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Ski Report: January 20, 2012
29 / 7 / variable / 18"-32" / 0" Eagle Rock Resort / Noon-9 pm Fri., 9 am-9 pm Sat.-Sun. / 10/ 3 / variable / 12"-36" / 0" Hidden Valley / 10 am-4:30 pm Mon.-Tues., 10 am-8 pm Wed., 10 am-9 pm Thurs., 9 am-9:30 pm Fri.-Sat., 9 am-9 pm Sun.
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Heavy snow pounding on weak snowpack in the mountains raising avalanche danger …
A backcountry skier near the Snowmass ski area was trapped Jan. 18. Resort officials said one skier died after being caught in a small avalanche at Winter Park Resort on Sunday, and a 13-year-old skier died after being trapped Sunday on a closed area …
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GoPro Welcomes Shaun White, Olympic and X Games Multi-Gold Medalist, to Snow Team
GoPro's ski team includes Tom Wallisch, Tucker Perkins, Andrew Whiteford, Julian Carr, Julia Murray, Tanner Hall, Meg Olenick, Keri Herman, Grete Eliassen, Matthias Giraud and JT Holmes. "I'm really excited to be working with the team," said Shaun …
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Glenwood named fifth best ski town in US
Glenwood named fifth best ski town in US
GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado — Following on the heels of Rand McNally's 2011 designation of Glenwood Springs as the “Most Fun Small Town” in the USA, the city has a new distinction as a top-seven ski town. The road atlas publisher announced its “Best of …
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Alpine Skiing: Linnerooth's second paces Brainerd skiers
His 15th place is one of his best finishes in a larger invite like today. It was nice to see him put together two good runs.” The Warrior boys finished sixth, while the Warrior girls placed fifth led by Alex Stone's 14th-place time of 1:17.90.
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Mount Carmel grad, Beverly native killed in avalanche in Colorado
He loved the high country and was passionate about skiing and the outdoors, as is his wife. “It's very, very hard. We were soulmates. I loved him more than anything in the world. He's the best man, the best father. He's the best husband,” Lynn Norris …
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Grand Rapids Christian freshman wins third slalom race in a row (photos)
Grand Rapids Christian freshman wins third slalom race in a row (photos)
“I keep skiing the best I can and it all comes down to Grand Rapids Christian High School, and I just love that school. “I came in knowing that I've had experience in skiing and was excited to ski high school. I didn't think I was going to come in and …
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Winter sports a cool change
Mt Buller also has a snow tube park and offers snow- shoeing and night skiing and skiers can record their adventures with the Mt Buller Live iPhone app which finds friends on the mountain and keeps data on runs completed and top speeds.
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World Cup skiing | Travis Ganong leads Americans at Kitzbuehel
“We look forward to this race every year and running from the top is just a blast. You're missing a lot when you start where we did today, but it's still a ski race and it's still the fastest one from the top to the bottom who wins,” said Ganong.
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Lack of snow and rain leaves some SJSU students high and dry
Lack of snow and rain leaves some SJSU students high and dry
“There was only man-made snow.” Associated Students had originally scheduled a trip to Tahoe on Jan. 23 for students who wanted to get in some snowboarding, skiing, or snowshoeing, but the group will now be going on Jan. 29, according to Kristine …
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Snowfall in metro Detroit is about 30% lower than average this season, with …
"Really, it doesn't look like there's a chance of any measurable snow," he said. "Any accumulations look like they're going to be pretty light." Today will be cloudy across metro Detroit with a high of 37 degrees and an overnight low of 35 degrees.
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Denyse Smith: Michigan's U.P. is for snow lovers
Not sure about dog sledding? There are other ways get some exercise on your up north retreat. Johnson said the latest craze is “skijoring,” another form of skiing or wake boarding on snow. Tethering yourself to your own dog if it's a good size and a …
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