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Ski-Snowboard Queenstown, NZ
A ski-snowboard vacation to Queenstown on New Zealand's South Island that included four ski areas continues with myriad off-snow activities.
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East Ski Season Extended
Snowfalls accumulating in feet not inches have allowed northeastern ski resorts from New York to Vermont to extend their seasons until late April.
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Ski-Snowboard Treble Cone, NZ
A ski-snowboard vacation to Queenstown on New Zealand's South Island that included four ski areas continues at Treble Cone Ski Area.
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Ski-Snowboard Cardrona Resort, NZ
A ski-snowboard vacation to Queenstown on New Zealand's South Island that included four ski areas continues at Cardrona Alpine Resort.
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Ski-Snowboard Coronet Peak, NZ
A ski-snowboard vacation to Queenstown on New Zealand's South Island included four ski areas, continues at Coronet Peak.
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Ski-Snowboard The Remarkables, NZ
A ski-snowboard vacation to Queenstown on New Zealand's South Island included four ski areas, starting with The Remarkables, brings wintersport in summer.
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Skiing Colorado's Sunlight Mt.
In Glenwood Springs, Colorado, you can combine family-friendly skiing-snowboarding, hot sulphur springs swimming and surprisingly extreme terrain.
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Skiing Colorado's Ski Cooper
Leadville, Colorado's Ski Cooper offers big-mountain skiing and snowboarding on a smaller, more approachable scale than its mega-resort neighbors.
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Spring, time to learn snowboarding
Springtime is prime time for learnig snowboarding thanks to warmer days, softer snow, and easier snowboarding conditions.
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5 New England Ski Shopping Meccas
New England skiers and snowboarders can find super shopping within spitting distance of most major ski resorts, including these top five.
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Summer Ski-Snowboard Camps
Summer ski and snowboard camps at Whistler-Blackcomb and Mt. Hood allow skiers and snowboarders of all ages and abilities to ski and ride throughout the year.
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Spring Ski-Snowboarding Tips
Spring brings the best skiing and snowboarding, and wonderful ski-snowboard vacations, but to get the most from a winter sports vacation, keep these tips in mind.
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Snowboarding - U.S. Open
The 25th Snowboarding U.S. Open ran at Stratton this weekend, showing the sport's growth, but also its original grass roots attitude and appeal.
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Spring Ski Resort Events: Rockies
At ski resorts nationwide, warm weather and longer days add up to unending soft snow and non-stop skiing and snowboarding special events.
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Spring Ski Resort Events: Far West
At ski resorts nationwide, warm weather and longer days add up to unending soft snow and non-stop skiing and snowboarding special events.
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Spring Ski Resort Events: East
At ski resorts nationwide, warm weather and longer days add up to unending soft snow and non-stop skiing and snowboarding special events.
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Ski Quebec, Mont-Sainte-Anne
The combination of fine skiing and snowboarding, Nordic skiing, and history create a unique winter vacation destination at Quebec City and Mont-Sainte-Anne.
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Ski Le Massif in Quebec
In Quebec's Charlevoix Region, Le Massif offers winter recreation with flair and elan on the banks of the St. Lawrence River.
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Heated Chairlifts in Norway
Heated chairlift seats at Norway's Norway's Trysil Ski and Snowboard Resort and Austria's Zell am See warm skiers' and snowboarders' tushes, but are they necessary?
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Ski Newfoundland - Remote but Good
Remote it is, but Newfoundland's skiing and snowboarding are remarkably good, even for experts.
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Stowe Resort Earns Green Rating
Spruce Peak at Stowe has earned the Audubon Green Community Award from Audubon International, making it the country' first mountain/ski resort to earn such a rating.
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Loon - Custom Ski Snowboard Lesson
Loon Mountain Resort has introduced customized, 3-hour, private lessons that facilitate quick improvement for skiers and snowboarders-and they can be affordable, too.
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Catskills March Mt Madness
The entire Windham/Hunter area hails spring skiing and riding with deals, discounts and special events throughout March and into April.
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Hunter Mt Women’s Indulgence Camp
New York's Hunter Mountain Resort has created two special weekend programs especially for women that involve everything from ski-snowboard skills development to spa treat
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SouthShore Soldiers Board Camp
SouthShores Soldiers Snowboard Camp at Heavenly Resort is uniquely set up for adult riders of all abilities to learn from seasoned pro coaches.
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Luge Challenge Fun at Ski Resorts
USA Luge and Verizon stage fun luge races at several ski resorts that teach the basics and award prizes.
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Midwest Ski-Snowboard Madness
Shanty Creek's Slush Cup Weekend and Irish Weekend with Cardboard Classic shows that Midwestern skiers and snowboarders just wanna to have fun.
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Ski Race Features Military
The annual gala ski race weekend welcomes teams of active duty US Army mountain-trained soldiers, and World War II veterans from the famed 10th Mountain Division.
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New Snow Means Wintersport Lives
A major snowstorm last week has provided welcome snow cover for all wintersport enthusiasts-and for the businesses that depend on them.
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Skate-Hockey-Skatercross Race
A crazy ice-skating/boardercross combination race called Red Bull Crashed Ice that defies logic and description is run annually, and this year it's in Quebec City, Quebec
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Speed Skiing at Sun Peaks Resort
The RE/MAX FIS World Cup of Speed Skiing stages its only North American race at Sun Peaks in British Columbia, a competition in which skiers reach speeds of 110 mph.
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Extreme Snowmobiling at Attitash
The Red Bull SCS Sled Style Extreme Snowmobile Exhibition features stunt riding and amazing feats of snowmobile driving at Attitash Ski Resort.
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Canadian City Snowboarding Jams
Rail sliding snowboarders take to the streets during the Old Spice Experience Rail Tour.
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Wildcat Hosts Backcountry Telemark
Telemark skiers can learn to handle the backcountry at these Wildcat Mt. - Eastern Mt. Sports telemark ski clinics.
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Nordic Ski-Dine at Crested Butte
A four-star, four-course, four-bonfire cross-country ski/snowshoe-and-dine meal event on March 17, 2007, will support the Gunnison/Crested Butte Junior Nordic Ski Team.
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Ski-Snowboard Salzburg, Hochkönigs
The Salzburg region contains 22 major ski resorts with skiing and snowboarding on 1100 miles of trails and, under Ski Europe's guidance, we finished at Hochkönigs.
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Ski-Snowboard Salzburg: Zell am Se
The Salzburg region contains 22 major ski resorts with skiing and snowboarding on 1100 miles of trails and, under Ski Europe's guidance, we next skied Zell am See.
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Ski-Snowboard Salzburg: Saalbach
The Salzburg region contains 22 major ski resorts with skiing and snowboarding on 1100 miles of trails and, under Ski Europe's guidance, we next skied Saalbach.
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Ski-Snowboard Salzburg: Grossarl
The Salzburg, Austria, region contains 22 major ski resorts with skiing and snowboarding on 1100 miles of trails. Our ski vacation with Ski Europe started at Grossarl.
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Skiing Austria - Salzburg
A report on skiing and snowboarding with ski tour company Ski Europe in the Salzburg, Austria, region, a.k.a Salzburgerland.
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Manhattan Snowboard Rail Jam
Mountain Creek Resort, Jeep and others bring the mountain to Manhattan as the city sees its first major pro snowboarding rail jam competition.
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Telemark Ski Fest at Sunday River
Skiers, and even snowboarders, get a chance to try telemark skiing, while veteran telemarkers free-heelers gather for a day of clinics, competition and celebration.
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Winter Triathlon Nationals in Colo
Devil's Thumb Ranch, a leading Nordic skiing center, will host the Winter Triathlon Nationals, which includes cross country skiing, trail running and mountain biking.
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Mountain Creek - Switch Academy
Mountain Creek Resort, a bastion of freestyle skiing and snowboarding, has created the Switch Academy to teach park-and-pipe skills.
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Zen Master’s Ski-to-Live Clinic
Big mind Zen teachings are combined with skiing instruction to create a unique Ski-to-Live Clinic at Deer Valley Resort.
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Red Mt.’s New The Mountain Project
Red Mountain Resort has established a unique on-mountain program to link the resort, manufacturers, skiers, snowboarders and locals.
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Ski VT Starts Nordic Treasure Hunt
Ski Vermont introduces Nordic Quest-a treasure hunt for families carried out on cross-country skis or snowshoes.
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Wisconsin’s Big Dogsled Race
Bayfield, Wisc., hosts the annual Apostle Islands Sled Dog Races, which range through the snowfields and forests of the Apostles Islands National Lakeshore region.
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Women Ski-Snowboard at Loon
Women who want to advance their skiing or snowboarding skills, or learn freestyle snowboarding, can do so at Loon Mountain Resort this winter.
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1932 Winter Olympics Celebrated
An evening of swing, sentiment and song will benefit the Lake Placid Winter Olympic Museum as the first American Winter Olympics are feted.
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Ski Companions Fly Free on Delta
A ski vacation to major North American ski resorts have become more affordable with Delta Airlines' Companion Flies Free promotion.
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Waterville - Pink Super Bowl
Snowboarding competitions, raffles and lessons mark the fund-raising events in Waterville helps fight breast cancer.
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N Lake Tahoe Transportation News
New bus services make it easier for skiers, snowboarders and wintersports fans to get to and around North Lake Tahoe.
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Beaver Creek Gets Funny
The New Yorker Magazine presents three February days of cartooning and humor at Colorado's Beaver Creek Resort.
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Shawnee Peak, ME, Non-Profit Days
Each Thursday during the 2006-07 ski and snowboard season, Shawnee Peak donates 10% of its daytime lift ticket sales to a specified non-profit organization.
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Skiing Reno - Lake Tahoe
Reno, Nevada, is no longer just a gambling and divorce destination. It's growing like crazy, and there's plenty to do-especially skiing and snowboarding.
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Denver Ski-Snowboard Terrain Park
The country's first-ever city/ski resort cooperative ski-snowboard terrain park is being constructed in Denver, where it's scheduled for a January 20th opening.
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World Pond Hockey Championships
Amateur ice hockey playuers get a chance to claim some fame and glory at the annual World Pond Hockey Championships in a tiny New Brunswick town called Plaster Rock, Cana
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Winter New Brunswick Style
New Brunswick, Canada, offers a full range of wintersports vacations.
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Portland, OR Ski - Snowboard Bus
Mt. Hood Meadows has been running public bus programs for skiers and snowboarders for 30 years, offering affordable skiing and snowboarding and a chance to make new frien
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Michigan McDonald Ski Discounts
Michigan families can learn to ski, snowboard or Nordic ski, plus get merchandise discounts with the McDonald's Discover Michigan Skiing program.
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Diamond Peak Senior Ski Clinics
Older skiers can improve their skiing skills and make new friends at Diamond Peak's senior ski clinics, offered three times during the 2006-07 ski season.
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Okemo Alpine Adventures for Women
Okemo's two-, three-, and five-day women's programs allow women skiers and snowboarders to enhance their enjoyment of the sport.
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Snowbird Resort Snowmobiling
Snowmobiling from the top of the ski lifts at a major resort is the unusual offering at Utah's Snowbird Resort.
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Backcountry Ski Tours at Snowbasin
Advanced skiers and snowboarders find a unique opportunity to explore Utah's backcountry terrain with Snowbasin Resort's new gouded tour program.
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Maine WinterFest and Derby
The Maine WinterFest & Derby features all kinds of wintersports activities, plus some unusual races, ice sculpting and other events.
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Eastern Ski Jump Champs in CT
Ski jumpers, including Olympic hopefuls, compete at the Eastern Ski Jump Championships in Salisbury, Ct., during a Salisbury Winter Sports Association competition.
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Winter Park Fresh Tracks Breakfast
Skiers and snowboarders can jump start their Saturdays at Winter Park Resort with private access to the ski slopes and a gourmet breakfast, too.
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Okemo Swim/Fitness Center Opens
Okemo Resort adds ice skating, swimming and fitness to its menu of family fun and recreation options by opening a new ice rink and swim/fitness center.
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Burton Learn-to-Ride Snowboarding
Burton Snowboards tackles the high non-return factor among first-time snowboarders by inventing equipment to make learning easier, and helping ski resorts make it happen.
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Ski Stylin’ at 4 Seasons Whistler
The Four Seasons Whistler offers excellent high-end ski packages and services at the site of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games.
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5 Online Waterville Valley Deals
Waterville Valley Resort offers discounts and special pricing for pre-booking lift tickets and lodging online.
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Lapland Lake Nordic 60+ Specials
One of the finest Nordic ski and snowshoeing centers in the Adirondacks, Lapland Lake makes getting outdoors easy and affordable for ages 60-plus.
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Ski Pats Peak Pay-One-Price
The Pay-One-Price Program at New Hampshire's Pats Peak Ski area includes Saturday night lift tickets, tubing, rentals, lessons tips, bonfires and entertainment until 10 p
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Book Ski Vacations with a Pro
Certified ski tour operators and resort reservation services can provide vital insight that assures skiers and snowboarders a successful major ski vacation.
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CT’s Mohawk Mt Turns 60
Mohawk Mt. Was the site of early snowmaking experiments and remains today, in its 60th season, the closest big hill skiing and snowboarding to Hartford and New York City.
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iPod Ski Hat for Sale
iSoundCap Inc. has announced their latest audio cap for skiing, snowboarding and other cold weather activities.
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Nordic Skiing Winter Trails Day
More than 100 Nordic ski venues nationwide to offer free day of snowshoeing and cross-country skiing during the annual Winter Trails Day
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PowderFone is Skiers' Wake Up Call
A new service by Powderfone.com allows skiers and snowboarders to receive wake-up calls when a snowfall equaling their own specified amount has taken place.
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N Tahoe Snow Fest in March
North Tahoe's 10-day winter carnival features everything from a ski patrol race and a Wasabi Eating Contest to dog events and fireworks.
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Okemo Cooking Class for Skiers
Okemo Resort's new Epic Restaurant at Solitude brings new slopeside gourmet cuisine to skiers and snowboarders, plus cooking classes right on the mountain.
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Snowmobiling Traverse City, MI
Traverse City, Michigan's Boardman Valley Snowmobile Trail offers fine Midwest sledding through open stands of oak alternate with dense pine, spruce and hemlock forests.
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Snowmobiling Allegheny Nat. Forest
Sledders from around the East come to the Allegheny National Forest to snowmobile through pristine forests, cool towns and past great views.
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Birches Resort Winter Adventures
The Birches Resort in northern Maine, presents vacationers with a full menu of wintersport options from Nordic and downhill skiing to snowmobiling and ice fishing.
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Skiing Baqueira-Beret Spain: Day 3
Baqueira-Beret, Spain's largest ski resort, offers plenty of terrain, and a singular cross-cultural experience not found elsewhere in Europe's ski country.
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Pico Mt’s Mid-Week All-In Pricing
Pico Mountain's new mid-week discount ski/ride/lesson/lunch package is a boon for anyone looking for inexpensive skiing and snowboarding.
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Skiing Baqueira-Beret Spain: Day 2
Baqueira-Beret, Spain's largest ski resort, offers plenty of terrain, and a singular cross-cultural experience not found elsewhere in Europe's ski country.
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Skiing Baqueira-Beret Spain: Day 1
Baqueira-Beret, Spain's largest ski resort, offers plenty of terrain, and a singular cross-cultural experience not found elsewhere in Europe's ski country.
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Jeep 4-Wheeling in the Pyrenees
The five-star La Pleta Hotel & Spa in Baqueira, Spain, and Jeep offer a winter driving school to complement the region's excellent downhill and Nordic skiing.
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Ski-Snowboard South Tahoe
Three major ski resorts, abundant nightlife and dining, gambling, entertainment and lodging of all kinds, make South Tahoe a complete ski-snowboard vacation destination.
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Canada National Ski-Snowboard Week
Canada's 30th anniversary National Ski and Snowboard Week celebration runs January 13th-21st, 2007, with deals, events and demos countrywide.
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Killington Rail Jam Postponed
Poor weather postpones the Killington Resort's first major on-snow contest, the Rails to Riches Rail Jam, which has been re-scheduled for Saturday, December 16, 2006.
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IOC - Ski Cross OK
The International Olympic Committee says "yes" to sanctioning ski cross as an event, but rejects women's ski jumping.
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Luge Championships in Alberta
For the first time, the Natural Track Luge Championships come to North America on Feb. 17-19, 2007, when 250 athletes from 15 countries gather in Grand Prairie, Alberta.
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Ski Areas Focus On Terrain Parks
With more skiers and snowboarders "freestyling," ski resorts have developed more and increasingly sophisticated terrain parks, a huge personnel and monetary commitment.
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US Team - Silver Star Nordic Best
Silver Star Mountain Resort in British Columbia has been named as the favorite Nordic destination of the US Ski Nordic Team, according to a poll released by Fastskier.com
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Keystone’s 36 Days of Chocolate
Every year Keystone Resort unveils a huge village made of chocolate, accompanied by special menus, lodging packages and events-all for a sweeter time on snow.
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Liftopia.com Discount Lift Tickets
A new way for resorts to pre-sell lift tickets, online in advance, results in as much as 40 percent off in deeply discounted prices.
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Sno Limo - Skiing for Non-Skiers
For those who can't or won't ski or snowboard, Whistler Resort Blackcomb's Sno Limo has created a sage, fun way to slide down the slopes.
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6 Top Ski Resorts for Christmas
A half dozen ski resorts and towns that offer wonderful events and ambience for the Christmas holiday season.
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