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Report: Snow could save us
November 28, 2008 - Ski resorts are more adversely affected by scant snowfall than by economic recessions, according to a report prepared for the National Ski Area Association by a Boulder-based market research firm. read more
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Come in from the cold
November 28, 2008 - THERE was a time when the tracks of your average Aussie ski bunny were pretty easy to trace. Thredbo. Perisher. Falls Creek.
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Skiing at Mount Bachelor is a perennial West Coast favourite
November 28, 2008 - MOUNT BACHELOR, Ore. - Deep powder is standard issue at Mount Bachelor, a West coast favourite that averages more than 1,000 centimetres of snow per season, just 32 kilometres from the outdoors haven of Bend, Ore..
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Mount Bachelor is a West Coast skiers favorite
November 28, 2008 - MOUNT BACHELOR, Ore. -- Deep powder is standard issue at Mount Bachelor, a West coast favorite that averages 400 inches of snow per season, just 20 miles from the outdoors haven of Bend, Oregon.
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Idaho ski resorts fall victim to dry weather
November 28, 2008 - KETCHUM (AP) Sun Valley, Idahos best-known ski resort, has missed a Thanksgiving opening for the fourth time since 1994.
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Free Skiing Offered At Hidden Valley
November 28, 2008 - Local skiers hit the slopes at Hidden Valley Four Seasons Resort today for the first time this season, and were welcomed with an opening day gift: free lift tickets and discounted rentals.
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Fractionals offer a taste of luxury living
November 27, 2008 - Steve Lundquist is part of the three-man team that heads up Dream Home Fractionals, LLC, a company that offers part-time ownership in resort living.
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Sun shines for Scholarship Day
November 27, 2008 - The roar of snowmaking guns on the lower mountain greeted Scholarship Day skiers and riders in the early morning sun, as the Steamboat Ski Area celebrated a festive opening day for the 2008-09 winter season.
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Open ski season? An open question
November 27, 2008 - So now it's Thanksgiving. Nearly December. The start of the holiday shopping season. And as good a time as any to ask, "When does the ski season start, really?"
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Itching to hit the slopes? You'll just have to wait
November 27, 2008 - If you take a look around local ski shops you would think people are gearing up to hit the slopes by Thanksgiving weekend, but there isn't enough of the white stuff to go around, forcing skiers and boarders to wait.
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Garrett snowfall complicates
November 27, 2008 - Holiday travelers rolled or slid into Keysers Ridge Auto-Truck Stop on Tuesday night, taking refuge from a winter storm that dumped 9 inches of snow in Garrett County.
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Mount Snow's ski report changes
November 27, 2008 - Resort to list how much acreage is available It may not be the news of the century, but Mount Snow made an important announcement recently.The southern Vermont ski resort has changed the way it reports how much of its terrain is open for skiing. Instead of just listing open trails, which is how most mountains do it in the East, they'll report how much ski acreage is open. "The bottom line is ...
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Snow Sports: It's free for opening at Hidden Valley
November 27, 2008 - Snowsports enthusiasts may have been skeptical when Hidden Valley announced a month ago that it would provide free skiing and snowboarding in November, weather permitting.
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Fresh powder, face plants all part of opening day at Alyeska
November 27, 2008 - Fresh fluffies piled knee-high greeted snow lovers Thanksgiving eve as the Alyeska Resort in Girdwood kicked off its ski and snowboard season.
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Out'n'About: Time to hit the slope at Ski Apache
November 27, 2008 - Forget crowded malls and stale television specials. For some, the holiday season doesn't truly begin until the ski slopes roll out the white carpet for another fun-filled run. Lucky for those of us living here in southern New Mexico, that day also coincides with a certain kick-off holiday.
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Good twists and turns for Otten
November 27, 2008 - After the rise and fall of the largest ski conglomeration ever formed, American Skiing Company - which sank under the weight of mountainous debt and resulted in the sale of nine resorts - Les Otten still retains his passion for the sport.
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Season opens with sunshine
November 27, 2008 - The Rohde family typically skis down to the gondola from their ski-in, ski-out home next to Bear Claw Condominiums. But Wednesday, they made the trek on foot.
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Outdoor Library: There's no camping like snow camping
November 27, 2008 - We Californians love our winter sports, but one stands out as much more extreme than the usual suspects: camping in the snow. Snowshoeing and/or cross-country skiing from points A to B are just part of snow camping, not the goal; the other part is survival in the frozen wilderness. Snow camping is for those who are in great shape and willing to hunt and gather the necessary gear (including a ...
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Economy keeping skiers close to home
November 27, 2008 - BOSTON and#8212; Aaron Rissler had big plans for this ski season, with excursions to big resorts out west and four trips to Vermont.
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Highway 67 to North Rim closes for the winter
November 27, 2008 - The state road leading to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon will close for the winter on Monday, or sooner if the area receives heavy snow, according to the National Park Service.
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Tahoe City native Marco Sullivan is eyeing World Cup title
November 27, 2008 - FRISCO, Colo. - With few exceptions, a World Cup ski racer's career generally follows a linear ascension. It begins when the racer is young, flimsy and raw, honing his talent on the junior circuit.
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Mike Terrell: What's new around ski country
November 27, 2008 - The Great Lakes snowsports season is off to one of its earliest starts ever. Ski areas opened in both Minnesota and Wisconsin the last of October, and Ski Brule -- located along the Wisconsin border near the Upper Peninsula's Iron River -- opened for the season on Nov. 11. It was the first area to open in Michigan.
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Capital's first ever indoor slope opens at the O2
November 27, 2008 - Following the success of The Beach and The Ice Disco, this winter The O2 invites you to hit 'The Slopes', London's first ever indoor artificial twin ski slope.
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Marco Sullivan's long trip to the top
November 27, 2008 - He knows he's an underdog. He doesn't care. "I want to be the best," he says.
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Two More Ski Resorts Open Friday
November 27, 2008 - If you'd rather ski than shop this Black Friday, you'll now have two more locations to choose from. Thanks to all the snow that's fallen in the southern tier, both Swain Resort and Kissing Bridge announced they will be opening for the season.
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November 26, 2008 - It is hard to beat the sensation of floating in a sea of icing sugar. Somewhere below the powder my skis are turning effortlessly as I sail through the glade of lodgepole pines.
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Skiers plan to slalom around new baggage fees
November 26, 2008 - When Bill Getty helped organize a ski trip for fellow MBA students at Northwestern University, he told them to leave one thing behind -- their skis. "We had 25 people," Getty said of a trip to Argentina in August, when it was winter in the southern hemisphere.
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Sun Valley slopes will not white enough for turkey day skiing
November 26, 2008 - Officials at Sun Valley Resort say there will be no skiing this Thanksgiving.
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Ski resort opens on Thanksgiving Day
November 26, 2008 - Ski Apache, one of the premier ski and snowboarding resorts in the Southwest, opens for the 2008-2009 winter season on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 27.
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Skiing at Mt. Bachelor, near Bend, Ore.
November 26, 2008 - MOUNT BACHELOR, Oregon - Deep powder is standard issue at Mount Bachelor, a West coast favorite that averages 400 inches of snow per season, just 20 miles from the outdoors haven of Bend, Oregon.
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Hot topics: snow study, lift in Bear Creek
November 26, 2008 - Groups wide- ranging talk over future of Creek
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Maine topic: Upgrades
November 26, 2008 - There are new and exciting things to see and do throughout the New England ski scene. Today and in the coming weeks, we'll provide an updated look at the landscape. This...
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Whiteface set to open
November 26, 2008 - WILMINGTON Whiteface is ready to open for its 51st ski and ride season on Friday, at 8:30 a.m. Snow guns having been making snow around the clock since Nov. 17, and combined with natural snow, Whiteface will have 11 trails and two lifts ready for the post-Thanksgiving Day crowd.
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Area winter resorts anticipate great weather this season
November 26, 2008 - Area ski resorts, which have suffered with un-winterlike weather for the past several years, may hit the jackpot this season. "Cold weather will continue through rest of November and December, and the cold start to the winter can increase the likelihood of snow," Accuweather meteorologist Bob Smerbeck said. "It seems like there will be good weather for the ski areas through December.
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Get your 'Boot Bag List' started
November 26, 2008 - It's that time of the year when we take a deep breath and let that swoosh of arctic air blast down our windpipes and nearly sting us at our core. Let the whiners complain....
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What You Get for ... $400,000
November 26, 2008 - A one-bedroom loft in Phoenix, a house on 10 acres in Halifax, Vt., and a house in a gated subdivision in Kill Devil Hills, N.C.
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Owners Contract Telluride Ski Resort to Lease Luxury Vacation Home
November 26, 2008 - Difficult to get to, Telluride, Colorado, is favored by the rich and famous for its world-class skiing and its exclusivity, especially during the Christmas, New Year's, and President's Day holiday weeks. Now the owners of Mont Masion, a multi-million dollar custom mountain mansion, have contracted with Telluride Ski Resort to make their luxury home available for lease during the 3 peak holiday ...
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Resorts offer new features on the slopes
November 26, 2008 - Skiers and snowboarders in southwestern Montana will have new lifts, trails and even new technology as they hit the slopes this year.
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Skiing's a downhill business, but that's good
November 26, 2008 - Despite an economic downturn that has shocked the nation and left retailers fearful as the Christmas shopping season nears, ski resort managers aren't too worried - at least not yet.
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Northern town makes the most of winter
November 26, 2008 - The weather outside was frightful, the fire inside delightful.
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Ski season gets early start
November 26, 2008 - The freedom of carving down a snow-covered hill is the reason Chris Vetter cant stay away from the slopes. Its fantastic, he said. (The best [...]
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Airline baggage a slippery problem
November 26, 2008 - When Bill Getty helped organize a ski trip for fellow MBA students at Northwestern University, he told them to leave one thing behind - their skis.
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Ski report: Wintergreen to open Saturday
November 26, 2008 - Natural snowfall and favorable snow-making conditions for the past week helped to persuade Wintergreen Resort in Virginia to open on Dec. 6. Wintergreen is the closest ski area to the Triangle.
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Pray for Snow Party, Race Team Meeting
November 26, 2008 - Alright, I'll admit I've enjoyed the lack of snowfall so far, but the white stuff better start coming down or a certain skier in my household is going to have an aneurysm. So get out there this weekend and enjoy the annual 'Pray for Snow Party' at the Bierstube on Big Mountain. The party starts at 7 p.m., followed by a bonfire lighting at 7:30 p.m. and live music by the Canyon Creek Ramblers at ...
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Aspen Skiing exec: 'Brace yourselves for a tough December'
November 26, 2008 - Aspen-area lodging reservations down for the first six weeks of the season
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Whiteface set to open Friday
November 26, 2008 - Whiteface Mountain Ski Center opens Friday, giving Alpine skiers an opportunity to hit the slopes for the first time this winter. "The weather has been pretty good for snowmaking," Whiteface General Manager Jay Rand said Tuesday.
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NEW STORY - Garrett experiences third major snowfall
November 26, 2008 - Holiday travelers rolled or slid into Keysers Ridge Auto-Truck Stop on Tuesday night, taking refuge from a winter storm that dumped 9 inches of snow in Garrett County.
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Ready for B.C.'s winter liftoff
November 26, 2008 - Updates on B.C. slopes and Nordic events this winter.
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Mt. Bachelor to open - but only for snow 'play days'
November 26, 2008 - 'Mother Nature handing Mt. Bachelor lemons,' snow-thin resort says; 'ski area making lemonade.'
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Correction: Airlines baggage policies story
November 26, 2008 - In a Nov. 25 story and sidebar about airlines fees for ski equipment, The Associated Press reported erroneously that American Airlines charges separate checked baggage fees for skis and ski bags. The airline treats skis and ski bags as one checked item. A corrected version appears below.
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