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AMERICA Ski, Snow, Resorts News, Dec 15, 2011

SKIING: RFID continues ski evolution
Daily Breeze
We believed they made strange sounds, cut up the snow in unusual patterns, and the riders wore grungy clothing. Fortunately, skiers and ski area operators outgrew those silly ideas. As it turns out, grungy clothing was very chic. ...
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2011 Holiday Gift Guide for Snow Sports
Allentown Morning Call (blog)
With Blue Mountain Ski Area in Palmerton (www.skibluemountain.com) opening up for the season this morning, active outdoor enthusiasts like skiers and snowboarders are all revved up for snow. While Mother Nature hasn't obliged uswith the white stuff ...
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Liftopia Launches Free Ski and Snowboard App for iPhone(R) and iPod(R) touch
MarketWatch (press release)
The Liftopia app is skiing's first multi-resort, location-based e-commerce app where skiers and snowboarders can browse and buy deals on lift tickets and other mountain activities in advance, and access the latest information on ski conditions and snow ...
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Prospect of Manitoba Mountain ski area divides Alaska backcountry fans
Alaska Dispatch
On a sunny day with good snow, Manitoba Mountain in the middle of the Kenai Peninsula attracts skiers by the dozens, along with an increasing number of snowboarders. The former slap on backcountry skis with climbing skins to plod up an old mining road ...
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Demo days more than a free ride
The Boston Globe
“Come with a plan by knowing the models you want to test, category you want to test, and put the skis through varying paces, short turns, long turns, and snowconditions,'' he says. MacDonald acknowledges this season's lack of snow - mostresorts are ...
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Aspen Times Weekly cover story: Happy birthday, Stein Eriksen
Aspen Times
Willy became father's adviser to the first manufacture of alpine skiing in Scandinavia. He introduced alpine skiing to Norway. It's probably the reason I became a champion alpine skier. HS: How long did he live with your family? SE: He lived with us ...
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New features at Hunter Mountain
New York Post
While many are waiting for the ski season to take off, resorts have kept themselves busy with improvements that both riders and skiers will enjoy. At Hunter Mountain in the Catskills, new features were added to its terrain park, the first being two ...
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McKee's McThoughts: Don't need a weather man
SkiRacing.com
More exciting I think is that through the first week of December 17 US alpine skiershave scored World Cup points. Eleven have placed in the top 10. That's more than Switzerland, Italy or France. Austria has put 18 different skiers in the top 10 to ...
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JOHN CHRISTIE — Fundraising for Snow Bowl expansion halfway to goal
Kennebec Journal
The lift, incidentally, will look familiar to Shawnee Peak skiers, as it was purchased from the Bridgton ski area when it was replaced by another triple previously at Loon Mountain in New Hampshire. The new triple at the Snow Bowl will run from the ...
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Skiing legend Stein Eriksen returns to Aspen
Aspen Daily News
While slopeside and watching her son fly down the course, his skiswent up in the air and it appeared he was headed for a crash. She threw herself on the ground, pounding the snow with her fists in disappointment. But then she looked up and realized ...
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Aspen Daily News
Paradiski Opens its 425km of Pistes on 17th December
Sacramento Bee
246 hectares of artificial snow, 755 snow canons. 153 km of cross-country and Nordic ski trails. 102 096 beds. Access us at http://www.paradiski.com Reader comments on Sacbee.com are the opinions of the writer, not The Sacramento Bee....
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Yosemite's Ahwahnee Among the Best US Hotels for the Holidays
Hospitality 1st (press release)
Skiers, boarders and snowshoers can relax and revel in the snow-blanketed Yosemite scenery with the return of the eco-friendly Oakhurst shuttle to Yosemite National Park's Badger Pass Ski Area. The Ahwahnee®, operated by Delaware North Companies Parks ...
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Hospitality 1st (press release)
A Snow Guide for Experts
Pique newsmagazine
How to find the lines — think some of the entrances to the gemstone bowls on Blackcomb — are sufficiently detailed to, hopefully, avoid the always entertaining skier-stuck-on-the-rocks-hollering-for-help phenomenon many of us have experienced... as ...
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Pique newsmagazine
Amazing prizes up for grabs in Steamboat's Boat Load Sweeps
Examiner.com
Monthly prizes will be awarded during January, February, March and April, which include a variety of giveaways such as SmartWool socks, GoPro cameras, Steamboat lift tickets, Rossignol skis and airline tickets into Steamboat. The two Grand Prizes will ...
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Will milder La NiƱa affect Cody area skiing?
Cody Enterprise
"But cruising through the parking lot, we're seeing a big bump in license plates from the Bozeman area," he added. "In the region, it seems, snow hasn't been falling as much as skiers and snowboarders would like." At Red Lodge, snow conditions allowed ...
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Salt Lake City resorts rank as most affordable ski destinations
Deseret News
Colorado ranked as the most expensive state for US skiers, with four of the top five most expensive ski destinations on the list. Telluride was fourth at $587 and Steamboat Springs was fifth at $574. There are 11 world-class ski resorts with in one ...
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More trail users than snowflakes
Bend Bulletin
Whether or not it arrives, the upper area of Dutchman Flat will likely be very busy and filling up early with recreationists eager to try out whatever snow they can find.Skiers and snowshoers can park at the Mt. Bachelor nordic area and access ...
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Bozeman ranked third best winter city to live
The Bozeman Daily Chronicle
“And when the rest of the country is celebrating the arrival of spring, Bozeman area ski resorts are still packing powder.” The writer notes that Bridger Bowl Ski Areawill host the NCAA Men's and Women's Skiing Championships in March, and that Bozeman ...
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Sidecountry Sessions – The Teaser
Powder.com (blog)
Based on recommendations of local skiers via Facebook (no, you can't nominate yourself), Molly, Zack and Neil will ski, climb and adventure with chosen nominees in order to select the newest members of OR's athlete team. ...
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Moose Passings
Turnagain Times
Students and teacher are anxious to give out the cross-country skis out and hit the powder soon! As always, anyone wishing to volunteer at the school is welcome. Simply call the school to schedule a time. The Seward Ranger District's Kenai Lake Work ...
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Morning Radar: Steve Jobs is 'most fascinating' of 2011; Cheezburger's latest ...
GeekWire
The company today launched a new iPhone app that allows skiers to get deals on lift tickets, and browse snow conditions at more than 150 popular ski resorts. Liftopia says that it offers up to 80 percent discounts on lift tickets. ...
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GeekWire
Optima Hybrid gets four-flake rating
TheChronicleHerald.ca
It's also one of the few sedan-based hybrids with a pass-through, even if it's probably good for just one pair of cross-country skis. honkyourhorn@live.ca Michael put the 2012 Kia Optima Hybrid Premium through some Winnipeg - style cold - weather.
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TheChronicleHerald.ca
Hans Olsson poised for career breakthrough
Universal Sports (blog)
I think he didn't really crush everyone in any particular spot but you're skis have to be going here to be fast." Experts have been tipping Olsson for victory for years, but he's failed to come through. "I know I can ski really fast but I've never ...
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Soak in Idaho with ski trails, hot springs
YourWestValley.com
Snowmobilers park their machines by some of the cabins and at others, Nordic enthusiasts stand skis on end in the white mounds shoveled high among the buildings. Parking our car in a turnout on US 12, we skied on national forest roads and then branched ...
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Web16 new results for AMERICA Ski, USA, Skiing, Skier, Snow News, Resorts
Michigan's four-season resorts cater to golfers, skiers
New groomers and snow guns, a fleet of cutting-edge rental skis and ... Every February, jumpers from around the world show up attempting to set a US record, ...
www.michigangolf.com/.../four-season-resorts-golf-skiing-12...
Lindsey Vonn: A Profile of the Great American Skier
Of all the American alpine skiers, I don't think there is a single one as ... Early Years Vonn was born on Oct. - Skiing news. ... She first learned to ski at Buck Hill, a small local skiing area (personal note: my ... By the age of 14, she was regarded as one of the finest junior skiers in the world, and made the U.S. SkiTeam at 16. ...
sports.yahoo.com/ski/news?slug=ycn-10666271
Holiday Stocking Stuffers for Skiers & Riders - OnTheSnow
Find a Resort. Canada. USA. South America. Europe. Oceania ... quest to find perfect little gifts for those who probably love skiing and riding as much as you do ....
www.onthesnow.com/.../holiday-stocking-stuffers-for-skiers-ri...
31 million participating in snow sports - Roseville California News ...
Skiers make up 70 percent of the visitors to ski resorts on a national basis and ...of the total U.S. population (6 and-older) participates in at least one snow sport ...
www.rocklintoday.com/news/anmviewer.asp?a=10417&z...
11 Best Skiing in the US | U.S. News Travel
Best Skiing in the US. Expand Map. For those of you who embrace winter's chilling breeze and heavy snowfall, a ski vacation is the perfect getaway. Across the ...
travel.usnews.com/Rankings/Best_Skiing_in_the_US/
Ski resorts: Europe vs North America - Telegraph
North American resorts are reporting thigh-high powder snow, so consider travelling further afield, says Gabriella Le Breton. ... while Deer Valley is one of the world's most upmarket ski resorts and is strictly for skiers only. ... Mountains ( known as the “Alps of Colorado”) comes closer than any other in the US. ... TravelNews » ...
www.telegraph.co.uk/.../Ski-resorts-Europe-vs-North-America...
Winter weather could mean early opening for Snowbowl Ski Resort
Phoenix Arizona news, breaking news, local news, weather radar, traffic from ...Share it with us ... Winter weather could mean early opening for Snowbowl SkiResort ... that the resort was closed but still determined to enjoy some skiing. ...
www.abc15.com/.../winter-weather-could-mean-early-opening...
Squaw Valley, Alpine Meadows conducting backcountry feasibility ...
Could Squaw Valley, the California ski resort notorious for its closed boundary policy, ... in cooperation with ski patrols at both resorts and the U.S. Forest Service. ... in Montana, and Colorado's Aspen/Snowmass all offer skiers the ability to ski beyond the gates. ... Keep it here for the latest news in snowboarding andskiing. ...
espn.go.com/.../squaw-valley-alpine-meadows-conducting-bac...
Warm temps in Northeast thwart resorts' snowmaking - US news ...
12, 2011, empty gondolas sit parked above a lone skier on an open trail at Loon Mountain ski area in Lincoln, N.H. Warm temperatures have continued to hover ...
www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45672040/ns/us_news/
Skiers welcome snow to Swiss slopes - Yahoo! News
News: Swiss ski enthusiasts are breathing a sigh of relief after heavy snow ... A picture taken on December 1 in the Courchevel Alps ski resort shows the place where … ... U.S. Army Spc. Nicholas King kisses his wife Veronica after he returned ...
news.yahoo.com/skiers-welcome-snow-swiss-slopes-17041517...
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EcoGroomer Rolls Out Environmentally Friendly Snow Groomer To ...
Home Ski News. EcoGroomer Rolls Out Environmentally Friendly Snow Groomer To Be Made in the USA. Thursday, Dec 01, 2011 @ 12:47:44 PM; Written by ...
www.theskichannel.com/.../EcoGroomer-Rolls-Out-Environm...
Skiers welcome snow to Swiss slopes - PhysOrg.com
It is good news for the countries ski resorts, many of whom have delayed ... Some , like Davos in the east, have been employing snow machines to keep skiers ...
www.physorg.com/news/2011-12-skiers-swiss-slopes.html
Rocky Mountains Colorado | iwant2go2america.co.uk
America Travel Blog: Information, latest news and travel views on america ...Colorado is North America's leading ski area and is regarded as one of the keyski ... Winter Park, offering more ski terrain, runs and lifts than anywhere else in the USA. ... With skiing for all levels of skiers, an average of 300 inches of snow a year, ...
www.iwant2go2america.co.uk/tag/rocky-mountains-colorado/
Yellowstone National Park: Skiers and Boarders waiting on Snow
Skiing is in full gear up here in Yellowstone Country, but we are still waiting ...Yellowstone News Blog · Yellowstone Picture Blog · Yellowstone ... Most of theski resorts are open including my home resort Jackson Hole. ... Things are looking average currently, which again for most of us up here is a bit of a disappointment....
www.yellowstonepark.com/.../skiers-and-boarders-waiting-on-...
Technology at ski resorts offers skiers info, images - Florida cruises
Some resorts follow skiers' activity through EpicMix, tracking skiers' through season ... and real-time info on snow conditions; or you can turn to mobile skiinstruction for ... About Us · Editorial Policy · Site Map .... So far 11 NorthAmerican and three European resorts use Flaik. ... Pictures: New and soon-to-arrive cruise ships ...
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