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SKI, Snow, Resorts News, Oct 13, 2011


Colorado's Arapahoe Basin opens to skiers Thursday, Loveland on Friday
Washington Post
Arapahoe Basin and Loveland will be the second and third Colorado ski resorts to open this season. Arapahoe Basin says it plans to open Thursday, just 100 days after it closed on July 4. Arapahoe Basin says it will have an 18-inch base on an ...
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Building a Better Bunny Slope So the Whole Family Will Come
Wall Street Journal
The sports' popularity among older skiers—and plentiful snow—helped propel last year's season to a record 60.5 million visits, according to an August survey of 222 resorts by the National Ski Areas Association, a trade group. But the number of kids ...
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Wall Street Journal
Snowcat Powder Skiing Available for World-Class Adventure at The Lodge and Spa ...
MarketWatch (press release)
The other two are used to groom the runs to perfection, to allow skiers of all skill levels to hit the slopes. Three Forks Ranch developers completed five ski runs late last year, but were hesitant to promise fully completed slopes for downhill skiing ...
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New Hampshire: Destination of the week
Mother Nature Network
Skiing is a huge wintertime industry in New Hampshire. Ski resorts have moved toward greener operations on several levels. Resorts encourageskiers to be more Earth-friendly by making small upgrades to their facilities, such as placing more recycling ...
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Mother Nature Network
Northstar adds terrain - 170 skiable acres
San Francisco Chronicle
The area actually has been closed for only 100 days, with last season ending July 4. A-Basin's Black Mountain Express will open to the public at 9 am. Skiers and riders can look forward to an 18-inch base on the intermediate High Noon run, ...
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Sun Peaks Caters To Families with their Family Getaway Package
OnTheSnow.com
Sun Kids gets children on the slopes for skiing or snowboarding lessons. Photo by Adam Stein. Courtesy of Sun Peaks Resort. Looking for a family friendly ski resort? Check out Sun Peaks Resort. The British Columbia ski area caters to families with new ...
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OnTheSnow.com
Skiing with Pierre et Vacances
PlanetSKI.eu
He wanted Avoriaz to be different with a strong focus on protecting the environment; cars would have to park at the resort entrance and tourists would get around on foot, skis or on horse-drawn sledges. The architecture was designed to work in harmony ...
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PlanetSKI.eu
Federal Bill to Expand Ski Area Summer Use Passes US House
First Tracks
(photo: Okemo Mountain Resort) HR 765, also known as the Ski AreaRecreational Opportunity Enhancement Act of 2011, would amend the the National Forest Ski Area Permit Act of 1986 to permit activities beyond the alpine and Nordic skiing already allowed ...
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First Tracks
Vail Resorts announces Merchant Pass details
Vail Daily News
VAIL, Colorado — Vail Resorts has announced details of the 2011-12 Eagle County Merchant Pass program, which offers skiing and snowboarding on more than 11000 acres at Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone and Arapahoe Basin, with restrictions. ...
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Snowbird Gets Personal with POV Video Contest
OnTheSnow.com
Submit your POV edit and you could be skiing or riding Snowbird for free this season. Photo Courtesy of Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort. The phrase “It depends on your point of view” has no greater meaning that at Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort this ...
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OnTheSnow.com
Spanish Peaks Private Ski Area at Big Sky Closes its Doors
OnTheSnow.com
The private luxury resort operated three private chairlifts for its members.Skiers could use the lifts to access Big Sky's Southern Comfort lift to skiAndesite Mountain or get to Lone Peak. The Clubhouse at Spanish Peaks. Photo Courtesy of Spanish ...
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OnTheSnow.com
Weather Window: La Niña takes aim at Tahoe
Sierra Sun
TAHOE/TRUCKEE — The first winter-like storm for the 2012 season barreled into the Tahoe region early October and dumped nearly 2 feet of snow at several major resorts. The early shot of white stuff inspired the spokeswoman at one ski area to predict ...
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Big Mountain gets second dusting of snow
KPAX-TV
WHITEFISH- If you're starting to think of waxing your skis and boards and thinking of snow, you'll be glad to know that Big Mountain received its second dusting of snow Wednesday. Whitefish Mountain Resort staff say it's the second dusting since ...
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KPAX-TV
Moonlight Adds New Gladed Trails, Improves Headwaters Grille
OnTheSnow.com
Forest thinning projects, partially to battle trees killed by bugs, have resulted in new ski trails in the Iron Horse area for this winter. The tree removal has opened up glades for advanced skiers and riders. Thick forests in the lower elevations of ...
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OnTheSnow.com
If you're heading to the London Ski & Snowboard Show...
Ski Club of Great Britain
If you're coming to the London Ski & Snowboard Show on Saturday 22 October, head over to the Ski Club stand (E25) for drinks and nibbles and find out more about Telluride ski resort and our Ski Club Freshtracks Colorado Hat Trick holiday. ...
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Ski Club of Great Britain
Northstar Opens New Terrain
San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
The North Tahoe resort – known for its charming village, long-distance parking problems and upscale hotels — is adding 170 acres of new terrain to its skiable acreage this season, giving skiers and snowboarders access to more trees and even some ...
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San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
A few of my favourite places
Independent Online
Moving to winter and Austria, McGregor says Obertauern in Salzburg is one of the highest ski resorts in the country. “The snow is perfect. It's the most beautiful place to go skiing in my book.” A must-see in the country is Gamsleiten 2, ...
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Independent Online
Think snow: Region's biggest ski swap runs Friday and Saturday in West Linn
OregonLive.com
Snow sports enthusiasts know this: Bargains on gear are about as rare as chairlifts without long lines ... which is why this week's ski and snowboard swap is such a sweet deal. Thousands of used and new pairs of skis, snowboards, boots, ...
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OregonLive.com
Private school news
Patriot-News
Students in grades 5-12 are invited to join the Ski Club. New skiers are welcome. The club travels to Roundtop Mountain Resort every Friday evening, weather permitting, from Jan. 6 until the end of the season. The academy anchored its homecoming ...
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One for the Road premieres at MY Place
Whistler Question
before the ski season descends on the resort, the filmmaking folks at Teton Gravity Research (TGR) heighten the anticipation with their latest film premiere on Friday (Oct. 14). The HD ski film follows local “shred dogs” Dana Flahr, Ian McIntosh, ...
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Widmer Brother Presents: The Big Chill '11
Willamette Week
1) the opportunity to custom design a Revolution Snowboard and 4 lift tickets to Mt. Hood Meadows Ski Resort 2) a weekend getaway to Sunriver including a $50 gas card and two nights hotel accommodations in Sunriver. Runners up will receive prizes from ...
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Willamette Week
Jet2.com launches special 10 per cent off winter flights promotion
Easier (press release)
Our special offer on flights to some of the best winter resorts is guaranteed to extend that holiday feeling for a bit longer.” In addition to great value flights, Jet2.com provides a generous 22kg baggage allowance, convenient flight times and ...
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Carol Gordon
Rockford Register Star
Carol Gordon, 61, is director of outpatient physical therapy at Rockford Health Physicians and a ski instructor at Beaver Creek Resort in Colorado. She recently moved to Rockford after living in Chicago for 36 years. How long have you been a survivor? ...
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For Sale: Eco-friendly home
National Post (blog)
Amenities include a championship golf course (the home is on the second fairway of Horseshoe Highlands Golf Course), downhill and cross-country skiing, forest hiking trails and amenities at Horseshoe Resort and Horseshoe Ski and Country Club.
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'Occupy Aspen' tries to bring populist protests to posh 1-percent playground
The Colorado Independent
So far no occupiers – just skiers waiting for the lifts to start running. But even an article Tuesday in the Salt Lake Tribune reporting that the swank Utah ski resort of Deer Valley once again won top honors in a Ski Magazine reader survey saw some ...
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Arapahoe Basin opens to skiers Thursday; 2nd in Colorado after Wolf Creek ...
The Republic
Arapahoe Basin and Loveland will be the second and third Colorado ski resorts to open this season. Arapahoe Basin says it plans to open Thursday, just 100 days after it closed on July 4. Arapahoe Basin says it will have an 18-inch base on an ...
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Arapahoe Basin, Loveland Ready To Open To Skiers « CBS Denver
By matthewbuettner
Arapahoe Basin will be the second Colorado ski resort to open this season. ...(AP/CBS4) – Arapahoe Basin and Loveland will be the second and third Colorado ski resorts to open this season. Arapahoe Basin says it plans to open Thursday, ...
CBS Denver
Colorado ski resort opens early with 44 inches of powder
On Oct. 8, 1500 skiers and snowboarders converged on remote Wolf Creek Ski Area, four hours from Colorado Springs, Colo., for the most memorable ski season ...
www.kansascity.com/.../colorado-ski-resort-opens-early.html
BBC News - Skiing at higher levels in Scotland suggested
The report's authors said resorts may have to follow examples from Japan and Switzerland ... Scottish demographics is working against skiing as an activity” ...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-15166671
Praxis Skis high quality offered online - Roseville California News ...
Check out Praxis Skis in Lake Tahoe. ... Yellow Pages, News Articles, Events ... you can make a purchase at another ski shop in your area - Praxis Skis does all ...
www.rocklintoday.com/news/anmviewer.asp?a=10254&z...
PlanetSKI | News | Scotland examines future of its skiing
Scotland examines future of its skiing - A major report out says skier numbers ... First US resort opens for winter - The Colorado resort of Wolf Creek appears to ...
www.planetski.eu/news/3149
Skiing holidays: a season to be cheerful - Telegraph
Crystal (0871 231 2256; www.crystalski.co.uk) offers skiing in 13 countries on three continents in 148 resorts. New is Sochi in Russia, venue-under- construction ...
www.telegraph.co.uk/.../Skiing-holidays-a-season-to-be-cheerf...
Colorado's Arapahoe Basin opens to skiers Thursday, Loveland on Friday
Wolf Creek Ski Area in southern Colorado was first in the state this season, ... Las Vegas Ski & Snowboard Resort outside Las Vegas claims it was the first ...
www.washingtonpost.com/.../gIQATssrfL_story.html
Skiers Take to the Slopes as Resorts Open
Crystal Mountain Resort in Washington state will open for skiing on ... RELATED. Snowmance: Seven Ultra-Romantic Winter Destinations ... More Weather News ...
www.accuweather.com/.../skiers-take-to-the-slopes-as-r.asp
Wolf Creek To Open For Skiing Saturday, Sunday - News Story ...
Wolf Creek Ski Area in southwest Colorado says it plans to open for skiing Saturday and Sunday, after a storm left three feet of snow. Friday, October 7, 2011.
www.krdo.com/news/29414769/detail.html
World's cheapest ski resorts: where to ski cheap this season
To ski on a budget (yes, it is possible), forget France, side-step Switzerland and ... in most of these mountains, skiing slopes that far few Brits have skied before! ...
www.skyscanner.net/.../010718-worlds-cheapest-ski-resorts-w...
News | Revelstoke Mountain Resort | British Columbia, Canada
Revelstoke Mountain Resort has North America's highest lift serviced vertical ...Selkirk Tangiers Heli Skiing is excited to enter into its 35th season, skiing and ...
www.revelstokemountainresort.com/resort/news
The Greatest Skiing Destination In Europe | Swalena - Viral News
Why skiing in Italy? Italy is the operator of a significant slice of paradise for winter sports. Italy has the Dolomites with 1220 kilometers of ski slopes in 12 regions, ...
www.swalena.com/the-greatest-skiing-destination-in-europe/
The Most Effective Skiing Destination In Europe | Tudehl - Top News ...
North – west of Italy is one of the best decisions for ski holidays. Italian ski resorts are not as well known as these in Switzerland and Austria, but have a ...
www.tudehl.com/the-most-effective-skiing-destination-in-euro...
Angel Fire Resort Expands Skiing Operations for the ... - News Blaze
Angel Fire Resort, located in the tall Rocky Mountains of New Mexico, is busy with preparations and a major expansion for the 2011-2012 ski and snowboard ...
newsblaze.com/story/2011100400012900004.../topstory.html
Top Rated Ski Resorts In Italy To ... - Onaldest - Leaked News Articles
The quality of Italian slopes is attested to by the world famed skiers the place has created and the fact that Italy has hosted the Winter season Olympic Games. ...
www.onaldest.com/top-rated-ski-resorts-in-italy-to-investigate-...
King Pine Ski Area at Purity Spring Resort : Grants Available for ...
New Hampshire Ski Resort- NH Ski Camp, Family Friendly Ski resort skiingsnowboarding tubing skate King Pine ski area - New Hampshire lakefront spa resort.
www.kingpine.com/news.html?news...
Major Ski Resorts In Italy To Verify Out - Pigony – The News Today
The high-quality of Italian slopes is attested to by the earth well known skiers the place has manufactured and the actuality that Italy has hosted the Winter ...
www.pigony.com/major-ski-resorts-in-italy-to-verify-out/
Ski Resorts | Swithro - Top News Articles
Tags: dolomites, italy, ski resorts, skiing in italy, south tyrol, tyrols ... of cross- country skiing is prepared and equipped with new and present day centers providing ...
www.swithro.com/tag/ski-resorts/
Italy Ski Resorts Ideal For Trip Destinations | Tallyah.com - Business ...
Tallyah.com – Business News Updates ... The Italian Alps are dwelling to many superb and well-known ski resorts this kind of as Cortina d'Ampezzo and Courmayeur ...Numerous Italians get a week off throughout winter just to go skiing. ...
www.tallyah.com/italy-ski-resorts-ideal-for-trip-destinations/
Ski season gets under way in Colorado
By RealAspen The Colorado ski season started with a powdery initiation this morning as Wolf Creek Ski Area opened its first chair lift to skiers and riders. ...
www.realaspen.com/.../Powder-day-at-Wolf-Creek-ski-season-...
Luxurious ski resorts at their best | papublishing.com/news
It is however one of the more expensive resorts for skiing, not only due to its long haul location, but also because of its exclusive and luxury accommodation and ...
www.papublishing.com/.../luxurious-ski-resorts-at-their-best/
News: Arapahoe Basin Opens For Skiing Thursday - Arapahoe ...
News: Arapahoe Basin Opens For Skiing Thursday. Arapahoe Basin Opens October 13, 2011. Arapahoe Basin readies its slopes for the 2011-12 winter season. ...
live.tetongravity.com/_News-Arapahoe-Basin.../75233.html
The Ideal Skiing Location In Europe | Pockeator.com - Pop Culture ...
Pop Culture News ... And I believe that all skiers know what that implies: skiing all calendar year round. ... Italy has the Dolomites with 1220 kilometers of ski slopes in 12 areas, 8 of ten sunny days and 90% of assured snow slopes (due to ...
www.pockeator.com/the-ideal-skiing-location-in-europe/
Skiing in France: opening of the 2011-2012 season
ski holidays » News » Skiing in France: opening of the 2011-2012 season ... French edition Le Parisien published opening dates of ski resorts in France for the ...
www.skiurlaub-infos.com/.../ski-season-france-2011-2012-en...

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