Mar 17, 2010 - 02:00 PM
Salt Lake City, UT - The arrival of warm weather in Utah this week means spring skiing is here, with only a month or less remaining to ski or ride most of the state's resorts.
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Mar 17, 2010 - 01:00 PM
From the outdoor gearheads at First Tracks!! Online Media
Salt Lake City, UT - We recently field tested a new outerlayer offering from Sierra Designs, the Rad Jacket, a three-layer waterproof breathable piece with many more features than its reasonable $239 price tag implies.
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Mar 17, 2010 - 12:30 PM
Updated: 12:30 p.m. MDT March 17, 2010
Originally Published: 9:00 a.m. MDT March 17, 2010
Mammoth Mountain, CA - The Mono County, Calif. Sheriff's Department is reporting that a 27-year-old snowboarder has died following an accident Friday at Mammoth Mountain ski area.
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Mar 17, 2010 - 12:00 PM
Bend, OR - With 324 inches of snowfall thus far this season, Oregon's Mount Bachelor has outlined its plans to provide skiing and snowboarding through May 16.
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Mar 17, 2010 - 11:00 AM
Park City, UT - Park City Mountain Resort announced on Tuesday that the Utah ski and snowboard resort has partnered with VacationRoost to outsource the operation of Park City Mountain Central Reservations.
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Mar 17, 2010 - 10:00 AM
Richmond, CA - Mountain Hardwear's men's Refugium and women's Radiance jackets, models that contain a heating element that also powers portable electronic devices, is about to be voluntarily recalled by the company in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and its Canadian counterpart, First Tracks!! Online Media has learned.
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Mar 17, 2010 - 09:02 AM
Whistler (BC), Canada - In heavy rain and bitter cold in Whistler, Alana Nichols, of Farmington, N.M., and Park City, Utah's Stephani Victor won gold and silver, respectively, in the sitting division of Tuesday's Paralympic giant slalom ski race race. With the gold medal, Nichols becomes the first female U.S. Paralympian to claim gold in both summer and winter Games. It was Victor's second silver of the 2010 Games.
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Mar 17, 2010 - 08:00 AM
West Vancouver (BC), Canada - Halfpipe rider Palmer Taylor, of Collingwood, Ontario, and Snowboardcross rider Kevin Hill, of Vernon, British Columbia, have been selected as the 2010 recipients of the Neil Daffern Award, given to two outstanding, up-and-coming elite Canadian riders who have demonstrated an exemplary level of performance or commitment to the sport.
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Mar 17, 2010 - 07:00 AM
Denver, CO - As the 2009-10 ski and snowboard season moves into its final two months, the most recent report released Monday by the Mountain Travel Research Program (MTRiP) revealed that as of Feb. 28, 2010, lodging occupancy surpassed last year's mark, although just barely -- 0.03 percent ahead of last season.
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Mar 16, 2010 - 02:00 PM
South Burlington, VT - Burton Snowboards announced today that the company is closing its South Burlington manufacturing facility and moving all snowboard production to an Austrian plant by sometime in June.
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Mar 16, 2010 - 01:00 PM
Whistler (BC), Canada - One of the most decorated U.S. Adaptive Ski Team athletes of all time, Chris Waddell, was honored Sunday with induction into the Visa Paralympic Hall of Fame. The ceremony was held in Whistler in conjunction with the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games.
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Mar 16, 2010 - 12:00 PM
Killington, VT - The 30th Annual Bud Light Bear Mountain Mogul Challenge, featuring the Snoe.Down Winter Music and Sports Festival, returns to Vermont's Killington Resort March 27-28 with 200 mogul skiers tackling the bumps on the ski area's Outer Limits run.
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Mar 16, 2010 - 11:00 AM
Aspen, CO - The third annual CoverGirl Snow Angels Invitational, hosted by Aspen/Snowmass, will once again be held at Colorado's Snowmass ski resort, April 2–4, 2010.
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Mar 16, 2010 - 10:00 AM
Crystal Mountain, WA - Washington's Crystal Mountain ski area is inviting college students, teachers and other Washington state season pass holders to enjoy sunny slopes at a steep discount this spring.
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Mar 16, 2010 - 09:00 AM
Whistler (BC), Canada - Canadian para-alpine skiers picked up another two medals, including gold for Lauren Woolstencroft, of North Vancouver, British Columbia, during Monday's slalom competition at the Paralympic Winter Games in Whistler.
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