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Outdoor Extremes calendar: 1/20-1/27
January 20, 2009 - SUBMISSIONS: Send info 14 to 21 days in advance to: OEcalendar@denverpost.com or send fax to 303-866-9004 (attn: Outdoor Extremes).
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'Good snow trumps economy': Resorts report a well-attended skiing weekend
January 20, 2009 - The forecast of frigid temperatures for the Martin Luther King holiday proved a challenge as the state's ski areas tried to dispel rumors that Vermont was closed for skiing. ... - By BRUCE EDWARDS Herald Staff
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At least 2 killed, 12 hurt in I-70 pileup in W. Md.
January 20, 2009 - Snow could have been a factor in 42-vehicle chain reaction Snow could have been a factor in 42-vehicle chain reaction Map: Location of crash
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At least 2 killed, 12 hurt in I-70 pileup in Western Maryland
January 20, 2009 - Snow could have been a factor in 42-vehicle chain reaction The 42-vehicle, chain-reaction crash, which backed up traffic for at least five miles and caused officials to close the westbound lanes of the highway for several hours, occurred as snow was falling about 12:30 p.m. near the Frederick County border west of Myersville, according to police.
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Stanford, Cal, Davis no match for Sierra Nevada College
January 20, 2009 - INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev.- The Sierra Nevada College mens and womens ski teams swept the podium multiple times for impressive wins Sunday and Monday at Diamond Peak Ski Resort.
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Gold-medal winners reveal snowboard faves
January 20, 2009 - The title on Chris Doyle's business card reads "mad scientist," but he's not crazy, he's just crazy about snowboarding.
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Wessex Plow Through Alpes
January 20, 2009 - SUSSC (Southampton Snowsports) ran their annual ski trip in the Christmas holidays to Val Thorens, with a record-breaking 400 students taking part.
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Dozens of vehicles crash on interstate
January 20, 2009 - A pileup of 35 cars and five tractor-trailers on a snowy Maryland highway killed two people Monday and seriously injured at least a dozen, Maryland State Police said.
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Man Trys to Help Rescue Avalanche Victim
January 19, 2009 - Saturday, Joshua Jenkins, 21, died after getting caught in an avalanche as he was snowmobiling on Mount Jefferson in southwestern Montana. Six avalanches happened in eastern Idaho and western Wyoming in the past month alone.
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Vt. medical team pushes helmet use
January 19, 2009 - JEFFERSONVILLE -- Dr. Robert Williams doesn't have to rely on his medical knowledge when it comes to urging skiers and snowboarders to wear helmets. He has firsthand experience. ... - By Lisa Rathke Associated Press
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More snow blankets Lakes Region
January 19, 2009 - A fast-moving snow storm dropped in excess of 8 inches of snow on the Lakes Region, slowing traffic on a holiday weekend but bringing relief from the record setting cold spell.
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The last prospector: an obituary for Jim Blanning
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Seven Springs -- it's not just for skiing anymore
January 19, 2009 - Seven Springs Mountain Resort is expanding -- and not just by adding attractions and remodeling but by branching out in an effort to become a four-seasons destination and resort.
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Vermont doctor pushing ski helmets
January 19, 2009 - Medical team convinced helmets reduces injuries
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Pirates caravan has begun
January 19, 2009 - CHAMPION, Pa. A steady afternoon snowfall made it was a perfect day for skiing and snowboarding at Seven Springs Mountain Resort on Sunday. Yet, even on a snowy day, it was also a perfect day for baseball. Or, at least, it was a perfect day to get ready for baseball season.
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Tahoe skiing different on north, south sides of lake
January 18, 2009 - “I thought it must surely be the fairest picture the whole earth affords.” — Mark Twain on Lake Tahoe, 1872
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Shaky economy isnt keeping skiers off West Virginia slopes
January 18, 2009 - Theres no business like snow business in West Virginia.As the economy continues its freefall, the skiing industry has proved resilient. "Januarys been going great, said Lisa Ratliff, director of sales at Canaan Valley Resort in Davis. "[The] numb...
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Queuing in desert snow just got cooler with Tensator
January 18, 2009 - It's dubbed the coolest thing to do in the desert, so it's essential that queues at Ski Dubai are managed effectively so skiers and snowboarders are not left waiting to hit the slopes.
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Airport vendors report varying sales
January 18, 2009 - The Hayden airport has been operating in the black the past two years, meaning it has covered all of its own operating costs. Commercial flight loads have fluctuated this ski season; however, and its unclear what kind of revenue will come in.
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Around the mountains: People take beacons on patrolled ski slopes
January 18, 2009 - TELLURIDE - December was extraordinary in that three people died of avalanches on open ski trails within ski areas.
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Fisher goes for 3rd gold at action "Olympics"
January 18, 2009 - Steve Fisher was a starry-eyed 21-year-old when he first met ESPN anchor Linda Cohn in 2004. With a swift introduction in a makeshift outdoor studio, the freshly crowned Winter X Games superpipe gold medalist from Breckenridge instantly went from being a virtual unknown in the increasingly popular sport of snowboarding to a virtual houseguest in living rooms worldwide as the giddy image of his ...
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Medical team pushes helmet use on slopes
January 18, 2009 - Doctor survived bicycle accident, now advocates for safer skiing
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Irma Loya Tuder
January 18, 2009 - Position: Chair, Huntsville/Madison County Chamber of Commerce; founder and chair, Analytical Services Inc. Family: Husband, Jack, a retired Air Force colonel; sons, Eric, 15, and Andrew, 8.
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Idaho's McCall puts on the ritz for winter carnival
January 18, 2009 - McCall Chamber of CommerceMount Rushmore made from frozen snow at the McCall, Idaho, Winter Carnival. When the Yacht Club posts its "right-of-refusal" sign, you know McCall Winter Carnival has arrived in McCall, Idaho. The wistfully named saloon in the landlocked...
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Vermont medical team pushes helmet use on slopes, SKI
January 18, 2009 - Dr. Robert Williams doesn't have to rely on his medical knowledge when it comes to urging skiers and snowboarders to wear helmets. He has firsthand experience.
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Economy Not Affecting Local Ski Resorts
January 17, 2009 - Heavy snow fall around the state is keeping sales high.
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Ups and downs: Formigal needs to shape up if it wants to attract British skiers
January 17, 2009 - Rarely can a group of hardly more than a dozen skiers have seen such a welcome. It wasn't quite The Beatles returning from conquering the US, but there was a sizeable crowd of people on land adjoining the terminal at Huesca airport, halfway between Zaragoza and the Pyrenees; and a man did scurry across the airport apron to the arrivals area, struggling with a television camera still attached ...
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11K visitors forecast for holiday weekend
January 17, 2009 - Steamboat Springs is expected to play host to more than 11,000 overnight vacationers Saturday, about 1,800 fewer guests than came to Steamboat for the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday in 2008.
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US Downhill Captain,ADV17, SKI
January 17, 2009 - US Downhill Captain, ADV17,1042
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Sullivan takes over reigns of US downhill team, ADV17, SKI
January 17, 2009 - Marco Sullivan doesn't have Bode Miller's flare or affinity for drama. It's his newfound leadership of the U.S. Ski Team's downhill squad that sets him apart.
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Local officials take measures to alleviate Highway 180 congestion
January 17, 2009 - To help unclog traffic congestion in and around Flagstaff during the Martin Luther King holiday weekend, local officials will take steps to make roads and county facilities more accessible to visitors.
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Défago wins Lauberhorn downhill
January 17, 2009 - Swiss skier Didier Défago has won the men's World Cup downhill on the classic Lauberhorn piste above the Swiss resort of Wengen.
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Celebrating 100 years of magic
January 17, 2009 - A century of classic and new Disney stars will take to the ice Jan. 29 to Feb. 1 at John Labatt Centre in London. They [...]
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Crested Butte: Real town, real tough
January 17, 2009 - When spring comes and that'll be any day now here in Central Texas you'll need one last blast of cold before the furnacelike heat sets in.
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Resorts open despite cold
January 17, 2009 - Between a misinterpreted weather alert, a snafu on a morning talk show, and the usual panic spread by general weather reports, the rumor mill has snowballed to insinuate that snowsports resorts are closed this weekend.
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Bone-chilling temperatures settle over East
January 16, 2009 - Winter-hardened Northeasterners were socked with the same subzero temperatures and biting winds that have turned the Northern Plains, Midwest and Great Lakes into a teeth-chattering misery for much of the week.
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Night skiing on hold
January 16, 2009 - The slopes are still in good shape at Tabor Mountain Ski Resort, but not quite good enough to allow night skiing tonight.The night-time crowd has been sidelined all week due the warm temperatures.But the word from Tabor is they will be open for business as usual on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., and the same operating hours will apply on Sunday. Day passes cost $31 (adults), $26 ...
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Sunday River
January 16, 2009 - Sunday River is a vast resort in Maine s backwoods, an immense place in a remote location, and because of where it is, Sunday River is overlooked by a significant portion of the Northeastern skiing and snowboarding public. Thats too bad.
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Skiers profit from recent cold weather
January 16, 2009 - Skiing and snowboarding enthusiasts may be happy to hear the recent flurry of frigid temperatures has resulted in favorable conditions on the mountain, with powder covering every trail at Whitetail Ski Resort, Mercersburg.
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99 ... and still skiing / Ogden's Dr. Vernal Johnson isn't goinjg to let a little thing like age keep him off the slopes
January 16, 2009 - HUNTSVILLE -- Wearing a flat gray cap, a black ski jacket and ski pants, Dr. Vernal Johnson waited on the patio Thursday afternoon at Snowbasin ski resort to hit the slopes.
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Must Stash: Killington's latest attraction is a much-needed sanctuary
January 16, 2009 - Imagine a place where all the worries of the world seem to dissolve like snowflakes on the tip of your nose -- an area of the woods where on a clear day you could see the very top of Mount Mansfield, a view that makes it seem like nothing else matters except that moment in time. ... - By CRISTINA KUMKA Herald Staff
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Pocono ski resorts offer kids a mountain of fun
January 16, 2009 - Not babysitting: Lessons are geared to children. Not babysitting: Lessons are geared to children.
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N.H. touting night skiing
January 16, 2009 - CONCORD (AP) and#8212; A Vermont ski area has canceled night skiing because of the frigid temperatures, but New Hampshire ski resorts say it was b-b-b-business as usual. The president of Ski NH, Alice Pearce, said the cold might deter more fair-weather...
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The nighttime is the right time for skiing
January 16, 2009 - Have you tried skiing or snowboarding at night, under the lights this season?
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Community notebook: Gleason's Frazier at 600 and counting
January 16, 2009 - Nothing was done when Randy Frazier won his 600th game as girls head basketball coach at Gleason High School.
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Mount Snow is special
January 16, 2009 - Nothing compares to the North Face at Mount Snow.
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Ski Corp.s Rob Perlman on favorite ski runs, memories
January 16, 2009 - The desktop of Rob Perlmans computer features a single photo. Its his family wife Erin and daughters Amanda and Morgan skiing together for the first time. The photo was taken during spring break 2007, at Steamboat Ski Area.
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Updated 1/16: Calendar
January 16, 2009 - A Lyric Opera lecture on "Cavalleria Rusticana" and "Pagliacci" by Pietro Mascagni and Ruggero Leoncavallo will take place at 7 p.m. Jan. 22 at Indian Prairie Public Library, 401 Plainfield Road, Darien. The lecture will focus on the story lines, the composers and the historical setting.
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Ski Report, Jan. 8
January 15, 2009 - Here are the latest ski conditions as of Jan. 8:
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Downhill resorts still upbeat despite economy
January 15, 2009 - The economy has gone downhill, but the region's ski resorts say bookings are as strong as last year and would be better if Western Pennsylvania hadn't been as warm and rainy as South Florida over the holidays.
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