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Today's Question
How do you make primitive snowshoes? answer

What should you do if you get lost driving in a snow storm? answer

Today's Question
What is the greenest ski and snowboard on the market? answer

Can I really damage a coral reef with sunscreen while snorkeling? answer

What kind of dog will make me look manlier? answer
Is there a sport that safely combines my twin passions for guns and kayaks? answer
How come most of the world's cultures enjoy eating goat, but Americans don't? answer

Outside magazine, August 1997

Dispatches: News from the Field

Landmarks: Are You Sure the Kennedys Live Around Here?
After 62 years of shelling on New England's summer playground, the EPA orders the military to hold its fire
By Douglas Whynott

Mountaineering: More of the Same
Another season on Everest brings eight deaths — and plenty of close calls
By Andrew Tilin

Eye Candy: The Tornadoman Cometh
Much to the delight of twister-lovers, artist Ned Kahn takes his chaos on tour
By Anne Goodwin Sides

Meteorology: Say, Brother, Can You Spare a Huge Windfall?
One woman's high-priced offer to save us from nature's wrath
By Sarah Horowitz

Business: Come Spew On Us
How best to lure industry to New York State? With a license to pollute, of course.
By Bill Donahue

Yachting: Like the Vikings, Except for that Nasty Pillaging
An adventuresome author tries to recreate a dicey 1,000-year-old voyage
By Paul Scott