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SKI, Snow, Resorts News, Feb 07, 2012


Fly-and-ski trip makes it easier to reach Fernie's slopes
Vancouver Sun
Everywhere we looked, icing sugar snow sloughed from its temporary resting spots in the green to join its brethren below. "It was the snowstorm that trumped all snow storms," says Matt Mosteller, marketing vice-president for the Resorts of the Canadian ...
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Eric Sharp: Seek and ye shall find snow up north in Michigan
Detroit Free Press
So are cross-country skiers and the people who run cross-country ski areas, but the latter two are crying the blues for different reasons. "Last weekend we had what was probably the best ski conditions of the year," said Dave Forbush, ...
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ISPO Munich votes most innovative ski gear
OnTheSnow.com
Freeride skis are becoming wider - the Dupraz is clearly established in this area. The sleek, stylish design of the D2, in combination with outstanding performance in deep snowand on the slopes, are qualities that brought the D2 to victory.
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OnTheSnow.com
Product review: Swany's g.cell gloves keep skiers' calls in hand
Denver Post
Swany America Corp Next time someone tells you to talk to the hand, bust out a pair of these: Swany's g.cell ski gloves. At last month's SIA SnowShow in Denver, the Gloversville, NY-based company showed off the g.cell, which look like typical ski ...
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Tahoe resorts still having trouble drawing customers
KGO-TV
(KGO) -- The rain storm coming to the Bay Area in the next couple days is expected to bring just a little bit of snow to Lake Tahoe. That's bad news for Sierra ski resorts because they need a lot. But the weather is just part of the problem; ...
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KGO-TV
Top 7 Reasons to Stay at Pan Pacific Whistler in 2012
PR Web (press release)
The team at the Pan Pacific Whistler has come up with a list of reasons why skiers, boarders, snow-shoeing enthusiasts and Whistler resort visitors should check into the Pan… and then simply relax! When looking for a hotel in Whistler this skiseason, ...
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PR Web (press release)
Where to catch the last of the winter snow
Dumfries and Galloway Standard
For many others, however, it is nothing but bad news, as the end of winter means the end of the snow sport season. Ski and snowboard enthusiasts up and down the country curse the regular arrival of sunny intervals as the slopes melt and their beloved ...
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Dusting Of Snow Expected In The Sierra
KCRA Sacramento
(KCRA) -- A weakening winter storm is expected to add a light dusting ofsnow in the Sierra Nevada on Tuesday afternoon and evening. The snowlevel is expected to drop to around 5000 feet, according to the KCRA 3 meteorologists. Ski resorts and other ...
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Heart and soul
Wicked Local
Wide trails along wooded fire roads easily accommodate two-way traffic and both skate and classic cross country skiing at Waterville Valley Resort'sNordic Center. By Rich Harbert Howard Mason was in his late 40s when he discovered the essential ...
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Camden Hills Alpine racers feel at home in rare Snow Bowl meet
knox.VillageSoup.com
By Ken Waltz | Feb 07, 2012 Camden — The Camden Hills Alpine ski teams hosted their lone meet of the season Feb. 4 at the Camden Snow Bowl when the Windjammers, and an independent Belfast student-athlete, put their talents on display for the hardy, ...
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More snow or ready for spring?
Helena Independent Record
The Helena area had 15.7 inches of snow for the month of January, which Langlieb says is not a record. The 10 inches that fell on Jan. 18 however, broke the record of 3.6 inches set in 1885, he added. While the ski hills in the surrounding areas are in ...
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Good snow draws huge crowds to Kufri
Hill Post
Shimla : Heavy spells of snowfall after many years in the ski resort of Kufri near Shimla in Himachal Pradesh is attracting thousands of visitors each day here giving a boost to the winter tourist season . According to one estimate over 2200 tourists ...
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Northern Michigan Events: Ski On! At the 2012 Vasa Festival of Races
Traverse
Northern Michigan Events: Dedicated to the celebration of cross-country skiculture, this weekend's Vasa Festival of Races, set near Traverse City, will feature timed races of various distances and styles where people can put thier Nordic ski skills to ...
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Vasaloppet ski race cancelled due to lack of snow
KARE
Organizers of the Vasaloppet USA ski race announced over the weekend that the 40th anniversary cross country ski race and associated ski events scheduled for February 12 have been cancelled due to lack of snow. The official Vasaloppet website relays ...
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KARE
February Going on December in the West
OnTheSnow.com
I like to use snow information from these stations because the data is consistent and there's no possibility of bias (while I think ski areas are pretty honest in their snow reporting, I know some people disagree). One thing to keep in mind is that ...
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OnTheSnow.com
Brother of Flathead ski victim recalls avalanche
KPAX-TV
COLUMBIA FALLS- The brother of a man who died last week in an avalanche in the Jewel Basin area near Bigfork talked about the incident on Monday. Reporter Dax VanFossen sat down with Iain Albee who was by his brother Mark's side when the snow gave way.
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Finding groove of cross-country skiing
GoErie.com
Despite being a lifelong snow hater, I even own cross-country skis. For those of you wondering why Erie has had an absurdly mild winter, read that last sentence again. (You're welcome!) But snow sticks around at the Wilderness Lodge.
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Missing boy found by Lost Trail Ski Patrol
The Missoulian
... were conducting the final sweep of the mountain after the lifts were closed, she heard a call on the radio that a fellow patroller candidate, 18-year-old Matt Grimes, had found an 8-year-old boy struggling in the snowwithout his skis or poles.
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The 2012 Snow Challenge: the biggest winter event for teen girls in North America!
Canada NewsWire (press release)
7, 2012 /CNW Telbec/ - FitSpirit is celebrating the 5 th anniversary of its huge winter party: Snow Challenge. Known as the biggest snowboard and downhill skiing event for teens in North America, the 2012 edition of SnowChallenge will welcome a total ...
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Upstate municipalities benefit from mild winter
Press & Sun-Bulletin
3:40 pm ALBANY -- While this year's unseasonably warm winter has not produced the fresh snow that ski slopes rely on, the lack of it could help the state's municipalities save money due to fewer snow plows on the roads. New York's winter snowfall has ...
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Travel review: Skiing in the snowy beauty of the Spanish Pyrenees
Liverpool Echo
The valley has its own micro-climate and is one of the most snow-sureresorts in the Pyrenees, although the opposite, however, was the reality when the valley was green instead of white for the anticipated start date of late November.
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Field Notes: Snow before bros
Colorado Daily
It's a ski-in, ski-out condo, he said, and when he goes up for a weekend, his pal even stocks the fridge. He had some free spa passes. And of course, the condo is free. Twist my arm. We're heading to Beaver Creek for the weekend, woohoo!
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Foreign skiers crowd Solang slopes
Deccan Herald
"What a nice ski slope," remarked Canadian skier John Lee. Lee and his friends are skiing on the Solang slopes near this picturesque tourist resort and are among the 336 participants gathered here for a four-day Alpine Premier League that began Monday.
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Deccan Herald
Ski resort operator Whistler Blackcomb books a first quarter loss but revenue up
CanadianBusiness.com
By The Canadian Press | February 07, 2012 VANCOUVER - Ski resortoperator Whistler Blackcomb Holdings Inc. (TSX:WB) says it lost $2.8 million in its first quarter of fiscal 2012, but sales and visitors grew. The loss at the Vancouver-based company ...
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World Snow Day in Scotland
SkiNews.co.uk
World Snow Day was designated by the International SkiFederation, with ski resorts all round the world encouraged to participate and, in particular, to find ways of getting newcomers onto skis or boards for the first time.
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SkiNews.co.uk
Wilmot Mountain Launches New Kids' Ski Program
OnTheSnow.com
Wilmot Mountain is one of the oldest ski areas in the Heartland. Photo courtesy of Wilmot Mountain. If you live near Chicagoland and want to get your youngster started in snowsports, you are in the right area. Wilmot Mountain, one of the Heartland's ...
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OnTheSnow.com
World Cup ski races present a test for 2
FOXSports.com
With the likes of Lindsey Vonn and Aksel Lund Svindal coming to town, the Alpine skiing courses for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi are about to get a very serious test. Following three days of official training runs at the Rosa Kutor resort, ...
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Slideshow: Weird and wonderful creations in the snow
Cambridge News
Families and friends made the most of the snow by creating igloos, castles, a snow pig – and a memorial to a loyal dog. They even dusted off skis to bring a bit of the piste to the city. Michael Brown, an architectural conservator, of Rook Grove, ...
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On a Snowmobile, Stippled Pleasures
New York Times (blog)
For transport, my husband Craig brought our two snowmobiles out of storage, one a “deep snow special” called a Yamaha Viper and the other a hardy Ski-Doo with two seats. Craig, who in a former life was the nation's youngest certified master automobile ...
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New York Times (blog)
Get Married At 3600 Feet And Ski For Cheap On Valentine's Day At Mount Snow
PR Web (press release)
Mount Snow's location makes for a perfect day trip from New England's metro areas but lodging specials are also available for those wanting to extend their ski date overnight. The resort is offering an advance purchase lift ticket special of two ...
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Despite snow woes, Vail Resorts prospering | SierraSun.com
By By Scott N. Miller Vail Daily
EAGLE COUNTY - This is a down snow season just about everywhere in North America, but one analyst still has Vail Resorts on his 'buy' list.Vail Reso (read more) ... E-edition · RSS Feeds · Contact Us · Feedback · Sierra Sun | Lake Tahoe/ Truckee News and Information · Home · News .... "At Crested Butte, it's just them," Jones said, adding that the Gunnison Countyski resort lost more than 300000 skier days in the 2011 calendar year from 2010. Vail Resorts' diversity also brings in ...
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Snow, Skiers, Cover Ski Resorts - ShoshoneNewsPress.com: Local ...
While rain soaked most of the Silver Valley this weekend, thawing out a lot of the leftover snow from this month's storms, the local ski hills were enjoying better ...
www.shoshonenewspress.com/.../article_96bcf5d4-4c35-11e1-...
6 feet of snow for Lake Tahoe ski resorts - Roseville California News ...
6 feet of snow for Lake Tahoe ski resorts. Every ski resort in the Lake Tahoe region recorded at least 3 feet of new snow as storms battered thearea over a ...
www.rocklintoday.com/news/anmviewer.asp?a=10494
Ski Resorts Cope With Lack Of Snow | NBC 4i
Mad River Mountain copes with a lack of natural snow and mild temperatures, but continues to hum on weekends.
www2.nbc4i.com/.../ski-resorts-cope-with-lack-of-snow-7911...
Warm temps, little snow hinders ski resort news - Rapid City Journal
013012.Skiing04.JPG; 013012.Skiing02.JPG; 013012.Skiing01.JPG; 013012. Skiing03.JPG. (1) More Photos. Unseasonably warm temperatures in Rapid City ...
rapidcityjournal.com/.../article_13864f68-4bdf-11e1-8ef1-00...
Deep snow, clear weather promise to bring out ski crowds
In the news: ... But bluebird skies, 3 to 15 inches of new snow in the past two days, and ... The Mount Baker Ski Area will host the Snow Safety Awareness ...
seattletimes.nwsource.com/.../2017409537_webskireport03.ht...
Let it snow (please?): Ski resorts hoping the rest of winter is ...
Still resort officials at Seven Springs, Hidden Valley, Wisp and Holiday Valley are staying the course, making snow at every opportunity and offering ...
www.post-gazette.com/pg/12036/1207930-287.stm
Sun Valley Resort's Snowmaking Crew Keeps Ski Season Alive
Sun Valley Resort's Snowmaking Crew Keeps Ski Season Alive · By Karen Bossick - For the Times-News Magicvalley.com | Posted: Thursday, February 2, 2012 ...
magicvalley.com/.../article_3dcfa491-ccaa-5c3f-a7fd-1b3b3d...
Top 10 family ski resorts in France - OnTheSnow
Find a ski resort to fit your family profile so no one is left out in the cold. - OnTheSnow.
www.onthesnow.com/news/.../top-10-family-ski-resorts-in-fra...
Nashoba News - Jan. 31, 2012 Snow Report from Nashoba Valley ...
We are 100% open at the ski area, in the terrain park, and at the snowtubing park. Today we take a look at the Young Learners Ski Lesson Program at Nashoba ...
www.skinashoba.com/news/jan-31-2012/
Ski mountains struggle with snow shortage | www.wjactv.com
Many ski mountains and resorts across the northeast are reporting poor turnout and conditions as a result of below-normal snowfall so far this winter.
www.wjactv.com/news/news/ski-mountains...snow.../nHTGc/
onlySkiing.com: Riding Real Snow: Backcountry Skiing and ...
Why is the snow better in the backcountry? What about Utah, the state that claims "the greatest snow on Earth," or Aspen, Colorado home of ski resorts ...
www.onlyskiing.com/?id=Blog&post=170
'Demand charge' may keep ski resorts from making snow ...
Ski resorts may find it too expensive to make snow for the rest of the season because if snow making machines are turned on, resort owners say National Grid ...
www.9wsyr.com/news/.../n-QpwKJlh0uuj1EFqoi8IA.cspx
5 Best Resorts for Ski Trips this Season | Travel News from Fodor's ...
New in Park City: A Heated Express Ski Lift. Park City, Utah is known for bigsnow and big stars, thanks to three ski resorts in town—Canyons Resort, Park City ...
www.fodors.com/news/story_5115.html
Warming up the snow: Sochi Olympic slopes beckon — RT
The popular resort attracts visitors even from the most established skiingregions ... Go to main page News Warming up the snow: Sochi Olympic slopes beckon ...
rt.com/news/sochi-ski-season-opening-937/
  
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