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Pete Watson: Teaching a life-long hobby
December 27, 2008 - In 1975, the cost of a first-class stamp was 10-cents, a loaf of bread 33-cents, and a quart of milk, 46-cents. The price of a skiing lessons package at Devil's Head in Merrimac? Just 10 bucks. "It was so cheap, you couldn't beat that," said Don Wilson. "We'd have 100 area elementary kids one night and another 100 middle school kids the second night." Wilson, who founded the ski and snow ...
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Tahoe local dies in avalanche
December 27, 2008 - Randall Davis of Tahoe City died in an avalanche at Squaw Valley USA on Christmas Day.
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Excellent weather for ski vacation week in NH
December 27, 2008 - Recent snow and clear skies ahead bode well for the tourism business.
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Alpine Valley, Boston Mills/Brandywine ski slopes have plenty of snow, business
December 27, 2008 - Marvin Fong/The Plain DealerKayla Vasarhelyi, 8, takes a photo of her uncle, Chris Chapman, left, and her dad, Dave, at Boston Mills Ski Resort on Friday. Man-made snow has helped keep the slopes at area ski resorts busy, even as...
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Workout in a winter wonderland
December 27, 2008 - Finally. All of the mystified looks can stop.
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Heavy snowfall brings out skiers
December 27, 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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Two tragic deaths in Sierra
December 27, 2008 - Two tragedies struck the high Sierra on Christmas Day, leaving a Petaluma woman dead after being hit by a train and a young, lifelong skier from Tahoe City dead in an avalanche at Squaw Valley.
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Ski areas hope for holiday boost
December 27, 2008 - MONTPELIER -- Jamey Wimble was watching the weekend weather forecast and crossing his fingers. ... - By Sarah Hinckley Times Argus Staff
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Avalanche danger high in states southern backcountry
December 27, 2008 - KALISPELL An upside-down snowpack is creating dangerous avalanche conditions for western Montana, as a heavy warm snow falls atop a cold and sugary base with a weak, icy crust at the bottom.
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Man Killed In Avalanche At Tahoe Ski Resort
December 27, 2008 - Heavy snow snarled holiday travel in the Sierra on Christmas Day and turned deadly for one California man who died in an avalanche at a Lake Tahoe ski resort.
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Avalanche kills Tahoe City skier at Squaw Valley
December 27, 2008 - A Tahoe City skier was killed in an avalanche near Squaw Valley USA, and two others were missing for at least four hours near Mt. Rose-Ski Tahoe on Thursday when blizzard conditions with heavy snow and high winds moved through the Sierra.
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Snow causes avalanche danger
December 27, 2008 - RENO -- Sierra Nevada ski resorts are stepping up avalanche control efforts after a California man died in a slide and a string of storms dropped as much as 12 feet of snow over the last two weeks.
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Sierra resorts step up avalanche control
December 27, 2008 - RENO, Nev. -- Sierra ski resorts are stepping up avalanche control efforts after a California man died in a slide and a string of storms dropped as much as 12 feet of snow over the last two weeks.The U.
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Aspen area snow totals keep rising
December 27, 2008 - A wind-whipped snowstorm hammered much of western Colorado on Friday, dumping copious loads of powder that inched some ski resorts past their previously recorded totals for December. Over 100 inches have fallen at Aspen Highlands this month, surpassing last years December mark of 98 inches. Both totals were recorded at the Northwoods station in Highland Bowl. read more
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Police hunt hit-and-run skier in Italy after girl sees father killed
December 27, 2008 - Police in the Italian Alps are checking ski passes, viewing security videos and questioning holidaymakers in the hunt for a mystery skier who came down the slopes too fast on Christmas morning and collided with a man, 51, leaving him dying from a head injury in front of his 12-year-old daughter.
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Lake Tahoe ski deals beckon Oregonians
December 27, 2008 - www.gonorthtahoe.comBring a camera when you ski at Lake Tahoe. With the economy in flux and everyone looking for a deal, skiers and snowboarders don't need to look far to save at Lake Tahoe ski resorts. With a little flexibility in...
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Unlike other parks, Sierra Summit not at risk of avalanches, officials say
December 27, 2008 - A string of snow storms that dropped as much a dozen feet of snow in some part of the Sierras over the past couple of weeks and caused the death Tuesday of a skier in Lake Tahoe have prompted concerns about avalanches.
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Ski resorts hope snow beats weak economy
December 27, 2008 - DENVER - Michelle Michaels, a Colorado Springs software support employee, is a longtime ski season passholder to Breckenridge, Keystone and Arapahoe Basin. But she won't be getting a pass this year while she tries to pay off debts.
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Oregon snow fun will move from cities to peaks
December 26, 2008 - Timberline Ski AreaSkiing deep powder at Timberline on Mount Hood. Maybe you've already had your fill of winter. Or maybe not. With the snow retreating up into the mountains where it belongs, it will be waiting for you when you...
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Skier dies in accident at Whistler
December 26, 2008 - A 47-year-old skier died after hitting rocks on a ski run at Whistler Mountain Christmas Eve, according to a report in the Vancouver Sun newspaper.
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Skier Dies in Squaw Valley Avalanche
December 26, 2008 - A Tahoe City skier was found dead Thursday after apparently being caught in an avalanche on a ski resort slope, Placer County authorities said.
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Second skier dies in Whistler accident
December 26, 2008 - A 47-year-old British Columbia skier died after hitting rocks on Whistler mountain Wednesday, just two days after a teenage snowboarder died in a similar incident at the ski resort
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Skier's body found after avalanche at Squaw Valley
December 26, 2008 - A skier's body was found buried following an avalanche this morning in the Red Dog area at the Squaw Valley Ski Resort. The Placer County Sheriff's Department identified the victim as Randall C. Davis, 21, Tahoe City. A skiing companion reported Davis missing about 11 a.m. Ski patrol personnel found a fresh avalanche path in the immediate vicinity of where the skier was last seen and a ...
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Skier Killed In Avalache
December 26, 2008 - SQUAW VALLEY - Authorities say a 21-year-old skier was killed during an avalanche at the Squaw Valley ski resort on Christmas Day. Tahoe City resident Randall Davis had been skiing in heavily wooded expert terrain Thursday morning when he and a partner got separated. Davis' companion summoned the resort's ski patrol, which found a single ski protruding from a fresh avalanche field. Search dogs ...
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Skier dies in 2nd fatal Whistler accident this week
December 26, 2008 - A B.C. man killed in a skiing accident Wednesday on Whistler Mountain is the second person to die on the hill this week.
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1 skier killed, 2 missing, at Tahoe ski resorts
December 26, 2008 - Associated Press - December 25, 2008 10:24 PM ET RENO, Nev. (AP) - Heavy snow snarled holiday travel in the Sierra on Christmas Day and turned deadly for one California man who died in an...
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Expert skier dies in avalanche at Squaw Valley
December 26, 2008 - A man considered an expert skier died in an avalanche in rough terrain at Squaw Valley ski resort on Christmas Day, authorities said. The Placer County Sheriff's Department identified the victim Thursday evening as Randall C. Davis, 21, of Tahoe City. The...
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Skier dies in avalanche at Squaw Valley: Randall Davis described as "experienced skier"
December 26, 2008 - SQUAW VALLEY, Calif. (AP) - Authorities say a 21-year-old skier was killed during an avalanche at the Squaw Valley ski resort on Christmas Day.
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W.Va. has some prime real estate for cross-country skiing
December 26, 2008 - CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- In the nearly 30 years that hes operated West Virginias largest cross-country ski center, Chip Chase has seen his clientele change quite a bit."When we first got started, in the late 1970s, we had a lot of new people getting i...
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2 Skiers Missing Near Lake Tahoe Found
December 26, 2008 - RENO, Nev. Heavy snow snarled holiday travel in the Sierra on Christmas Day and turned deadly for one California man who died in an avalanche at a Lake Tahoe ski resort. Authorities said Tahoe City, Calif., resident Randall Davis, 21, had been skiing in heavily wooded expert terrain Thursday morning at Squaw Valley USA when he and a partner got separated. Davis' companion summoned the ...
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Skiing in the wilderness of Moonlight Basin, Montana
December 26, 2008 - Kate Rew didn't know this kind of skiing existed: evenings spent in hot tubs under the stars, après-ski bluegrass bands, and miles of empty slopes coated in fresh powder at Moonlight Basin
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Around the world
December 26, 2008 - Ukraine
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Riding the rails to the slopes
December 26, 2008 - This whistle-stop 10 miles from the fabled resorts of Lake Tahoe might be considered America's last stop on a rusty souvenir attempt to establish rail-served ski travel in the model of European resorts spanning the Alps.
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Skier, 21, dies in avalanche at Squaw Valley
December 26, 2008 - A heavy winter storm claimed the life of a skier on Thursday as it shut down highway traffic across much of the Lake Tahoe region. The skier's body was found buried following an avalanche in the Red Dog area at the Squaw Valley Ski Resort. According to the Placer County Sheriff's Department, the victim was Randall C. Davis, 21, of Tahoe City. A skiing companion reported Davis missing about ...
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Utah resorts weathering economic storms
December 26, 2008 - Mother Nature may be doing all she can to help Utah's ski resorts weather a rough economic situation, but even the lure of the greatest snow on Earth may not be enough to save the ski season.
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World datelines
December 26, 2008 - BEIRUT Lebanese army soldiers found and dismantled eight Katyusha rockets on Thursday afternoon that were pointed south toward Israel, Lebanese military officials said.
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Winds cause power outage
December 26, 2008 - Gusty winds were responsible for a 70-minute power outage in southwest Lodi on Thursday, while those in the foothills and mountainous regions of inland Northern California didn't have to be dreaming to experience a white Christmas.
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Skier dies after hitting rocks
December 26, 2008 - A 47-year-old Whistler resident died Christmas Eve after skiing into rocks at Whistler-Blackcomb resort, just two days after a teenage snowboarder perished in a similar way on the mountain.
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Winds create travel hiccups
December 26, 2008 - Winter weather played havoc in the mountains and the Las Vegas Valley on Christmas.
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Breaking the ice on winter running
December 26, 2008 - A respite from the snow made running outside seem like a palatable idea one weekend, so bundled up I joined a group of runners at Chestnut Ridge Park.
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Women are learning their own way down the slopes
December 26, 2008 - They are getting the lessons they need. They are getting the ski lessons they need.
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Ski resorts make it through recent storms
December 26, 2008 - The great ice storm of 2008 was and, unfortunately, still is, bad news for an awful lot of folks in western Massachusetts, south central New Hampshire and western Maine.
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Mountain Experts: Alpine Meadow's Dave Cassaro
December 26, 2008 - ALPINE MEADOWS - While most skiers might say they prefer powder skiing, few would deny that turning on the fresh corduroy of a groomed ski run isn't a little slice of heaven as well.
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Video captures Lonstein Ski Calendar
December 26, 2008 - Brandon Lonstein could have grown up in Worcester.
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Guided snowshoe tours good way to see winter
December 26, 2008 - Bob Downing/Akron Beacon JournalMount Ranier is a snowy place in winter, where snowshoes are a big help getting around. Snowshoeing is one of the easiest ways to enjoy winter, especially when you go on a national park or forest guided...
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Liberty Mountain not buying Carroll Valley golf course
December 26, 2008 - Liberty Mountain Resort and Carroll Valley Resort and Golf Course will remain separate properties for the time being. In November, Liberty Mountain Resort announced it planned to purchase the Carroll Valley Resort and Golf Course, which would have returned the properties to their orginal design.
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Skier dies after hitting rocks at Whistler resort
December 26, 2008 - A 47-year-old skier died after hitting rocks at Whistler Blackcomb ski resort on Wednesday.
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Skier dies in avalanche at Tahoe resort
December 26, 2008 - W VALLEY, Calif. (AP) A 21-year-old skier was killed during an avalanche at the Squaw Valley ski resort on Christmas Day, authorities said. Tahoe City resident Randall Davis had been skiing in heavily wooded expert terrain about 11 a.m. Thursday morning when he and a partner got separated.
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Skier dies in avalanche at Tahoe's Squaw Valley, 2 others missing at another resort
December 26, 2008 - SQUAW VALLEY, Calif. (AP) -- Authorities say a 21-year-old skier was killed during an avalanche at the Squaw Valley ski resort on Christmas Day. Tahoe City resident Randall Davis had been skiing in heavily wooded expert terrain Thursday morning when he and a partner got separated.
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