January SKI Tips, 2025

The Roman calendar initially only had 10 months, with January and February not included. This is due to the fact that during the coldest and darkest months, the government and military were not active.

Use a light touch on the brakes when stopping on snow or ice.  Apply brakes firmly to a point just short of locking up and ease off the brake pedal slightly.

Creosote buildup in chimneys and stovepipes is a common cause of house fires.  A fireplace inspector will check for creosote deposits that may be blocking the chimney, as well as for dangerous cracks in the brick of the chimney.  

The opening of Ellis Island in New York City on January 1, 1892, which allowed for the immigration of nearly 20 million people, was one of the most significant milestones in American history.

Natural remedies may make you feel better when the winter blues strike—a walk, a bite of chocolate, some time in the sun.

Eli and Peyton Manning are the only set of brothers to play quarterback in a Super Bowl. They are also the only brothers to both win the Super Bowl MVP award.

Indiana is presumably named from the fact that the land lying along the Ohio River was purchased from the Indians.

Moist to wet snow that falls when the temperature is around 32 degrees is best for building a snowman.

Snow appears white because snow is made up of individual ice crystals arranged together. When light hits snow, it bounces all around the ice crystals and the “color” of all the frequencies in the visible spectrum combined is white. While white is the color we see in snow, individual ice crystals are actually clear.
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Velcro—derived from velvet and crochet—was first created by Swiss electrical engineer, George de Mestral when he noticed burrs stuck to his clothes and dog's fur while walking in the woods in 1948. Originally each Velcro tape was made by hand and took forever to produce. A manufacturing process to increase production was patented in 1955.