Polo in the snow? The sport, which is usually played in the balmy summer months, takes a chilly turn with the 24th Cartier Polo World Cup on Snow which is held from January 24-27 2008 in St. Moritz. The tournament takes place on a frozen lake and 25,000 spectators are expected. Grandstand tickets for the 24th Cartier cost 40 Swiss francs per person per day with and additional 10 Swiss francs for parking on the lake but the pricey part is finding a place to stay. There is also a polo party on January 26 at the Kings Club, Badrutt's Palace.

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If you've ever been curious, while hurtling breathlessly down a mountain, just how fast you were going, then this is the gadget for you. Hammacher Schlemmer is selling a wrist speedometer than can measure your ground speed while skiing, snowboarding, or sledding to track total range and best speeds. The wireless, coded radio-frequency transmitter attaches to your boot, leg, or waist and projects a radar signal to measure average ground speed in MPH and KMH, as well as maximum speed, pace in minutes per mile, distance in miles, total distance, and elapsed time. The info is sent from the transmitter to the watch display, which has a built-in lap counter, alarm, backlight, stopwatch, calorie counter, 12/24 hour time, date, and three automatic speed modes (cross country, downhill, Nordic). The speedometer sells for $299.95.

For those who love winter sports Aspen is the ultimate place to play, but is there a fly in the ointment? The Aspen Times has a piece of the difficulties of flying into Aspen. Because this is such a playground of the elite, private planes are coming in droves causing scheduling delays. Some jets have been denied landing spots and been forced to circle for a while before landing or diverted to other areas. For the busy season in Aspen the FAA uses the Special Traffic Management Program which creates times slots and gives priority to commercial planes with first come first served for private planes. Fractional companies have a little bit sway than those who own a jet themselves since they have designated people who work on reserving slots which has led to some resentment.The FAA says that is is doing all it can so the bottom line is that if you are flying into Aspen you may need to be patient about landing your private jet.