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WATCH
• Delta Pop-Up Safety Video
Raise your hand if you pay close attention to those pre-flight safety videos that play before the plane taxis down the runway? Thought so. But Delta tried to enliven its obligatory instructions by putting snarky "pop-up" comment bubbles, as well as employing humor in the form of triplets and, of course, the lavatory.
GEAR
• Trigger Point Cold Roller
$99, www.tptherapy.com
Foam rollers, used by endurance athletes to enhance muscle recovery, apparently are passé. Now, there is the cold roller. It's the same premise – myofascial release via pressure on the muscles – but with a device featuring frozen metal rather than foam. Consider it multitasking – icing and rolling at the same time. We're still waiting for studies showing whether it is effective.
THE LIST
• Adventure Journal's 9 Best Chairlifts in North America
www.adventure-journal.com/2012/12/the-list-the-9-best-chairlifts-in-north-america
(Note: This is in alphabetical order, not by ranking)
• Collins, Alta, Utah
• Glacier Express, Blackcomb, B.C.
• Sublette Quad, Jackson Hole, Wyo.
• Single Chair, Mad River Glen, Vt.
• Double, Silverton Mountain, Colo.
• KT22 Express, Squaw Valley
• Challenger, Sun Valley, Idaho
• Peak Express, Whistler, B.C.
READ
• Outside Magazine's Survival Quiz
Test-Your-Survival-Skills
Think you know how to survive in the wild? Outside magazine's quiz might set you straight. Example: "Your Cessna pilot dies midflight and you take the controls. Which is your best option for a crash landing? (a) a lake; (b) a small clearing among old growth; (c) an orchard.
Answer: Orchard. "The small trees of an orchard will offer better shock absorption than water. And you won't drown if you get knocked out."
– Compiled by Sam McManis, smcmanis@sacbee.com
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