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AMERICA Ski, Snow, Resorts News, Feb 02, 2012

Holiday-makers ski and snowboard on Mount Hermon in the Golan Heights, some 500 metres from Israel's border with Syria January 17, 2012. REUTERS/Nir Elias
Snowboarders more injury-prone than skiers
Reuters
(Reuters) - Snowboarders are hurt slightly more often than skiers, with the most injuries among young, inexperienced female boarders, according to a study from a Vermont ski resort. Snowboarders were most likely to suffer a hurt wrist or shoulder, ...
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Meager Sierra snow worries CA officials, farmers in state that depends on ...
Washington Post
Resorts are suffering as skiers turn up their noses at manmade snow, especially after last year's prolific powder. And paltry snow means big worries this summer for farmers in the state's Central Valley who depend on snowmelt delivered through ...
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US ski resorts get much needed snow at last
Gadling
That brought their snow base up to 80 inches on the mountain, and their total seasonal accumulation to 198". As a result, all runs are open andskiers are taking advantage of the great conditions at last. Similarly, Mammoth Mountain in California had a ...
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Incredible deals? That's the ticket at resorts
Boston.com
Mount Snow is billing its $25 afternoon-only promotion as the “I Hate Football Ticket.'' Skiers have a vested interest in rooting for a defensive Super Bowl showdown: Wachusett Mountain will charge $1 for each point the Giants score on the day after ...
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Snow Sports: New owners have Waterville Valley in its former glory
Worcester Telegram
When skiing legend Tom Corcoran founded Waterville Valley in 1965, the Campton, NH, ski area became a national model for master-planned resortcommunities. Nestled in an unspoiled swath of the White Mountains, the ski area and village became a magnet ...
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Never been skiing? No problem. Learning is a breeze nowadays
Lake Placid News
WILMINGTON - Going down the center of the snow-covered slope at the Whiteface Mountain ski Area, I begin to pick up speed, slicing through the air, turning my skis right than left to stay on course. Before I know it, I'm going too fast and hit the ...
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It's downhill for area skier
STLtoday.com
He was shocked to find her not only uninjured, but that she had landed on her skis and cruised down hill several yards before falling. "I couldn't believe it," Brandes said. "She was scared and worried that she'd upset us." "It was her first big ski ...
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Sun Valley Resort's Snowmaking Crew Keeps Ski Season Alive
Twin Falls Times-News
Using water and compressed air, they covered Sun Valley's ski hill in white, allowing skiers and boarders to play in the snow when ski resorts in Utah, California and other states had little or no terrain open. By the time Sun Valley opened to 2600 ...
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SKIING: Have no fear, there's a way to bring that gear
Daily Breeze
Like most of us, you were probably watching a lot of football through most of January. And maybe you noticed, there seemed to be a heavy load of advertising for Park City, Utah, and the three ski resorts in that city. You probably didn't have to wonder ...
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PERRY: Driving skiers crazy on the I-70 mountain parking lot
The Aurora Sentinel
If you are like me, one of the hundreds of thousands of lost souls driving up to ski areas on weekends to enjoy the best reason there is to live in Colorado, then you, too, have suffered. The pain of my regular, weekend commute was made fresh over the ...
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Call of the couloir
Helena Independent Record
A couple of groups were signed in ahead of us, so we killed time for 30 minutes until finally the patroller in charge nodded our way. “You guys are up.” Without a word we went out the door, put on our skis, and side-slipped down the icy, ...
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Family fun on the slopes of Rauris
Liverpool Daily Post
THIS month, a sudden dump of snow turned 2012's mediocre ski season into a winter wonderland – and for the first time in my life, I could well imagine how exciting it must have been for passionate skiers to hear the news. Last year, I travelled to ...
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Visitors to Spain's Pyrenees go for more than the mountains
Fort Worth Star Telegram
"'The Pyrenees -- is there skiing there?' It's like a stuck record for us," said Dave Slattery of Baqueira British Ski School, which caters to English-speaking skiers who venture to the resort of Baqueira/Beret in the northwesternmost corner of ...
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Fort Worth Star Telegram
SIA Reports 19000 Attended Snow Show Last Week
Transworld Business
See a detailed breakdown below of how each category faired at the show: “Show went incredible for us. The vibe was good, there was a lot of interest on our new product line and the business side went very well. Even though it was a bad winter, ...
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From warm islands to cold highlands
Aspen Times
ASPEN — Some people can't stay away from white, powdered mountains and the excitement and joy of skiing. The Maui resident and timeshare salesman is in the midst of a tour of 100 ski resorts across the continentalUS, which he began before ...
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Keys for Keystone: Inventory Three Times a Week and Keep 'The Beast' Fed (Part ...
American Laundry News
Keystone receives 230 inches of snow annually, much to the delight of skiers of all ages and abilities. (Photo: Vail Resorts) KEYSTONE, Colo. — You might not expect a town of 825 permanent residents to have much need for production laundry services, ...
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American Laundry News
Mild Weather Causing Slower Ski Season
WNEP-TV
"It`s good for people who don`t like snow, but people like us who want snow, it`s not very good," said Mike Gallis of Dallas. Mike Gallis and his friends were some of the few who did strap on their skis and snowboards on Wednesday.
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20th annual candlelight ski set for Saturday night in Whalan
Republican-Leader
The event is free, however skiers do need to have a DNR ski pass. It's available from many Lanesboro businesses, the Lanesboro visitor center or online at www.dnr.state.mn.us/licenses/skipass/index.html To rent skiscontact Cedar Valley Resort in ...
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Breckenridge's 12840-foot Imperial Express, the highest lift in the U.S....
Westword (blog)
... the highest chairlift in North America, and it's open this morning for the first time all season, thanks to some recentsnow. The opening also marks another first for the season: All 31 of the resort's lifts are now running. "The Breckenridge Ski...
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Westword (blog)
Sleeping Giant skiing for better test scores
Cody Enterprise
While some Cody Middle School students were taking the MAPS test last week, others reveled in the snow at Sleeping Giant Ski Area. During the week, each class spent a day at the ski hill, while other classes tested. Not only was every student ...
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Slope Dope breaks 1000000 page view barrier!
San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
In case you haven't been with us since the start, Slope Dope started here on SFGate.com three years ago. I had just started working as the sports editor of The Chronicle that year, and I was bemoaning our lack of ski coverage to my friend and avid ...
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Missing skier sought in Jewel Basin
Daily Inter Lake
A search went into the night for a missing skier after a Wednesday afternoon avalanche near Twin Lakes in the Jewel Basin Hiking Area. “There's someone still missing in the snow,” Flathead County Sheriff Chuck Curry said Wednesday night.
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-20ºC in The Alps
PlanetSKI.eu
Over in the USA winter has struck with a vengeance too. If you are out in The Alps at the moment then you don't need us to tell you it is cold. In our home resort of Verbier it is -8ºC, so it is bearable, but it is set to get even colder.
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PlanetSKI.eu
Forget the starlets, films, festivals. Come to Park City for adventures that ...
Houston Chronicle
Stay: Waldorf Astoria Park City offers 174 luxury guest rooms and residences with direct access to Canyons Resort. Don't miss a signature treatment at the 16000-square-foot Golden Door Spa.            435-647-5500      ; parkcitywaldorfastoria.com. Equipment: Skis on...
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Record Breaking Snow in Canada?
Fast Track Ski Holidays
Snowfall and snow levels are reaching record levels in Alberta and British Columbia in Western Canada. While many other parts of North America are still struggling to fully open all their lifts and runs for winter2011-12 during an uusually dry winter, ...
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Fast Track Ski Holidays
Telluride Opens Palmyra Peak, Black Iron Bowl and the Gold Hill Chutes
Ski Channel
The in-bounds, avalanche-controlled terrain boasts some of the best controlled skiing and riding in North America. Palmyra Peak is open up to the peak where skiers and riders can access everything from Electric Shot to Roy Boy.
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Ski Channel
CHRISTINE PETERSON | Star-Tribune
Casper Star-Tribune Online
The other one is several miles into the backcountry where the skier must break trail and follow blue diamonds on the trees. While we all Nordic ski, none of us are experienced backcountry skiers when carrying food and clothes. Plus, the yurts come with ...
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Peak Prices in Chamonix
FranceToday.com
The overall area now boasts some 90 miles of runs, catering to all levels of ability, divided among five ski areasscattered across the valley: Brévent, Flégère, Argentière, Les Houches and Le Tour. For skiers, Chamonix really does have it all—powder ...
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FranceToday.com
Weather Window | 1952, a winter to remember
Sierra Sun
They had to step over the telephone wires on their skis in order to reach the chairlifts at Sugar Bowl resort. The winter of '52 boasts a seemingly endless list of weather superlatives, including the deepest snowpack ever measured near Donner Pass at ...
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Grammar School students went in search of the snow
Dundalk Argus
Having touched down at Verona airport, they got on a bus and drove approximately two and a half hours to San Valentino ski resort at Monte Baldo. There they went skiing everyday from 911am and 1- 3pm, but also did various different activities, ...
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Dundalk Argus
U.S. ski resorts get much needed snow at last | Gadling.com
By Kraig Becker
Ski resorts across the western U.S. get snow at last It has been a very tough season so far for many of the ski resorts across the western United States. Warmer than normal temperatures and little snowfall had conspired to make it a challenging ...
Gadling
Snowboarders more injury-prone than skiers: study
By Genevra Pittman | NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new study from a Vermont ski resort found that snowboarders get injured slightly more often than skiers, ...
www.reuters.com/.../us-snowboarders-injuryprone-idUSTRE8...
Snow, Skiers, Cover Ski Resorts - ShoshoneNewsPress.com: Local ...
Contact Us; Place An AD. Classifieds · Real Estate ... Snow, Skiers, CoverSki Resorts by ZAK FAILLA Shoshone News Press | 0 comments. While rain soaked ...
www.shoshonenewspress.com/.../article_96bcf5d4-4c35-11e1-...
US ski resorts get much needed snow at last
That brought their snow base up to 80 inches on the mountain, and their total seasonal accumulation to 198". As a result, all runs are open andskiers are ...
www.gadling.com/.../u-s-ski-resorts-get-much-needed-snow-at...
Fresh snow delivers fresh opportunities for local skiers
In the news: ... Fresh snow delivers fresh opportunities for local skiers ...Two ski areas are offering the American Institute for Avalanche Research & Education Level 1 Avalanche Course Friday to Sunday, ... For details, visit www.mtbaker.us.
seattletimes.nwsource.com/.../2017345890_webskireport27.ht...
Vail Resorts runs a skiers-wanted ad, too - Denver Business Journal
Both ads aim to reassure skiers that, despite skimpy snow earlier in the season ... the excitement and news with our passionate guests, and the WSJ allows us to ...
www.bizjournals.com/.../vail-resorts-runs-a-skiers-wanted-ad.h...
Two feet of snow makes skiers happy - Daily Inter Lake: Local ...
Home - The Daily Inter Lake · News · Local/Montana ... Two feet of snowmakes skiers happy By JIM MANN/The Daily Inter Lake ... The Blacktail Mountain ski area west of Lakeside has received 24 inches of snow since Sunday. ... “In mid- November we got 30 inches overnight and that really started us off,” Spencer said .
www.dailyinterlake.com/.../article_eda806f4-43d4-11e1-994c...
Snow Job: Ski Resorts Call On Higher Authorities to Save Season ...
Explore news, videos and much more based on what your friends are reading ... Mountain resorts across the U.S. are desperate for fresh powder..... They skied down a trail, clicked out of their skis and hiked five minutes to a secluded location .
finance.yahoo.com/.../snow-job--ski-resorts-call-on-higher-aut...
Other Sports | Fresh snow delivers fresh opportunities for local skiers ...
In the news: ... Fresh snow delivers fresh opportunities for local skiers ...Two ski areas are offering the American Institute for Avalanche Research & Education Level 1 Avalanche Course Friday to Sunday, ... For details, visit www.mtbaker.us.
seattletimes.nwsource.com/.../2017345890_webskireport27.ht...
Injuries don't stop vets from skiing, snowboarding - CNN.com
That's the approach these American military veterans take when it comes to living ... snow sports into rehabilitation program; Monoskis and bi-skis are provided for a ... ski slopes in Wintergreen, Virginia, for a weekend of skiingand snowboarding. ... said veterans need to learn to use their muscles innew and different ways.
www.cnn.com/2012/01/29/us/veterans.../index.html?hpt...
Ski Resorts, Skiers Thankful for Snow Storms - KTXL
Ski Resorts, Skiers Thankful for Snow Storms ...Snow is no longer a four-letter word at ...
www.fox40.com/.../ktxl-ski-resorts-skiers-thankful-for-snow-s...
Area Skiers Preparing for the American Birkebeiner Race | FOX 21 ...
Area Skiers Preparing for the American Birkebeiner Race ... the snow, just have to make a day of it,” says Riker-Coleman, “Instead of skiing ... LatestNews Video ...
www.fox21online.com/.../area-skiers-preparing-american-birk...
Recent skier deaths in Colorado a reminder of danger, even in ...
Rochester, MN's leading news source. ... A 25-year-old professional skierwas killed in an avalanche at Snowmass ski area in ... From 1990 to 2005, only three skiers were killed inside U.S. ski areas by avalanches, none of them in Colorado.
postbulletin.com/news/stories/display.php?id=1483572
U.S. Military Troops Train at Loveland - OnTheSnow
News Regions: Rocky Mountain ... They're wearing their army fatigues on the snow at Loveland as U.S. military troops are journeying up to the Colorado resort for ... They practice alpine skiing skills, avalanche safety skills, and back country skills.” ... It's an honor to have them training at Loveland Ski Area,” said Schaefer.
www.onthesnow.com/news/a/105869
Park City Skiers and Snowboarders Rejoice as Jupiter Bowl Opens ...
Home Ski News ... finally gave Park City Mountain Resort the snowcoverage it needed to open the coveted ... The Jackson Hole 888 Powder Plan for America ... U.S. Aerial team member, Emily Cook / Photo courtesy of the U.S. Ski TeamThe.
www.theskichannel.com/.../Park-City-Skiers-and-Snowboarder.
  
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