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EUROPE Ski, Snow, Resorts News, Feb 09, 2012


Nashoba Valley still thriving as local ski area
Boston Globe
The only grooming they would expect is where workers packedsnow with skis and shovels, and of course the only snow was natural. In fact, that first season was so warm that the areahad but 14 days of skiing open to the public, and Al knew what he had ...
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Boston Globe
the greatest snow on earth?
PlanetSKI.eu
In my opinion Utah does not have the greatest snow on earth - no single ski area can make such a claim. The trouble for usEuropeans in the US there is an awful lot of exaggeration and hyperbole but perhaps that is just the American way of doing things ...
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PlanetSKI.eu
Skiing at half-term
PlanetSKI.eu
There are though a few concerns Everyone looks forward to their ski holiday and this year is no exception. In fact this year probably more so than ever with the huge amounts of snowthat have fallen across Europe. "I've just returned from the Alps ...
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Don't slope off without ski cover this half term
Healthinsurance.co.uk
By Charlotte Beugge Around 200000 Brits will be taking to the slopes next week for half term European skiing holidays without insurance because they erroneously believe they are sufficiently covered. Indeed, 11% of travellers told a survey by the AA ...
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SIX OF THE BEST - SKI APPS
snow2moro.com
Here's six of the best: A great forecast app that gives weather and conditions reports for over 800 ski resorts inEurope. You can check a forecast up to 15 days ahead with key information about snow on the ground and probability, temperatures and wind ...
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Five reasons I can't stand skiing: an Aussie's pain
The Local.se
Another ski-slope screwball, I thought as we alighted, and I watched as she sailed over a ramp she hadn't seen and snapped her finger in half upon impact with the snow. A green run, for those of you who weren't born on the slopes, is designed for ...
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The Local.se
It's winter somewhere
Toronto Sun
AFP PHOTO / FABRICE COFFRINI Robin Fender, an assistant principal at an area school, enjoys a day of cross-country skiing through her neighborhood in Denver, Colorado, February 3, 2012. REUTERS/Nathan W. Armes A couple walk across a bridge in Burgos as ...
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Strokes decimate daring downhiller
Columbus Dispatch
I spent about an hour talking to three ex-players – arearesidents Dr. Ray Tesner and Matt Kranchick and Westerville native Ki-Jana Carter. Only a few of their quotes made it into today's paper. Such is the nature of writing for a newspaper, ...
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Columbus Dispatch
Nothing to lose but your leash
High Country News
On a gorgeous sunny morning at a cross-country ski area on the California-Nevada border, the parking lot was full. So why was I the only oneskiing while marveling at the deep blue waters of Lake Tahoe? The hut at the end of the trail sat lonely in the ...
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Devlin: Whiteface known for fun, Games
NorthJersey.com
By ISEULT DEVLIN I have always had such fond memories of skiing at Whiteface Mountain in the Adirondacks, near the town of Lake Placid. It had been a while, and I wanted to go back to enjoy the new terrain. The breathtaking view, with Lake Champlain ...
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NorthJersey.com
New residences to be built in Les Arcs 1800
Easier (press release)
These will be brand new apartments in the centre of a ski resort with all the amenities you could need. Les Arcs is an immense ski area belonging to the Paradiski ski domain that has one of the largest black runs inEurope as well as impressive ...
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PRO SKIING: Sochi Olympics downhill course gets high marks
San Angelo Standard Times
Racers mainly gave high marks to the Rosa Khutor slope after the opening World Cup training session was held under clear sunshine and good snowconditions. "It's a magnificent course," said Cuche, the four-time winner of the World Cup downhill title, ...
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A man's guide to good grooming
StarPhoenix
Q: What is the biggest challenge for the man in charge of grooming crosscountry ski trails? A: We don't get a lot of snow. So every time we getsnow, we need to manage it as well as we can. Q: What is the one of the best place to ski in the area?
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Wiggin LLP | A new wind blows in from Strasbourg and the press breathes a sigh ...
Linex Legal (press release) (registration)
A new wind blows in from Strasbourg and the press breathes a sigh of relief February 2012 The European Court of Human Rights handed down two judgments yesterday in cases brought against Germany, both about the balance to be struck between the popular ...
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No Business Like Snow Business: The Economics of Big Ski Resorts
But a resort that offers only skiing is a terribly risky business model -- like a snow farmer whose yearly harvest is only as good as the snow crop.
www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/.../no.../252180/
Skiing: More is less in Les Deux Alpes - Telegraph
It's not chic or flashy, but the French ski resort of Les Deux Alpes has plenty going for it, says Maggie O'Sullivan. ... airport than, say, the Trois Vallées resorts; and it boasted Europe's largest skiable glacier, ....http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/ snowandski/9044907/Skiing-More-is-less-in-Les-Deux-Alpes.html .... Today's News ...
www.telegraph.co.uk/.../Skiing-More-is-less-in-Les-Deux-Alp...
Europe's fantastic powder skiing | The Powder Skiing Blog
Just in case you haven't been reading the news lately or following us on Facebook ... as well as snowfall paralyzing French, Austrian and Swiss ski resorts only a few ... The influx of snow has had a catch-22 effect onskiing conditions; as piste ...
www.purepowder.com/blog/europes-fantastic-powder-skiing/
Summer skiing in Europe - (Les Deux Alpes) - Ski Chatter
Get Free Snow Reports, for your favourite ski resorts & join the chat. ... to a glacier (erm, that's Les 2 Alpes, then) should I bother doing some summer skiing?
www.j2ski.com/ski-chat-forum/posts/preList/.../108374.page
  
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