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A marketplace-driven sport makes strides in the US

By Sasha Talcott
Globe Staff / March 23, 2006

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STOWE, Vt. -- When a Finnish ski-pole maker wanted to sell more poles, it didn't pray for snow: It created a new fitness activity in which people use their ski poles to walk year-round on perfectly dry trails, even on city streets. (Full article: 1135 words)

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