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CANADA Ski, Snow, Resorts News, Jan 26, 2012

Skier wearing a helmet
Should all skiers wear helmets?
BBC News
Dr Mike, as he is known in these parts, never hits the slopeswithout a helmet and whenever he has to tend to an injured boarder or skier who is not wearing one, he encourages them to try one out. Around 10% of those he treats on the mountain-side have ...
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Smart Spending: How to save at the slopes
San Francisco Examiner
For equipment, bear in mind that even many experts rent theirskis, boots and poles if they don't get to the snow more than a couple times each season. You can save 20 percent or more on rentals by reserving equipment in advance from your resort, ...
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San Francisco Examiner
Recent snowfall offers breakthrough for skiing
San Francisco Chronicle
Dodge Ridge in the central Sierra opened Wednesday with 45 of 67 runs, the latest opening for the ski resort since the drought of 1999-2000. So did Donner Ski Ranch, the little family-owned park above Donner Pass, with a $25 lift ticket to spark launch ...
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Sails, skis and snowboards
Washington Blade
“Daytime activities are usually taken up by skiing and snowboarding, while the official events happen at après-skitime,” Whitman says. The welcome event is held Feb. 23, and culminates in a series of evening parties at venues such as Downstairs, ...
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Washington Blade
A gem with many facets
Boston.com
Skiers love the varied nature of the 50 trails at Burke Mountain, and they also like the relative lack of traffic. (Courtesy Burke Mountain) By Marty Basch EAST BURKE, Vt. - Ken Wood was wrapping up another ski day at the mountain he's been making...
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Boston.com
Clear Fork rejoins other slopes for midwinter fun
Columbus Dispatch
By Amy Saunders Although the weather hasn't been especially wintry, central Ohioans have more opportunities for skiing and snowboarding this year. Joining Snow Trails Winter Resort in Mansfield and Mad River Mountain in Zanesfield is Clear Fork Ski ...
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Ski resort search for super soup
Austrian Times
The winter resort of Turracher Höhe in the Austrian Alps is attempting to crown their ultimate soup king or queen. A total of 13 local restaurants are going head to head to get the vote for the best soup, a staple dish for skiersover the winter months ...
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Wapiti Valley Ski Resort snow much fun!
StarPhoenix
By Jeannie Armstrong, StarPhoenix January 26, 2012 1:10 AM Skiers and snowboarders looking for adventure this winter don't have to look any further than Wapiti Valley Ski Resort, in Wapiti Valley Regional Park, located 47 kms north of Melfort and a ...
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Lack of December snow hurts ski gear sales
Seattle Post Intelligencer
The lower-than-average snow also has affected resort visits. In Colorado, the trade group Colorado Ski Country USA said skier visits at its 22 memberresorts through Dec. 31 were down 10.65 percent from the same period last year. Vail Resorts Inc. has ...
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Winter sports a cool change
The West Australian
Last winter, the resort successfully introduced the MyRide card on which skiers can "load" value to pay for lessons, food and drink, equipment, and access the ski tube and chairlifts without carrying cash. Another advance was the introduction of a ...
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The West Australian
Weak Snowpack, Heavy Snow Raising Avalanche Danger
Weather Channel
A backcountry skier near the Snowmass ski area was trapped Jan. 18.Resort officials said one skier died after being caught in a small avalanche at Winter Park Resort on Sunday, and a 13-year-old skier died after being trapped Sunday on a closed area ...
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Devlin: Storms open ski trails; deals abound
NorthJersey.com
It may have been pouring rain during the Giants' playoff game in San Francisco, but it was dumping snow up in the mountains at California's Tahoe resorts. Skiers can rejoice after midseason snowfall increased options. Regional resortsare ready and ...
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NorthJersey.com
So you think you can ski?
The Duquensne Duke
It was the first time I had been skiing since December 2010, so the first trail we attempted was a nice green circle, which on ski maps means only a step above bunny slopes. At least, that is the case in the East. The trail started smoothly enough, ...
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Burke mourned by ski community
Whistler Question
Burke is survived by husband Rory Bushfield, a fellow pro skier who she married in Pemberton 16 months ago, as well as parents Jan and Gordon Burke. Canadian Freestyle Ski Association (CFSA) CEO Peter Judge, whose organization oversees the national ...
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Badger Pass Ski Area to Open Thursday, January 26
Hospitality 1st (press release)
With 10 slope runs and five convenient lifts, families can enjoy stress-free skiing, snowboarding, snowshoeing and cross-country skiing, all at a fraction of the cost found at other ski resorts. To help celebrate the season, DNC Parks & Resorts at...
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Hospitality 1st (press release)
Now that we have snow, here's where to go
The Idaho Statesman
Bogus Basin Mountain Resort had the latest opener in its 69-year history on Jan. 19, but the whole mountain is now open for day and night skiing, including Bogus' new high-speed quad chairlift. Soldier Mountain Ski Area opened on Jan.
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The Idaho Statesman
Safety program for kids at Alpine Valley on Saturday
Hometownlife.com
Though Mother Nature has been a bit skimpy with the snow this year, Alpine Valley Ski Resort in White Lake is full of the white stuff, thanks to the wonders of technology. Snow-making machines have been doing the job, said Marge Loula, ...
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SKIING :There are many deals available for senior skiers
Morning Sentinel
For my skiing friends, getting older carries with it some pretty special benefits. During the 2011-12 season there are 110 ski areas around the country that invite seniors to ski free. It needs to be noted, of course, that different ski areas have ...
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Mount Carmel grad, Beverly native killed in avalanche in Colorado
Chicago Sun-Times
Chris Norris, 28, a married father of two young children, died of asphyxiation after he was caught Sunday in a small slide at Mary Jane Ski Area, near the Winter Park Resort, according to Grand County (Colo.) Coroner Brenda Bock. Resort officials said ...
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Don't stop... it's Klammer time!
The Sun
By ROB DALTON With that mock-warning, a twinkle in his eye and tongue firmly in cheek, Franz Klammer spun the skis around and vanished over the top of "his" Kaiserburg mountain. The world's all-time best downhill skiermay be 57 but he set an ...
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Even during change, Burke Mountain is a gem
Boston Globe
By Marty Basch Skiers love the varied nature of the 50 trails at Burke Mountain, and they also like the relative lack of traffic. EAST BURKE, Vt. - Ken Wood was wrapping up another ski day at the mountain he's been making turns at since the age of 2.
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Boston Globe
Ski trips that are perfect for families
Houston Chronicle
By Lynn O'Rourke Hayes Local resident Jeff Cole makes his way across a snow-covered field as he goes for a ski run at Alpine Meadows Ski Resortnear Tahoe City, Calif. Alpine Meadows and nearby Sqauw Valley are great options for families with children.
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Whistler WinterPRIDE gay and lesbian ski fest turns 20, honored with Pride Week
Straight.com
So if you're a novice skier and your partner is more experienced, both of you can hit the slopes without you worrying about holding your partner back. “You and your boyfriend can enjoy a nice leisure ski with other people of similar skiing ability, ...
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Straight.com
Outdoors was Easter's first love
Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette
Authorities said other skiers found Mr. Easter along an intermediate trail about 11:30 am Monday. He was unresponsive, and they performed CPR until ski patrol arrived, according to resort spokeswoman Loryn Kasten. Kasten said Mr. Easter was found in a ...
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Ski bargains galore
PlanetSKI.eu
There's up to 40% off a wide range of apartments and resortsand dates include the February half-term and Easter. With excellent snow in The Alps and an early Easter on April 8 th late season skiing should be excellent this season.
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PlanetSKI.eu
Sochi Slopes Chief Says Runs Are World's Best
RIA Novosti
The 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic ski runs are the best in the world, the site's chief executive claimed Thursday. The Rosa Khutor ski resort is gearing up for the first serious test events next month with World Cup alpine skiingstages, and the organizers ...
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Resorts West Extends Complimentary Night as Snowstorms Hit Park City
PR.com (press release)
To celebrate the late skiing conditions, Resorts West is offering guests a complimentary night for guests who book this spring. With all three of Park City's world-class ski resorts remaining open until April 15, 2012, ResortsWest is extending a fifth ...
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SKIING: Mammoth hit hard by dry December
Daily Breeze
Local ski resorts - those in the mountains that are only a two-hour drive from much of Southern California - long ago pegged their success to the use of man-made snow. They open on time. They stay open despite possible drought conditions.
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High-flying X Games stunts under scrutiny
Glenwood Springs Post Independent
It's one reason why some Colorado ski resorts require guests to demonstrate a certain skill level and undergo safety training to gain admittance to the most challenging terrain. Leckonby said that skiers and snowboarders who don't wear helmets are ...
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Luxury Hotels: France Boasts the Most Expensive Ski Hotel in the World
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
AP names Lee Enterprises' Mary Junck to lead board 01.26.12 The Suites de la Potiniere, situated within the exclusive Courchevel resort in the French Alps, is the most expensive luxury ski hotel in the world. The Suites de la Potiniere, situated within ...
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U.S., U.K. skiers invading Canadian Rockies resorts
The degree may differ depending on who you talk to, but one thing is clear: American skiers are back.
www.calgaryherald.com/news/alberta/skiers.../story.html
Win a dream ski holiday to the Canadian Rockies [competition]
Find out more about Air Canada's award winning service. This prize will be a once in a lifetime opportunity to ski in the big four ski resorts of Alberta – Mt...
ski-buzz.co.uk/.../win-a-dream-ski-holiday-to-the-canadian-ro...
The skiing and snowboarding are great in western Canada - Los ...
Ski resorts - and their patrons - from the Sierra to the Rockies are cursing La Niña . Up in western ... The skiing and snowboarding are great in westernCanada ...
articles.latimes.com/2012/jan/15/.../la-tr-whistler-20120115
It's snowing somewhere in the world - ESPN
Pro skier Elyse Saugstad recently returned from a trip to Alyeska. ... of lodging) who have bought a pass to any U.S. or Canadian ski resort for the 2012 season.
espn.go.com/action/freeskiing/.../snowing-somewhere-world
Freestyle ski champ dies week after injury
[Updated at 4:44 pm ET] A Canadian freestyle skier who was seriously ...she suffered during a training run at Park City Mountain Resort's superpipe.
news.blogs.cnn.com/.../freestyle-ski-champ-dies-week-after-inj...
Marmot Basin opens Canada's biggest ski lift development of the ...
BC Resort offers free skiing to Americans in January | SKIREBELMagazine on Snow ... Chairlift, Longest Chairlift, Ski Canada, CanadianRockies, Jasper skiing ...
www.skirebel.com/magazine/archives/16115
Skiing: Boot camp fitness in the Canadian Rockies - Telegraph
Although with the snow quality at the Alberta resorts of Lake Louise and ...But I wasn't in the heart of the Canadian Rockies simply to click on my skisand shred ...
www.telegraph.co.uk/.../Skiing-Boot-camp-fitness-in-the-Cana...
Canadian skier Sarah Burke dies from skiing accident
Sarah Burke, a freestyle skier from Canada, is dead at the age of 29. She was critically injured during practice at Park City Mountain Resort in Utah on January ...
www.digitaljournal.com/article/318190
Mandatory helmets urged for skiers, snowboarders - Canada - CBC ...
P.O.V. | Should helmets be mandatory on Canada's ski slopes? ... factors like the terrain or the behaviour of other skiers, the Canadian Pediatric Society says.
www.cbc.ca/news/.../helmets-ski-snowboard-injuries.html?...
PlanetSKI | News | Skiing with the US ski team
Free lift passes for US skiers - It is a marketing ploy by a Canadian ski resort to try to... Swiss win Lauberhorn - The crowd went wild as a Swiss racer took first ...
www.planetski.eu/news/3425
A Bite with Dave Brownlie / Ski Canada Magazine
Whistler Blackcomb 's CEO goes beyond the ropes with Ski Canada. by Tobias C . Van Veen ... It's a world-class resort, and you can heli-ski out your back door.
skicanadamag.com/2012/01/24/.../a-bite-with-dave-brownlie
Canada - The Globe and Mail
Fernie Alpine Resort, the tourist magnet owned by Resorts of the CanadianRockies, celebrated its 50th year of skiing with the opening of the Polar Peak chairlift ...
m.theglobeandmail.com/life/travel/.../article2309325/
Resorts hope skiing won't go downhill | China Daily Asia Pacific
Only a handful of China's 20 big ski resorts are in the black, the Chinese Ski.... into skiing can still relax with yoga, mahjong, and an outdoor Canadianbath and ...
www.chinadailyapac.com/.../resorts-hope-skiing-wont-go-dow...
Heli Skiing Is The Ultimate Ski Experience - articles - What Is My ...
Avalanches are very common in the Canadian mountains as the skiingsurface can be unpredictable, and is not as rigid as that of resort skiing.Skiers who are ...
articles.whatismycomputerip.com/.../heli-skiing-is-the-ultimate...
5600-plus Canadians seriously hurt in snow sports; skiing and ...
A snowboarder is dwarfed by the snow-covered trees at Cypress ski resortin North ... than 2300 Canadians were admitted to hospital in 2010-2011 after a skiing ...
www.winnipegfreepress.com/.../5000-plus-canadians-seriously...
  
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