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SKI, Snow, Resorts News, Jan 24, 2012

A snowboarder finds deep snow on Donner's Way at Sugar Bowl Resort on Monday.
Tahoe ski resorts rejoice after recent storm — but when will more snow come?
Sierra Sun
By Kevin MacMillan LAKE TAHOE — The first winter storm of the 2011-12 winter season brought as much as 6 feet of snow to the Truckee/Tahoe region, according to some ski resorts. After three days of snowfall, Squaw Valley received five feet of snow at ...
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Ski resorts welcome fresh blanket of snow
Los Angeles Times
Monday's smattering of snow was the second in a series of storms to hit thearea since Friday, the National Weather Service reported. Mountain High was expecting five inches of snow by the day's end and Mammoth Mountain Ski Resort reported 21 inches ...
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Bountiful January snow good for Mt. Baker skiers, water supply
Bellingham Herald
Snowfall at Mt. Baker Ski Area so far this month has exceeded the total for the first 23 days of January 1999 - the winter the mountain set a world record of 1140 inches of snow. Due to a dry December, this winter still lags both the world-record ...
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Bellingham Herald
Snow totals at Tahoe area ski resorts from the past three days
Reno Gazette Journal
Tim Dunn / RGJ About 8 to 12 inches of fresh snow can be seen at this Truckee house on Monday morning. Martha Bellisle/RGJ 2:35 pm update: Tahoe area ski resorts are reporting significant snow totals from a series of storms that moved through the ...
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Ski resorts still making money
WDTN
lack-of-snow-not-stopping-ski-resorts.
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Squaw Valley Ranks Number 2 among US's Most Expensive Ski Resorts, New Survey...
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
Soaring down the snow trails in Squaw Valley is going to put a dent in the wallet of traveling skiers and snowboarders. The high skiing season is bringing with it costly lodging rates at the popular resort. As a result, Squaw Valley in Olympia Valley, ...
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Snow, rain make appearance as winter finally emerges
Modesto Bee
By John Holland MODESTO -- The Dodge Ridge ski area finally will open Wednesday, thanks to storms that boosted the snowpack and helped the Modesto area as well. The Pinecrest-area resortplans to have 80 percent of its terrain accessible and close to ...
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Modesto Bee
With resorts suffering, Colorado's advertising for skiers
Denver Business Journal
President/CEO Melanie Mills largely blamed the snow conditions for keeping in-state skiers especially at home. Meanwhile, Vail Resorts Inc. — whoseresorts are not part of Colorado Ski Country — reported earlier this month skier visits at its four ...
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Colorado Skiers Off 11%
Transworld Business
During Christmas and New Year's, travelers visited Colorado resorts and diversified their ski vacations with other attractions resorts offer. “Colorado is known for our world class resorts, and part of the reason is the wide range of off-snow and ...
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Colorado avalanche deaths rise to 4
Denver Post
Those include ski cutting, in which the resort sends expert skiers down slopes in an effort to break loose dangerous layers of snow, as well as the use of small explosives to induce slides and the closure of treacherous areas.
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Snow permitting, Eagle Falls golf course open to skis, snow shoes
Great Falls Tribune
Rearden said a group of winter sports enthusiasts approached the city and asked that Eagle Falls be opened for snow sports. She said that years ago, cross-country skiing was allowed on the city's Anaconda Hills course, althoughskiing is no longer ...
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Sierra snowpack gets boost, but it remains 'way behind'
Truckee Times
Today's schedule includes: A series of mountain storms ending Monday dropped up to 4 feet of snow at some Sierra locations, at least tripling a snowpack far below par after a dry start to winter and allowing ski resorts to open up new terrain at last.
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Worth the Wait: Snow Falls, Winter Glee Returns to Tenaya Lodge at Yosemite
Hospitality 1st (press release)
Snow play options include the resort's own sledding hill (enhanced by Tenaya Lodge's new snow making capability), ice skating, horse-drawn sleigh rides, snowshoe hikes and kids' snowmobiling. Yosemite's Badger Pass Ski Area is just 45 minutes away via ...
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Hospitality 1st (press release)
Let it snow!
The Daily Planet
This weekend's dump left the town with 16 inches, and TellurideSki Resort with about 20 inches, said Telski CEO Dave Riley. All the new snow drew hordes of skiers, although Riley said the number of people at the resort this weekend was slightly below ...
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The Daily Planet
Heavy Snow Fall At Heavenly Ski Resort Makes Visiting...Well, Heavenly
Ski Channel
Thanks to more than two feet of snow since Friday and even moresnow on the way, Heavenly Ski Resort is finally living up to its name this season! Heavy snowfall in the Lake Tahoe region transformed the resort into a winter wonderland, ...
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Ski Channel
Sun Valley's Bald Mountain Boasts Big Snow
OnTheSnow.com
Back to back snowstorms and more than three feet of newsnow have opened all of Sun Valley's legendary ski trails on Bald Mountain. With 100 percent of Baldy open, skiers and riders can experience the wide open bowls, Seattle Ridge, Warm Springs from ...
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OnTheSnow.com
Val Cenis: Skiing in the land of milk and honey
Telegraph.co.uk
The ski resorts of Val Cenis and Bonneval-sur-Arc in France make an affordable combination for families and experts, says Clare Mann . By Clare Mann Over the mountain from Val d'Isère lies a very different valley. The Haute Maurienne has the Vanoise...
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Telegraph.co.uk
Shan Sethna teaches avalanche awareness to make backcountry skiingsafer
Christian Science Monitor
Berthoud Pass, an hour's drive from Denver, attracts flocks of "off piste" skiers and snowboarders who "earn their turns" by propelling themselves up slopes without ski lifts. For years a ski areaoperated on Berthoud Pass, but financial woes prompted ...
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Christian Science Monitor
Tourists spell bound during World Snow Day celebrations
IBNLive.com
PTI | 03:01 PM,Jan 24,2012 Srinagar, Jan 24 (PTI) A snow pavilion depicting igloos, high mountains and symbols of various organisations held visitors spell bound at the famous skiing resort of Gulmarg in north Kashmir where the world snow day is being ...
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4 People Die In Colo. Avalanches This Month
KMGH Denver
A man skiing on the Mary Jane side of Winter Park Ski Resort on Sunday was caught in a small avalanche. Christopher Norris of Evergreen died after being buried in the snow. While avalanche deaths at ski resorts are extremely rare, at least two have ...
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Super-Rich Play Snow Polo Amid Davos Hecklers
Bloomberg
Europe's rich and famous faced tough decisions as they assembled at a chic Swiss ski resort this weekend: whether to drink Taittinger or whisky-infused hot chocolate, and which piglet to back in the afternoon race. This wasn't Davos, where the World ...
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Bloomberg
Snow: Golan Heights, Mount Hermon
infolive.tv
... down ski slopes at a chilly, 1-degree-Celsius Mount Hermon on Sunday, where snow levels reached 130 centimeters on the higher peak and 95 centimeters on its lower portion. Snowstorms also hit the Golan Heights forcing authorities to shut down area ...
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Lack of snow not stopping ski resorts
WDTN
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN-TV) - The lack of snow and warm weather is not stopping people from skiing at area resorts. "They can make their own snow, so I am still going," Dayton Ski Club member Bob Ewald said. Officials at Mad River Mountain told 2NEWS the ...
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Snow is here and so is the app
Universe.byu.edu
The newly released third version of the Ski Utah app provides viewers with a 24-hour and 48-hour update regarding the quality of snow of all Utah's 14 skiand snowboard resorts. “The main purpose of the Ski Utah app is snowreporting,” said Jessica ...
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Eric Sharp: Skiing off the beaten path requires adjustments
Detroit Free Press
That's because the twin grooves set for classical skis on a well-groomed trail let you skim along with a feeling that's a little like flying. The snow in the grooves is compacted until it's almost like slick plastic, and because your skisstay down ...
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First real winter storm brings snow, rain and some flooding
Enterprise-Record
Brian O'Hara, a Weather Service forecaster in the Reno office, said ski resorts got an average of 12 inches to 20 inches of snow. The Homewood Ski Resort on the west side of Lake Tahoe boasted 26 inches of snow. The Weather Service says rain is off the ...
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Ski-helmet laws unnecessary
Edmonton Journal
Re: "Ski helmets are essential: doctors," edmontonjournal.com, Jan. 18. Canada West Ski Areas Association is the trade association that represents the ski areas of Western Canada. The association has 116 regular member groups that collectively receive ...
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Less Snow, More Stars for Sundance 2012
TheStreet.com
With poor snow conditions thus far in the ski season, look for the revamped Park City Racquet Club to be a draw with the influx of LA gym addicts and those looking simply to get a first look at the facility, which just wrapped up a $10.5 million ...
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TheStreet.com
Swiss soldiers, police battle snow to erect 11-mile 'ring of steel' around ...
Washington Post
... Alps. Some 3500 soldiers are on hand to provide security to the VIPs — including German Chancellor Angela Merkel and British Prime Minister David Cameron — who will descend on the Alpine ski resort in the coming days for the World Economic Forum.
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Snowbird Receives 45 Inches of New Snow with More to Come ...
Advertorial --. North American skiers and riders have been doing their snowdances, hoping for the season's first big storm. The result: Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort received 45 inches this week, bringing their season total to 152 inches.
Ski & Skiing News - Daily Local Ski News
weak snow derails lodging momentum for rest of ski season | The ...
By Jason Blevins
Weak snow slows bookings for rest of season : Denver Post business reporters and editors offer news, analysis and commentary on the latest business, real estate, tourism, gambling and technology news in the Colorado and Denver. Colorado. ... The dearth of snow across the West didn't hinder occupancy western destination ski resorts but it ravaged bookings for the rest of the season. The latest report by the Mountain Travel Research Program, or MTRiP, showed occupancy at the ...
The Balance Sheet
Sierra Snow Boosts Spirits At Ski Resorts - Sacramento News Story ...
NEVADA, Calif. -- A string of storms has brought something Sierra Nevada skiresorts haven't seen much this season: Snow. Monday, January 23, 2012.
www.kcra.com/news/30274083/detail.html
Ski Resorts Rejoice Over Snow! - Denver Weather News Story ...
DENVER, Colo. -- A storm pushing across Colorado is bringing heavy snow to the high country and light snow to the metro area. Monday, January 16, 2012.
www.thedenverchannel.com/weather/30221543/detail.html
Snow Welcome News for Area Ski Resorts - KTVN Channel 2 ...
A string of storms has brought something Sierra Nevada ski resorts haven't seen much this season: snow.
www.ktvn.com/story/.../snow-welcome-news-for-area-ski-reso...
Snow boosts spirits at Sierra ski resorts - CBS News
(AP) RENO, Nev. — A string of storms has brought something Sierra Nevadaski resorts haven't seen much this season: snow. Lake Tahoe resorts, which have ...
www.cbsnews.com/.../snow-boosts-spirits-at-sierra-ski-resorts/
Ski Resorts, Farmers United In Concern Over Lack Of Snow | Fox ...
With less than stellar bases, ski resorts all over the country say they are seeing fewer visitors due to a lack of snow.
www.foxnews.com/.../ski-resorts-farmers-united-in-concern-o...
Ski areas count on snowmaking to offset slow start - News - The ...
It's more than 50 degrees out now, but tonight it will be snowing." Pfeiffer was one of several ski area officials in Charleston Tuesday to take part in a ceremony in ...
wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201201170125
Snow piling up at Mount Hood ski resorts - Koinlocal6.com
While the Willamette Valley deals with flooding rain, ski resorts on Mount Hood are being pummeled by snow.
www.koinlocal6.com/.../f-EGHr1KkEKgr1EhrUZSsQ.cspx
Ski Resorts Blow Fake Snow For A 'Brown' Winter : NPR
It's hurting ski resorts and the local economies that thrive on seasonal winter... " And the good news is that snow-making equipment actually is getting more and ...
www.npr.org/.../ski-resorts-blow-fake-snow-for-a-brown-wint...
Tahoe ski resorts rejoice after recent storm — but when will more ...
Diamond Peak Ski Resort reported late Monday receiving 41 inches of freshsnow during the storm. With the combination of machine made snow and natural snow, ...
www.sierrasun.com/article/.../1066&ParentProfile=1051
Snow helps ski resorts - YNN, Your News Now
Snow helps ski resorts | YNN, Your News Now, brings you the latest localnews and weather across Upstate New York.
ithaca-cortland.ynn.com/content/top.../snow-helps-ski-resorts/
Ski Resorts Fired up with News of Anticipated Winter Storms ...
Ski Resorts Fired up with News of Anticipated Winter Storms. by Zach Behrens. on January 18, 2012 8:00 AM. A snowy scene in 2008 at Heavenly ski resort at ...
www.kcet.org/.../ski-resorts-fired-up-with-news-of-anticipated...
Recent snow is a 'gift' for ski areas | JournalNow.com
The freezing temperatures came in just in time on Thursday night to help North Carolina's ski industry gear up for what's traditionally one of its busiest weekends ...
www2.journalnow.com/.../wsmet01-recent-snow-is-a-gift-for-s...
Snow Job: Ski Resorts Call On Higher Authorities to Save Season
Once again, Mr. Box was being asked by executives at the country's skiingmecca to perform a snow dance. Mountain resorts across the US are desperate for ...
online.wsj.com/.../SB10001424052970204468004577167042...
Colo. ski resorts get much needed snow today; dusting for Denver ...
DENVER -- A cold front moved through metro Denver early Monday. It's part of a storm that is bringing much needed snow to Colorado's mountains.
www.kdvr.com/.../kdvr-light-snow-coming-to-denver-later-to...
  
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