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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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Tricks of the tracks
April 14, 2008 - Travel: Mark Smith on where to ride the world's most scenic train journeys without breaking the bank
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Video: Skier Simon Dumont Sets New World Record
April 14, 2008 - Skiing prodigy and X Games star Simon Dumont accomplished the unthinkable today, establishing a new world record for highest air on a quarterpipe as he launched 35 feet into thin air at his home resort of Sunday River in Maine.
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Westford skier lived on the edge
April 14, 2008 - Barreling down a 40-degree grade at blinding speed Friday afternoon, John Nicoletta, 27, flew off a 20-foot cliff the way he had done countless times before. But this time, the accomplished freestyle skier lost control as he landed, and he hurtled head over heels 100 feet down the rocky Alaskan mountain.
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Good news for Scotland
April 14, 2008 - Good news reaches us from north of the border as snow still continues to fall... Extended seasons Almost written off as a snowsports disaster area, Scotland's ski resorts are reporting the best season for a decade.
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Stowe seeing 20/20
April 14, 2008 - Skiers and riders can support hunger awareness in Vermont and enjoy a day in the snow at the same time. Sound good? Then mark down April 20 on your calendars to get one last day in at Stowe.
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Questions surround skier's death
April 13, 2008 - Until deadly disaster struck on the slopes above the Alyeska Ski Resort Friday, 27-year-old John Nicoletta had been living the life of a ski bum who drew a royal flush.
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Teenage amputees on Texas Scottish Rite Hospital ski trip find new sense of freedom
April 13, 2008 - WINTER PARK, Colo. Tamlynn Niemietz stands on the side of a mountain, bracing herself against the stinging cold and staring down at more snow than she's ever seen.
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Extreme skier dies in Alaska
April 13, 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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Ski season ends today ... sort of
April 13, 2008 - Paul Hilsby can sleep in Tuesday for the first time since November.
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Extreme skier dies during jump
April 13, 2008 - ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) Colorado extreme skier John Nicoletta tried to ski off a band of rock called the Headwall at the 2008 Subaru Freeskiing World Championships and lost control, tumbling to his death at the Alyeska Ski Resort in Girdwood. Nicoletta, 27, died Friday.
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Extreme skier from Westford died in jump off rock wall
April 13, 2008 - ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Extreme skier John Nicoletta, of Westford, Mass., 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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Ski season one of strongest ever
April 13, 2008 - MANCHESTER (AP) New Hampshire's ski industry may have had its best winter ever in terms of visits, snowfall and revenue.
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Resort seeks OK for expanded skiing
April 13, 2008 - LOLO - 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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Extreme Skier Killed In Fall
April 13, 2008 - Extreme skier John Nicoletta lost control when he tried to ski off a band of rock.
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Extreme skier John Nicoletta dies in jump off rock wall
April 13, 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...
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Extreme skier died in jump off rock wall
April 13, 2008 - ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Colorado extreme skier John Nicoletta tried to ski off a band of rock called the Headwall at the 2008 Subaru Freeskiing World Championships and lost control, tumbling to his death at the Alyeska Ski Resort in Girdwood.
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Skier Simon Dumont Sets New World Record
April 12, 2008 - Skiing prodigy and X Games star Simon Dumont accomplished the unthinkable today, establishing a new world record for highest air on a quarterpipe as he launched 35 feet into thin air at his home resort of Sunday River in Maine.
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Resorts share 'incredible' seasons
April 12, 2008 - All three ski resorts in Park City are closing tomorrow to prepare for a busy summer season, officials said, despite deeper-than-usual base levels of
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The endless winter
April 12, 2008 - April skiers typically enjoy cheaper lift tickets, more sunshine and shorter lines than people who hit the mountain at the peak of winter.
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Ski centre achieves winter target
April 12, 2008 - A ski resort says it has had one of its best winter seasons and could see runs open all the way into May.
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Stellar Ski Season
April 12, 2008 - White Pass opened a couple weeks later than usual, but it turned out to be a stellar ski season. "It's been just fabulous, I cannot complain one bit," said Kevin McCarthy, General Manager of White Pass Ski Resort.
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Plenty of powder for skiers on closing weekend
April 12, 2008 - KUSA - A large spring storm dumped more than two feet of snow on some Colorado ski areas just as many resorts prepare to close for the season.
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It was all downhill for state's ski industry
April 12, 2008 - Snow, snow and more snow: It kept falling, and visitors kept hitting the slopes.
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Snow Sports: Sun ready to set on season
April 12, 2008 - Hidden Valley wasn't the first local or regional ski area to open for the 2007-08 season, but it will be the last one to close when it shuts down two of the chairlifts that serve the front side of ...
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Skier dies on Alyeska slopes
April 12, 2008 - On a postcard perfect April day at the Alyeska Resort in Girdwood on Friday, 27-year-old extreme skier John Nicoletta from Colorado tried to go big off a band of rock called the Headwall on the first day of the 2008 Subaru Freeskiing World Championships.
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N.H.'s ski areas ending one of the strongest seasons ever
April 12, 2008 - New Hampshire's ski industry may have had its best winter ever in terms of visits, snowfall and revenue.
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The North Face Ski Challenge Final
April 11, 2008 - The North Face Ski Challenge takes place in Val Thorens this weekend... Here we go... The excitement mounts. Only a few days remain before France's Val Thorens welcomes the best young skiers in Europe for one of the most unique contests in the world.
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Sierra ski season winds down
April 11, 2008 - Thu, Apr 10, 2008 (12:27 p.m.) Lake Tahoe-area ski resorts are winding down the season as warmer temperatures melt the Sierra snowpack and lure people away from the slopes to other recreational activities.
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Sierra ski resorts winding down
April 11, 2008 - Lake Tahoe-area ski resorts are winding down the season as warmer temperatures melt the Sierra snowpack.
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McAuliffe not bored on board
April 11, 2008 - In selecting a college, Merrily McAuliffe had two prerequisites -- one typical, another more unusual. Understandably, she sought a school with her planned major, broadcasting. And her other request? How about a nearby snow-capped mountain? "I didn't tell my dad, but I wanted to go somewhere I could snowboard," she said with a laugh.
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Bitterroot Resort proposal seeks access to terrain
April 11, 2008 - LOLO - Jim Gill hopes that skiers will be carving turns across the wide-open terrain just above Carlton Lake a few years from now. They'd arrive via a Bitterroot Resort-operated snow coach and eat some lunch before turning their sights to the crags towering overhead.
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Even the best of us can get taken down on hill
April 11, 2008 - While spring skiing and riding is the best time of year, both are still categorized as "risky" sports legally.
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Girdwood skier ready to show extreme moves
April 11, 2008 - Jake Young isn't suffering any adrenaline shortage.
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Park and glide in Utah
April 11, 2008 - HALFWAY up a chairlift ride in a snowbound canyon in Utah's Wasatch mountain range is not where you'd expect to find a selection of underwear on display.
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Survey says
April 11, 2008 - Friday, April 11 DOVER -- The Dover Economic Development Committee recently asked second homeowners, businessowners and residents about how funds generated from the town's 1 percent option tax should be spent.
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Sierra Ski Resorts Winding Down; but Good Skiing Left
April 11, 2008 - Lake Tahoe-area ski resorts are winding down the season as warmer temperatures melt the Sierra snowpack and lure people away from the slopes to other recreational activities.
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Bring on the snow
April 10, 2008 - SKIERS are eternal optimists ? and this year they have every reason to smile as we preview what's hot on Australian and NZ slopes.
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Gunstock announces closing
April 10, 2008 - GILFORD With a weekend that shows up to 1 ½ inches of rain Friday into Saturday, Gunstock officials have decided that the season is over.
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Mt. Bachelor plans upgrades, sets closing date
April 10, 2008 - It's faced more criticism than ever this year, but Mt. Bachelor officials hope new investment by parent firm will help fix problems, boost image.
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Ad sponsors hope to spark word of mouth
April 10, 2008 - Here's how San Diego resident Sandy Colton spent Tuesday. She left her suburban home about 4:30 a.m., drove to the airport and caught a flight to Salt Lake City.
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Pass wars
April 10, 2008 - As snow continues to pile up on soon-to-be-closed ski resorts throughout the nation and the end of a record-breaking season looms ever closer, several ski areas across the state are preparing to set new records next year by introducing season passes that not only offer unparalleled access to multiple mountains, but are doing so with increasingly cheaper price tags.
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