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As well as remaining one of the most breathtaking locations for skiing in France, Val d’Isere has a special claim to fame in the history of skiing as a sport. For any aspirant competitor or skiing enthusiast in the chalet, Val d’Isere offers a unique opportunity to ski on a course used by professional competitors at the World Ski Championships. When it comes to sport skiing, Val d’Isere offers the chance to follow in the ski-tracks of world-class skiers.

The Championships

The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships were held at Val d’Isere in February 2009. Val d’Isere saw off competition from Vail/Beaver Creek USA, and Schladming in Austria for the chance to become the official location. These were the first world championships held at Val d’Isere, although the area had also hosted four of the five men’s events at the 1992 Winter Olympics.

People-watching

The championships attracted an estimated total of 260,000 spectators all together, over the course of 13 days of competition. The championships also set a record of 70 participating nations, with 382 participating athletes between them. Luckily for visitors today, it won’t be quite so crowded in your chalet! Val d’Isere also engaged with the skiing culture in an unexpected way. Philatelists – that’s stamp collectors, for you and me – also had an extra reason to celebrate the championships. A series of 5 new stamps was created to commemorate the event, 4 depicting the different skiing disciplines, and the fifth showing the festive side of the event. Though rare, you may be lucky enough to be able to admire a framed version as part of the decor in your chalet. Val d’Isere also received a unique ‘World Championship First-Day’ postmark, adding a little more philatelic value to the stamps if you can find one!

The Not-so-rugged Mountains

The slopes themselves are a perfect way to celebrate the environment of the 2009 championships. The village of Val d’Isere is encircled by two mountains, situated opposite each other: Solaise and Bellevard. The layout is unique in the history of skiing, and many of the events in the World Championship were held on the legendary “Face de Bellevard”. With a vertical drop of 1000 metres, the length of which is almost entirely visible from Val d’Isere, the course started at 2800m from the finish, on the “Mur de Bellevarde”, and progressed down through the famous “Passage de l’Ancolie”. It’s a course that’s enough to test any aspiring champion, and attempting to follow it entirely would make a story to tell back in the chalet. Val d’Isere also has frequent cable cars waiting to take a bold skier back up the slope for a second try.

Caught on Camera

Judging the competitors the event was no mean feat – a special camera capable of capturing an object moving at up to 90 kilometres per hour was installed on a traction cable, allowing it to descend at the same speeds as the slalom and downhill competitors. In order to maintain wide coverage and safety of the event, 80 temporary chalets were constructed, with commentator’s cabins, TV broadcasting offices, and the jury members’ posts within each small chalet. Val d’Isere has been busy ever since, but the accommodation has certainly improved!

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Are you tired of the other team constantly hitting the softball farther than you? Have you ever wondered how there skinny 9 hitter is hitting the ball farther than you could ever dream? If so I’ll let you in on a secret. It all comes down to the bat. If the other team is consistently beating you deep it means they have the best softball bats. So what are you going to do about it? Are you going to get that $100 Easton on the rack at Sports Authority again? Or are you going to invest in the best softball bats. Here is another secret you can’t get good softball bats at sporting goods store. The best softball bats are not at Dicks, Modells, or Sports Authority. They are in specialized stores or online. If your still not convinced you need one of the best bats I’ll break it down for you.

$200+ Dollar Bats Have LARGER SWEET SPOTS- This is why it sounds different when the other team hits the ball. Your bat has the sweet spot the size of a peanut while their bats have a sweet spot the size of the entire barrel. That means the other team can miss hit a ball and still send it 300 plus feet.

$100 Bats Have No Longevity- Every bat has a life span. They each have a certain number of hits before it dies. Your sporting goods store bat won’t last the whole season. That is why it is a good idea for your team to have a number of bats. If you have 10 guys that all use the same bat, that bat won’t last long. So if there is a bat you like, pick up 2 of them. If you spend a little bit more you can get a better bat and that bat will have a longer life.

Bats With Pop Allow You To Stretch The Field- When you have a bat that you can hit bombs with it allows you to push the outfielders back. When you do this this allows cheap singles on bloops. Once your team starts dropping those in you can have innings that last an hour. You can’t achieve this with a sub par softball bat.

Another thing to note is ASA Approved bats. Most summer leagues run through a rec department go by ASA rules. The ASA has banned certain bats that hit the ball back faster than 98 MPH. So make sure you get a legal softball bats. Don’t waste 300 dollars on a bat and find out in your first game that it is not one of the legal softball bats. Also make sure the ump checks the other teams bats to make sure they are all legal softball bats. It can be very dangerous for your pitcher.

Below we have a review of the best softball bats. All these bats are legal bats. We also have places where you can purchase these legal softball bats online. So do yourself a favor and pick up one if not two of our top picks. Your team will thank you for it.