Skiers, Take Heart! There Is Snow if You Know Where to Look
New York Times
A LACK of snow across much of the United States has ski resorts from Lake Tahoe to Vermont scrambling to make enough on their own. In Vermont, where unseasonably warm temperatures challenged snow-making in mid-December, Mad River Glen was forced to ...
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Family Ski Resorts: 10 Reasons Why Mammoth Mountain Is the Best Kept Secret
MarketWatch (press release)
No Skis/Snowboards Required -- New for this season is Woolly's Adventure Summit -- Tube & snow play area Sled Park, a different kind of snow fun. Tubers and sledders slide down groomed slopes at the snow tube park located just above The Village at ...
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Alpine Valley: A Huffington Post Travel Ski Resort Guide
Huffington Post
As part of a series on ski resorts, Huffington Post Travel offers our guide to Alpine Valley, featuring all the key information snow lovers need to know before they hit the slopes. A mere 30 miles from Cleveland, Ohio, lies Alpine Valley, a ski resort ...
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Hey la Nina, where'd you go with our snow?
Boston.com (blog)
The good news, New England resorts have snowmaking super powers and this season has put their guns to the test proving to skiers and riders that you can ski without (real)snow. And there is snow in the forecast later this week. ...
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Northern Michigan Restaurants: Ski Town Pizzerias
Traverse
Northern Michigan Restaurants: These local pizzerias, conveniently located in towns around Northern Michigan's ski resorts, may be the reason you plan your next day ofsnow-filled fun. Read on as we explore the apres-ski pizza scene. ...
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Warms temps hurting business at area ski resorts
WTAM.com
Boston Mills/Brandywine Ski Resort had to push back their open date by two weeks, opening around Christmas because of the lack of snow and cold weather. The ski resort has been producing man made snow but that's been a challenge since temperatures have ...
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Amid scarce snow, Utah launches $1.2M ski ad effort
Salt Lake Tribune
Utah resorts are mostly relying on man-made snow to cover runs, but more than 100 of the state's 138 chairlifts are operating, serving 595 runs. The ad money is being spent on television spots on two stations in New York and two in Los Angeles, ...
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Take a Powder Trip
Toronto Star
Hockley Valley Resort, Orangeville – for the more experienced skier or snowboarder the 8-week program is the perfect choice. Snow Valley, Barrie – check out their Half DaySki or Snowboard session during March Break Camp, perfect for kids ages 3 to 15. ...
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Aspen Highlands: A Huffington Post Travel Ski Resort Guide
Huffington Post
As part of a series on ski resorts, Huffington Post Travel offers our guide to Aspen Highlands, featuring all the key information snow lovers need to know before they hit the slopes. Aspen Highlands, part of the Aspen/Snowmass winter complex along with...
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Fairmont Whistler Delivers Powder to the People
MarketWatch (press release)
With over 17 feet of snow so far (518 centimetres), Whistler currently has twice as much snow as any ski resort in Canada or the US In honour of La Niña's generoussnow fall, The Fairmont Chateau Whistler has launched a brand new winter offer, ...
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Ski team's wait for snow over
Winona Daily News
The course also puts the Winhawks on an even playing field with teams from the metroarea, which have three man-made snow areas to practice on. “I think we are going to see teams that want to visit Winona that haven't been down here before,” Brandt ...
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Ski Tips for Moms
Fox News
Family travel expert Eileen Ogintz of Takingthekids.com tells Fox News Traveler it's no wonder women drop out of snow sports at a far great rate than men. The good news is that ski resorts around the country feel your pain and offer a selection of ...
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Dry winter: Golfers, skiers adjust to paltry snowfall
Farmington Daily Times
"For the first time in 30 years, a lack of snow has not allowed us to open the back bowls in Vail as of Jan. 6, and for the first time since the late 1800s, it did not snow at all in Tahoe in December." Silverton Mountain, an experts-only ski area, ...
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Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow
Owen Sound Sun Times
Looking out their windows and seeing snow helps people think of skiing, he said, but most of the ski runs are open. The resort has been able to make enough snow for a good base and Matanowitsch said it's a myth that natural snow is better. ...
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Alaska town buried in snow gets help digging out
Reuters
Despite the immediate problems, skiers are happy about the snow, Marquette said. The glut of snow at the local ski area, Mount Eyak, has temporarily put the single chairlift there out of service, he said. But skiers expect to benefit from it in coming ...
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Women's World Cup races in Slovenia being moved to Kranjska Gora because of ...
Washington Post
OBERHOFEN, Switzerland — The International Ski Federation says women's World Cup races scheduled for Jan. 21-22 in Maribor, Slovenia, have been moved because of warm temperatures and too little snow. FIS says the giant slalom and slalom races will be ...
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Kirkwood ski resort in Lake Tahoe offers free lift ticket to dissatisfied skiers
Examiner.com
So confident is Kirkwood ski resort in its current manmade snow conditions that theresort will offer any skier or snowboarder a free lift ticket if they are not satisfied. The offer is Kirkwood's way of proving a day at the resort off Highway 88 is ...
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Businesses see red ink in brown winter
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Guenther said she was cheered to teach a class at Elm Creek Park Reserve in Maple Grove and find the manmade cross-country snow area crowded with tiny kids, older folks, disabled skiers training for the Paralympics and college and high school skiers ...
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Boulder Lake ski race canceled
Duluth News Tribune
With little snow on the trail and little in the forecast, organizers of the ninth annual Boulder Lake Ski & Snowshoe Race scheduled for Sunday decided to cancel the race Monday. With little snow on the trail and little in the forecast, organizers of ...
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Top ski villages in Canada
Toronto Sun
(Courtesy Mont Tremblant Ski Resort) Mont-Sainte-Anne Mountain Resort, Quebec: Mont-Sainte-Anne is conveniently located just 30 minutes from Quebec City and is host to several World Cup events. With three snow parks and 66 trails, Mont-Sainte-Anne is...
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Mile High SnowFest Showcases All Things Snow
MarketWatch (press release)
Ski & Snowboard ArtLarimer Square With non-traditional canvasses made out of recycled skis and snowboards, select Colorado artists are challenged to create snowsport-inspired masterpieces. The resulting original works from more than 20 artists and...
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Below Average Snowpack Hinders 'Skiconomy'
KJCT8.com
"Absolutely, the lack of snow does affect us and just kind of dampens the spirit a little bit," he acknowledged. "Whenever this happens, we get busy." While most people think it would be even worse for local ski resorts, the staff at Powderhorn says ...
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