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Skiing in June? Aspen says yes
June 10, 2008 - With more than 3 feet of snow up top, Aspen Mountain will open seven runs this Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
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It's June, Wanna Go Skiing?
June 10, 2008 - Several spring storms that moved across the state last week dumped several inches of snow across higher elevations, allowing at least one ski resort to reopen for the weekend.
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Seeking to reconnect at Mt. Bachelor; The ski area has vowed changes throughout its operation to address natural, ...
June 08, 2008 - Last winters discontent over Mt. Bachelor ski areas operations and management may have resonated loudest on the blogosphere and in other media, but it wasnt the first time the ski area has heard grievances from its local base.Powdr Corp., which owns the resort, fired four of Bachelors top executives last month including General Manager Matt Janney. The company is expected to name a ...
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Patriarch of PCMR, a legend, dies
June 07, 2008 - Nick Badami, the patriarch of Park City Mountain Resort and a critical figure in Park City's emergence as a top-flight skiing destination, died on
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Ski Areas Association honors Aspen SkiCo
June 07, 2008 - The National Ski Areas Association recently honored the Aspen Skiing Co. with awards in marketing, environmental and safety categories.
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Park City ski pioneer dies
June 06, 2008 - Nick Badami, the former owner of Park City Mountain Resort and a key figure in bringing the 2002 Olympics to Utah, has died. He was 87.
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Ski Corp. plans improvements
June 06, 2008 - Steamboat Ski and Resort Corp. has started its summer improvements to Steamboat Ski Area, but spokeswoman Heidi Thomsen said nothing major is in the works.
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Vail report is glimpse into ski resort trends
June 06, 2008 - Vail Resorts Inc. reported record revenues and earnings in the quarter that ended April 30, reflecting the value of a blockbuster mid-winter for ski areas following a really slow start.
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A fair exchange
June 06, 2008 - THERE was a time choosing Canada over the US for a snow holiday made sense on the exchange rate alone.
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On top of the world
June 06, 2008 - THE French Alps offer a phenomenal variety of skiing from late December to early May with, at last count, 357 resorts and ski centres, 25,240ha of trails and 2900km of ski lifts.
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Foolish Forecast: All Powder at Vail Resorts
June 05, 2008 - Views you can use to get clues on the news.
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Tourism Lifts Montenegro, but Unevenly
June 04, 2008 - The government and private investors are benefiting from the Adriatic country's blossoming tourist industry, but locals are facing pollution and traffic
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Alaska's mountains draw Jackson guides
June 04, 2008 - GIRDWOOD, Alaska - For those who have turned their passion for big mountain skiing into a career, it sounds like a dream job.
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Earl Eaton, discoverer of Vail Mountain, has died
June 03, 2008 - VAIL, Colorado Earl V. Eaton, the man who first saw the potential of Vail Mountain as a ski resort, died Sunday.
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91st Giro d'Italia - Stage 16 Live Coverage
June 02, 2008 - 91st Giro d'Italia - Stage 16 Live Coverage It's the day cycling becomes an extreme sport. It's the time many in the saddle can wonder why they chose to become bike racers. It's the Plan de Corones Time Trial!!
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Ex-wife sheds lights on Sarkozys betrayal of her love
June 02, 2008 - Almost 14 years after her divorce with Nicolas Sarkozy, his first wife has emerged from self-imposed seclusion to throw...
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A skier's inspiration (subh)Rockport teen finds strength after father's passing
June 02, 2008 - ROCKPORT and mdash; Competing for the first time at the Junior Olympic Games last year was one of the happiest moments of Kyle Keating's life. Not only had the freestyle skier impressed enough judges throughout the season to punch his ticket to the games, he got to experience the prestigious event with the man he idolized, and mdash; his mentor, best friend, hero and father and mdash; Kirk ...
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Town changes tag from Switzerland to rocky walls
June 02, 2008 - FROM Switzerland to rocky walls.
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'Futuristic' ski building world class
June 02, 2008 - It's being tipped as one of the most important developments Queenstown has seen in recent times, positioning one of the resort's skifields among the world's elite and from Saturday it will be open for business.
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Cécilia stole my Sarkozy, says French President's first wife
June 01, 2008 - The first wife of President Nicolas Sarkozy has emerged from self-imposed seclusion to declare that she has forgiven him for the infidelity that led to their divorce but has not forgotten her betrayal by her friend Cécilia Ciganer-Albéniz, who went on to marry him.
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Sarko's 1st wife reveals all in book
June 01, 2008 - LONDON: Almost 14 years after her divorce with Nicolas Sarkozy, his first wife has emerged from self-imposed seclusion to throw an unflattering light on the flamboyant French President's private life.
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Sarkozy's first wife speaks about her anguish over his infidelity
June 01, 2008 - London, June 1 : After divorcing Nicolas Sarkozy 14 years ago, his first wife Marie-Dominique Culioli has emerged from self-imposed seclusion and spoken about her marriage to the French President in a new book that looks into his relationships with women.
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Coronet Peak fires up
May 31, 2008 - With the chill setting in the ski season is getting closer, Coronet Peak's new snow guns are fired for the first time on Friday in preparation for season opening next Saturday.
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Earl Eaton, a Founder of the Vail Skiing Resort, Is Dead at 85
May 31, 2008 - Mr. Eaton grew up in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado as a hunter, hiker, prospector and skier and envisioned what became Vail, one of Americas most popular ski resorts.
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Vail Resorts orders 10 percent energy cut
May 30, 2008 - VAIL, Clorado Facing rising energy costs and a slowing economy, Vail Resorts CEO Rob Katz ordered employees Thursday to cut the companys energy consumption by 10 percent within two years.
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We Ski Review [Wii]
May 30, 2008 - What We Ski lacks in high-speed thrills it makes up for with varied challenges, charming visuals, and a great control scheme.
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Marks will bring experience to Ketchum
May 30, 2008 - All that is left for Ketchum to have a new city administrator is a signed contract.
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We Ski (Wii)
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The Shakeup at the Mountain
May 29, 2008 - The team just had a lousy season. The fans are grumbling. Season ticket sales are down. What do you do? The standard response if youre running a football team is to fire the coach. Thats pretty much what Powdr Corp., which runs the Mt. Bachelor ski resort, did last week by firing General Manager Matt Janney plus three other members of the resorts top management.Things havent been going ...
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Whitefish Mountain Resort Changes Summer Lift Policies
May 29, 2008 - Summer 2007 was quiet on top of Big Mountain with Chair 1 under construction. But this year, the liftnow called the Big Mountain Express--will be running again to the summit for sightseeing starting June 21. Winter season passholders and hikers, however, will find new lift policies in place. In prior years, the winter ski pass included unlimited use of the chairlift in summer. But no longer. ...
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Whistler Fest: Elvis, BSS, Roots
May 28, 2008 - Elvis Costello and The Imposters , The Roots , and Canada's own Broken Social Scene are among the artists that have been tapped for the inaugural Whistler Music Festival , set to take place July 19 and 20 in Whistler, BC. The lineup reflects the eclectic taste of Whistler and Vancouver area residents and the caliber of entertainment expected by visitors to the world-class resort.
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Cold weekend allows Mammoth Mountain to remain open another week
May 27, 2008 - Skiers and snowboarders have until Sunday, June 1, to enjoy spring conditions on Mammoth Mountain. Cool temperatures and the foot of fresh snow that fell on the Eastern Sierra resort over the Memorial Holiday weekend allowed resort operators to make the call to stay open.
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Norco firefighter/paramedic's love of medicine earns him praise
May 27, 2008 - NORCO - In just 3 ˝ years on the Norco Fire Department, Noah Byrne has distinguished himself as one of the top paramedics of the 11 firefighter/paramedics on staff.
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Heli-Taxi Service Launches For Winter Ski Season
May 26, 2008 - Canterbury high country resort Terrace Downs has today announced the launch of a new Heli-Taxi service a timely winter addition to the array of exciting activities on offer at the luxury getaway destination just an hour's drive from Christchurch airport.
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Vancouver: the jolly, green giant
May 25, 2008 - Google "the world's most liveable city" and Vancouver comes up. The city is also classed as one of the world's most sustainable. With four of the Hemingways either working in or studying urban design and with yours truly being half-Canadian and only ever having visited there once before for a two-day stopover in Quebec I thought it was about time we visited Vancouver.
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The cost of America's thirst for energy
May 25, 2008 - Alexandra Fuller's new book is based on the true story of one young man's life and death working as a roughneck in the oil fields in Wyoming.
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For Faded Russian Resort, A Truly Olympic Task
May 24, 2008 - SOCHI, Russia -- Vladimir Putin's field of dreams is a drained marsh with a solitary cow, some rows of potato stalks and a small cemetery that dates to 1911. On this unlikely piece of turf, reached by a narrow road that skirts the Black Sea, Russia is planning to build an Olympic park to stage the...
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Vail windmills could power four lightbulbs
May 23, 2008 - VAIL, Colorado Windmills that Vail Resorts recently proposed to put at Eagles Nest atop Vail Mountain are little more than toys, one energy expert said.
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Ski writer VII: German Nazis and Canadian pie
May 23, 2008 - Editors note: Former Question sports editor Doug Sack, now living in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., has been working on his memoirs, titled The Golden Triangle. Last week he recounted Whisterite Rob Boyds repeat gold-medal performance at the 1987 World Cup in Val Gardena, Italy.
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Sacrificing sun for a dream
May 23, 2008 - FROM a horse stud in country NSW to one of Australias leading snow skiing instructors - all in the space of five years. This is the remarkable story of former Cootamundra resident Richard Nott.
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3 things to do this weekend
May 23, 2008 - 3 things to do this weekend
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Peaks in the valley: moguls dream, Alpine Disneyland
May 23, 2008 - JOHN LEE says he lives and breathes the Cardrona Valley. Its my life, he says. The 72-year-olds lifelong connection to the rugged and scenic highlands surrounding the historic former gold-mining town of Cardrona is the driving force behind his mission to bring the boom times back.
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Ski 2008: Snow what? Plenty, this year
May 22, 2008 - THE ski buzz is upon us and, with Australia and NZ's highest peaks under heavy early snow, hopes are sky-high for a bumper season.
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Apres ski: Peak of dining out
May 22, 2008 - ARTHUR Stanley reveals the best places to wine and dine in the southern hemisphere snowfields this winter.
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Snow what? Plenty, this year
May 22, 2008 - THE ski buzz is upon us and, with Australia and NZ's highest peaks under heavy early snow, hopes are sky-high for a bumper season.
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Snoqualmie open for skiers this weekend
May 22, 2008 - Memorial Day weekend is almost here, but dont put away those skis and snowboards just yet.
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Moving mountains in China
May 22, 2008 - Description is not available
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Ski 2008: Bring it on NSW
May 21, 2008 - NEW South Wales main ski resorts have spent up big on snowmaking to make the most of what is predicted to big a bumper chilly winter.
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Lawsuits filed in slide death at The Canyons
May 21, 2008 - The Canyons, American Skiing Co. and Wolf Mountain Resorts were sued last week by the widow and the mother of a man killed in an avalanche at the
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Memorial service planned for ski pioneer
May 21, 2008 - A celebration of life memorial service is planned in Barrie for Allan Drury, the godfather of SnowCat skiing, who died in B.C. on Jan. 20.
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