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Avalanches Are A Deadly Reminder Of Winter Risks
January 12, 2009 - At least 11 avalanche deaths in the British Columbia backcountry during the past several weeks have served as a strong reminder of the risks of enjoying Western Canada's vast and stunning outdoors. With the risk of more avalanches high, ski resorts are scrambling to keep people inside their boundaries and the province is pondering fines for those who jump the ropes and venture out of ...
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Group trains at Whitetail to teach wounded warriors how to ski
January 12, 2009 - MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP -- Wounded warriors returning from Iraq and Afghanistan shouldn't be excluded from winter sports, such as skiing and snowboarding, Whitetail ski instructor Bill Dietrich believes.
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Learn a Snow Sport
January 12, 2009 - If you're new to skiing or snowboarding, January is the month to get out and learn. The Pennsylvania Ski Areas Association, in conjunction with SnowSports Industries America, a national nonprofit...
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Whitetail skier dies
January 12, 2009 - An Annapolis, Md. man, who was assistant general counsel for the Maryland Republican Party died Friday following a skiing accident at Whitetail Ski Resort, 13805 Blairs Valley Road, according to an announcement on the Maryland GOPs Web site.
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Jiminy Peak enjoys an upside
January 12, 2009 - HANCOCK -- Even before 4 to 6 inches of snow fell on Sunday, Jiminy Peak was already experiencing its best start to the winter season in history.
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B.C. prof profiling thrill seekers who head out of bounds despite avalanche risk
January 11, 2009 - Eleven avalanche deaths in the B.C. backcountry over the past several weeks have served as a stark reminder of the risks of enjoying Western Canada's vast and stunning outdoors.
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Doing their home work
January 11, 2009 - Seven students from Western Kentucky University visited the Northland this week as part of the Habitat For Humanity Collegiate Challenge.
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A Swiss chalet, a fire, and a President who crossed Putin
January 11, 2009 - An intriguing mystery was unfolding at a luxury Alpine resort this weekend after speculation started to take wing that a chalet in the upmarket Swiss skiing town of Gstaad was destroyed by a fire that was aimed at its occupant an Eastern European leader who is at loggerheads with Vladimir Putin's regime in Moscow.
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Lapland Lake invites community for free day
January 11, 2009 - BENSON - Gliding across the snow on thin boards with two poles may not be as easy as it looks, but that didn't stop many new and seasoned cross-country skiers flocking to the Lapland Lake Nordic Vacation Resort Saturday. More than 80 inches of snow made conditions ideal for people to head outside and cure some cabin fever.
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Snowmobilers, skier trigger avalanches
January 11, 2009 - A Bozeman skier and a group of North Dakota snowmobilers were caught in three separate avalanches in the mountains of Gallatin County Saturday afternoon, but only one man was injured.
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Skiing and snowboarding in Lake Tahoe
January 11, 2009 - Resorts at either side of the California-Nevada border offer surprisingly different ski experiences.
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Durango is where the snow ski deals are
January 11, 2009 - Skiers take note: Durango Mountain Resort in Colorado reported a record 119 inches of snow in December, which is the best kind of Christmas gift a ski resort can imagine.
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Taking Flight / Grom Fest grooms young skiers, boarders
January 11, 2009 - POWDER MOUNTAIN -- Colin Van Valkenburg said he loves catching air on the slopes.
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Downhill dollars
January 11, 2009 - RED LODGE One month into a new ski season, Red Lodge Mountain Resort is reaping the benefits of $2.5 million in improvements made over the summer.
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Wild journey into the Kelabit Highlands
January 11, 2009 - A rough trek through the jungle uncovers friendly tribal members and a lush land that, for now, keeps most of the modern world at bay. "At one time or another, I imagine that we have all dreamed about how wonderful it would be to live in a Shangri-La where the climate is ideal, food is plentiful and the girls are beautiful." -- W.M. Toynbee, Canadian schoolteacher and author, on Borneo's ...
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Metro briefs
January 11, 2009 - Detectives followed up on leads but had made no arrests as of Saturday night in the drive-by shooting outside Dunbar Vocational Career Academy that left five people injured, police said. Victims were recovering from gunshot wounds; most had been released from hospitals. None attended Dunbar, police said. Friday night's violence near 31st and King Drive happened as a basketball game between ...
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Ranch begins winter events
January 11, 2009 - LAKE LUZERNE -- The ski season kicked off in Lake Luzerne on Saturday.
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Ski free-for-all; Telemark skiing event is a hit once again The Tele-Fest held at Hoodoo Mountain Resort drew a big ...
January 11, 2009 - HOODOO The annual Tele-Fest uses telemark skiing roots to bring fresh, friendly competition to a group that is not necessarily known for racing.The 2009 Tele-Fest, which continues through today at Hoodoo Mountain Resort, included a whole slew of events on Saturday, from beginner lessons to a big-air contest, and from professional lessons to an uphill/downhill race called Sirdal Slogg.
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Olympians show best in snow
January 11, 2009 - BRIAN HEAD Everyone went home a winner Saturday, as athletes from Iron, Washington and Kane counties lined up with their skis and snowshoes ready to compete in the Southern Utah Special Olympics area games.
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Weekend Window: Mammoth, Calif.
January 11, 2009 - A winter wonderland just hours from Southern California beaches.
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1,000 Words: Northern Exposure
January 11, 2009 - James and Melissa Connell cross-country ski with their dog, Jake, on Forest Road 794 on Saturday. Even with snow melting in Flagstaff, there is still plenty of snow for skiing at higher elevations to the north. (Josh Biggs/Arizona Daily Sun)
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Warren Miller: All equal on the ski slopes
January 11, 2009 - When I walked out of the Round House on Sun Valley's famous Baldy Mountain in 1947 I was followed Gary Cooper, his wife Rocky and their ski Instructor to ride the single chair to the top.
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British Columbia prof profiling thrill seekers
January 11, 2009 - Eleven avalanche deaths in the British Columbia backcountry during the past several weeks have served as a strong reminder of the risks of enjoying Western Canada's vast and stunning outdoors.
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Mounting avalanche deaths prompt new strategies
January 11, 2009 - Eleven avalanche deaths in the British Columbia backcountry during the past several weeks have served as a strong reminder of the risks of enjoying Western Canada's vast and stunning outdoors. Now ski resorts are exploring new ways to keep skiers from venturing out of bounds.
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It's Time to Learn a Snow Sport
January 10, 2009 - January deals at ski resorts in 23 states attract novice skiers and snowshoers.
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Women's Snow Sports Weekend at Wintergreen Resort Promises Fun on and off the Slopes
January 10, 2009 - Women who enjoy the outdoors and want to improve their skiing or riding skills will gather at Wintergreen Resort , February 20-22, for a weekend of planned activities, culminating in the Wintergreen Women's Snow Sports Clinic, sponsored by Head USA. (PRWeb Jan 9, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/women_skiing/Wintergreen_Resort/prweb1846054.htm
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Wintergreen offers ski weekend for women
January 10, 2009 - Women who enjoy the outdoors and want to improve their skiing or riding skills will gather at Wintergreen Resort, Feb. 20-22, for a weekend of planned activities, culminating in the Wintergreen Womens Snow Sports Clinic, sponsored by HEAD USA. No matter what the skill level, women of all ages will enjoy a weekend getaway both on and off the slopes.
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Roger Alton: Chamonix still the best ski experience in the world
January 10, 2009 - No matter how you try to slice it this year, skiing is not going to be many people's idea of a bargain holiday which is why it pays to look where you can get most bang for your buck. So, purely for research, I took a quick three-day pre-Christmas trip to the daddy of them all, Chamonix.
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The cold snap: Get fit before you head to the slopes or you could be heading to A&E
January 10, 2009 - The skiing holiday in Zurs, Austria did not end well: on the very last day, the two oldest members of the family incurred knee injuries. Mine, a partial tear of a ligament, caused much swelling, a visit to a fantastically clean and hi-tech mountain ski clinic and the wearing of the fanciest orthopaedic knee brace I've ever seen. It had a bionic woman look about it and made all onlookers clear ...
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News from the slopes: How skiing is weathering an economic storm
January 10, 2009 - The 2008-9 ski season has been properly under way for a month, and it appears that projections of economic doom are thankfully not coming true. The world's largest ski-resort operator, the French Compagnie des Alps, has reported that sales were actually up 2.4 per cent over the crucial Christmas/New Year period.
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Drop zone: Take to the skies over the Rockies for some heli-boarding action
January 10, 2009 - "If you lose your hat, do not chase it or you may not have a head left to wear it." Of all the safety advice we were given by our guide Andrew prior to boarding the helicopter, this was the bit that stuck in my mind.
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Luxury on the slopes: How I was won over by child-friendly, relaxed Sainte Foy
January 10, 2009 - I ski appallingly: bottom out, terror in my heart. Indeed, I dislike heights, hate the cold and consider sliding down a mountain with plastic strapped to my feet the quickest route to oblivion. By way of contrast, my husband loves speeding off piste, usually with our 11- and 13 year-old daughters overtaking him faster than an avalanche. But I'm happy, in the name of family togetherness, to ...
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The Traveller's Guide To: late season snow
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White Pass among areas open for skiing today
January 10, 2009 - White Pass Ski Resort will reopen today and be fully operational from 8:45 a.m. to 9 p.m. The resort posted on its web site that it will be open Sunday from 8:45 a.m. to 4 p.m. It has 80 inches of snow on the base and 110 inches at the summit.
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The dangerous allure of powder skiing
January 10, 2009 - Nick Adams came up past George, big back and blond head still faintly snowy, then his skis started slipping at the edge and he swooped down, hissing in the crystalline powder snow and seeming to float up and down as he went up and down the billowing khuds ... keeping his knees locked tight together and turning his body like tightening a screw ... all in a wild cloud of snow... ...
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Whistler with a French accent
January 10, 2009 - It was one of those splendid winter days when the sky is a brilliant blue and the snow is still cool and silky - just the kind of day a skier dreams of as the snow begins to fly.
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Winter fun for all in Traverse City
January 10, 2009 - TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. -- Traverse City's annual February winter carnival coincides this year with the North American Vasa Festival of Races, a cross-country ski event, on the weekend of Feb. 13-16.
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The worst is behind us; milder weather expected for the region
January 09, 2009 - High winds brought down hundreds of ice-weighted trees at Mt. Bachelor on Wednesday morning, and around 30 more on U. S. Highway 26 near Mount Hood, closing the ski area for the day and the highway for nearly 12 hours.The highway reopened around 1:15 p. m., and the ski area expects to be at least partially open today following a lengthy cleanup effort. Winds are expected to die down ...
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Deep snow strands 2 Flag men
January 09, 2009 - Two men were rescued after getting their vehicle stuck in deep snow Monday in the area of West Clear Creek.
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11th Annual Cholula Triple Air Show Spices up Mountain High | Transworld Snowboarding
January 09, 2009 - Wrightwood, CA (January 7, 2009) Mountain High is importing a triple shot of big air flavor when the 11th Annual Cholula Triple Air Show returns to Wrightwood on Saturday, February 7, 2009. The spicy big air contest is Mountain Highs largest event of the season presented by Monster Energy, Powder & Sun Boardshop, Jarritos Soda, and title sponsor Cholula Hot Sauce.
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Two Planks and a Passion, By Roland Huntford
January 09, 2009 - When, in 1911, Amundsen became the first man to raise a flag over the South Pole, one might have expected him to celebrate, or at least express quiet satisfaction at beating Scott's British team. Instead, his first reflections were that "the skiing has been partly good, partly bad". As Roland Huntford reminds us in a history of skiing full of intriguing surprises, his team saw themselves not as ...
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Fatal Avalanches Rattle Ski Resorts in the West
January 09, 2009 - Weather patterns have created uncommonly widespread conditions of instability at ski resorts, wreaking havoc on crowded mountains at the start of ski season.
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Rise in avalanches taking toll at western ski resorts
January 09, 2009 - Christina Erb Copyright 2009 New York Times News Service JACKSON, Wyo. Whistler Blackcomb resort in British Columbia has stationed guards at the top of some areas to prevent skiers and snowboarders from entering hazardous terrain.
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Fatal avalanches rattle ski country in western U.S.
January 09, 2009 - Weather patterns have created uncommonly widespread conditions of instability at ski resorts in western U.S., wreaking havoc on the start of the ski season.
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Snowfall in Gulmarg brings cheer to tourists
January 09, 2009 - Gulmarg (Jammu and Kashmir), Jan.8 : Tourists are thronging Gulmarg to revel in its famous snow clad slopes.
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Regional Weekend Recap
January 09, 2009 - The weekend regional recap. Remember, if you want to see your race included, please send us results and/or a write up!
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Ski deals are available if you pay attention
January 09, 2009 - The holidays are over, snow is falling, and we've got 3½ months of wonderful skiing and riding ahead.
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Deep in the Maine Woods, a Giant
January 09, 2009 - NO CROWDS A setting sun glows above the Sunday River resort in Maine as lights come on for night skiing.
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Rescued man in serious condition after avalanche
January 09, 2009 - Two men were buried in an avalanche north of Terrace while heli-skiing Thursday.
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The big chill: Baby, it's cold worldwide
January 09, 2009 - The credit crunch and weak pound mean cash is tight. But the skiing is tiptop. What are diehard enthusiasts to do? By Ian Johnston and Sarah Simpson
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