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A veteran shares tips on attending the Sundance cinema fest in Utah's Park City
December 08, 2008 - Ever bumped into someone on a street and think, "Hey, he looks a lot like Kevin Spacey" - and then realize that he is in fact the Oscar-winner? Or been sitting in a sandwich shop and spot "Sex and the City" star Sara Jessica Parker strolling by the window?
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Snow lovers hit slopes at Whitetail
December 08, 2008 - MERCERSBURG -- Excitement was high among winter sports enthusiasts who turned out for opening weekend at Whitetail Resort, according to Katrina Gayman, the resort's director of marketing and sales.
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More lifts come alive
December 08, 2008 - Northstar-At-Tahoe and Squaw Valley USA now open for skiing and snowboarding.
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Small Ski Hills
December 08, 2008 - With snow already on the ground, many people are thinking one of two things: Yes! Ski season is here or How long until spring? No matter what your attitude is towards the fluffy white stuff, the best way to spend a winter in Northern Michigan is to try and enjoy the snow.
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December 07, 2008 - Gulmarg, Dec 6: Joy knew no bounds for Bhavana, a tourist from Indore when she saw this breathtaking ski-resort draped in a white blanket of snow. Despite bone chilling cold, she couldnt resist to touch the snow and throw it on her little girl, Rudhi.
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Seven Springs acquires Laurel's snow sports assets
December 07, 2008 - Seven Springs Mountain Resort has completed a deal with Somerset Trust to acquire the snow sports assets of Laurel Mountain Ski Resort in Ligonier Township. No price was revealed.
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Memorial service for terrorist victims Monday in Vail
December 07, 2008 - Community Roundup
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Early snow gives ski areas a lift
December 07, 2008 - You'd think that a weak economy would have the Southeast ski industry worried about whether skiers and snowboarders will have enough money to hit the slopes this season.
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Author maps the way to 36 abandoned ski resorts
December 07, 2008 - General Douglas MacArthur explained in 1951 that old soldiers never die. They just fade away, he told Congress, preparing to fade away himself. The same apparently can be said for ski resorts.
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Find yourself a last- minute holiday discount
December 07, 2008 - Jittery travel marketers from the Caribbean to the Colorado Rockies are playing Santa this year, delivering resort credits, fewer length-of-stay restrictions and a flurry of last-minute discounts for Christmas and New Year's getaways.
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Signposts: India tourism takes hit after attacks
December 07, 2008 - Also, new Maui guide packed with interesting stories and staycation specials include Winter Wineland in Sonoma County.
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Renting skis not for novices anymore
December 07, 2008 - When Bill Getty helped organize a ski trip for fellow MBA students at Northwestern University, he told them to leave one thing behind -- their skis.
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Travel: Virginia is for skiers
December 07, 2008 - At the Wintergreen resort, the snowmaking machines are second to none and the sheer number and diversity of slopes means all abilities are covered.
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A flurry of activity
December 07, 2008 - KEYSTONE RESORT, Colo. -- As the clouds settled over 11,640-foot Dercum Mountain at Keystone Resort, some skiers already had quit for the day. But at the tubing hill on Adventure Point, kids and adults were still lining up for another ride.
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Little Oregon ski town is one of the best
December 07, 2008 - MOUNT BACHELOR, Ore. -- Deep powder is standard issue at Mount Bachelor, a West Coast favorite that averages 400 inches of snow each season, just 20 miles from the outdoors haven of Bend, Oregon.
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Ski resorts cashing in on thinking green
December 07, 2008 - When you think about skiing this year, the color the resorts want you to think about is not white, but green.Not green grass or greenbacks, but green as in environmental consciousness. Like recycling, buying wind power or using snowmaking equipment that requires less energy. Such "green" activities are not new at ski resorts. But an increased vigilance about global warming has given such ...
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Go West to Mount Bachelor
December 07, 2008 - Deep powder is standard issue at Mount Bachelor, a West coast favorite that averages 400 inches of snow per season, just 20 miles from the outdoors haven of Bend, Ore.
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Deals await skiers and riders looking to save while hitting the slopes
December 07, 2008 - Deals await skiers and riders looking to save while hitting the slopes I'll let you in on a secret. The only people more worried about the economy than you right now are the folks who own ski areas. With energy costs up ? it takes a lot of electricity to make snow ? real estate prices down and people pinching pennies, resort owners are wondering how many days you'll come out to play this ...
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Ober Gatlinburg set to open ski resort Saturday
December 06, 2008 - Unbelievable how the weather can change from year to year. It was close to Christmas when Ober Gatlinburg opened last year because of unseasonably warm temperatures. But this year, the cold has moved in early.
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Intrawest's Eastern Ski Resorts Experience the Best Early Season Snow Conditions in Recent History
December 06, 2008 - Intrawest, a leader in the development and management of experiential destination resorts, today reported outstanding early season snow conditions throughout its ski resorts in eastern North America.
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Snow business slow
December 06, 2008 - Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow. Those lyrics from a traditional Christmas song reflect the hopes of Ski Anthony Lakes staff and ski shop owners in Baker City whose sales are lagging due to lack of snow.
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Snowboarding Comes To Southside Works
December 06, 2008 - An unusual sight in a parking lot at the Southside Works: a snowmaker usually reserved for the ski slopes at Hidden Valley Resort is covering the lot in snow in preparation for the first-ever Showdown at Southside Works Rail Jam to be held on Saturday.
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Forecaster: Winter will be drier than last
December 06, 2008 - The e-mails started to flood Jim Woodmenceys inbox back in August. All of them asked the same question: What kind of winter is Jackson Hole in store for?
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Reaching New Heights in British Columbia
December 06, 2008 - Black diamonds rule the slopes of Mount Mackenzie. IT started on Revelstokes North Bowl, a heavenly slope of knee-deep powder and big open expanse once traversed by only a small band of hard-core heli-skiers.
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Snowbanks getting deposits at ski hills
December 06, 2008 - Along the lines of the farmers who make hay when the sun is shining, area ski hill operators are making snow while the air is freezing.
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Okemo sells for $132M : Florida company buys Vt. ski resort
December 06, 2008 - Okemo Mountain Resort, one of Vermont's oldest and largest ski resorts, was sold Friday to CNL Lifestyle Properties of Orlando, Fla. ... - By BRUCE EDWARDS Herald Staff
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'We all have legacies ... your legacy starts today': Academy graduates 40 new officers
December 06, 2008 - It was only fitting the 40 newest Vermont law enforcement officers dressed in their separate departments' uniforms sat intermingled at their graduation, listening to State Police Col. James Baker talk about the need for all departments to work together to combat crime in the state. ... - By DAWSON RASPUZZI Herald Staff
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Hard times and lack of snow concern ski retailers and resorts
December 06, 2008 - Even if they can scrape together enough money for a lift ticket in this downhill economy, Southern California skiers and snowboarders will have a rocky time on local slopes unless Mother Nature has a change of heart.
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Skiing in the Land of the Midnight Sun
December 06, 2008 - Skiers at Riksgransen, located more than 130 miles above the Arctic Circle. THE helipad was little more than a flat patch of snow roped off between some parked cars and the hotel.
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Snow Trails ready to open for the winter season
December 06, 2008 - WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP - For skiers and snowboarders - the wait is over. After a week of snow making, Snow Trails Ski Resort will open today at 4 p.m.
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Nightly 'snow' helps Snow Trails open early
December 06, 2008 - WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP For skiers and snowboarders, the wait is over. After a week of making snow, Snow Trails Ski Resort opens Saturday.
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Trust buys ski resort for $132m
December 06, 2008 - CONCORD -- A massive Florida-based resort management trust bought Mount Sunapee Ski Resort in Newbury and two other U.S. ski resorts for $132 million. CNL Lifestyle Properties Inc., of Orland, Fla., closed on the sale Friday to add Mount Sunapee, Okemo Mountain Resort in Ludlow, Vt. ... - By KEVIN LANDRIGAN Staff Writer
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Luxury, Bargains and Smaller Crowds
December 06, 2008 - Snowboarders are now seen at the Taos Ski Valley resort in New Mexico. They were allowed onto the slopes for the first time last spring.
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Ski area reports 12 inches of new snow, announces Friday terrain
December 05, 2008 - With a foot of new snow on the slopes, Steamboat Ski Area officials said 34 trails over 356 acres will be open for skiing and riding Friday, when the gondola and Burgess Creek lifts will open along with Thunderhead Food Court.
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Mountains get up to 7 inches of snow
December 05, 2008 - A late fall storm has dumped up to 7 inches of snow in the Colorado high country and about half that much in Front Range cities.
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Warrens World: Why Is It?
December 05, 2008 - Why is it that no matter how much you pay for your hotel, motel, lodge or condominium or how far in advance you make your reservations, you always get your deluxe room with a view that is right over the trash bin dumpsters? (No matter where you take your ski vacation the loud, giant trash truck only picks up trash between six and seven thirty in the morning.)
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Welcome to Ski Central!
December 05, 2008 - The ski and snowboard season is off and running. By the looks of this weeks cold, snowmaking weather, it should be a good one.
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Winter Park to open top-to-bottom skiing Friday
December 05, 2008 - Winter Park Resort has received more than 19 inches of snow since Thanksgiving Day, and the resort will open 32 acres of new terrain and two chairlifts at noon Friday. Rocky Mountain Ultimate Passholders can ski Winter Park and Copper Mountain as part of their Steamboat skiing priveleges.
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Winterplace to open Saturday after help from winters early chill
December 05, 2008 - Although Mother Nature is blamed for many things, this time she has been given credit for an earlier than anticipated opening of Winterplace Ski Resort in Ghent.
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Boise Special Olympics Athletes Join Team USA
December 05, 2008 - Wednesday marked the start of a once in a life time experience for some Idaho Special Olympics athletes as they left Boise to join the rest of Team USA.
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A Turn to the East
December 05, 2008 - Stowe is a popular ski resort in Vermont which also offers luxury acommodations.
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White noise
December 05, 2008 - There's a cheeky term that's often used to describe the types of skiing movies that rely heavily on visuals and athletic feats without any discernable plot lines or character elements.
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New gondola enhances Sunday River
December 05, 2008 - Here's what you need to know about Sunday River:
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Ski Tahoe: Heavenly to open Big Dipper on Friday
December 05, 2008 - Boasting the most open terrain and best surface conditions at Lake Tahoe, Heavenly Mountain Resort announced today the resort will open more terrain on Friday, Dec. 5, with the possibility of even more openings this weekend.
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New England ski season is off to a roaring start
December 05, 2008 - The ski season this year has gotten off to a fabulous start. Many areas used that entire week of cold, dry weather to show off the power of their snowmaking systems, blowing lots and lots of wonderful white. And the snow has been better than you could...
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Skiing: The best slopes via the back door
December 05, 2008 - Peter Hardy explains how to enjoy Europe's finest ski runs at a fraction of the normal price.
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Hidden Valley Makes Snow For 'Showdown' At SouthSide Works
December 05, 2008 - PITTSBURGH -- Hidden Valley Four Seasons Resort is making snow in Pittsburgh for Saturdays Showdown at SouthSide Works. The resort is using portable TechnoAlpin snowmaking machines to make snow for a ski and snowboard event to be held on Saturday.
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Lack of snow hurting Central Oregon economy
December 04, 2008 - It been so warm, many people don't need jacket. That makes some happy, but not skiers, boarders or those who depend on them for their livelihood.
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Whitefish Mountain Resort Unlikely to Open This Weekend
December 04, 2008 - Whitefish Mountain Resort is unlikely to open Saturday. After the recent winter storm passed, there is still not enough snow to fire up the chairlifts for opening day. We were hopeful we would be able to get a few runs on the north side of the mountain tp open on Saturday,Public Relations Manager Donnie Clapp said Wednesday. But this morning, we took a look at the snow at the bottom of Chair ...
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Opening Day set for Saturday
December 04, 2008 - 2008-12-04
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