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Copper Mountain Officially Opens |
| Copper Mountain, CO 11/08/08 - Copper officially opened for the 08-09 season this morning at 9 a.m. Guests are
enjoying terrain off the American Eagle lift as well as Opening Weekend specials
throughout the Village at Copper.
Today guests are... |
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Wolf Creek Ski Area is Open |
| Pagosa Springs, Colorado 11/8/08 - Wolf Creek Ski Area opened
this past Saturday, November 8th for the 2008-2009
season! Wolf Creek is reporting an all natural base of 14 inches with
10 inches of new snow from the current storm and 20 inches year to... |
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Crested Butte Builds Base for Ski Season |
| Crested Butte, Colorado 11/5/08 - Crested Butte Mountain Resort (CBMR) is enjoying early season
snowfall with the first serious system of the season coming in last night and this morning.
This storm is bringing welcome winter weather to the area dropping approximately four fresh
inches last... |
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Europe’s Best Kept Secrets: Obergurgl, Austria |
| Obergurgl is a perfect example of why it’s important to shop around for ski resorts. While some dedicated fans of this Austrian resort love nothing better than its snowsure beginner and intermediate runs, expert skiers or those with a taste for a high level of nightlife will most likely find themselves bored here. Obergurgl’s greatest [...] |
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Ski Vacation in Germany |
| Garmisch-Partenkirchen is built around the highest mountain in Germany, the Zugspitze, with an altitude of 2,962 meters (8,832 feet). The top of the mountain is actually a glacier with amazing ski terrain for advanced skiers ranging from bowls to natural, ungroomed drops. There?s ample opportunity for leisurely, intermediate skiing on the 75 miles of trails [...] |
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European Resorts for Late-season Snow |
| Don’t worry if you haven’t made plans for your European ski trip yet. As the season winds down in some areas it continues to go strong at high-altitude resorts, especially those with glaciers. There’s still time to book a late-season ski vacation in the Alps. Take a look at some of the European resorts with [...] |
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The Canyons Conditions report for |
Trails Open: 150
Lifts Open: 18
Primary Surface: Powder
Secondary Surface: Packed Powder
24-hr Snowfall: 0
Past 13 Days Snow: 46
Grooming: 55
Snowmaking: 12
Average Base Depth: 47
Summit Base Depth: 57
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Vonn wins World Cup super-combined event (AP) |
| Lindsey Vonn won a World Cup super-combined event Friday to extend her lead in the overall standings against second-place Tina Maze. The American defended her lead from the morning downhill with a solid slalom leg to clock a combined two-run time of 2 minutes, 28.35 seconds. "It was a really satisfying win. |
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Erik Guay leads World Cup downhill training run (AP) |
| World champion Erik Guay had the fastest time in Friday's training run for a World Cup downhill race on the slope where the Canadian won the gold medal last year. The Kandahar course has been modified slightly to return to its original design but Guay still had the fastest time of 1 minute, 57.08 seconds. |
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Lindsey Vonn wins World Cup super-combined event (AP) |
| Lindsey Vonn won a World Cup super-combined event Friday to extend her lead in the overall standings over second-place Tina Maze. The American defended her lead from the morning downhill with a solid slalom leg to win in a combined two-run time of 2 minutes, 28.35 seconds. Maze was 0.41 seconds back and third-place Nicole Hosp of Austria trailed Vonn by 0.58. |
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Recon Instruments Welcomes Smith Optics and SCOTT Sports to Brand Partners |
| Goggles with MOD and MOD Live compatibility from Smith and SCOTT will be unveiled this month at the OR (booth # 40151) SIA (booth # 423) and ISPO (Booth # A3 225)
SALT LAKE CITY - January 17, 2012 - Recon Instruments, award winning innovator of Micro Optics Display (MOD) technology for action sport athletes, is excited to announce official partnerships with Smith Optics and SCOTT Sports to debut new goggles and color-ways compatible with MOD and MOD Live displays for skiing, snowboarding,... |
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REI and PSIA-AASI Partner for Snowsports Outdoor Education |
| January 24, 2012 - Lakewood, Colo. - PSIA-AASI (the Professional Ski Instructors of America and American Association of Snowboard Instructors), a non-profit association representing 31,500 ski and snowboard instructors, has announced a pilot program in partnership with REI (Recreational Equipment, Inc.), a national retailer providing quality outdoor gear and clothing, to offer joint introductory ski and snowboard classes in February.
The program entails a two-hour "Learn to Ski and... |
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Saddleback Updates - Ride & Ski, Maine Day on Feb. 5th, and More! |
| We have had 23 inches of snow in January (including 3 inches last night), combined with snowmaking, it has given us the best snow conditions in Maine. The Kennebago Quad to the summit is open. True packed powder and powder surfaces.
http://www.alpinezone.com/news/images/20120124/saddleback.jpgThe ride down America and Tricolor is incredible, the view just makes it better. Head up to the glades. Nightmare, Thrombosis, Dark Wizard and Intimidator are open.
Saddleback... |
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Avalanche Incidents - International Summary for 2011-2012 |
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November 14: For the current season beginning October 1, 2011 the Avalanche Center has
posted 2 reports with a total of 2 fatalities. Our database now contains reports
on 1674 avalanches since October 1, 1998.
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Avalanche Incident - Canada - Snowmobiling |
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The first Canadian fatality for the 2011-12 season happened near Prince George on Nov 13. The body
of the snowmobiler was recovered during a break in conditions on the 14th.
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Avalanche Incident - Utah - Skiing |
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The first US fatality for the 2011-12 season happened in Utah on Nov 13. A skier at Snowbird was
swept over cliff bands and died of trauma. The ski area was not opened for the season yet.
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