Mar 19, 2010 - 07:50 PM
Whistler (BC), Canada - Thursday was a medal-filled day for the U.S. as four athletes earned hardware in the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games downhill, with Alana Nichols (Farmington, N.M.; sit-ski) winning gold and Laurie Stephens (Wenham, Mass.; sit-ski) silver in women's sitting, Danelle Umstead (Taos, N.M.; visually impaired) taking bronze in the women's visually-impaired and Mark Bathum (Seattle, Wash.; visually impaired) winning silver in the men's visually impaired.
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Mar 19, 2010 - 07:42 PM
Falun, Sweden - The final weekend of the FIS Cross Country World Cup will feature a multi-stage mini-tour at the traditional Swedish Ski Games in Falun. In Friday's opening prologue, Kikkan Randall, of Anchorage, Alaska, kicked it off finishing 36th to lead the U.S.
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Mar 19, 2010 - 07:39 PM
Park City, UT - The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) has promoted its current Director of Sport Science, Troy Flanagan, to the new position of director of high performance. The appointment was announced this week by USSA Vice President, Athletics Luke Bodensteiner following strong performances by U.S. athletes at the recent Olympic Winter Games.
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Mar 19, 2010 - 07:37 PM
Ludlow, VT - It's no joke -- when skiers and snowboarders visit Okemo Mountain Resort on Thursday, April 1, they can ski or snowboard all day for just $10 when they donate a minimum of three non-perishable food items to Okemo's April Fool's Day Food Drive.
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Mar 19, 2010 - 07:35 PM
Monarch Pass, CO - Kayaks will be returning to the ski slopes of Monarch Mountain on Saturday, April 3, as kayakers from Colorado and across the Southwest will be competing for prizes and the all important "bragging rights" as multiple kayaks will head down the mountain, competing head-to-head down a course with banked corners, berms, rollers and small jumps.
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Mar 19, 2010 - 07:32 PM
Mt. Hood, OR - Mt. Hood Meadows is presenting the Spring Splash, a celebration of all the good things spring brings the to the Oregon ski and snowboard area. Boasting a base depth of over 100 inches – one of the deepest in North America – the resort announced daily operation will continue through April 25, and is considering extending the season into May based on snow conditions and turnout.
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Mar 19, 2010 - 07:26 PM
Sun Peaks (BC), Canada - Four years ago when he was 75 years old, Nick Maika skied as many days as his age during the winter season at Sun Peaks Resort. Today at Sun Peaks, Maika officially hit 80 days on his season pass as he once again celebrates a milestone birthday in 2010. He turns 80 years old in August.
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Mar 19, 2010 - 07:23 PM
Stratton Mountain, VT - It was a beautiful sunny spring day in Stratton Friday for the slopestyle finals at the 6Star Burton U.S. Open, and riders were lighting up the perfectly shaped course. Switzerland's Sina Candrian was the standout of the day, claiming the top spot for the women to move her into the Swatch TTR Tour lead. On the men's side, Mikkel Bang of Norway owned the slopestyle course to claim the top spot for the men.
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Mar 19, 2010 - 05:07 PM
La Molina, Spain - It was a great end to the season for Pat Holland, of Squaw Valley, Calif., who took third to mark the first World Cup podium of his career during the snowboardcross competition in Spain on Friday.
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Mar 18, 2010 - 04:00 PM
Comox Valley (BC), Canada - With over a month left in the winter season, Mount Washington achieved a significant benchmark in terms of snowfall last week. The British Columbia resort's accumulated snowfall passed 13 meters (512 inches) for only the second time in resort history. To celebrate, Mount Washington will reopen for an extra two weekends of skiing and snowboarding this spring.
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Mar 18, 2010 - 03:00 PM
Teton Village, WY - Saturday's U.S. Ski Mountaineering Championship presented by Marmot, is an endurance race without equal. Now in its 10th year the "Randonée Rally," as it is often referred to, takes participants on a human-powered wild ride through some of Jackson Hole Mountain Resort's (JHMR) most exciting terrain.
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Mar 18, 2010 - 02:00 PM
Boise, ID - Blue skies, bright smiles, goggle tans, the zip of corduroy and crunch of corn snow -- it's all part spring skiing as Idaho ski areas head into spring with recent snowfall statewide and a slew of events and deals for springtime snow lovers.
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Mar 18, 2010 - 01:00 PM
Maggie Valley, NC - Officials at North Carolina's Cataloochee Ski Area have decided to extend its 2009-10 ski and snowboard season for two additional weekends. Beginning March 27, skiers and riders will pay weekday rates for day skiing sessions only on March 27 and 28 as well as April 3 and 4. Hours of operation on those dates will be 9 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.
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Mar 18, 2010 - 12:00 PM
Whistler (BC), Canada - Lauren Woolstencroft, of North Vancouver, British Columbia, added more gold to an already impressive medal collection Wednesday at the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games in Whistler.
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Mar 18, 2010 - 12:00 PM
Mansfield, OH - Ohio's Snow Trails ski area in Mansfield will wrap up its ski and snowboard season on Saturday with $15 lift tickets and a party on and off the slopes.
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