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1. No. 01Skiing & snowboardingHabitat Chamonix and Saint-Gervais, also Mont BromontSeason Winter, as much of it as possibleKit Skis or a board, gogglesSightings: 2 · turn overSaint-Gervais · Mont Blanc ahead
2. No. 02Kite surfingHabitat Wherever the wind and the water agreeSeason When the forecast says yesKit Kite, board, harnessSightings: 0 · turn overWantedPhotographic evidence of kite surfingReward: eternal gratitude
3. No. 03WakeboardingHabitat Lakes, behind a boat or a cableSeason SummerKit Board, rope, nerveSightings: 1 · turn overEvidence, exhibit A
4. No. 04GolfHabitat Eighteen holes and a fair amount of sandSeason All year, weather allowingKit Clubs, tees, patienceSightings: 1 · turn overEvidence: one fairway, one sunset
5. No. 05Paddle tennisHabitat A court, a net, three friendsSeason All yearKit Paddle, ballSightings: 1 · turn overAlways finding paddle tennis courts, even in Valletta, Malta. Look closely: just past the ramparts.
6. No. 06BadmintonHabitat A hall, a net, a shuttle that never flies straightSeason All yearKit Racket, shuttlecockSightings: 1 · turn overThe badminton team
7. No. 07CanyoningHabitat A gorge, heading down, mostly wetSeason SummerKit Harness, rope, helmet, wetsuitSightings: 1 · turn overFancy it? My big brother can take you.

Also on file: skiing near the family house and Mont Bromont near Montreal.