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How to Ski Safely and Prevent Injuries (with video)

Filed under: Luxury Travel & Hotels, Sports

How to ski safely and prevent injuries No one wants a ski vacation cut short by an injury. So how to best protect yourself from injury? Don't ski late in the day.

Statistics have shown that most ski injuries occur toward the end of the day, according to the Steadman Clinic, which specializes in sports medicine and orthopaedic surgery in Vail and Frisco, Colorado (see video below).

"If it is 3:00 or 4:00 in the afternoon and you are thinking of taking one more run, you may want to think twice about that because more people are hurt at the end of the day," says Tom R. Hackett, orthopaedic surgeon with the Steadman Clinic in Vail who is also a team physician for the U.S. Snowboard Team.

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Spring Creek Place, Estate of the Day

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Estates

Another luxury estate is being auctioned off through Concierge Auctions. Today's home is in Vail Valley, Colorado and is part of the Club at Cordillera in the Vail Valley. The home is more than 11,000 square feet and was once listed at $9.5 million. It is being sold absolute and will sell to the highest bidder regardless of price. The September 30 sale is being conducted in cooperation with Suzi Apple of Gateway Land & Development.

"The Club at Cordillera is a crown jewel of the coveted Vail Valley – offering the utmost in luxurious amenities amidst secluded exclusivity," says Apple. "50 Spring Creek Place is one of the finest homes that has ever been built in the entire Vail Valley in my 30 year career. This auction format presents an unprecedented opportunity for any buyer interested in living the Vail lifestyle."

The home has five bedrooms and overlooks Spring Creek with the Sawatch Mountain Range in the background. The new home has custom finishes throughout with reclaimed Java limestone, stone walls, wood beam ceilings, and iron railings. There are over 1,000 square feet of stone terraces.

The Club at Cordillera has four golf courses, each with its own clubhouse. There is also fishing, a spa, indoor equestrian arena, miles of riding, hiking and Nordic ski trails, three tennis courts, five indoor and outdoor pools, four fitness facilities, a summer camp and a clubhouse for children.

The 50 Spring Creek Place auction will be held live, on-site on September 30. For more information, visit www.VailLuxuryAuction.com or call 866-818-6986.

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Twitter-Only Valentine's Day Specials

by Carrie N. Culpepper (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Travel & Hotels, Lux Tips

Technology can enhance your love life. Just ask anyone whose ever had text sex. (Phone sex is so old millennium.) Twitter, on the other hand, can do more than excite, it can land you deals on Valentine's Day hotel packages.

In the coming weeks, several hotels and resorts plan to release romance packages and other specials exclusively to the Twittisphere. The savings range from an $800 off three nights at Florida's five-star ONE Bal Harbour resort to a 25 percent reduction at the gorgeous Rock Resorts' The Landings St. Lucia (pictured). Your sweetheart never needs to know.

Here are four Valentine's Day specials and how to track them down on Twitter:

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