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Make your escape
January 05, 2009 - With the hustle and bustle of the holidays over and wintery weather bearing down, it's a perfect time to start thinking about where to go to get away from it all.
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'Tube for Food' tops 2008 effort at Snow Trails
January 05, 2009 - WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP -- Joe Martorana's cans of tuna fish and soup served two purposes Sunday.
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Parowan celebrates 158th birthday with community ball
January 05, 2009 - The town that gave birth to Southern Utah will celebrate its 158th birthday beginning Saturday.
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Mount Snow gears up for freestyle skiers and snowboarders
January 05, 2009 - WEST DOVER -- Some of the elite athletes in freestyle skiing and snowboarding will work their winter magic on the slopes of Mount Snow beginning Jan. 8.
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Ligety: Introducing slalom to Moscow
January 05, 2009 - MOSCOW We didn't have a World Cup race last weekend, but 16 of us competed in a slalom exhibition on a manmade slope in the Russian capital.
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Downhill boom - Investment in resort paying big dividends this winter
January 05, 2009 - Red Lodge Mountain general manager Rob Ringer, on the mountain last week, says this ski season is off to a great start. Photo by JAMES WOODCOCK/Billings Gazette
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Mountain posts guards after deaths
January 04, 2009 - One day after an avalanche on Whistler Mountain killed Aaron Fauchon, the ski resort has posted guards and increased restrictions in areas where slides took the lives of the 26-year-old Saskatchewan man and a second person this week.
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Fluffy snow means late start for some ski areas
January 04, 2009 - OKANOGAN - For downhill skiers, there's such a thing as too much powder. This year, North Central Washington has it.
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Whistler makes changes following avalanche deaths
January 04, 2009 - The deaths of two people at Whistler on Wednesday and Thursday have prompted immediate changes to discourage backcountry and out-of-bounds skiing
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Will avalanches tarnish Whistler's image in 2010?
January 04, 2009 - The "sweetheart" of Canadian skiing and the host mountain during the 2010 Games is once again under scrutiny following two deadly avalanches this week, rekindling questions about Whistler Blackcomb's reputation.
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Tahoe resorts boast exceptional ski conditions
January 04, 2009 - A cold mass that followed recent rains in Northern California brought frost to the north bay valley overnight but also delivered new snow to the mountains in Tahoe, the cause for exuberant reports from the largest ski resorts.
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Around the mountains: Tongues wag about Obama visit to Utah
January 04, 2009 - PARK CITY, Utah - A wisp of conversation from September of 2007, when Barack Obama gave a stump speech in the Park City area, has local tongues speculating about whether the president-elect will return to vacation once he has been installed in the...
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Avalanche teaches the hard way
January 04, 2009 - On the one hand, Matt Roon doesn't have much to smile about. Here he is at his parents' home on Christmas break from college, moving around with the help of a walker. He's recovering from his recent back surgery.
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Laurentian apres-ski hot spots
January 04, 2009 - Drive north on a winter's day from Montreal into the Laurentians on Autoroute des Laurentides (Hwy. 15) and you'll be reminded of the European Alps. Granted, the scale is smaller, but there are an impressive 14 ski areas along this fabled drive, most of them with runs snaking down toward the highway, offering travellers box-seat views of skiers, snowboarders, high-speed chairlifts and tricky ...
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Use the bumps to conquer Colorado 'steeps'
January 04, 2009 - CRESTED BUTTE, Colo. - I am not in a ski movie, but the extreme terrain suggests otherwise. It is gut-wrenchingly steep in the high-elevation bowl with cliffs, tight trees, rock-laden chutes, and bumps.
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Agency will probe avalanche deaths
January 04, 2009 - JACKSON -- U.S. Forest Service officials say they plan to re-examine local and nationwide avalanche control procedures following avalanche deaths at Western ski resorts.
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B.C. mountain hits skiers with lifetime ban
January 04, 2009 - Three skiers and a snowboarder are facing a lifetime ban from the Grouse Mountain ski resort north of Vancouver, after they were caught venturing outside the resort boundaries into an area that was closed to the public.
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Boarder lived like a lion
January 04, 2009 - To those who knew him, it's no surprise that Aaron Fauchon's mantra was: "It's better to live one day as a lion than a thousand years as a lamb."
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Air time: The brand new ski camp where 'progression is inevitable'
January 03, 2009 - The family that skis together: doesn't it always end up not skiing together? Since my eldest child is still eight years away from being a teenager, I have no personal experience of this; but among the changes that adolescence brings along with alienation, apathy and acne is surely the end of the fun-filled family ski holiday. What 15-year-old worth his or her salt wants to carve graceful ...
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Diversity gives lift to Michigan's skiing
January 03, 2009 - (By John Flesher, Associated Press) For most of his 66 years, Tom Fanning has been an avid skier, relishing the challenge of steep mountainside runs in Colorado, Montana and Wyoming. But the investment adviser from the Detroit suburb of Birmingham doesn't have to jet to the Rockies for an enjoyable weekend on the slopes. He simply drives north a few hours to Boyne Mountain, one of the best-known ...
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Guards posted in avalanche-prone areas of Whistler
January 03, 2009 - Whistler/Blackcomb now has guards posted to turn skiers and riders away from avalanche-prone areas of the ski resort, after two men died in avalanches there this week.
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Strong Start to Ski Season
January 03, 2009 - The folks at Elk Mountain Ski Resort in Susquehanna County said this is one of the best seasons they've had in years, despite reports of the bad economy.
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Snow causes a boom for some businesses
January 03, 2009 - All of this snow was a financial life saver for some local businesses. It brought in more customers especially in December...
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Ski runs closed because of avalanche risk
January 03, 2009 - A ski resort in western Canada where two skiers were killed by avalanches closed more of its runs Friday because of growing danger.Whistler Blackcomb officials also warned skiers that those who ignore the restrictions face penalties that could include the cancellation of passes, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. reported. The men who died Wednesday and Thursday were skiing in closed ...
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My Winter Sonata, Dream Vacation
January 03, 2009 - Bandar Seri Begawan - South Korea has always been my dream place to go for vacation. And that dream came true when my parents decided to take the whole family to South Korea.
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A blizzard of ski dollars
January 03, 2009 - Deer Valley » The lifts had just started running Friday morning and already the Snow Park Lodge plaza was abuzz with activity. Lines at a half dozen ticket windows were steadily four to five people deep.
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In-bounds avalanches raising red flags in Summit County, across West
January 03, 2009 - Weather, new gear could turn statistical blip into a scary trend
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Ullr is coming
January 03, 2009 - The Ullr Parade is a legend in Breckenridge, and 2009 promises crazy floats, tons of fun and big prizes for parade-float winners. This year's Ullr Fest theme is "Ullr, the Snow Miner," and the parade is set for Thursday, Jan. 8, at 4:30 p.m.
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Dreams of snow
January 03, 2009 - Seven-year-old Miles Eustices wish was to see snow.
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Special Avalanche Bulletin Issued
January 03, 2009 - Risk of slides will increase this weekend
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Weather a boon to Cascade Mountain, other ski areas
January 03, 2009 - The more than 100 inches of snow last winter did wonders for reviving the area ski industry, local officials said recently. So far, this year looks to offer more of the same.
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Budget travel: around the world in thrifty ways
January 03, 2009 - Nick Trend picks his top budget travel spots for beating the economic blues in 2009.
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Ranking the region's resorts
January 03, 2009 - All of the region's ski and snowboarding resorts are enjoying good to excellent conditions now, with the last round of storms bringing Wolf Creek's base to 84 inches. Silverton Mountain is reporting a base of 89 inches, with a record 196 inches having fallen in December.
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Steamboat briefs for Jan. 3
January 03, 2009 - Volunteers needed for winter sports program
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Special Olympics' district competition scheduled for Jan. 10
January 03, 2009 - PRINCETON The Starved Rock Area Special Olympics will host a district cross-country ski and snowshoe competition at the Bureau County Fairgrounds in Princeton on Jan. 10.
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Ski resorts seek to tackle risk-takers, but 'there's no way we can watch everybody'
January 03, 2009 - Operators of two B.C. ski areas yesterday promised new zero-tolerance measures after cases in which skiers and a snowboarder entered out-of-bounds areas, with a particularly brazen incident yesterday at Grouse Mountain, north of Vancouver.
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Nordic Ski Trip Ideal Vacation in Recessionary Environment
January 03, 2009 - Vacationers demanding the most for their dollar are turning to cross coutnry ski vacations. Cross Country Skiing (also known as Nordic Skiing) provides a holiday that is easy, accessible, family friendly, healthy and affordable. The Bethel Inn Resort in western Maine offers cross country ski packages from January through March. (PRWeb Jan 3, 2009) Read the full story at ...
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Weekend motorists can expect passes to stay open
January 03, 2009 - Ten-year-old Mario Simmons wasn't waiting around for the rope tow to get back up to the top of the inner-tubing park at The Summit at Snoqualmie...
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Two killed in avalanches in western Canada
January 03, 2009 - Two men were killed in avalanches in 24 hours at a popular skiing resort in western Canada's British Columbia province, reports reaching here said Friday. A snowboarder was killed Thursday in one of two avalanches on Whistler Mountain in the popular Whistler Blackcomb resort in British Columbia (B.C.) province, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said. On Wednesday, a 37-year-old man was ...
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Whistler to enforce no-go zones
January 03, 2009 - The Whistler Blackcomb resort has adopted a zero-tolerance policy for skiers and snowboarders who sneak into off-limit areas after two men died in separate avalanches over a 24-hour period.
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Alaska's Arctic Valley Ski Area goes into high gear
January 03, 2009 - ANCHORAGE, Alaska--If a ski area had just nine lives, Arctic Valley would have used them up long ago.
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Snow lovers smile at well-timed storm
January 03, 2009 - High winds Friday morning diminished in the afternoon as a cold front moved into the region, bringing rain and snow flurries to Reno and more snow in the higher elevations.
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Deaths of two people at Whistler ski resort prompt immediate changes
January 03, 2009 - While it can't build a "Berlin Wall" to keep determined riders from venturing into off-limits areas, B.C.'s Whistler Blackcomb resort has made changes to discourage backcountry and out-of-bounds skiing.
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Swish, swish, swish . . .
January 03, 2009 - 'Tis the season to give yourself the gift of a ski vacation. Snow is in the air, new skis and boards were just unwrapped, and [...]
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Skiing circuit weathering financial downturn
January 03, 2009 - Friday, January 02 BORMIO, Italy At least there's snow this year. An abundance of the fluffy white stuff from the Rockies to the Alps is helping the World Cup ski circuit weather the international economic downturn.
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Forest Service to investigate avalanche deaths
January 03, 2009 - JACKSON, Wyo. » U.S. Forest Service officials say they plan to re-examine local and nationwide avalanche control procedures following avalanche deaths at Western ski resorts.
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Damp weather makes way for crisp days
January 03, 2009 - With wet weather exiting Northern California, the weekend should be cold and clear - welcome news for those who want to get outside for some sun in the valley and for skiers and snowboarders in the Sierra Nevada. The high temperature in Sacramento is expected to be near 50 degrees today and Sunday. But tonight temperatures are predicted to drop to a chilly two degrees below freezing - 30 ...
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Summit County holiday ski traffic spreads cheer
January 03, 2009 - Keystone cuts cat sking price; Copper still selling pow-pow platter
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Whistler posts guards, tightens ski restrictions
January 03, 2009 - One day after an avalanche on Whistler Mountain killed Aaron Fauchon, the ski resort has posted guards and increased restrictions in areas where slides took the lives of the 26-year-old Saskatchewan man and a second person this week.
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Deer Valley
January 02, 2009 - If a ski resort ever epitomized white-glove service, its Deer Valley . Its founder, Edgar Stern, opened the resort in 1981 to provide a ski experience rich in all aspects: beautifully maintained slopes, gourmet food and exceptional amenities.
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