Snowboarding in Bosnia

Just got a quick AIM from a friend who's riding in Bosnia:

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Hey. My AIM says your idle. I don't know what that means. I'm in Sarajevo. Wanted to send a quick not about the riding out here. Its fun but really primitive. A day of riding and rentals costs about $20. There's a lodge at the resort that's been bombed out an still not rebuilt. There are two big resorts, but apparently only one where its safe to go because of mines. Bosnia rules tho. Really cheap, no tourists. Crazy parties. Ok, gotta pack for Croatia. Later.

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Nuts.


J-

Inane post...nevermind.

I was over there during a much harsher time. While there, we ran into a bodyguard for a visiting U.N. general. He was bitching that the general made him put skis on and ski one of the Olympic runs. This guy really couldn't ski and was scared shitless on top of it. I volunteered to ski with the general the next time but fortunately, I got to get out of there alive instead. I did get to see the Olympic stadium as well; it was being used as the world largest morgue at the time, not real festive.

Croatia can be really fun and is a beautiful country but a lot of very not nice things have gone on and still go on there; to much for me. That whole part of the world is partly why I moved to Utah.

I'll have to get my friend cameron to get on the board and talk about his experience living in, and skiing in Tejikistan over the last year or so. From all accounts, its quite an experience.

Buddies Father-in-law, was a peacekeeper over there for six years. He skied before, during and after the shake-up. He went back after he was relieved of duty with the red cross and stayed on for a couple of additional years. Said it was really amazing the level of destruction among the Olympic venues, lots had been made into temporary hospitals, etc.

Too bad about the landmine bit. I did read awhile back a guy who works for Hatatchi-Koki, and has designed a remote operated landmine detector and detenator, that should be on line soon.

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There are two big resorts, but apparently only one where its safe to go because of mines.

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This adds new meaning to the term "bombhole".

I was born in Croatia, real cool place, not really for skiing but for beaches and shit, real good windsurfing. Things hve cooled down considerably but there are always reminders of the horrible stuff that has gone down there unfortunetaly.

slovenia....bovec/kanin.......*whisper*