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Read it First: Vail Valley gets a housing authority?
February 26, 2008 - See Vail Daily stories before they hit the street. Here's a list of articles that will appear on www.vaildaily.com in the coming days. The stories generally appear in the print edition the following day, though it's all subject to change, and not all stories that appear on the Web appear in print.
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Snowboards rule at Colorado boarding school
February 26, 2008 - At this remote ski resort, going to "boarding school" means spending as much time in a snow-packed terrain park as a high school classroom.
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Alta's powdery bounty tops 500
February 26, 2008 - Even by Alta's standards, this is a snowy year. And that's good for skiing in Utah. Seasonal snowfall at Alta topped 500 inches on Sunday, only the fourth time in the 28 years since the Little Cottonwood Canyon resort started tracking the figure.
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Dont be afraid to try
February 26, 2008 - When my family and I set out for a weekend getaway in the Poconos Friday, I was certain I would not join them for the skiing and snowboarding outing scheduled Saturday morning.
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Ski Whistler, Even With the U.S. Dollar Down
February 26, 2008 - The Canadian resort still offers some bargains, and the skiing and nightlife are as hot as ever.
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Special Olympics competition begins
February 26, 2008 - BLUE KNOB The 2008 Special Olympics kicked off the competition Monday at several venues across the region cross-country skiing at Blue Knob, speed skating at Planet Ice, alpine skiing at Hidden Valley, and figure skating at the Cambria County War Memorial Arena in Johnstown.
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Snow Sports: Shovel crew saves nordic races
February 25, 2008 - Bob Mazur is amazing. And so are the snow-shoveling members of the Pennsylvania Cross Country Skiers Association. ...
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Deals: Finger Lakes, N.Y.; West Virginia; Vermont
February 25, 2008 - The deal: Gems of Geneva package at Geneva on the Lake Wine Country Villa and Resort in Geneva, N.Y. Built in 1914 as a private home modeled after an Italian villa, this four-diamond resort on Seneca Lake offers European-inspired surroundings and a town rich with history.
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Austrians and organizers are big winners in Canada
February 25, 2008 - While the Austrian team headed home with most of the medals from the four World Cup events in British Columbia, the organizers of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics were basking in the glow of rave reviews that skiers had showered on the course after what were test events for the Games.
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Let it snow, please!
February 25, 2008 - This winter has not been a local skiers -- or snowboarders -- idea of a good winter. Much like last year, temperatures have fluctuated from horribly cold (in the single digits) to highs in the 60s. Although local mountains can make snow as long as its below freezing, the change...
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Countrywide Puts an End to Ski Junket
February 25, 2008 - Countrywide Financial, the besieged mortgage lender, has canceled a gathering of bankers from smaller mortgage banks at the Ritz-Carlton Bachelor Gulch ski resort.
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Special Olympics State Games Come to Town
February 25, 2008 - On Sunday teams of athletes from across Montana blew into Whitefish. Here for the annual state winter Special Olympics, 250 athletes along with 100 coaches arrived to celebrate their accomplishments with the awarding of gold, silver, and bronze. This years games launched Sunday night at Whitefish Mountain Resort. Teams marched with their banners to the bottom of Eds Run for opening ceremonies. ...
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Skiing with an Olympian
February 25, 2008 - Tucson grandmother Sandy Maxfield is determined to get her groove back -- on skis.
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Skiers and boarders race for a good cause at Powderhorn
February 24, 2008 - POWDERHORN SKI RESORT (KJCT)- Skiiers and snowboarders raced their way to the finish line today. And the competition was for a good cause. The 12th Annual Ski Challenge Race at Powderhorn is a fundraiser for Colorado Discover Ability.
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White equals green in state's ski regions
February 24, 2008 - Fantastic conditions for skiing this winter have proven fantastic for ski-resort operators and hoteliers in New Hampshire's ski country, boosting room occupancies and revenues well above those of last year's dismal season.
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Fearless Traveler: If you want summer snow, South America awaits you
February 24, 2008 - Q. Our family would like to go skiing in South America during their winter (our summer). Any suggestions on the best places to do this?
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February 24, 2008 - C'mon, do the CoMotion: Gravity, inertia stars of show highlighting Isaac Newton's laws They're not the Laws of Motion. They just play them on stage. More of this story
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2010 Winter Olympics | Whistler's time is now
February 24, 2008 - Two years from now, the caldron will burn bright over Whistler Village. But for fans of winter sports, the wait to feel the heat of the...
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Vt. kids lobby senators to make snowboarding an official sport
February 24, 2008 - MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) Sen. Harold Giard says he was skeptical when he first saw the bill on the agenda of the Senate Education Committee. "When I first saw it, I said, "What is this?"
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Mt. Waterman ski resort
February 24, 2008 - After being closed for five years, the chairlifts are running and back in business. The reopening last weekend of the Mt. Waterman ski area five years after chairlifts ceased operation gave locals a chance to get reacquainted with an old friend too long absent.
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Whistler Kids gets little ones skiing
February 24, 2008 - For those of us who took last-minute ski trips on the cheap before we became parents sigh! it's not easy to get back on the black-diamond slopes.
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Perfect powder at a price: Whistler is a peak resort
February 24, 2008 - Adozen years ago, a roommate and I were wasting away another rainy winter night in Seattle when we decided to drive the pickup truck five hours north to Whistler in British Columbia.
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Nordic skating takes off in New England
February 24, 2008 - If you prepare meticulously for the worst, the worst actually can be fun.
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Powder paradise: Find your bliss while skiing soft, fresh snow at top resort Whistler
February 24, 2008 - WHISTLER, B.C. - A dozen years ago , a roommate and I were wasting away another rainy winter night in Seattle when we decided to drive the pickup truck five hours north to Whistler. We left at 10 p.m., pulled into the lot near the lifts, and spent a few fitful, freezing hours of semi-sleep in the cab until sunrise.
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Swiss insurer Suva humors skiers to reduce accidents
February 24, 2008 - A third of Swiss sports-related injuries happen on ice or snow, and to combat that, Suva uses offbeat ads and speed-check guessing games to remind skiers to be careful.
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Picabo Street congratulates Vonn on victory
February 23, 2008 - Picabo. Street just surprised Lindsey Vonn in a press teleconference after her second-place result in Whistlers downhill. It was a history-making day as Vonn clinched the downhill overall title and became only the second U.S. skier behind Picabo Street to boast such a feat.
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Kashmiri girls tame Gulmarg's snow-covered slopes
February 23, 2008 - Gulmarg (Jammu and Kashmir), Feb 22 : Young girls in Kashmir took on the region's snow-blanketed slopes at Gulmarg as they competed in the ongoing National Winter Sports in Kashmir on Thursday.
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Related Stories
February 23, 2008 - Sunday, Camelback hosts a halfpipe competition for all ages. Registration is from 8:30 to 10 a.m. in the Coconut Café. The Shawnee Mountain Winter Carnival will make a typical day on the slopes even more entertaining Sunday.
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Into the Sun
February 23, 2008 - Jud Preston skis down a run at Beaver Mountain Wednesday afternoon. Preston has been in the ski patrol at the resort since 1948. (Eli Lucero/Herald Journal)
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Back at their post: Former Marshall Mountain ski patrollers on duty at Bitterroot Resort
February 23, 2008 - Michael Gue, the head ski patroller at the Bitterroot Resort, talks with skiers during a snowcat ride to the top of the slopes on Friday.
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Wyoming skiers challenged in Nordic meet
February 23, 2008 - CODY, Wyo. More than 125 Nordic skiers from seven high schools across Wyoming competed against each other Friday, but it was a wide, curving run at the bottom of a shady hill that was their most fearsome opponent.
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Janyks - Canada's first family of skiing
February 23, 2008 - Try to imagine a better day as a kid: You're playing hooky from school and are out on the slopes, darting through trees on a pasture of powder snow, a look of pure joy plastered on your face.
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Snow Fun 02/24/08
February 23, 2008 - At 81, 'Mr. Gerry' continues to lead young skiers and snowboarders onto the slopes
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Back in the Games
February 22, 2008 - In Lake Placid, N.Y., fearless visitors can experience the thrills and chills of Winter Olympic events This was no roller coaster.
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Wolf Creek Utah Heats Things up With Winter Vacation Deals
February 22, 2008 - Wolf Creek Utah, located in beautiful Ogden Valley, is a recreational haven just minutes away from Wolf Mountain, Powder Mountain and Snowbasin. With more than 325 inches of powder snow this season, and approximately 11 more inches just last week, Wolf Creek Utah announces five different thrilling vacation packages to take advantage of the pristine conditions.
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Snowbird mid-season report
February 22, 2008 - Let it snow! Utah is currently in a welcome break from snow storms but the signs are there that this isn't going to last. With a mid season snow-fall total of 390"/9 metres, things can only get better.
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Serving on the ski slopes - Sports
February 22, 2008 - Gearing up for the United States Ski and Snowboard Association's (USSA) regional competition today and tomorrow, the Weber State University Ski Club has competed in several races and qualifying events.
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Going from skis to snowboards not an easy switch
February 22, 2008 - Odds are if you've gone to a ski resort in the past 10 years, you've seen a lot of snowboarders shredding snow up and down the mountain. You've probably even noticed that most of them are in their teens or 20s, and there are far fewer older boarders.
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Cleary: Attitash resort of firsts in Mount Washington Valley
February 22, 2008 - Attitash, located in Bartlett, New Hampshire, has a history of firsts for mountains in the Mount Washington Valley.
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Ski resorts pay high price to survive
February 22, 2008 - Large Swiss ski resorts are gradually pricing themselves out of their home market in a bid to remain competitive in an increasingly global industry.
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Stowe Derby promises high drama
February 22, 2008 - Race is one of the oldest in the U.S. and one of the only to combine Nordic and Alpine skiing
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Women's ski program at Okemo gets results
February 22, 2008 - This is how my sweetheart Marilyn described her experience in a three-day weekend Women's Alpine Adventure (hereafter WAA) program at Okemo Mountain Resort in Ludlow, Vt.: "I came thinking I'd get better technique; what I got was confidence."
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Snowmobiling to Elk Lake Resort
February 22, 2008 - Id never ridden a snowmobile.Id seen them jamming across Dutchman Flat and definitely heard them whining up the trail while skiing, but in 40-plus years, Id never straddled one and hit the gas.It was high time.So when Bob Speik (who had ridden on the back of one once) called and invited me to go snowmobiling with him and Andrew Mallory, there was little hesitation.
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Presidents Weekend busy and happy
February 22, 2008 - By Sam Bauman
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COLORADO SKI COUNTRY USA PRESENTS THE TOP 10 REASONS TO LEARN TO SKI OR SNOWBOARD THIS JANUARY
February 22, 2008 - January is Learn to Ski and Snowboard month in Colorado and Colorado Ski Country USA (CSCUSA) invites you to grab your friends and family and head to your favorite resort.
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Weather permitting
February 22, 2008 - "Weather" or not this weekend's state ski meet goes on as scheduled depends on the severity of the forecasted snowstorms expected to pound the Lake Tahoe Basin this weekend.
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Skiing day trips
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Mount Waterman open again
February 22, 2008 - Erik Skindrud stopped at the edge of the steep face and sought an easier way down, until a ski patrol member talked him into following him down, telemark skis and all.
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Top skiing day trips from Long Island
February 22, 2008 - Nothing says winter fun than waking up, seeing a snow report and jumping in the car for an afternoon of skiing or riding. Of course, you can't do that on Long Island, unless you like 40-foot runs on the hills in public parks or you're playing a video game at Dave & Buster's.
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Former city businessman wins right to keep 1-800-SKI-VAIL
February 21, 2008 - A former Fort Collins resident recently won a legal battle brought by Vail Associ-ates to continue using 1-800-SKI-VAIL to market vacation packages.
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