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SKI, Snow, Resorts News, Feb 14, 2012


With holiday ahead, Sierra ski resorts celebrating real snow
San Jose Mercury News
(Karen T. Borchers/Staff) With the holiday weekend just days away, Sierraski resorts are getting what they've been waiting for: snow -- and not the kind they've been making all season. The real stuff! A mild system that brought some 10 inches of snow ...
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This iPhone App Is Making Ski Resorts Stop Lying About How MuchSnow Fell Last ...
Business Insider
The days when a ski resort could fib about a powder dump are coming to an end. Professors Jonathan Zinman and Eric Zitzewitz attributed this to use of the app Ski & Snow Report, which lets users post first-hand reports from the slopes.
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Business Insider
Please Help US Ski Areas by Including Mother Earth on Valentine's Day
eNewsChannels
Following a group gratitude prayer two weeks later, Princess Murat said, “The resorts got much more snow and are so happy!” Could we do the same for all of our US ski areas or any ski areas needing snow (or any locale needing moisture) worldwide this ...
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eNewsChannels
No Business Like Snow Business: The Economics of Big Ski Resorts
Boulder Weekly
It's the moment you disembark from the chair lift that's borne you over the boulevards of snow carved with "S"-shaped grooves. Some skiers cherish the first morning vista, in the thin and freezing air, before they tighten their boots and point their...
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Boulder Weekly
Dozens take up Big Sky Resort's offer to book lodging, get free lift ticket ...
The Republic
AP Big Sky Resort in Montana says dozens of Epic Pass holders took up its offer of free skiing last month. Jones says the offer drew several people who had never visited before, and the resort spread its message that it has good snow this year.
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Feel The Love On The Snow
Fast Track Ski Holidays
It's that time of year again and snow reporting agency www.skiinfo.co.uk have trawled the offers from ski resortsaround the world to entice you on to find the top 10 for both established couples and those 'looking-for-love.
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Fast Track Ski Holidays
Businesses, snow lovers rejoice in IE snowfall
abc7.com
"It's been slow because there has not been a lot of snow yet," said Online Ski and Snowboard rental's Jon Fox. "So we're still hoping for the end of the season to pick up." The lack of naturalsnow has had the two local ski resorts churning out the ...
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abc7.com
Ski Jumpers From Across the Country Come to Salisbury for Eastern ...
Litchfield County Times
SALISBURY — There may not have been any snow in the area leading up to 80 Indian Cave Road, but once you parked your car and walked through the woods to Satre Hill, there was plenty of white stuff on the ground for the annual Salisbury Jump Fest. Ski ...
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Some Snow Better Than None
KTXL
By around 9:00pm Monday night the final flakes of snow had fallen in the Sierra, ending a weekend snow storm that fell into the work week. However, the work week started with a holiday, which combined with the new snow, meant good things for area ski ...
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A couples ski holiday in the French Alps
The Guardian
He led us around the Grand Massif, a huge ski area between Geneva and Mont Blanc comprising five linked resorts – Samoëns, Les Carroz, Morillon, Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval and Flaine – and 265km of piste. We honed our technique over the first three days, ...
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The Guardian
Man dies in avalanche near Telluride Ski Resort, skiers find him under 4 feet ...
The Republic
Sheriff's officials say a Telluride man has died in an avalanche near Telluride Ski Resort. San Miguel County Sheriff Bill Masters says 38-year-old Nathanael Soules was skiing alone when the avalanche occurred Monday in an area that's outside the ...
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Sierra snowstorm buoys Placer tire chain, ski industry hopes
Auburn Journal
AUBURN CA - A year ago, Applegate chain seller Chris Brown was basking in a wintry season that produced record snowtotals and a virtual avalanche of business. Brown, owner of Applegate Chain Sales just off Interstate 80, recalls wistfully being ...
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Auburn Journal
No snow, no snowmobiles
Crookston Daily Times
The Frost Fire Ski and Snowboard area near Walhalla has some manufactured snow. Owner Richard Johnson says his ski runs are open, but business is down. He says the farm fields in the region are black and look like they're ready for spring tilling.
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Today's Colorado ski and snow report: Mas Nevada para Colorado
Examiner.com
Other than that, travel should be decent today with new snow virtually everywhere across the state in varying amounts over the past two days. It's currently snowing in the southwest, west of Vail and northwest up by Steamboat this morning.
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Winter views and fun is par for this course
Lake Placid News
During the winter months a golf course can become an area where people can enjoy winter recreational activities such as cross-country skiing, snowshoeing and sledding even when snow cover is minimal. My activity of choice on Saturday, Feb.
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Spring Wow!Fest?
Morning Star
... lineup this year that will surely have everyone thinking snow. During the weekend of Feb. 17-20, the area will come alive with events in downtown Traverse City's Front Street District, the Grand Traverse Resort & Spa, Mt. Holiday Ski Area and more.
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Storms rush in, but a bit too little and a little too late
Deseret News
By Amy Joi O'Donoghue, Deseret News SALT LAKE CITY — Several of the state's ski resorts received a welcome infusion of new snow with this latest storm to help carry them through the busy President's Day weekend, but overall snowpack conditions remain ...
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Deseret News
Lessons aren't for learning. They're for sheer awesomeness
Vancouver Sun
We rallied over the ski-tripping sneakiness of "snow snakes", the importance of yelling "wipeout " when a teammate has gone down, over having a "shake-it-off" attitude to falls and failure. We connected over getting air over bumps, and the amazing ...
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Arlberg, where the international skiing set meets
Monsters and Critics.com
On average, 7 metres of snow fall on the Arlberg each year. In the pedestrian zone of St. Anton, as a result, every second person is seen carrying the broad skis dubbed as 'powder planks' on their shoulders, and instead of posh designer clothing with ...
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Special Olympians take to the snow and ice
The Tribune-Democrat
As the Special Olympics Pennsylvania Winter Games opened in the areaon Monday, more than 100 alpine athletes from across the state and Delaware strapped on their skis and took to the slopes, eager to show off their skills at Hidden Valley Four Seasons ...
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Mount Washington Valley ski team comedy night Feb. 18
Conway Daily Sun
Help me pray for snow for the downhill and cross country skiers, the snowmobilers and the ski areas that need to survive. Since today is Valentine's Day, don't forget to order chocolates from Peggy Wescott at Motomo Gallery at the four-corners in Eaton ...
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Lake Wanaka named in world's best ski towns
e-Travel Blackboard (press release)
The picturesque resort town of Lake Wanaka in New Zealand's Southern Alps has been named as one of the top 25 ski towns in the world by the prestigious National Geographic Magazine. Tipped as best for “skiers and snowboarders from the Northern ...
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No snow doesn't have to mean no fun
Halifax News Net
Snow or no snow, a hike or brisk walk on a trail is always a good way to get outside, be active and commute while saving gas. And skating and skiing can't be ruled out either. The Oval and local ski hills are still open. “We really appreciate that the...
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Halifax News Net
Copper Mountain: Where Colorado locals do their skiing
Monsters and Critics.com
By Heike Schmidt Feb 14, 2012, 13:01 GMT Keystone, Colorado - It must have been on purpose that the newly-developed valley region of Arapahoe Basin, a small skiing area in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, was named after Montezuma, the ruler of the ...
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Helmet cameras grab the slope action
Boston.com
... he added, are more apt to ask about the footage he is getting than about snow conditions or which trails to try. The helmet cam - which can be affixed to helmets, ski poles, and jackets - has become the must-have gear at ski resorts this winter.
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Boston.com
CSU Stanislaus offers winter fun with 2 ski trips
The Signal
ASI will be taking students to Dodge Ridge Ski Resort on Feb 19., while the SRC will be traveling to China Peak, previously known as Snow Summit, from March 16-18. The price for the Dodge Ridge trip will be $60, and this fee includes a lift ticket, ...
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Snow Totals From Monday
KDLT News
Snow returned to the southeast on Monday as a storm passed to our south and brought a band of light ... After years of no charges, The Empire Mall has slapped a big fee for any non-profits interested in ... Two people died at the Terry Peak Ski Area in ...
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KDLT News
H2O Gear Skis Impressive Throughout the Line
First Tracks
Following a short briefing after breakfast, we headed out to test H2oG's Tazlina, Kodiak and the company's signature big mountain ski, the Karen'cito on firm, crunchy snow that could hardly be deemed the “Greatest Snow On Earth.
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First Tracks
Has the Ski Industry Got its Head in the Snow about Climate Change ...
By Nicole Petrak
Trade News · Member News · ATTA News · Subscribe · Press Room · Research · Summit · Membership · Active Members · Access The HUB. Joining the ATTA – and more than 550 current ... Has the Ski Industry Got its Head in the Snow about Climate Change? February 13, 2012 ... with Austria, France, Switzerland and Italy among the most popular. The Alps alone has more than 600 resorts with more than 10000 pipes, half pipes and ski lifts catering for 85 per cent of the UK's skiers.
Adventure Travel News
Ski report: Love the fresh snow | Lake Tahoe News
By admin
Ski report: Love the fresh snow. Posted by admin in Ski Conditions on February 14th, 2012 | no responses. Resorts are reporting more fresh snowovernight. Here is the Feb. 14 ski report. – Curtis Fong, the Guy from Tahoe. Facebook Twitter ...
Lake Tahoe News
This iPhone App Is Making Ski Resorts Stop Lying About How Much ...
By Eric Goldschein and Gus Lubin
... College Sports · Golf · Sports Page 64 · Hive · Tape · PR · Contributors · Documents · Jobs. Follow us on Facebook and get updates from Sports Page posted directly to your news feed ... On weekends, when good powder on the mountain can sway potential visitors to one resort or another, ski resorts were found to be self-reporting 23 percent more snowthan had actually fallen the night before. But the app from SkiReport.com cuts through deceit. Said one 2009 review: “Jackson ...
Business Insider
Ski Resorts Exaggerate Snowfall, to Little Effect - NYTimes.com
By By BINYAMIN APPELBAUM
And what they found at first may not seem so very surprising: Ski resortsexaggerate their holdings of fresh, natural snow. In fact, resorts on average report 23 percent more snow on weekends. But here's the mystery: There is little evidence that ...
Economix
With holiday ahead, Sierra ski resorts celebrating real snow - San ...
At last, snow returns across California, turning ski resorts into powder kegs of action.
www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_19956393?source...
Tahoe resorts say snow making is saving the ski season | abc7news ...
(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 ...
abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/assignment_7...
Powder Gallery: Wolf Creek Ski Area, Colorado - OnTheSnow
Senior Photographer Liam Doran captures the most recent storm to hit Wolf Creek Ski Area. - OnTheSnow.
www.onthesnow.com/.../powder-gallery-wolf-creek-ski-area-c...
With holiday ahead, Sierra ski resorts celebrating real snow
(Karen T. Borchers/Staff) With the holiday weekend just days away, Sierraski resorts are getting what they've been waiting for: snow -- and not the kind ...
www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_19956393
Tahoe ski resorts welcoming winter snow storm - My News 3 - KSNV ...
Tahoe ski resorts say they're welcoming a winter storm especially after depending on snow machines for weeks.
www.mynews3.com/.../6xsZm-g0Dkq09B97fyiOUg.cspx
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...
Area ski resorts experience mixed results because of lack of snow ...
What's Trending ». BREAKING NEWS» Carter gets 104 years for drug offenses ... Area ski resorts experience mixed results because of lack ofsnow. February 9 ...
www.altoonamirror.com/.../Area-ski-resorts-experience-mixed...
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/
Winter Storm Turns Israel into Ski Resort - Inside Israel - News ...
Israel news photo: Silviya/Tapuz weather forum. Several feet of snow have blanketed the Hermon ski resort on the Golan Heights – but it was closed Wednesday ...
www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/152319
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/
The ski resort paradox
It's snow-covered glades, steep runs and being in the mountains. “I loveskiing; I would ski no matter what,” he said. Vermont has 18 alpine ski areas and ...
www.burlingtonfreepress.com/article/.../jay-peak-water-park?...
A look at what's going on at Northwest ski resorts
In the news: ... Get ski and boarding conditions all winter long with webcams, snow alerts and more at seattletimes.com/snowsports ... of weak disturbances, which amounted to a little bit of new snow or light rain at all ski and snowboard areas.
seattletimes.nwsource.com/.../2017469478_webskireport10.ht...
'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
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