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Sipapu Ski And Summer Resort: A Huffington Post Travel Ski Resort Guide
Huffington Post
Sipapu Ski and Summer Resort in New Mexico is a popular destination forskiers and snowboarders. As part of a series on ski resorts, Huffington Post Travel offers our guide to Sipapu Ski and Summer Resort, featuring all the key information snow lovers ...
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Aspen Skiing Co.: Business 'strong' despite poor snow
Aspen Times
When it does snow, they turn out in droves, such as Sunday, when 8 inches graced the four ski areas of Aspen and Snowmass. Skico has relied on early-season snowmaking and grooming to salvage conditions. The groomed slopes satisfy many visiting skiers ...
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Storm is good news for skiers and those who hate bitter cold
Boston.com
Those colder temperatures are the reason the precipitation will fall in the form of snow, not rain, across the mountains. This storm is important to skiers andski areas. There has been an ongoing snow drought across northern New England. ...
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Wolf Creek draws skiers with big Colo. snow, small crowds
Charlotte Observer
MIKE CHRISTY Wolf Creek Ski Area is on US 160, 80 miles east of Durango, Colo. Details: www.wolfcreekski.com. PAGOSA SPRINGS, Colo. I'm wallowing in waist-deep powder, huge, puffy drifts of the stuff swirling around me and grabbing at my skis, ...
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No Snow? Ski Areas Adapt; Do Folks Realize?
Litchfield County Times
Surprisingly, even during a winter like last year's, when the region was digging out from under snowstorm after snowstorm, the ski resorts were busy makingsnow. “For us, it is all about snowmaking,” said Butternut's Mr. Sawyer. ...
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Snow drought creates mountain of deals lately
The Boston Globe
By TD Thornton The dearth of white stuff at resorts all across the country - from the Sierras to the Northeast - has spurred Red Mountain Resort in the Canadian Rockies to entice snow-starved Americans by offering free skiing to all US citizens through ...
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SKIING: Bubble chair an attraction at Mount Snow
Kennebec Journal
I was struck when I looked over at the lift to see two lines forming, with one of them young skiers waiting for the bubble to come around so they could have the fun of riding in Maine's only bubble chair. I told the folks at Mount Snow last month that ...
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Skiing Is Therapeutic!
Huffington Post (blog)
And this is a time when there is a general lack of snow in resorts all over this country and Europe. Now, going back to my experience. My greatest fear was being able to walk and ski in my heavy boots and skis. I was completely dependent on my husband, ...
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Warming shelter on the Zillmer Trails ready for snow and skiers
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (blog)
Mike Healy, a Milwaukee-area biker and skier, checked out the shelter, which was officially dedicated in December. Perhaps, the prevailing wisdom is “if you build it, the snow will come.” A light dusting of snow made for some marginalskiing in the ...
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Mesabi East Invitational Ski Race
WDIO-TV
It's the biggest high school nordic ski race in North America. And with little realsnow at Giants Ridge, skiers were just happy to be able to compete in the Mesabi East Invitational. "It's really nice. Usually we're up in the Northland and we only ...
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Canada Olympic Park: A Huffington Post Travel Ski Resort Guide
Huffington Post
Canada Olympic Park in Calgary, Alberta, is a popular destination for skiersand snowboarders. As part of a series on ski resorts, Huffington Post Travel offers our guide to Canada Olympic Park, featuring all the key information snowlovers need to ...
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Skiing holiday advice: how to save money
Telegraph.co.uk
By Nick Trend As Peter Hardy points out in his report, it looks as though it will be a classic season for snow – most skiers will want to bag a week if they possibly can. But which week will offer the best prices, the best snow and the quietest pistes? ...
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Telegraph.co.uk
Skiing with WFB and Milton Friedman
National Review Online
Bill did all of his skiing in Switzerland by then, but it seemed obvious that something wonderful could happen if he joined us in California. We agreed to meet for a long weekend at a small California ski resort in which my father and Walt Disney were ...
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National Review Online
Queenstown skier well placed in Snow King
Otago Daily Times
The 19-year-old athlete won a gold and a silver in both the giant slalom and slalom in International Ski Federation (FIS) series events last week. Barwood is based at the Sugar Bowl Ski Resortin Lake Tahoe, California, where he trains at the Sugar ...
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Otago Daily Times
Mother Nature finally smiles on Japan, with bumper ski season
NEWS.com.au
But most of the US is suffering below average snowfalls with many of the most popular resorts struggling to reach a half-metre base. Niseko on Japan's northern island Hokkaido has had more than 10m of snow fall this season. ...
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Skis.com & Snowboards.net Partner With Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month
Newschoolers
They join ski and snowboard areas in 34 states that are participating in Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month. “Skiing and snowboarding are fun and exciting activities, said Steve Kovitz, CEO and president of Skis.com andSnowboarding.net. ...
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Warm temps can't keep skiers or snow off Apple Mountain in Freeland
MLive.com
Shanda Mentus, mountain manager at Apple Mountain, said while the conditions haven't been ideal so far, they haven't kept theresort's 10 snow guns from blanketing the runs for skiers. "We're holding up," Mentus said. "And we're looking forward to some ...
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MLive.com
NY considers switching Belleayre management
Newsday
Skiers here say they like the beginners' trails and the friendly, family atmosphere -- a contrast to what one woman jokingly called the high testosterone levels at some more crowded mountains. Belleayre also is one of the closest ski areas to New York ...
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Newsday
Snow may not show up for Showdown
Portland Daily Sun
By David Carkhuff In three weeks, when Sunday River and Sugarloaf resortsbring a rail jam to Monument Square, 30 of the region's best skiers and snowboarders will converge in downtown Portland. What's not clear is where the ski areas and city will ...
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Gay Travel's Top Ski Cities
Gayapolis
Aspen offers 4 world-class mountains and over 4100 acres of terrain for every level of skier. Other than skiing there is an ice skating rink and plenty of frozen ponds for the tiny dancer in all of us.
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Weak snow accumulations threaten Vermont economy
Rutland Herald
The lack of snow is producing a barren financial outlook for Vermont's ski resorts, which largely contribute to $500 million in spending by winter visitors to the state, according to the Vermont Department of Tourism and Marketing.Skier visits in what ...
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Gliding, sliding and hot chocolate
Casper Journal
With the two tracks on the edge of the machine-groomed trail, the rest is wide and flat for the skaters, the folks with the new skis who're almost running on their skis and go very fast past us traditional (old) skiers. The skiers on the high school ...
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Tide gets head start on title chase
Concord Monitor
By Tim OSullivan / Monitor staff The lack of snow may have slowed the skiseason, but it hasn't stopped the Concord High teams from preparing. The Nordic boys' and girls' teams have been training on roller skis and traveling to trails with snow as they ...
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Freestyle skier remains in coma after training crash
CTV.ca
Burke is considered a pioneer in the sport of skiing superpipe -- essentially a snow-covered halfpipe designed for skis. "We're all very concerned about Sarah and her family," Judge said, noting that athlete safety is "paramount" during training and ...
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CTV.ca
An Eastbournian Abroad with Ashley McMillan: Daily life and challenges in a ...
Eastbourne Today
Whether it be to escape from their trappings back home, to simply be in amongst the fresh clean mountain air and the stunning panoramic views, or perhaps simply the opportunity to strap on a pair of skis or a board and slide down the mountains ...
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Will The Real Old Man Winter Please Stand Up?
OPB News
In recent days, a growing number of meteorologists have been heralding a long-awaited shift in the weather pattern during the next two weeks that would favor at least somewhat colder and snowier weather in parts of the US Forskiers, snow plow ...
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Praying for snow: local businesses wait for winter
Mount Shasta Herald
Though some of its members are enjoying the extended golfing season at the Mount Shasta Resort, business at the chalets has been much slower than usual, said general manager Suzanne Bentley. “All our skiers have cancelled their reservations, ...
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Jennifer Aniston And Justin Theroux Hibernate In Ski Resort They just want to ...
Entertainmentwise
"They were in ski clothes and stored their skis while they hung out," an eyewitness told the magazine. "Came right fromskiing. Super casual." Jennifer Aniston And Justin Theroux Hibernate In Ski Resort.
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Entertainmentwise
Crazeeheads Will Feature An Exhibit At The International Toy Fair 2012
BSCkids
“We're excited to show our complete line of helmet covers to the thousands of toy buyers who have never seen us before,” said David Cowen, crazeeHeads' Marketing Director. “And we're especially excited to exhibit for the first time in New York three ...
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Declination: Japan's Backcountry Powder Revolution
By leslie anthony
Adventure-ski tour outfits from Australia, Canada and the U.S. dropped in. When the big mountain craze hit, all hell broke loose. As authorities slowly relented, the seemingly impossible happened: a new generation of Japaneseskiers voted ...
adventure journal
Skiers: Where snow is (Canada, Taos) and isn't (Sierra, Tahoe)
Mammoth, the third-busiest resort in the US, saw a 20% dip in skier visits from ... Red Mountain, which doesn't make snow and hosts about 120000skiers and ...
www.latimes.com/.../la-trb-no-snow-ski-resorts-20120106,1,3...
Snowbasin Resort: A Huffington Post Travel Ski Resort Guide
global pulse; Hotels & Resorts; International Destinations; U.S. Destinations ...Snowbasin Resort in Utah is a popular destination for skiers and ... In TheNews ...
www.huffingtonpost.com/.../snowbasin-resort-ski-guide_n_11...
Winterless Wonderland: Lack of snow costs US 'tens of millions of ...
She's playing tricks on us, or something. Now it's getting nerve-racking,' said ...Ski resorts have a core of skiers and boarders who are season ticket ...
www.dailymail.co.uk/.../Winterless-Wonderland-Lack-snow-c...
Skiers: Where snow is (Canada, Taos) and isn't (Sierra, Tahoe ...
Many ski resorts in the U.S. are struggling because of a lack of snow. ...Yosemite visitors are lacing up their hiking boots instead of snapping on skisduring the ...
www.latimes.com/.../la-trb-no-snow-ski-resorts-20120106,0,5...
Big Snow Brings Out Skiers - Local News Story - KIFI Idaho Falls
Grand Targhee Resort sees thousands of skiers Friday after it receives18 inches ... 28, of Seattle pleaded not guilty Wednesday afternoon in U.S. District Court in ...
www.localnews8.com/news/30107254/detail.html
Snow Drought? Wimpy Winter Weather Across U.S. | Climate Central
News Section. News. Stories from Climate Central's Science Journalists and Content ... The calendar may say January, but across much of the U.S., the ground is bare, ... Ski area operators across the country are already reporting drops in lift ticket ... So far, die-hard skiers have been forced to either ski on man- made snow, ...
www.climatecentral.org/.../ski-resorts-hurt-from-our-wimpy-w...
European ski resorts in 'lockdown' after freak snowfalls cut road, rail ...
MailOnline - news, sport, celebrity, science and health stories ... 1000 Britishskiers trapped in Alps after severe snowfalls; Falling trees and rocks blocking.... day before we flew out, to give us the chance to cancel or re-routeto anotherresort ...
www.dailymail.co.uk/.../European-ski-resorts-lockdown-freak...
Skiers Beware: Japan's Snow Monsters : The Picture Show : NPR
Every winter in Japan's northern prefectures, snow monsters gather on the ...trees," which is what they are — a popular tourist phenomenon in Japan's skiresorts. We found these 2007 photos on our news wires and couldn't resist sharing. ... via our contact form, or you can e-mail us directly: pictureshow (at) npr (dot) org ...
www.npr.org/blogs/.../skiers-beware-japans-snow-monsters
Ski season seeking snow - CNN.com
It is a decision faced by skiers and snowboarders across the United States as ski resorts scramble to make the snow that Mother Nature isn't providing....
www.cnn.com/2012/01/06/travel/ski-season.../index.html
Grand Targhee Offers Free Skiing to All North American Pass ...
6) — Grand Targhee Resort, located in Teton Valley, Wyoming on the back-side ... These 142 inches of early-season snowfall has given the resort a 47 inch powder and packed powder base with more snow in the forecast. ...program to skiers who have bought season passes to any U.S. or CanadianSki resort ... All News + ...
www.powdermag.com/.../grand-targhee-offers-free-skiing-to-...
Big Sky invites snowless Colorado skiers - Big Sky - Lone Peak ...
The home of the Biggest Skiing in America, Big Sky Resort is currently open with 3050 skiable acres, ... and Big Sky's five new gladed runs, 131 out of Big Sky's 155 named runs are currently open. ... Big Sky Resort encourages all Rocky Mountain skiers to stop praying for snow, and just come find it. ... Findus on Facebook! ...
www.lonepeaklookout.com/.../article_c8c7b490-3724-11e1-b...
Colorado skiers frustrated by low snowpack line up to go tubing ...
When the snow is thin at ski areas, nearby tubing hills thrive. "I'm just kind of.... President Obama aims to reward businesses that invest in U.S. · Nacchio wants ...
www.denverpost.com/business/ci_19669357
Big Sky Resort luring CO skiers with free skiing, snow « Montana ...
The pulse of snow news in Western Montana. CommentsPosts ... Big SkyResort luring CO skiers with free skiing, snow ... Click on the heart icon next to each resort to add it to your favorites. 0 Snow Reports. United States (English). US. Yes ...
montanasnowsports.com/?p=1667
Avalanche traps skiers at Swiss resort - Overhead Bin - MSN.com
The popular ski destination has reportedly been blanketed by more than 3 feet of snow in ... sites & shows: TODAY · Rock Center · Nightly News · Meet the Press ... train tracks and roads leading to the Swiss resort town Zermatt, leaving skiers and ... No snow? Big problem for US ski resorts · Best NorthAmerican airports for ...
overheadbin.msnbc.msn.com/_.../10007883-avalanche-traps-s...

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