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We return to Marble Mountain in Newfoundland and Labrador today. Gary meets up with a group of students learning how to telemark ski. They’re in the Adventure Tourism Program at the College of the North Atlantic in Corner Brook. It’s a two-year course designed to prepare students for a challenging career in the outdoor tourism industry. Western Newfoundland is the perfect location for a program like this with access to two UNESCO World Heritage Sites, numerous National Historic Sites, and breathtaking natural wilderness and ocean environments. The students come from across Newfoundland and as far away as Saskatchewan and Cancun, Mexico. Gary talks to them and to program instructors Dean Howell and Jeff Martin.

Instuctors and students from the Adventure Tourism Program

Instuctors and students from the Adventure Tourism Program

We’ll play a tune from Gary’s favourite Newfoundland band, Great Big Sea. And we’ll also talk about expanding DSO with more outdoor programs, both audio and video. If you need outdoor gear, consider purchasing it from REI through the links on our webpage. REI.com sells quality gear, clothing and footwear for outdoor recreation. All products are backed by a 100% guarantee. REI.com customers can enjoy free shipping to any of REI’s 90+ stores across the US. Also check out our selection of outdoor books on the Amazon.ca link and pick up your own DSO iPhone-iTouch App as well. It’s only $1.99 and helps support the show. Send in your outdoor adventures, comments and suggestions to doingstuffoutdoors@yahoo.ca

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Gary goes kite skiing on DSO-119. Listen as he gets some tips and finds out about the sport from avid kite skier Michel Arseneau. The wind is whipping across the frozen surface of the Kennebecasis River as Gary dons the harness and skis with the wind. Check out the video below.

We’re also celebrating the Winter Olympics by going back in time 30 years to Lake Placid. Gary was there for the 1980 Olympics and he found some recordings and interviews he had done and never, ever listened to, until now. He shares those tapes with us and reflections on the Olympics, then and now.

Enjoy some music from Dune Tran and much more on the show. Check out our selection of outdoor books on the Amazon.ca link and pick up your own DSO iPhone-iTouch App as well. It’s only $1.99 and helps support the show. Send in your outdoor adventures and comments to doingstuffoutdoors@yahoo.ca

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Michel Arseneau

Michel Arseneau

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Doing Stuff Outdoors-118

February 12, 2010
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On this show Gary takes us over to the ‘Rock’ for some fantastic skiing. We’re off to western Newfoundland & Labrador and to the ski resort of Marble Mountain. Marble is known for its challenging terrain, abundance of snow and short lift lines. The vertical drop is the highest of any ski area in Atlantic [...]

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Doing Stuff Outdoors-117

January 31, 2010
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On today’s show Gary goes snowshoeing with a group of adventurous and hungry snowshoers. Elmhurst Outdoors is an outdoors centre in southern New Brunswick that offers outdoor education programs, groomed x-c ski and snowshoe trails and a maple sugar operation in the spring. They also offer programs like Snowshoe & Vittles, where you go for [...]

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Doing Stuff Outdoors-116

January 22, 2010
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We check out outdoor adventures in New Zealand on this show. Stefan Seller is a Canadian who is now living and playing in Kiwi Land. He sent Gary an email talking about some of the things he’s been doing including climbing a couple of mountains. Mount Taranaki and Mt Ngarauhoe (Nara-ho-ee) are both volcanic peaks [...]

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January 11, 2010
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We have two stories today about families who do things together in the outdoors. The first interview features two families who are x-c skiing for the first time this year and for some, the first time ever. We talk about the appeal of nordic skiing. We also meet a couple of young skiers out on [...]

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December 31, 2009
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Our feature interview on the show is with Tim and Kathy Dyer of ‘White Squall’, a paddling centre and outdoor gear store near Parry Sound, Ontario. Their paddling shop has been called the 4th best in the world by National Geographic Adventure magazine. Gary spoke with Tim a couple of years ago when ‘White Squall’ [...]

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December 16, 2009
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Our feature interview is with Earle and Gina Burrows of Grand Bay-Westfield in New Brunswick. In November this athletic couple competed together in Ironman Florida at Panama City Beach. The Ironman is the big daddy of triathlons. It’s one of a series of long-distance races consisting of a 3.8 km swim, a 180 km bike [...]

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December 4, 2009
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Today on the show we hear a story about a close-up encounter with a whale while kayaking and that leads to a conversation about windsurfing. The sport isn’t as popular as it once was given the growing interest in more extreme wind and water activities like kiteboarding. But that doesn’t matter to people like Ivars [...]

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November 24, 2009
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Today on DSO we’re going star gazing with a group of amateur astronomers. One night last August Gary met up with members of the Saint John Astronomy Club and they introduced him and others to their unique form of outdoor recreation. After a talk about the constellations and their origins, the group of children and [...]

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