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Ways to Enjoy the First Snowfall: Celebrate Winter Wonderland Like a Child

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By: Feature Writer Therese Haberman

Why are There No Olympic Women Ski Jumpers: Disappointed Female Athletes Claim it's a Human Rights Issue

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By: Feature Writer Lisa Auer

Winter Mountain Hazards: Avalanches, Crevasses and Cold Exposure are Backcountry Threats

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By: Feature Writer Lisa Auer

Safe Travel Techniques in Avalanche Terrain: How to Cross a Suspect Snow Slope to Minimize Risk of Being Buried

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By: Feature Writer Lisa Auer

What To Do If Caught in an Avalanche: Steps to Help Stay Alive If Buried by a Snow Avalanche

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By: Feature Writer Lisa Auer

Ski and Snowboard Helmet Buyers' Guide: How to Choose the Best Helmet for Downhill Skiing or Snowboarding

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By: Feature Writer Ret Talbot

What To Do If Someone is Buried in an Avalanche: Survival Rate of a Person Dug Out from Under Snow in 15 mins is 93%

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By: Feature Writer Lisa Auer

The Three A's of Avalanche Terrain: Angle Aspect and Altitude Key Components of Snow Slopes That Slide

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By: Feature Writer Lisa Auer

Avalanche Search and Rescue Equipment: Transceiver Shovel and Probe are Basic Avalanche Safety Items

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By: Feature Writer Lisa Auer

Alaskan Bunny Boots Give Warmth to Frigid Feet: Boots Keep Military and Alaskan Outdoor Workers Warm

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By: Feature Writer Karen Berger

Preventing Hypothermia Means Preparing for Cold: In Frigid Winter Weather, Recognize Symptoms and Stay Warm

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By: Feature Writer Karen Berger

Protecting Your Body from Frostbite: How to Dress in Sub-Zero Temperatures

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By: Venice Kichura

Finding Great Deals on Winter Ski Gear: Where to Find Cheap Ski Equipment and Discount Ski Clothing

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By: Amiee Maxwell

Snowmobiling, Tips For This Outdoor Winter Sport: Guidelines For a Fun and Safe Snowmobile Ride

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By: Feature Writer Amy Kreydin

U.P. 200 Dog Sled Race: Competitive Mushing in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan

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By: Ellen Wilson

Winter Sports Staying Fit in the Winter: The Top 5 Winter Activities that Keep You Active and Healthy

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By: Clea (Hariklia) Simos

How to Survive Cold-Water Immersion: A Sudden Dunking in Frigid Water Need Not be Fatal

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By: Stephen Allen Christensen

London's Top Ten Winter Skating Venues: Open-Air Ice Rinks at London's Famous Landmarks for 2008/9 Season

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By: Feature Writer Frances Spiegel

Best US Ski Resorts for Tree Skiing: Three Ski Mountains Across the US Offering Top-Notch Glade Skiing

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By: Chris Weiss

Summer Ski Actvities on the UK's Dry Ski Slopes: Adrenaline Filled Skiing Bargains for School Vacations

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By: Christine Fadhley

Fun, Inexpensive Winter Activities: Outdoor Activities for Winter Months That Will Keep Your Kids Busy.

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By: Alex Keshen

How to Properly Layer Clothing: Practical Guide for Layering Winter Clothing Articles

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By: Graham Schmidt

Safe Skiing Riding & Winter Sport: Avoid Outdoor Activity Dangers Before Heading Out To The Slopes.

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By: Stillman Rogers

Best Early Season Ski Deals: Ski Resorts Offer Bargains Through Mid-December

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By: Evelyn Kanter

Ski-Snowboard Queenstown, NZ: Skiing-snowboarding in Queenstown, New Zealand is worth the trip.

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By: Mitch Kaplan

Spring, time to learn snowboarding: Snowboarding is best learned in warm weather on soft snow

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By: Mitch Kaplan

5 New England Ski Shopping Meccas: Apres-ski’s most pop pastime is shopping—even in New England.

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By: Mitch Kaplan

Summer Ski-Snowboard Camps: Summer camps keep skiing and snowboarding going all summer.

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By: Mitch Kaplan

Spring Ski-Snowboarding Tips: Warm weather and soft snow mean great skiing and snowboarding.

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By: Mitch Kaplan

Snowboarding - U.S. Open: Snowboarding’s oldest competition retains its joyful spirit

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By: Mitch Kaplan

Spring Ski Resort Events: Far West: Ski resorts stage springtime events nearly every weekend.

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By: Mitch Kaplan

Heated Chairlifts in Norway: European Skiers Get Warm Bottoms

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By: Mitch Kaplan

Ski Newfoundland - Remote but Good: Skiing and snowboarding Marble Mountain is surprisingly fine

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By: Mitch Kaplan

Stowe Resort Earns Green Rating: Stowe first ski resort to earn Audubon's Green Community Award

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By: Mitch Kaplan

Loon - Custom Ski Snowboard Lesson: New three-hour sessions improve skiing-snowboarding skills.

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By: Mitch Kaplan

Catskills March Mt Madness: Spring skiing-snowboarding is celebrated at Windham & Hunter Mt.

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By: Mitch Kaplan

Hunter Mt Women’s Indulgence Camp: Weekends of March 3-4 and 17-18 let women shine

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By: Mitch Kaplan

SouthShore Soldiers Board Camp: Snowboard Camp offers adults’ March sessions at Heavenly Resort

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By: Mitch Kaplan

Luge Challenge Fun at Ski Resorts: The Verizon Luge Challenge affords regular folks luging thrills

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By: Mitch Kaplan

Midwest Ski-Snowboard Madness: Shanty Creek Resort & Club goes a little crazy in March.

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By: Mitch Kaplan

Ski Race Features Military: Hannes Schneider Meister Cup Race is staged at Cranmore March 9-10.

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By: Mitch Kaplan

New Snow Means Wintersport Lives: Last week’s massive storm opens Northeast snowmobile & ski trails.

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By: Mitch Kaplan

Skate-Hockey-Skatercross Race: Red Bull Crashed Ice Race rocks Quebec City, March 3.

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By: Mitch Kaplan

Extreme Snowmobiling at Attitash: The world’s best snowmobile riders to perform at Attitash, Feb. 23.

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By: Mitch Kaplan

Canadian City Snowboarding Jams: Urban Snowboarding Rail Jams Calgary, Toronto, Montreal.

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By: Mitch Kaplan

Dog Sledding in Quebec: Adventure travel in Duchesnay near Quebec City

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By: Ann Carroll Burgess

Nordic Ski-Dine at Crested Butte: Bonfire Ski-Snowshoe Dinner offers taste of Crested Butte

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By: Mitch Kaplan

Manhattan Snowboard Rail Jam: Pro snowboard riders come to New York City Feb. 8

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By: Mitch Kaplan

Winter Triathlon Nationals in Colo: Devil's Thumb Ranch selected as host site for Feb. 4, 2007, event.

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By: Mitch Kaplan

Mountain Creek - Switch Academy: New Jersey’s Mountain Creek Resort introduces a Switch Academy for s

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By: Mitch Kaplan

Zen Master’s Ski-to-Live Clinic: Resorts West and Kristen Ulmer partner with Genpo Roshi to combine skiing and big mind teachings at Deer Valley Resort, Utah.

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By: Mitch Kaplan

Red Mt.’s New The Mountain Project: Red Mountain redefines the ski resort experience by creating a multi-faceted program dedicated to equipment development and preserving mountain lifestyles.

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By: Mitch Kaplan

Ski VT Starts Nordic Treasure Hunt: Kids and families who cross-country ski or snowshoe can now join the Nordic Quest on-snow treasure hunt.

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By: Mitch Kaplan

Wisconsin’s Big Dogsled Race: The Apostle Islands’ Bayfield, Wisc., is a spectacular winter setting for largest sled dog race in Wisconsin, Feb. 2-4, 2007.

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By: Mitch Kaplan

Women Ski-Snowboard at Loon: Loon Mountain Resort offers special weekend programs exclusively for women skiers and snowboarders.

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By: Mitch Kaplan

1932 Winter Olympics Celebrated: Diamond Dinner Dance in Lake Placid, NY, celebrates the 1932 Winter Olympic Games’ 75th anniversary on Feb. 11, 2007

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By: Mitch Kaplan

Ski Companions Fly Free on Delta: Skiers and snowboarders can save money with Delta Airlines’ 2-for-1 deal to major ski resorts nationwide and in Canada, but the time to book is now.

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By: Mitch Kaplan

Waterville - Pink Super Bowl: New Hampshire ski resort Waterville Valley welcomes Boarding for Breast Cancer on Super Bowl Sunday, February 4. Ultimate Woman’s Set-up Raffle to raise funds.

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By: Mitch Kaplan

N Lake Tahoe Transportation News: First-ever North Lake Tahoe airport shuttle servece has been launched, as well as free, evening bus service from Squaw Valley to Tahoe City to Crystal Bay, Truckee and Tahoma.

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By: Mitch Kaplan

Beaver Creek Gets Funny: Top cartoonists, comedians descend on Beaver Creek Ski Resort as The New Yorker Presents Humor on the Slopes, February 23-25, 2007.

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By: Mitch Kaplan

Shawnee Peak, ME, Non-Profit Days: Maine ski and snowboard resort Shawnee Peak raises money for charities by designating Thursdays as Non-Profit Days.

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By: Mitch Kaplan

Skiing Reno - Lake Tahoe: Reno, Nevada, may seem an unlikely ski destination, but its close proximity to Lake Tahoe's numerous ski resorts—plus Mt. Rose—and its city features make it an ideal ski and snowboard spot.

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By: Mitch Kaplan

Denver Ski-Snowboard Terrain Park: Winter Park Resort has begun snowmaking at Denver’s Ruby Hill Rail Yard Terrain Park in Ruby Hill Park, a free, public ski-snowboard facility.

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By: Mitch Kaplan

World Pond Hockey Championships: Ice hockey’s World Pond Hockey Championships in Plaster Rock, New Brunwicks, Canada, February 8 to 11.

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By: Mitch Kaplan

Winter New Brunswick Style: Canadian province New Brunswick is rich in snowmobiling, skiing or snowshoeing—not to mention native Mi’kmaq culture.

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By: Mitch Kaplan

Portland, OR Ski - Snowboard Bus: Skiers and snowboarders can ride a public bus to Mt. Hood Meadows from neighborhoods in the greater Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington, metropolitan areas.

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By: Mitch Kaplan

Michigan McDonald Ski Discounts: Ski industry and McDonald's team up to offer skiing, snowboarding and Nordic skiing incentives to keep Michigan families healthy.

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By: Mitch Kaplan

Diamond Peak Senior Ski Clinics: Lake Tahoe - Diamond Peak provides a specialty skiing program for skiers ages 55 and up.

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By: Mitch Kaplan

Okemo Alpine Adventures for Women: Skiing and snowboarding instruction specialty programs for women begin Jan. 8, 2007 at Okemo Resort in Vermont.

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By: Mitch Kaplan

Snowbird Resort Snowmobiling: Utah’s Snowbird Resort offers backcountry snowmobiling on thousands of acres for skiers, snowboarders and wintersports enthusiasts.

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By: Mitch Kaplan

Backcountry Ski Tours at Snowbasin: Utah’s Snowbasin Resort now offers skiers and snowboarders guided backcountry ski and snowboard tours.

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By: Mitch Kaplan

Maine WinterFest and Derby: The first annual Maine WinterFest & Derby merges Freeport’s WinterFest and Sebago Lake’s DerbyFest to full family wintersports fun, competition and entertainment

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By: Mitch Kaplan

Eastern Ski Jump Champs in CT: The Eastern Ski Jump Championships will be staged in Salisbury, Connecticut, in the heart of the Litchfield Hills on Feb. 10-11, 2007.

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By: Mitch Kaplan

Winter Park Fresh Tracks Breakfast: Winter Park Resort offers early bird skiers and snowboarders a chance to ski and ride before the rest of the town is even awake.

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By: Mitch Kaplan

Okemo Swim/Fitness Center Opens: Okemo Ski Resort has expanded extra non-ski activity availability for skiers and snowboarders with the opening of the Ice House skating rink and Spring House swim and fitness center at Jackson Gore.

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By: Mitch Kaplan

Burton Learn-to-Ride Snowboarding: Burton and ski resorts to create Learn-to-Ride Method Centers where learning snowboarding is made easy.

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By: Mitch Kaplan

Ski Stylin’ at 4 Seasons Whistler: Skiers, snowboarders and non-skiers alike are pampered at Four Seasons Resort Whistler ski vacation.

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By: Mitch Kaplan

5 Online Waterville Valley Deals: Skiers, snowboarders and Nordic skiers can find some excellent deals by logging on to Waterville.com.

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By: Mitch Kaplan

Lapland Lake Nordic 60+ Specials: Lapland Lake Nordic Vacation Center in the New York Adirondack Mts. offers incentives to Nordic skiers and snowshoers ages 60 and up

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By: Mitch Kaplan

Ski Pats Peak Pay-One-Price: For $29 at Pats Peak, NH, skiers, snowboarders and tubing enthusiasts can do it all on Saturday nights

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By: Mitch Kaplan

Book Ski Vacations with a Pro: Talk to a professional ski tour operator or central reservations service when booking a ski vacation

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By: Mitch Kaplan

CT’s Mohawk Mt Turns 60: A northwestern Connecticut ski and snowboard hill, Mohawk Mountain was and is a skiing pioneer

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By: Mitch Kaplan

iPod Ski Hat for Sale: iSoundCap Inc. Sells an audio ski cap—but is music while skiing/snowboarding a good idea?

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By: Mitch Kaplan

Nordic Skiing Winter Trails Day: 12th Annual Winter Trails Day for snow sports beginners set for Saturday, January 6, 2007

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By: Mitch Kaplan

PowderFone is Skiers' Wake Up Call: PowderFone service helps ski resorts wake up skiers on powder day—or any day

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By: Mitch Kaplan

N Tahoe Snow Fest in March: North Lake Tahoe Snow Festival is set for March 2-11, 2007

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By: Mitch Kaplan

Okemo Cooking Class for Skiers: Okemo Ski & Snowboard Resort in Vermont goes epicurean with its cooking school.

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By: Mitch Kaplan

Snowmobiling Traverse City, MI: Traverse City’s Boardman Valley Snowmobile Trail ranks among the Midwest’s best

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By: Mitch Kaplan

Snowmobiling Allegheny Nat. Forest: Northern Pennsylvania’s vast wilderness offers superb snowmobiling

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By: Mitch Kaplan

Birches Resort Winter Adventures: The Birches Resort in Rockwood, Maine, offers a the full range of wintersport.

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By: Mitch Kaplan

Skiing Baqueira-Beret Spain: Day 3: Few Americans think of Spain as a ski destination, but Baqueira-Beret proves them wrong.

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By: Mitch Kaplan

Pico Mt’s Mid-Week All-In Pricing: Vermont’s Pico Mountain is offering $49 mid-week "all-in" inclusive pricing that even includes lunch.

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By: Mitch Kaplan

Skiing Baqueira-Beret Spain: Day 2: Few Americans think of Spain as a ski destination, but Baqueira-Beret proves them wrong.

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By: Mitch Kaplan

Skiing Baqueira-Beret Spain: Day 1: Few Americans think of Spain as a ski destination, but Baqueira-Beret proves them wrong.

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By: Mitch Kaplan

Jeep 4-Wheeling in the Pyrenees: Guests at La Pleta Hotel & Spa in Baqueira, Spain, learn winter driving techniques in 4x4 Jeeps.

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By: Mitch Kaplan

Ski-Snowboard South Tahoe: A South Tahoe ski-snowboard vacation offers unique views and contrasts in all phases of the sport and its lifestyles

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By: Mitch Kaplan

Canada National Ski-Snowboard Week: Canada’s National Ski & Snowboard Week celebrates downhilling January 13-21, 2007

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By: Mitch Kaplan

Killington Rail Jam Postponed: $15,000 Rails to Riches Rail Jam postponed to December 16

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By: Mitch Kaplan

IOC - Ski Cross OK: Ski Cross gets Olympic sanctioning for the Vancouver Games, but Women's Ski Jumping doesn’t.

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By: Mitch Kaplan

Luge Championships in Alberta: The Natural Track Luge Championships to be staged in Grande Prairie, Alberta, Feb. 17-19, 2007

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By: Mitch Kaplan

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