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December 31, 2008 - The Wyoming legislative staff is working on more than 450 draft bills for the upcoming session, which begins in January. Of those bills, about 100 are available for the public to see. The rest remain shrouded in secrecy.
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All hail the trailmakers
December 31, 2008 - Early in the winter, before the snows pile up, it takes a tip-toe stretch to reach the donation box at the County Line Nordic ski area on Grand Mesa.
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Skibowl Ski Resort Celebrating 80 Years And New Years Eve | Transworld Snowboarding
December 31, 2008 - Government Camp, Oregon - December 30, 2008 - Mt. Hood Skibowl will be having one of the largest New Years Eve gatherings in the Northwest for the 21st straight year.
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Skiers, snowboarders flood slopes in Flagstaff
December 31, 2008 - Prime snow conditions, the ski resort's recent opening and winter break have combined to make Flagstaff one busy place during the last week of the year.
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On the mountains in 2009, new lifts, new deals
December 31, 2008 - The snow season came a little late, but when it came, it sure came with a vengeance.
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Tignes: a very French alternative to Val d'Isère
December 31, 2008 - It's not as glamorous as Val d'Isère yet Tignes lures Tim Woodward back year after year. He explains why.
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Local ski hills revel in big snows
December 31, 2008 - Al Jackson and his family typically trek out west at least once a year to get their downhill ski fix. Jackson, from Mount Horeb, was wrapping up a weeklong trip to Winter Park near Denver last week, but returned home so daughter Sarah could punch the time clock at Tyrol Basin, a ski hill about five miles northwest of their hometown. Sarah Jackson, a freshman at Edgewood College, squeezed in a ...
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Celebrities flock to the Alps for New Year
December 31, 2008 - Despite the global financial crisis, champagne corks will be popping across Switzerland's exclusive mountain resorts on Wednesday night.
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Avalanches in Lake Tahoe area require knowledge,caution
December 31, 2008 - The daily avalanche advisory posted by the Sierra Avalanche Center showed a "considerable" avalanche danger in backcountry areas on Christmas Day - the day Randall C.
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Life in the Valley
December 31, 2008 - BRATTLEBORO -- The Hermitage was built in 1842 in West Dover, and over the years its ownership has exchanged hands numerous times.
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Bitterroot Resort still on hold
December 31, 2008 - Snow has landed on the ski runs above Tom Maclays proposed Bitterroot Resort, but a blizzard of paperwork has yet to materialize.
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Sunlight Mountain Resort offers training tips for 24 Hours of Sunlight
December 31, 2008 - With close to 90 inches of snow in December, the slopes of Sunlight Mountain Resort in Glenwood Spring are busy
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High Winds, Cold Air Will Whip N.Y. New Year Revelers (Update1)
December 31, 2008 - Dec. 31 (Bloomberg) -- New Years Eve revelers in Times Square will be whipped in the face by high winds and bitter cold temperatures as 2009 begins, a forecaster said.
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Rescuers blast avalanche zone to clear way towards buried snowmobilers
December 30, 2008 - FERNIE, B.C. - After spending the morning blasting away the danger of more avalanches, rescuers began searching Monday for eight young men who were buried in two avalanches while snowmobiling in the B.C. Interior.
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Shoes that bind: Guided snowshoe trip kicks off night events at Mission Ridge
December 30, 2008 - WENATCHEE The group of 13, mostly strangers, began their assent up the mountain at Mission Ridge Ski & Board Resort during the opening weekend of night skiing. Eleven signed up for the fourth annual twilight snowshoe event Saturday night with two guides leading the way. Only the crunching of snow underfoot could be heard above the screaming winds.
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Six bodies recovered at avalanche site, two still unaccounted for
December 30, 2008 - FERNIE, B.C. - Police say six bodies have been recovered from the scene of two avalanches that struck 11 snowmobilers in southeastern B.C.
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Power outage hits Bachelor lifts amid blizzard
December 30, 2008 - Heavy snow, high winds trigger power outage at Mt. Bachelor Ski Resort; officials use backup power to unload lifts.
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Warm Weather Slows Skiing
December 30, 2008 - This weekend's warm weather came at a tough time for local ski resorts-- Christmas and New Year's week are usually big for business.
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Heavenly Ski Resort: Powder and pines
December 30, 2008 - The wind was howling, the temperature plunging and snow was coming down so fast that a four-minute ride on a high-speed chairlift at Lake Tahoe's Heavenly resort left me and a friend looking like abominable snowmen. Read comments
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SKI SCHOOL: This season, it's easy to get Back Bowled over
December 30, 2008 - World-class resort, epic skiing, copious amounts of Colorado powder. Such was the case when I skied Vail last week on one of the most memorable days of my life.
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Seventh body recovered at avalanche site, one still unaccounted for
December 30, 2008 - FERNIE, B.C. - Police say a seventh body has been recovered from the scene of two avalanches that struck 11 snowmobilers in southeastern B.C.
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Seventh body recovered at B.C. avalanche site, one still unaccounted for
December 30, 2008 - FERNIE, B.C. - It began as a holiday weekend snowmobile ride for 11 men - good friends who went to school together, worked side by side in the coal mines that are the lifeblood of their community, and in some cases were blood relatives.
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Heading South for Snow
December 30, 2008 - Bend, Ore., offers plenty of options for winter sports enthusiasts.
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Town makes most of winter
December 30, 2008 - The weather outside was frightful, the fire inside delightful.
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Avalanche kills skier at Jackson Hole resort
December 30, 2008 - JACKSON, Wyo. - An avalanche has killed a skier at a Wyoming ski resort. Jackson Hole Mountain Resort spokeswoman Anna Olson says David Nodine of Wilson was skiing down an expert trail with a companion Saturday when the avalanche buried him under 8 feet of snow. The companion was not injured.
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Jackson: Avalanche hits restaurant
December 30, 2008 - Avalanche shoves snow through lift-top restaurant's back door but doesn't hurt anyone
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A crack, a slide and a desperate dig
December 30, 2008 - The group of 11 snowmobilers - old friends, two cousins, a father and son - set out on their snowmobiles well before daybreak Sunday from their homes in Sparwood in southeastern B.C. for the 500-kilometre trip to Revelstoke.
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Biz to Biz: Heavy snowfall brings out skiers
December 30, 2008 - A white Christmas in the mountains has been a boon to the state's ski areas, giving them a much-needed holiday boost during an economic slide.
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Summit County: Arapahoe Basin opens 'Zuma Bowl Tuesday
December 30, 2008 - Following a veritable feast of holiday freshies, skier and snowboarders can prepare for a substantial dessert, as Arapahoe Basin announced it will open parts of Montezuma Bowl today.
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Outdoor Extremes calendar: 12/30-1/6
December 30, 2008 - SUBMISSIONS: Send info 14-21 days in advance to: OEcalendar@denverpost.com or send fax to 303-866-9004 (attn: Outdoor Extremes).
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No one injured as avalanche strikes Jackson Hole lift-top eatery
December 30, 2008 - An avalanche struck a lift-top restaurant at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, spilling snow through a back door but not hurting anybody.
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Former area man dies in avalanche
December 30, 2008 - GREENSBORO - When Saturday's weather dawned fair after several days of avalanche warnings in Wyoming, David Nodine wasn't about to miss skiing with his friends, but he also wasn't going to take any chances, his mother said Monday. Wearing a helmet and emergency transponder, Nodine, 31, and a friend set out for a long-awaited day on the slopes, said Cathy Nodine of Oak Ridge. But even those ...
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Seven bodies recovered at B.C. avalanche site
December 30, 2008 - After a massive search effort that was hampered by the prospect of more avalanches and rough terrain, rescuers made the grim discovery of seven bodies buried in snow.
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Ski report: Headed north for the New Year?
December 30, 2008 - Winter is upon the River Rival Region, and though the current temperature has locals coming and going in T-shirts, the mere thought of cutting through a powdery trail along a mountain's steep backside is reason enough for many locals to wake up, load their families gear and drive to the nearest skiing destination.
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Tuesday, December 30, 2008
December 30, 2008 - EDINBORO -- The folks who oversee Erie County's lone ski resort were perhaps the only ones who didn't enjoy the weekend's unseasonably warm temperatures.
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Record snowfalls draw skiers to snap up holiday bargains
December 30, 2008 - Despite the strength of the euro, British bargain hunters are heading to the snow-covered mountains of Europe to enjoy the best start to a skiing season for more than 20 years.
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Power glitch strands skiers; Mt. Bachelor outage left some stuck on lifts for up to 45 minutes
December 30, 2008 - A power outage at Mt. Bachelor on Monday morning stranded skiers and snowboarders on chairlifts and interrupted operations for more than three hours.Marketing Director Alex Kaufman said the resort lost power at 10:01 a. m., forcing lift operators to switch on the gas and diesel generators used as a secondary power source for the electric chairlifts. The lifts are not designed to be run for long ...
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Heavy snow persuades skiers to defy the downturn
December 30, 2008 - Britons are continuing to head for European ski resorts despite the pound's slump against the euro.
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Avalanche survivors reach out to families of B.C. victims
December 30, 2008 - When Francois Desrosiers learned of the avalanche near Fernie, B.C. that killed several snowmobilers this week, memories of his own narrow escape in the mountains came flooding back
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Chamonix: My kind of town
December 29, 2008 - Nothing beats the silence after a snowfall in the resort of Chamonix says Nicky Holford.
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Jackson Hole avalanche victim identified
December 29, 2008 - There are some additional details being released about an avalanche that killed one man at the Jackson Hole Ski Resort in Wyoming over the weekend.
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Avalanches Kill 3 in Colorado, Wyoming
December 29, 2008 - Avalanches killed two snowmobilers in the U.S. state of Colorado and a skiier in Wyoming.
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Ski federation to review Miller's move to skip draw
December 29, 2008 - BORMIO, Italy (AP) -- Skiing's governing body plans to review whether Bode Miller intentionally skipped a compulsory bib draw in an attempt to receive a more favorable starting position for Sunday's downhill.
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Avalanche Kills One
December 29, 2008 - Avalanche kills skier at Wyoming ski resort
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New Details in Fatal Jackson Hole Mountain Resort Avalanche
December 29, 2008 - Local New 8 has fresh details on the Jackson Hole Mountain Resort avalanche that killed a 31-year-old Wyoming man Saturday afternoon.
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Deadly western avalanches claim three lives
December 29, 2008 - Avalanches killed two snowmobilers in Colorado and a skier in Wyoming.
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Wyoming skier dies in avalanche
December 29, 2008 - A Wyoming skier this weekend became at least the sixth person to die in an avalanche in North America this winter, authorities said. David Nodine, 31, of Wilson was killed Saturday at the Jackson Hole Mountain Resort.
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Avalance kills skier at Wyoming ski resort
December 29, 2008 - JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) - An avalanche has killed a skier at a Wyoming ski resort. Jackson Hole Mountain Resort spokeswoman Anna Olson says David Nodine, of Wilson, was skiing down an expert trail with a companion today when the avalanche buried him under 8 feet of snow.
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B.C. snowmobilers killed in avalanche
December 29, 2008 - RCMP confirms fatalities, as many as eight feared dead
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Across the West, Avalanches begin to kill
December 29, 2008 - Avalanches are especially dangerous this year
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