Spring for a Pure Michigan Break
Plan a fun-filled getaway close to home or within a few hours drive. Feel the winter sun on your face as you take in festivals, tobogganing, skating, skiing and more. Refresh and renew at unique spas, splash around at one of Michigan’s many indoor water parks or head downtown to enjoy the urban surroundings Michigan has to offer.
Spring for a Pure Michigan Break
Plan a fun-filled getaway close to home or within a few hours drive. Feel the winter sun on your face as you take in festivals, tobogganing, skating, skiing and more. Refresh and renew at unique spas, splash around at one of Michigan’s many indoor water parks or head downtown to enjoy the urban surroundings Michigan has to offer.
Spring for a Pure Michigan Break
Plan a fun-filled getaway close to home or within a few hours drive. Feel the winter sun on your face as you take in festivals, tobogganing, skating, skiing and more. Refresh and renew at unique spas, splash around at one of Michigan’s many indoor water parks or head downtown to enjoy the urban surroundings Michigan has to offer.
8 big regions for cross-country skiing
While many cross-country (XC) ski aficionados wait for snow in their backyard before they don their skinny skis, there are XC skiers that prefer to travel to beautiful places for their skiing adventures. They search for destinations with extensive trail networks and a choice of several XC ski systems.
Skiing And Snowboarding
Skiing And Snowboarding How To Rent Skiing And Snowboarding Gear By Gray Rollins So, you’re planning a skiing or snowboarding trip. You have your travel and lodging plans all set up, but have you gotten your equipment yet? While buying your own equipment may be more convenient, it’s also a lot more expensive. If you have never been skiing before, you may want to consider renting in case you
I have, once again, survived the three intense and long media-only press days at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. As an auto enthusiast, there is no other place on the world to be during that first part of January. This was the 10th year at the show for me.
I had the best of intentions when I planned to update this space during the three days, but I simply never had the time.
So now that I am on my way home from the Motor City, I thought I’d pass along some of the highlights and my favorites from the most important auto show in the country where more than 50 brand new vehicles were shown for the first time ever in the world.
Often times this show has one vehicle that stands out as the obvious star, however this year it seemed that there were two that attracted the most attention – the Dodge Challenger Concept and Chevrolet Camaro Concept.
Challenger concept is an amazing rendition of the original muscle car, complete with a powerful HEMI engine under the hood. In eye-catching orange, Challenger has all of the styling of the model from decades ago, but with plenty of modern touches. The automaker hasn’t said if they’ll put it into production, but Chrysler has a reputation for putting concepts into production with little changes, so the odds are good.
Continuing the muscle car revival, Chevrolet brought back the recently retired Camaro name on a great looking concept vehicle. Unlike the Challenger, which is designed to be a modern car that looks like an old car, the Camaro Concept is a completely modern design based on the original Camaros from the 1960s. I wasn’t crazy about it when I first saw it – thought the front end looked like a Cadillac XLR- but the more I’ve seen it, the more its grown on me.
Of course, there were plenty of other noteworthy cars. One I thought looked like it would be great fun to drive is the new Volvo C30. Still a concept, but looking ready for production, it just looks like it would hug the curves and drive like a little go cart.
Lincoln showed a concept luxury sedan that looked great. That company could really use a home run – there hasn’t been a new high-end luxury car from Lincoln in years.
For a bit more money – not sure how much – there’s the Aston Martin Rapide. Basically a stretched DB9 with four doors, this 450-plus horsepower sport sedan would really attract attention.
A bit more subtle but ultra luxurious is the new Lexus LS460. Moving upscale with a new long-wheel base version, the new flagship from Toyota’s luxury marque boasts rear seats with recliners, massagers, foot rests, DVD players and a refrigerator to keep the champagne cold.
Speaking of Toyota, the Camry gets completely redesigned for 2006. This bestselling passenger car will also be available as a hybrid later in the year.
The small SUV market continues to grow with the new Dodge Caliber. Replacing the Neon, the small crossover SUV will become Dodge’s entry-level passenger car. Hyundai also showed a crossover concept called the HCD9. Sleek lines and a beautiful interior, hopefully it will reach production in some form.
Other noteworthy unveils:
You can find coverage of these and every other vehicle that made its debut in Detroit at http://autoshow.msn.com. MSN has been the official Web Site for the show of the last nine years, and it’s the only place to see video of every exciting unveiling, which included a car driving through a window and a manmade snow storm.
Next stop on the show circuit – Chicago in February.
–Perry Stern
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The PM.Zone Attends Bridgestone Winter Driving School
LG Electronics to Sponsor FIS Snowboard World Cup
Seoul, Korea, April 4, 2008 – LG Electronics (LG), a global leader and technology innovator in consumer electronics, today announced that it will be a title sponsor of the International Ski Federation (FIS)’s Snowboard World Cup 2008-2009 season. As one of the biggest winter sports competitions in the world, the FIS Snowboard World Cup 2008-2009 competitions will take place across 22 cities in 16 countries between September 2008 and March 2009. Broadcasters in more than 80 countries will cove..
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8 big regions for cross-country skiing
While many cross-country (XC) ski aficionados wait for snow in their backyard before they don their skinny skis, there are XC skiers that prefer to travel to beautiful places for their skiing adventures. They search for destinations with extensive trail networks and a choice of several XC ski systems.
As we kicked and glided along the frozen, snow-covered fjord, we weren’t really watching where our skis were going. The surrounding 2,500-foot snowy mountains, set against a cloudless blue sky with their ice-speckled cliff faces plunging into the fjord, kept our attention focused upward.
The PM.Zone Attends Bridgestone Winter Driving School
LG Electronics to Sponsor FIS Snowboard World Cup
Seoul, Korea, April 4, 2008 – LG Electronics (LG), a global leader and technology innovator in consumer electronics, today announced that it will be a title sponsor of the International Ski Federation (FIS)’s Snowboard World Cup 2008-2009 season. As one of the biggest winter sports competitions in the world, the FIS Snowboard World Cup 2008-2009 competitions will take place across 22 cities in 16 countries between September 2008 and March 2009. Broadcasters in more than 80 countries will cove..
New Scuba Re-Breather Tech: Test Dive
Will the spread of bubble-free rebreather systems change diving forever?
Spring for a Pure Michigan Break
Plan a fun-filled getaway close to home or within a few hours drive. Feel the winter sun on your face as you take in festivals, tobogganing, skating, skiing and more. Refresh and renew at unique spas, splash around at one of Michigan’s many indoor water parks or head downtown to enjoy the urban surroundings Michigan has to offer.
Skiing And Snowboarding
Skiing And Snowboarding How To Rent Skiing And Snowboarding Gear By Gray Rollins So, you’re planning a skiing or snowboarding trip. You have your travel and lodging plans all set up, but have you gotten your equipment yet? While buying your own equipment may be more convenient, it’s also a lot more expensive. If you have never been skiing before, you may want to consider renting in case you
The PM.Zone Attends Bridgestone Winter Driving School
I have, once again, survived the three intense and long media-only press days at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. As an auto enthusiast, there is no other place on the world to be during that first part of January. This was the 10th year at the show for me.
I had the best of intentions when I planned to update this space during the three days, but I simply never had the time.
So now that I am on my way home from the Motor City, I thought I’d pass along some of the highlights and my favorites from the most important auto show in the country where more than 50 brand new vehicles were shown for the first time ever in the world.
Often times this show has one vehicle that stands out as the obvious star, however this year it seemed that there were two that attracted the most attention – the Dodge Challenger Concept and Chevrolet Camaro Concept.
Challenger concept is an amazing rendition of the original muscle car, complete with a powerful HEMI engine under the hood. In eye-catching orange, Challenger has all of the styling of the model from decades ago, but with plenty of modern touches. The automaker hasn’t said if they’ll put it into production, but Chrysler has a reputation for putting concepts into production with little changes, so the odds are good.
Continuing the muscle car revival, Chevrolet brought back the recently retired Camaro name on a great looking concept vehicle. Unlike the Challenger, which is designed to be a modern car that looks like an old car, the Camaro Concept is a completely modern design based on the original Camaros from the 1960s. I wasn’t crazy about it when I first saw it – thought the front end looked like a Cadillac XLR- but the more I’ve seen it, the more its grown on me.
Of course, there were plenty of other noteworthy cars. One I thought looked like it would be great fun to drive is the new Volvo C30. Still a concept, but looking ready for production, it just looks like it would hug the curves and drive like a little go cart.
Lincoln showed a concept luxury sedan that looked great. That company could really use a home run – there hasn’t been a new high-end luxury car from Lincoln in years.
For a bit more money – not sure how much – there’s the Aston Martin Rapide. Basically a stretched DB9 with four doors, this 450-plus horsepower sport sedan would really attract attention.
A bit more subtle but ultra luxurious is the new Lexus LS460. Moving upscale with a new long-wheel base version, the new flagship from Toyota’s luxury marque boasts rear seats with recliners, massagers, foot rests, DVD players and a refrigerator to keep the champagne cold.
Speaking of Toyota, the Camry gets completely redesigned for 2006. This bestselling passenger car will also be available as a hybrid later in the year.
The small SUV market continues to grow with the new Dodge Caliber. Replacing the Neon, the small crossover SUV will become Dodge’s entry-level passenger car. Hyundai also showed a crossover concept called the HCD9. Sleek lines and a beautiful interior, hopefully it will reach production in some form.
Other noteworthy unveils:
You can find coverage of these and every other vehicle that made its debut in Detroit at http://autoshow.msn.com. MSN has been the official Web Site for the show of the last nine years, and it’s the only place to see video of every exciting unveiling, which included a car driving through a window and a manmade snow storm.
Next stop on the show circuit – Chicago in February.
–Perry Stern
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