SKIING: RFID continues ski evolution
Daily Breeze
We believed they made strange sounds, cut up the snow in unusual patterns, and the riders wore grungy clothing. Fortunately, skiers and ski area operators outgrew those silly ideas. As it turns out, grungy clothing was very chic. ...
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2011 Holiday Gift Guide for Snow Sports
Allentown Morning Call (blog)
With Blue Mountain Ski Area in Palmerton (www.skibluemountain.com) opening up for the season this morning, active outdoor enthusiasts like skiers and snowboarders are all revved up for snow. While Mother Nature hasn't obliged uswith the white stuff ...
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Liftopia Launches Free Ski and Snowboard App for iPhone(R) and iPod(R) touch
MarketWatch (press release)
The Liftopia app is skiing's first multi-resort, location-based e-commerce app where skiers and snowboarders can browse and buy deals on lift tickets and other mountain activities in advance, and access the latest information on ski conditions and snow ...
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Prospect of Manitoba Mountain ski area divides Alaska backcountry fans
Alaska Dispatch
On a sunny day with good snow, Manitoba Mountain in the middle of the Kenai Peninsula attracts skiers by the dozens, along with an increasing number of snowboarders. The former slap on backcountry skis with climbing skins to plod up an old mining road ...
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Demo days more than a free ride
The Boston Globe
“Come with a plan by knowing the models you want to test, category you want to test, and put the skis through varying paces, short turns, long turns, and snowconditions,'' he says. MacDonald acknowledges this season's lack of snow - mostresorts are ...
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Aspen Times Weekly cover story: Happy birthday, Stein Eriksen
Aspen Times
Willy became father's adviser to the first manufacture of alpine skiing in Scandinavia. He introduced alpine skiing to Norway. It's probably the reason I became a champion alpine skier. HS: How long did he live with your family? SE: He lived with us ...
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New features at Hunter Mountain
New York Post
While many are waiting for the ski season to take off, resorts have kept themselves busy with improvements that both riders and skiers will enjoy. At Hunter Mountain in the Catskills, new features were added to its terrain park, the first being two ...
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McKee's McThoughts: Don't need a weather man
SkiRacing.com
More exciting I think is that through the first week of December 17 US alpine skiershave scored World Cup points. Eleven have placed in the top 10. That's more than Switzerland, Italy or France. Austria has put 18 different skiers in the top 10 to ...
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JOHN CHRISTIE — Fundraising for Snow Bowl expansion halfway to goal
Kennebec Journal
The lift, incidentally, will look familiar to Shawnee Peak skiers, as it was purchased from the Bridgton ski area when it was replaced by another triple previously at Loon Mountain in New Hampshire. The new triple at the Snow Bowl will run from the ...
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Paradiski Opens its 425km of Pistes on 17th December
Sacramento Bee
246 hectares of artificial snow, 755 snow canons. 153 km of cross-country and Nordic ski trails. 102 096 beds. Access us at http://www.paradiski.com Reader comments on Sacbee.com are the opinions of the writer, not The Sacramento Bee....
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Amazing prizes up for grabs in Steamboat's Boat Load Sweeps
Examiner.com
Monthly prizes will be awarded during January, February, March and April, which include a variety of giveaways such as SmartWool socks, GoPro cameras, Steamboat lift tickets, Rossignol skis and airline tickets into Steamboat. The two Grand Prizes will ...
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Will milder La Niña affect Cody area skiing?
Cody Enterprise
"But cruising through the parking lot, we're seeing a big bump in license plates from the Bozeman area," he added. "In the region, it seems, snow hasn't been falling as much as skiers and snowboarders would like." At Red Lodge, snow conditions allowed ...
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Salt Lake City resorts rank as most affordable ski destinations
Deseret News
Colorado ranked as the most expensive state for US skiers, with four of the top five most expensive ski destinations on the list. Telluride was fourth at $587 and Steamboat Springs was fifth at $574. There are 11 world-class ski resorts with in one ...
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More trail users than snowflakes
Bend Bulletin
Whether or not it arrives, the upper area of Dutchman Flat will likely be very busy and filling up early with recreationists eager to try out whatever snow they can find.Skiers and snowshoers can park at the Mt. Bachelor nordic area and access ...
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Bozeman ranked third best winter city to live
The Bozeman Daily Chronicle
“And when the rest of the country is celebrating the arrival of spring, Bozeman area ski resorts are still packing powder.” The writer notes that Bridger Bowl Ski Areawill host the NCAA Men's and Women's Skiing Championships in March, and that Bozeman ...
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Sidecountry Sessions – The Teaser
Powder.com (blog)
Based on recommendations of local skiers via Facebook (no, you can't nominate yourself), Molly, Zack and Neil will ski, climb and adventure with chosen nominees in order to select the newest members of OR's athlete team. ...
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Moose Passings
Turnagain Times
Students and teacher are anxious to give out the cross-country skis out and hit the powder soon! As always, anyone wishing to volunteer at the school is welcome. Simply call the school to schedule a time. The Seward Ranger District's Kenai Lake Work ...
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Hans Olsson poised for career breakthrough
Universal Sports (blog)
I think he didn't really crush everyone in any particular spot but you're skis have to be going here to be fast." Experts have been tipping Olsson for victory for years, but he's failed to come through. "I know I can ski really fast but I've never ...
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Soak in Idaho with ski trails, hot springs
YourWestValley.com
Snowmobilers park their machines by some of the cabins and at others, Nordic enthusiasts stand skis on end in the white mounds shoveled high among the buildings. Parking our car in a turnout on US 12, we skied on national forest roads and then branched ...
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