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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Mar 18, 2010 - 11:00 AM
Olympic Valley, CA - An event half a century in the making, California's Squaw Valley ski resort is set to celebrate its 50th anniversary of hosting the 1960 Olympic Winter Games with the Sprint U.S. Freestyle Championships as Olympic medalists and the sport's best compete for U.S. titles March 26-28.
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Mar 18, 2010 - 10:55 AM
McPhie takes second in moguls season title
Sierra Nevada, Spain - Eliza Outtrim, of Steamboat Springs, Colo., closed out the World Cup ski season in a big way Thursday as she took the win to mark the first podium performance of her career during Friday's moguls competition in Spain. She was joined on the podium by teammate Heather McPhie, of Bozeman, Mont., who was third behind Margarita Marbler of Austria.
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Mar 18, 2010 - 10:00 AM
Stockholm, Sweden - Less than a week after landing on the World Cup podium, Kikkan Randall, of Anchorage, Alaska, again led the U.S. Ski Team, finishing 15th during a sprint in Sweden on Wednesday.
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Mar 18, 2010 - 07:00 AM
Salt Lake City, UT - With the twilight of the 2009-10 ski and snowboard season now upon us, those looking to economically extend their season may opt to purchase one of a myriad of spring passes available at resorts across North America.
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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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