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Forest Service Clamps Down on Dog Mayhem
April 22, 2008 - Today, Flathead National Forest issued a request for cooperation from skiers, hikers, and snowboarders at Whitefish Mountain Resort. Since the resort closed down its lifts early this month, hikers have been climbing the hill to grab turns in deep spring snowmany bringing along their canine companions. This past weekend, the Forest Service was on the hill enforcing the dogs on leash rule. The ...
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Highlands skier day record set Saturday
April 22, 2008 - The busiest day of the ski season at Aspen Highlands was the one that might not have been. With slightly over 3,000 people on the hill, Saturday set the skier day record for all days at Highlands this year, Aspen Skiing Co. spokesman Jeff Hanle confirmed Monday.
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Avalanche buries Austrian street
April 22, 2008 - Authorities warn of more snow slides after heavy rainfall leaves slopes vulnerable to falling ice
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Two-wheel wonders
April 22, 2008 - If you don't spend at least a couple of hours on a bicycle during a stop in Anchorage, you're missing out on what could be the highlight of your vacation.
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Visitor center being built at Lassen Park now
April 22, 2008 - LASSEN PARK - For several years, the seeds of selected trees and plants in Lassen Volcanic National Park have been painstakingly collected and stored, much like ground squirrels do in a rush before winter.
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Memorial Service Set For Extreme Skier Killed In Competition
April 21, 2008 - A memorial service is planned Monday evening at the Aspen Square Hotel for a 27-year-old Aspen native who died during a skiing competition in Alaska.
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Record snow extends Brundage season
April 21, 2008 - Associated Press - April 20, 2008 2:44 PM ET McCALL, Idaho (AP) - Some folks aren't complaining about Idaho's winter-like weather. Near-record snowfall and cold temperatures have helped...
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Idaho ski resort welcomes spring snow
April 21, 2008 - Some folks aren't complaining about Idaho's winter-like weather.
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Snow totals at ski resorts near record
April 21, 2008 - Global warming notwithstanding, here it is the fourth week of April and Utah's oldest and proudest ski resort is sitting under 13 feet of snow.
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Norwegian skier`s body found in Gulmarg
April 21, 2008 - The Norwegian skier, who went missing from the famous Gulmarg ski resort in north Kashmir, was found dead, as her body was recovered by the authorities from under the melting snow late Monday afternoon .Francisca Rogne, who had arrived in Gulmarg on January 8 this year had moved out for skiing with her gear the same day, but never returned back.
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Body of missing Norwegian skier found
April 21, 2008 - Srinagar, April 21 : The body of a Norwegian woman, who went missing in January while skiing, was found from a stream in the north Kashmir Gulmarg ski resort Monday, officials said.
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Snow in Scotland: part two!
April 21, 2008 - Well...you heard it here first folk! As Natives' Cairngorm enthusiast Jamie Gunn has already told us - this April there's more snow in Scotland than there is in the Alps...and it's been snowing loads there!
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Visitor center under construction at Lassen Park
April 20, 2008 - LASSEN PARK -- For several years, the seeds of selected trees and plants in Lassen Volcanic National Park have been painstakingly collected and stored, much like ground squirrels do in a rush before winter.
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Brundage Mountain Offers Two More Weekends of Skiing
April 19, 2008 - Brundage Mountain Resort will be offering visitors two extra weekends for skiing.
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Trying to Keep Titus Open
April 19, 2008 - Many fear the popular Titus Mountain will close following accusations of power theft. But people are working hard to keep the ski area open.
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Global warming? Scotland sees its best snow in a decade
April 19, 2008 - The restaurant at the top of the mountain is packed, though the queues are not for tartiflette or omelette savoyarde but for the distinctly un-haute cuisine of haggis and neeps and tatties.
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Ski season winding down - on a high note
April 19, 2008 - Bend snowboarder Forrest DeVore, 27, blasts off a jump Thursday under the Pine Marten Express lift at Mt. Bachelor ski area. Skiers and snowboarders have only a few days left to take advantage of prime areas at Mt. Bachelor and Hoodoo Ski Area.
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Late snow gives Scots resorts a ski lift
April 19, 2008 - Rumours of the demise of Scottish skiing are beginning to look greatly exaggerated.
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Kamp K2 at Baker
April 18, 2008 - At 7:29 PM, 2008-04-17, Squirrel said: RIP Me. At 9:47 AM, 2008-04-17, MM said: i swallow farts!!! At 5:47 AM, 2008-04-17, dig dug son said: i was there......it was officially the best time of my life. game over. and to the dude who worked it bitching, i can't speak for anyone else, but i thanked every single lift-op, cook, or patrol i came in contact with, as did the people i was with. there ...
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Fresh powder for closing weekend at ski resorts
April 18, 2008 - This is closing weekend for many Colorado ski resorts -- including the only one in Boulder County -- and some are finishing the season in style with more than a foot of new snow.
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Aussie ski lift prices highest in world
April 18, 2008 - SKI lift prices at Australian alpine resorts are now the highest in the world, according to an annual survey by the Australian Alpine Club.
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Soldier Mountains snowmobile closure still in effect
April 18, 2008 - Guided backcountry skiing at Soldier Mountain Ski Area north of Fairfield is ongoing, and the 1,500-acre motorized closure west of the ski area is still in effect, Sawtooth National Forest officials announced this week.
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Skiers, sledders hit the slopes in force
April 18, 2008 - Spring has sprung, and this year's winter recreation season saw its share of ups and downs.
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Grand Targhee Wraps Up Phenomenal '07-'08 Season
April 17, 2008 - The warmer weather means Grand Targhee Resort wrapped up its final days this past weekend. But did this year's suffering economy cause winter enthusiasts to stay away from the slopes?
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Utah gets its share of snow
April 17, 2008 - Every year I say it: Where'd the winter go? Last weekend there was a mass exodus of resorts from the ski front. Nine had closed, two more will close for good this weekend, one more a week later ... and then there was one.
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Brighton, Snowbasin and Snowbird plan to shut down Utah ski season
April 17, 2008 - OK, it snowed on Tuesday, but the new covering had little or no benefit to most of Utah's ski resorts.
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Business BriefsSnowbasin Resort stays open
April 16, 2008 - With over 425 inches of snow this season Mother Nature has provided Snowbasin Resort with additional staying power to extend their closing date until
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Spring skiing
April 16, 2008 - On Sunday, April 13, hundreds of skiers and snowboarders dressed up (and drank up) to hit the slopes on Park City Mountain Resort's last day of the
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Travel: Winter wonderland in Victoria
April 16, 2008 - Within easy access of Melbourne, Australia, and offering on-mountain accommodation options and lots of activities, Victorias alpine country has something for everyone.
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BITTERROT RESORT
April 16, 2008 - Developers of a ski resort below Lolo Peak have submitted a new request for backcountry skiing on national forest land. Today, I visited Bitterroot resort and I also talked to environmentalists about the new proposal.
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Ute skiers celebrate 60 years
April 16, 2008 - To celebrate 60 years of Utah Skiing, the University of Utah ski team will host 'Celebration on the Snow,' April 18-20, at Snowbird Mountain Resort.
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Ski Property from Just 198,000 - Ski Property in the Southern Alps With Ski In and Ski Out Apartments
April 16, 2008 - Erna Low Property is delighted to launch Le Hameau des Rennes, a prestigious project of ski-in ski-out chalets and chalet style apartments in the much sought after and expanding resort of Vars in the Southern Alps. (PRWeb Apr 16, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/04/prweb860444.htm
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Bethel man sets quarterpipe mark
April 16, 2008 - BETHEL - Skiing and X Games star Simon Dumont, 21, of Bethel, set a new world record for the highest air on a quarterpipe as he launched 35 feet into thin air at his home resort of Sunday River last Friday.
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Resort Changes Draw Praise, Resistance
April 16, 2008 - WHITEFISH When the snow really began to fall on Big Mountain in early December, it fell hard and rarely let up for nearly five months. The snow blanketed a resort that has undergone significant changes as of late, with a new name, new management and new facilities transitions met with accolades and, in some cases, resistance.
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East Grand Rapids graduate skis in world competition
April 16, 2008 - Hilary Larkin is no stranger to the slopes. Now he's skiing on the international stage. The 1991 graduate of East Grand Rapids has been skiing since the age of 6, and he loved it so much that he made a career out of it.
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'Bachelor' Hits Slopes of Sun Valley
April 15, 2008 - Sun Valley to be featured in tonight's (Monday, April 14th) edition of 'The Bachelor.'
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Extreme skier John Nicoletta died in jump off rock wall
April 15, 2008 - Extreme skier John Nicoletta lost control when he tried to ski off a band of rock called the Headwall, tumbling to his death in the Subaru Freeskiing World Championships at the Alyeska Ski Resort in Girdwood.
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Stand-ups on skis
April 15, 2008 - Arts & entertainment: The first comedy festival has arrived in the French Alps. Are the après-ski crowd ready to be laughed at?
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Bogus Basin Closes In Style
April 15, 2008 - Skiers and snowboarders were out in full force Sunday afternoon at Bogus Basin, although perhaps not in full dress.
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North Creek sees renewal in resort
April 15, 2008 - APA approval of $250M project could help revitalize hamlet
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Dana Bates hopes for Big Break in golf after motherhood
April 15, 2008 - In the 1990s, Tacomas Dana Bates had two driving forces in her life golf and motherhood.
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'The Bachelor' star Matt Grant cuts Robin Canfield, Marshana Ritchie
April 15, 2008 - Robin Canfield and Marshana Ritchie were both confident they'd be receiving a hometown visit from Matt Grant.
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Up Against the Wall: Drunk skier fights for last run down the mountain
April 15, 2008 - Up Against the Wall appears biweekly. All accounts are rewritten from Summit County law enforcement agency logs. Names are withheld for privacy; individuals are assumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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Aspen says goodbye to freeskier
April 15, 2008 - ASPEN, Colorado John Nicoletta approached life as he skied hard-charging.
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A snow lot of fun in Victoria
April 14, 2008 - Millions of dollars in new snowmaking equipment, a six-seat chairlift and a forecast bumper season await visitors to Victoria's ski fields this year.
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Deadly ski season departs
April 14, 2008 - The widow of Powderhorn volunteer ski patroller Jesse Williams made the trip from Grand Junction to Park City, Utah, this weekend so her family could receive her husbands headstone.
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Developers seek Forest Service permits
April 14, 2008 - LOLO (AP) Developers hoping to establish a world-class resort in this area south of Missoula want to take the incremental step of offering guided skiing in the federal backcountry, and have requested U.S. Forest Service approval.
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News Articles
April 14, 2008 - On Saturday afternoon, Chelsea Clinton made a short-notice stop at the MU Lounge for an hour and a half to answer questions about her mother's campaign, potential goals and aspirations. Clinton had just come from Eugene, where she had appeared in the same manner at the University of Oregon campus.
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Extreme skier dies at World Championships
April 14, 2008 - ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Colorado extreme skier John Nicoletta lost control when he tried to ski off a band of rock called the Headwall, tumbling to his death in the Subaru Freeskiing World Championships at the Alyeska Ski Resort in Girdwood.
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Extreme skier who started at Sugarloaf dies of fall in Alaska
April 14, 2008 - ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Extreme skier John Nicoletta lost control when he tried to ski off a band of rock called the Headwall, tumbling to his death in the Subaru Freeskiing World Championships at the Alyeska Ski Resort in Girdwood.
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