumacher was admitted to hospital on Sunday suffering head injuries in an off-piste skiing accident in the French Alps resort of Meribel.</p>
<p>Neurosurgeon Stephan Chabardes said an emergency brain scan carried out on Schumacher, 44, had revealed internal bleeding, and injuries including contusions and lesions. He said they had operated a first time to treat the internal bleeding.</p>
<p>Doctors said Schumacher had been placed in an artificial coma but, contrary to an earlier French media report, said they had not carried out a second operation during the night and were not planning any further interventions at this stage.</p>
<p>(Reporting by Morade Azzouz; writing by Muriel Boselli; editing by Mark John)</p>
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Formula One Legend Michael Schumacher Is Fighting For His Life Following Skiing Accident

<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image on-image"><p class="source"><span>Francois Lenoir / Reuters</span></p><p class="caption">Mercedes Formula One driver Michael Schumacher of Germany addresses a news conference ahead of the weekend's Belgian F1 Grand Prix in Spa Francorchamps August 30, 2012.</p></div><p></p></div></div></p>
<p>GRENOBLE, France (Reuters) - The medical condition of seven-times Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher is slightly better on Tuesday following a second operation during the night to treat head injuries he sustained in a skiing accident, doctors said.</p>
<p>"The situation is more under control than yesterday but we cannot say he is out of danger," Jean-Francois Payen, head anaesthetician told a news conference at the CHU hospital in the eastern French city of Grenoble.</p>
<p>"We have won some time but we must continue an hour-by-hour surveillance... It is premature to speculate on his condition," he said, adding that it could still be qualified as "critical".</p>
<p>Emmanuel Gay, head of the hospital's neurosurgery service, said the operation carried out during the night involved removing a large hematoma - the medical term for a build-up of blood - from the left-hand side of Schumacher's brain.</p>
<p>"It was larger and more accessible (than others) ... We judged we could remove it without taking any risks," Gay said.</p>
<p>He said the operation was designed to reduce, within Schumacher's skull, the pressure on the brain, which suffered injuries including lesions and contusions from Sunday's fall.</p>
<p>The retired motor racing champion, 44, slammed his head on a rock while skiing off-piste on Sunday morning in the French Alpine resort of Meribel, where he has a vacation home.</p>
<p>Doctors said the fact that he was wearing a helmet had enabled him to make it to the hospital alive.</p>
<p>Payen said the medical team in Grenoble had discussed the operation with Schumacher's family. He said the condition of the German motor racing great was still too fragile to consider transferring him to another hospital for the time being.</p>
<p>(Reporting by Lucien Libert; writing by Mark John; editing by Natalie Huet)</p>

Schumacher 'Slightly Better' After Second Operation To Relieve Brain Trauma

<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image on-image"><p class="source"><span>Business Insider</span></p></div><p></p></div></div>The annual World Economic Forum meeting in Davos brings together political leaders, billionaire entrepreneurs, bankers, and some of the world's most-accomplished academics.</p><p>But as the night draws in across the snowy mountain scenery, even the elite are on the look-out for some company.</p><p>I fired up dating app Tinder during the meeting and I was surprised by how popular it was. </p><p>While in the Congress Center, which is where all the important conference sessions, press conferences, and meetings take place - and next to many of the hotels on the nearby Promenade - I changed my "discovery" settings to search only for people in the immediate vicinity. </p><p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image"><p class="source"><span>Screenshot</span></p><p class="caption">Firing up Davos Tinder.</p></div><p></p></div></div></p><p>Most of Davos is on security lockdown during the meeting - understandable given the gravitas of the people in attendance and the meetings they are participating in - so there was a good chance that most of the people popping up within a 1-mile radius of me would be here for the event too.</p><p>And that hypothesis was correct. There was the odd skier and local, but the majority of people flashing up were clearly in Davos for the meeting. That was made more obvious because many of their profiles included their places of work - I saw people (I'd estimate about 90% men) from NGOs, blue chip firms, and governments from across the world. </p><p>I didn't recognize anybody famous during my swiping, but there were certainly some big-name, recognizable organizations and universities. I also recognized some people I had met during the event - awkward.</p><p>I began having a chat with some of my matches. I disclosed straight away that I was a journalist researching Tinder use at Davos and kept our conversations as far away from romance as possible (I'm in a very happy relationship.)</p><p>Bob *works at a big-name management consultancy, and he was very chatty. </p><p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image"><p class="source"><span>Screenshot</span></p></div><p></p></div></div></p><p>I asked how his Davos Tinder experience was going so far. He said other dating apps were proving more popular than Tinder, but he hadn't seen many people on there likely to be attending WEF.</p><p>Peter*, an entrepreneur from Europe, had an interesting approach to Davos Tinder. He told me he was primarily using it to see if he could find someone to meet when he is traveling to New York because there are so many people from the US at the event.</p><p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image"><p class="source"><span>Screenshot</span></p></div><p></p></div></div></p><p>Clive*, who works for a US non-profit, said he found very few people on Tinder. Every time he's checked there have only been about two or three profiles of women and that'd be it. </p><p>Jean-Luc*, a French journalist who, like me, was a newbie to the Annual Meeting had a little more luck. He'd been using both Tinder and Happn and had managed to strike up conversations with three matches. He joked that someone should invent a "Tinder for Events" which would probably make it easier to meet like-minded people and organize which parties to meet at.</p><p>Tinder is often described as a "hook-up app" but none of the people I spoke to used any language that was sexual in nature. If there was one common theme in the conversations I had, it was that everyone wanted to find someone friendly to meet for a coffee, drinks later in the evening, or they wanted to know where the best party was at. Maybe they were looking for something a little more (not least as I'm based in London and almost everyone else I saw on the app was from a different country,) but nobody was pushy - especially not once I disclosed my reason for being on Tinder.</p><p>In fact, the most forward approach was a message - before I had even responded - that suggested an exact time and location to meet later that day. I responded mentioning my research project and I was unmatched - a bit like a "block" on other social network apps, meaning we could no longer continue our conversation and the messages disappeared from the app.</p><p>As you'll see from above, I set my discovery settings so that I could see both male and female profiles. Finding a female profile was rare, and when I did stumble across one, it looked as though they probably lived locally or were here to ski (I deduced that because they had photos of themselves skiing in their profile pictures.) </p><p>The fact that there were so few female profiles was hardly surprising. I have no hard numbers, but over the five days I've been walking around the Congress Center and nearby hotels and pop-ups, I've noticed that men far outnumber women at this event.</p><p>But what was perhaps surprising is that Davos Tinder was most definitely a "thing." No matter what time I logged on to the app, there were always profiles waiting of smartly-dressed people at the event looking for a little off-piste action. </p><p>(* All the names in this article have been changed)</p>    <div class="margin-top">        <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/iphone-sleeping-night-shift-mode-2016-1">The iPhone will finally stop ruining your sleep - here's how</a></h3>        <div>            <div>        <div class="ooyala-video-player" data-video-autoplay="false" data-video-id="1pNmo3MDE6SwWVu9wiBxmHuATQfzFzBN" data-player-variable="ooyalapopvideo" id="ooyalaplayer_popvideo" style="width:1280px;height:720px"></div>        </div>        </div>            </div>

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<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container float_right"><div class="image on-image"><p class="source"><span> Vincenzo Pinto/AFP</span></p><p class="caption">A picture taken on January 17, 2003 shows Formula One World champion Michael Schumacher holding his skis before a giant slalom race in Madonna di Campiglio</p></div><p></p></div>Michael Schumacher, the seven-time Formula One champion, is in a coma and remains in a "critical" condition after striking his head in a ski accident in the French Alps on Sunday, the hospital treating him said.</p>
<p>The 44-year-old German was "suffering a serious brain trauma with coma on his arrival, which required an immediate neurosurgical operation", the hospital in the southeast French city of Grenoble said in a statement.</p>
<p>"He remains in a critical condition."</p>
<p>Schumacher had been skiing off-piste in the upmarket Meribel resort, where he reportedly has a property, when he fell and hit his head on a rock, mountain police who gave him first aid said.</p>
<p>He was airlifted to a local hospital, then to the Grenoble facility. A specialist neurosurgeon from Paris was rushed in to oversee his treatment.</p>
<p>The director of the Meribel resort, Christophe Gernigon-Lecomte, had said just after the accident that Schumacher had been wearing a helmet and was "conscious but a little agitated" just after the accident, suggesting he had not received life-threatening injuries.</p>
<p>But when Schumacher then fell into coma, doctors realised the damage was worse than initially feared.</p>
<p>The two mountain police officers who gave first aid said Schumacher was suffering "severe cranial trauma" when they got to him and a helicopter was brought in to evacuate him within 10 minutes.</p>
<p>A renowned Paris neurosurgeon, doctor Gerard Saillant, was brought to the Grenoble hospital in a police car to take charge of the famous patient.</p>
<p>The hospital statement was signed by the facility's neurosurgeon, the professor in charge of its anaesthesia/revival unit, and the hospital's deputy director.</p>
<p>Schumacher was on a private stay in Meribel, according to his spokeswoman. He is to have his 45th birthday next Friday.</p>
<p>A towering figure in Formula One</p>
<p>Schumacher, who won the last of his world titles in 2004, definitively retired in 2012 in the Brazilian Grand Prix, in which he finished seventh, after an abandoned attempt to quit six years earlier.</p>
<p>Since his debut in 1991, the German towered over the sport, winning more Formula One world titles and races than any other. He had a record 91 wins and is one of only two men to reach 300 grands prix.</p>
<p>Schumacher's duels in his heyday with Damon Hill and Jacques Villeneuve, fired by an unquenchable competitive spirit, have gone down in Formula One lore.</p>
<p>Schumacher was born in January 1969 near Cologne, Germany, the son of a bricklayer who also ran the local go-kart track, where his mother worked in the canteen.</p>
<p>By 1987, Schumacher was the German and European go-kart champion and was soon racing professionally. In 1991 he burst into Formula One by qualifying seventh in his debut race in Belgium and a year later he was racing for Benetton, where he won his first Formula One grand prix in 1992.</p>
<p>After joining Ferrari in 1996, Schumacher achieved infamy by trying to ram Villeneuve off the road at Jerez in the last race of 1997, and was disqualified from the championship as punishment.</p>
<p>Over the next decade, he went from strength to strength, dominating the podium, before trying to retire the first time aged 37.</p>
<p>But the father of three could not resist the lure of the track and in 2010 he signed a three-year deal with Mercedes.</p>
<p>But slower reflexes and a less competitive car meant Schumacher could not reproduce his former glory and he quit for good in 2012. His helmet had a message for fans: "Life is about passions -- Thank you for sharing mine."</p>
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