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Some Big Mountain ski slopes opened Tuesday
December 13, 2008 - Its going to be fairly limited, but were excited to gets skis on snow, said Donnie Clapp, the resorts public relations manager. The ski area had 5 inches of fresh snow Sunday in the base area, but it still was not enough to open the south-facing slopes.
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Trail Of The Unexpected: Two peaks united at Whistler
December 13, 2008 - It's Thursday morning in Whistler and I'm living the dream. Just for once, it's got nothing to do with "epic landscape", "bucketloads of powder" (there is none), or any of the other excitable hyperbole that normally gets spouted in relation to Britain's favourite Canadian ski resort. All I've done is get on a cable car and cross from one mountain to another.
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BC-SKI--Men's World Cup
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Northwest Ski Resorts Waiting for Snow
December 13, 2008 - Ski resorts across Washington and Oregon are hoping for snow this weekend. Most of the slopes have not been able to open yet.
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Storm's First Wave Blasts Through
December 13, 2008 - The first blast in a series of serious weather-related events blew through the Northwest Friday. On its heels are falling temperatures and the prospect of snowfall in Portland and surrounding areas.
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Deals on lift tickets, lodging being offered
December 13, 2008 - Affordable Aspen? Bargains in Beaver Creek? Crested Butte on the cheap? Colorado ski towns have resorted to the unthinkable this year: holiday discounts and freebies on everything from lodging to lift tickets. Above, Elijah Teter rides the half pipe during the U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix at Copper Mountain Ski Resort.
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Snow Sports: Local ski resorts offering plenty of bargains
December 13, 2008 - Early season bargains on lift tickets, rental equipment and lessons are in vogue at local and regional resorts.
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Tram catches air between summits
December 13, 2008 - Whistler Blackcomb's new Peak 2 Peak tram links two mountains in 11 minutes.
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Mitch Kaplan: Holiday ski deals abound
December 13, 2008 - Christmas-New Years is the high season. Not the time youd expect to discover excellent ski resort deals. True, at most eastern destinations, premium pricing rules. Yet, with a bit of digging, good holiday pricing can be found especially if youre willing to drive a bit.
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Mission Ridge, Crystal Mountain are open for skiing
December 13, 2008 - While Mission Ridge Ski Area opened to skiing Friday, Crystal Mountain is opening limited operations today.
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Skiers rested and ready for snow at Stevens Pass
December 13, 2008 - At Stevens Pass, workers wait and wonder. When will there be enough snow to open the slopes? It's a question being asked at ski resorts and snowboarding areas across the state.
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Skiing: Benjamin Raich wins super-combi in France
December 13, 2008 - VAL D'ISERE, France -- Benjamin Raich of Austria won the World Cup super-combi Friday on a tough course that Bode Miller couldn't finish and gave Ted Ligety fits.
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The Ivy League ski bum
December 13, 2008 - Jack Lonsdale traded Wall Street for Sugarbush in 1979
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Things To Do: Sloshwicking
December 13, 2008 - Old-time race revived for Sugarbush's 50th birthday bash
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Sugarbush celebrates 50th birthday
December 13, 2008 - Focus on community, environment replaces jet-set image
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Highlands, Buttermilk open for 50th time
December 13, 2008 - When the lifts start spinning today at Aspen Highlands and Buttermilk Mountain, it will mark a half-century of ski area operations at the two mountains. While locals and visitors may take these ski areas for granted, they were once just in the imaginations of a legendary Austrian ski instructor and a Harvard-educated stockbroker from Wisconsin. read more
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Jack Lonsdale traded Wall Street for Sugarbush in 1979
December 13, 2008 - Meet the the Ivy League ski bum
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Resort has made plans to celebrate
December 13, 2008 - Saturday, December 13 HANCOCK When three men founded Jiminy Peak Inc. in 1947, they couldn't even open the ski area until a year later because of a steel shortage preventing the installation of lift towers.
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Mt. Shasta Ski Park could open Wednesday
December 13, 2008 - The slopes at Mt. Shasta Ski Park were bare Friday.But with the north state in winter's crosshairs, park officials are bullish about the white stuff.
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Mt. Bachelor plans to open Sunday; Pray for Snow party canceled
December 12, 2008 - Mt. Bachelor Ski Area plans to open for the season on Sunday, the resort announced this afternoon. The decision is based on the forecast for a storm on Friday, general manager Dave Rathbun said in a press release."Were confident well be able to start skiing and riding on Sunday. We will be shooting for 8:30 a.m., but stay tuned to the Web site for any changes as the storm develops, Rathbun ...
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Moonlight Basin to open Friday
December 12, 2008 - Moonlight Basin will open Friday for the 2008-09 ski season. "With the recent snow, Moonlight Basin is opening with great skiing on the upper mountain. We are opening with Iron Horse Six Shooter and Derringer
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Mountain High opens for the season
December 12, 2008 - WRIGHTWOOD Local skiing and snowboarding enthusiasts will get their chance to head out to the slopes this weekend following the opening of ski slopes at Mountain High Resort.
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Mt. Bachelor to Open Sunday ... IF ...
December 12, 2008 - This just in: Mt. Bachelor will open its 2008-2009 skiing and snowboarding season this Sunday assuming the snow gods cooperate.
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Snow King scheduled to open on Saturday
December 12, 2008 - After a lack of snow twice prevented Snow King from opening its ski lifts this season, the resort has announced that it will be open on a limited basis beginning Saturday...
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Snowmakers bring Sugar Bowl, Alpine Meadows to life
December 12, 2008 - North Tahoe resorts are scheduled to open Friday
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Resort aims to open more terrain
December 12, 2008 - After kicking off the 2008-2009 season on Wednesday, Sun Valley Resort managers are assessing when they can open more trails on Bald and Dollar mountains.
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Early snow big boon for ski resorts
December 12, 2008 - If area ski resort operators felt as if they were running to a standstill last winter, they probably feel like they've been shot out of a cannon to start this season.
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All the state ski resorts set to open this weekend
December 12, 2008 - CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- All West Virginia ski areas will be open for the season this weekend, offering skiers and snowboarders a quantity of snow-covered slopes not normally seen this side of the Christmas-New Year holiday."The natural snowfall weve had ...
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Ski resort prices turn downhill
December 12, 2008 - Snow has begun falling on ski slopes - and so have prices of lift tickets and luxury hotel rooms at many big resorts. As the recession begins taking a toll on the ski industry, resort operators are offering a flurry of discounts they hope will draw more visitors.
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Avalanche advice:
December 12, 2008 - It was a beautiful Sunday afternoon, Jan. 13,2007, at Fiberglass Hill, a popular spot for backcountry snow just off the north side of Big Mountain.
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Whistler: The world's best ski resort?
December 12, 2008 - Now with the 'most daring ski lift ever built' Whistler in British Columbia is a real contender for the title.
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Trip to Sunday River provides great skiing
December 12, 2008 - It was starting to snow lightly as we pulled into the Grand Summit Hotel at Sunday River in Newry, Maine, on the Sunday after Thanksgiving.
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Travel Picks: Top 10 ski resorts for non-skiers
December 12, 2008 - SYDNEY (Reuters Life!) - Ski resorts used to cater only to skiers and snow-bunnies but not anymore, with many resort towns housing first-rate spas, art galleries, shops, and top restaurants.
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North Tahoe ski resorts scheduled to open Friday
December 12, 2008 - NORTH TAHOE- Alpine Meadows and Sugar Bowl Ski Resort will welcome the season today thanks to the efforts of snowmakers.
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Highlands, Buttermilk open for 50th on Saturday
December 12, 2008 - Aspen Highlands and Buttermilk Mountain are set to open for their 50th ski seasons tomorrow, Saturday, Dec. 13. About 60 percent of Highlands is expected to open for skiing and riding, including a good portion of Highland Bowl: G4 to G8, Full Curl, Ozone, B-1 and White Kitchen. Egress will be on the south side, to Bear Hollow Road and back to Deep Temerity. read more
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Rogge scoops record spin by Dumont
December 12, 2008 - Getting to know Mike Rogge is like climbing through a window into a whole new world of skiing.
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Kucera slips to 11th place
December 12, 2008 - Calgary skier falls out of medal contention with 17th-place finish in slalom at World Cup combined event Friday
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Calgary's Kucera second heading into slalom portion of World Cup super-combi
December 12, 2008 - VAL D'ISERE, France - Calgary skier John Kucera was second Friday after the super-G portion of a men's World Cup super-combi race. Switzerland's skier Carlo Janka won in one minute 11 seconds, ahead of Kucera in 1:11.21 and Croatia's Ivica Kostelic 1:11.36.
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Get Out: N.C. gets early start on ski season
December 12, 2008 - Colder-than-normal temperatures, numerous snow storms and advanced snow-making machinery have combined to create an incredible early season at the North Carolina winter sports resorts. The Southeast opened up their mountains before the West, said Chris Culp, rental shop manager at Peter Glenn Ski & Sports in Columbia. Around here, everybody is totally excited. In recent years, the most ...
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Revelry at resort for 60th birthday
December 12, 2008 - HANCOCK -- When three men founded Jiminy Peak Inc. in 1947, they couldn't even open the ski area until a year later because of a steel shortage preventing the installation of lift towers.
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John Kucera finishes 11th after struggling in slalom of super-combi
December 12, 2008 - VAL D'ISERE, France - Canadian John Kucera, second after the super-G, struggled on a hazardous slalom run to finish 11th Friday in a men's World Cup super-combi ski race.
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Calgarian drops to 11th from second at World Cup super combi race
December 12, 2008 - Canadian John Kucera, second after the super-G, struggled on a hazardous slalom run to finish 11th Friday in a mens World Cup super-combi ski race in Val D'Isere, France.
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Wengen ski guide: top five runs
December 12, 2008 - A guide to the best slopes and ski runs in the Swiss resort of Wengen whether you're a firsttime skier or a veteran.
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Benjamin Raich wins super-combi in France
December 12, 2008 - Benjamin Raich of Austria won the World Cup super-combi Friday on a tough course that Bode Miller couldn't finish and gave Ted Ligety fits.
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Benni Raich takes Super Combi in Val D'Isere, a reschedule from Birds of Prey in Beaver Creek
December 12, 2008 - Race rescheduled from Birds of Prey course in Beaver Creek, Colorado
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Colorado: Big Snow. Big Savings.
December 12, 2008 - Winter snow storms are expected to blow through Colorado again this week, dumping several feet of fresh powder on the Rockies.
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Austrian skier Raich wins WC super-combi race
December 12, 2008 - VAL D'ISERE, France (AP) -- Benjamin Raich of Austria won the World Cup super-combi ski race Friday, beating Jean-Baptiste Grange of France after a tricky slalom run.
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The Bee's 2008-2009 Cross Country Skiing Guide
December 12, 2008 - TAHOE DONNER
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High and dry: Mt. A lacks snow
December 11, 2008 - In an average year, the Mount Ashland ski area would be open by now. Unfortunately, this is not an average year. Today, Dec. 10, marks the average opening day for Mount Ashland during 45 years of operation.
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Snowflakes Swirling Like Feathers
December 11, 2008 - "The Wind Signs Its Name In The Snow" on Mt. Rainier, by Grundlepuck . Meteorologists are predicting heavy snow this Friday for north King County and the mountains , and if that isn't worthy of an exclamation point then we're not sure what is! Snow means, of course, sitting inside with peanut butter hot chocolate and thinking dreamy philosophical thoughts about individuality ...
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