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Ski like the pros with Ski For Gold
March 22, 2008 - For those who have the money, the U.S Ski Team is making the time.In an effort to raise money for the U.
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Kate Middleton skis towards royal role with impeccable display on the slopes
March 22, 2008 - On a ridge overlooking the mountaintop terminus of the Gotschna cable car, 2,000m above the town, a small group of photographers were shivering their way through a blizzard, waiting for Kate Middleton.
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Pastor Foresees New Era Of Growth
March 22, 2008 - Soon after the Lutheran Church invited Christopher Kruschel to move from Michigan to Florida to head a new church, he relocated in July 1991 and started knocking on doors, posting fliers and shaking hands.
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Articles for Thursday, Mar 20, 2008
March 22, 2008 - Its not exactly an endless winter, but Aspens ski season will go on longer than scheduled.
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Steamboat hits 450-inch mark
March 22, 2008 - The climatologists had it all wrong back in November 2007. Steamboat was supposed to experience a mild January and February with no better than an even chance of average snow. Instead, skiers and snowboarders here gorged themselves on a record 450 inches of powder.
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Tom Ross: The winter of powder-eating grins
March 22, 2008 - Did you get the sense the snow gods were toying with us for most of the past week? Based on an optimistic weather forecast, we were poised to write the story of Steamboats record snowfall the night of March 13. However, the storm that was touted to produce 14 inches of fluff whiffed on Northwest Colorado.
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Gelande jump unpossible! Maybe not
March 22, 2008 - Rolf Wilsons dream of a ski jump in the Gallatin sits somewhere just this side of probable.
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Kate's Klosters trip points to royal proposal
March 22, 2008 - IT'S the best sign yet that wedding bells are imminent: Kate Middleton has joined beau Prince William and his father Prince Charles on the ski slopes of the exclusive Swiss resort of Klosters, sparking a flurry of excitement among royal watchers.
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Vail Resort won't extend ski season
March 22, 2008 - Labor shortage, early Easter cited as reasons
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Senator calls for probe of state recreation industry
March 21, 2008 - CATSKILL - State Sen. James Seward has proposed the formation of a state commission to examine what he described as unfair competition in the state's outdoor recreation industry.
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Breaking News: Big snow allows SkiCo to extend season at Aspen Highlands
March 21, 2008 - Executives at the Aspen Skiing Co. announced today that they will extend the season at Aspen Highlands through April 27. With over 120 inches in Highland Bowl and almost 100 inches at mid-mountain, the mountain should be in excellent shape through the end of the month of April, officials declared.
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Mount Ashland raises prices for pre-season passes
March 21, 2008 - Citing rising energy costs, Mount Ashland has raised the price of its pre-season pass by $100 for adults to $425 but is offering a new Limited Pass that excludes weekends and holidays for $300.
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Record Conditions Boost Ski Resort Ticket Sales
March 21, 2008 - (Locke Mills) -- NEWS CENTER It may be the first day of spring but 'spring skiing' hasn't even started thanks to record snow conditions at most of Maine's ski resorts.
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Aspen Highlands extends ski season
March 21, 2008 - ASPEN, Colorado The abundance of snow will give skiers and riders a bonus season at Aspen Highlands this spring. Highlands including Highland Bowl will be open on the weekends of April 19-20 and April 26-27, the Aspen Skiing Co. announced today.
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Ski areas 5 a.m. measurement is the one that matters
March 21, 2008 - After racking up 100-inch months in December, January and February, the Steamboat Ski Area continues to creep toward the single-season snowfall record, 1 and 2 inches at a time.
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Calais duo wins Burton 'poaching' video contest
March 21, 2008 - CALAIS -- Most people probably don't know that American revolutionaries won the historic Bennington Battle because General John Stark invented the "snurfboard" to get around in the snow. ... - By DAPHNE LARKIN Times Argus Staff
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Colorado hears "sí" to ski
March 21, 2008 - Miguel Alvarez and his family returned to Vail for the second year in a row from Mexico City for their Semana Santa vacation after enjoying the resort so much last year.
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Ski seasons winding down
March 21, 2008 - Skiers and snowboarders seeking a late-season fix will have to do so fairly soon, because both area ski resorts are scheduled to close within a few weeks.
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A quest for a new knee?
March 21, 2008 - A quest for a new knee?
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Prince Charles to join William and Kate on skiing break
March 21, 2008 - London, March 21 : Prince William has taken girlfriend Kate Middleton to the Alps for a skiing break, suggesting that their on-again, off-again relationship is back on track.
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A look back at a winter of little snow
March 21, 2008 - Winter fun went down the tubes early this year at Heritage Hills' Avalanche Express in York Township.
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Aspen Highlands extends season
March 21, 2008 - ASPEN The abundance of snow will give skiers and riders a bonus season at Aspen Highlands this spring.
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A grape of wrath
March 21, 2008 - Every so often, a ruling reaffirms your faith in the law's good sense, says Clive James.
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Kate Middleton given her own Royal Protection Officer for first time
March 20, 2008 - Flanked by her first royal bodyguard, Kate Middleton looked more like a princess than ever.
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2008 may be in top 10 warmest years
March 20, 2008 - After the coldest start to a year in more than a decade, spring will bring relief to the northern hemisphere from Thursday.
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All in a day Squeezing additional activities into ski vacations a growing trend
March 20, 2008 - One is good, two is better and three may be pushing it a little, but free time these days is precious, and the growing trend nowadays is to squeeze in as many activities as physical stamina and time will allow.
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Special Olympics live up to their name
March 20, 2008 - WOODSTOCK Approximately 261 athletes from across the state competed in the 2008 Special Olympics Vermont Winter Games held the weekend of March 14-16 at the Woodstock Inn and Resort at Suicide Six Ski Area. Participation in the 2008 Games increased 32 percent over last year.
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Conditions continue to defy the calender
March 20, 2008 - The end is near.
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Conditions continue to defy the calendar
March 20, 2008 - The end is near.
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Pre-season pass fees increase at Mount Ashland
March 20, 2008 - Citing rising energy costs, Mount Ashland has raised the price of its pre-season pass by $100 for adults to $425 but is offering a new Limited Pass that excludes weekends and holidays for $300.
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Hunting down Easter ski deals
March 20, 2008 - Skiing and boarding are still hot right now despite the warmer temperatures bringing thoughts of jogging, biking and golf to city dwellers.
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Girls like the 'Boy
March 20, 2008 - I had no idea what a snowcat looked like before the Powder Cowboy Girlski Tour.
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Hop to B.C. hills for holiday fun
March 20, 2008 - Although it's March, the ski season is far from over in B.C., where snowfalls have been approaching record highs. Fernie is open until April 6, with over 1,000 cm of snow making a base of 356 cm.
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Colorado skier visits rebound in Jan., Feb.
March 20, 2008 - DENVER - A ski industry group says deep snow and international visitors helped boost Colorado resort business in January and February after a disappointing early season. Colorado Ski Country USA said Monday its 26 member resorts had more than 5.5 mill ...
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Zermatt, Switzerland: A famed Alps resort's modern era
March 20, 2008 - Brandy-bearing St. Bernards may still roam Zermatt, but this resort town has embraced solar-electric ski buses and high-tech snowmaking.
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Warrens World: The Meaning of Skiing
March 20, 2008 - There are some men and women in the world who spend their entire life looking for the meaning of life. Ive spent my entire life looking for the free lift ticket.
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True Crime, March 12, 2008
March 19, 2008 - By Shea Andersen.
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Xtreme Verbier
March 19, 2008 - The Nissan Freeride World Tour ends in Verbier... Not unlucky this time The 13th edition of the Xtreme Verbier was the fifth and final contest of the Freeride World Tour and was held on the west face of Mont Gelé, in the heart of Verbier ski resort.
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'Solid citizens' win housing lottery
March 19, 2008 - Wendy Ashton figures it is likely Park City's rents soon would have forced her out of the city, driven from her digs on bustling Main Street.
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Killington plans major upgrades
March 19, 2008 - KILLINGTON -- Killington and Pico resorts will get $8.4 million in capital improvements next season, Killington's 50th anniversary, the resorts' owner announced Tuesday. ... - By Bruce Edwards Rutland Herald
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Killington Resort Announces $8.4 Million In Improvements; 2008-09 Season Pass Prices
March 19, 2008 - Vermonts Killington Resort, the largest ski and snowboard resort in the East, announces 2008-09 season pass prices and $8.4 million in on-mountain improvements to kick off its 50th birthday season. (PRWeb Mar 19, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/Killington/Improvements/prweb784674.htm
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Pipe dream Top-ranked snowboarder seeking national title
March 19, 2008 - First time Mark Speicher attempted to snowboard, he fell, hit his head and suffered a concussion.
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SkiSpace.com Triumphs With Bode Miller Victory
March 19, 2008 - Bode Miller, 2008 Alpine Skiing World Cup Champion and one of the best-known names in skiing, announced the traffic and growth results of SkiSpace.com's first three months. The web 2.0 social network officially launched in December 2007 and is on pace to double growth consistently on a month to month basis, reached the three million page view mark, and boasts a member's viewing average of 15 ...
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Citizen group to lobby for land-use regulations in Haywood
March 19, 2008 - Lynn and Richard Jefferys were already concerned about the pace of mountainside development in Haywood County, but when news broke that developers were planning a 4,500-acre commercial resort in Jonathan Valley their concern turned to alarm.
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Prince William, Kate Signaling Something?
March 19, 2008 - Their vacation at a resort where their relationship first became public is seen by some royal observers as a hint of a future wedding, reports Richard Roth .
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Icy start, but 2008 may be in top 10 warmest years
March 19, 2008 - OSLO After the coldest start to a year in more than a decade, spring will bring relief to the northern hemisphere from Thursday. Bucking the trend of global warming, the start of 2008 saw icy weather around the world from China to Greece.
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How about a snowboard-only resort?
March 18, 2008 - JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. Taos will drop its ban on snowboards effective on March 19, but Michael Pearlman, sports editor of the Jackson Hole News&Guide, doesnt see it as a forward march of civilization.
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NOW IT'S DARK
March 18, 2008 - THE on-slope rivalry between skiers and snowboarders is so 10 years ago. There's a new downhill battle brewing in the picturesque village of Saint-Sauveur, Quebec. The question: Are you a day skier or night skier?Located 45 minutes from Montreal and...
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Conditions perfect for spring skiing
March 18, 2008 - Outdoors Dave Sartwell March is usually one of the best months of the year to ski, with more snow on average falling this month than any other. Given the amount that has already fallen, it is hard to imagine that more is coming. But if history is any judge, get ready. This has been a banner year for New England with most mountains accumulating base amounts that should, barring torrential ...
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Prince William and Kate Middleton on ski break
March 18, 2008 - Prince William took his girlfriend Kate Middleton to the slopes of Klosters this week for a invigorating skiing holiday.
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