Val Gardena, Italy From 03.12 in S. Cristina/Iman CentreAnother interesting and very nice event is the typical Christmas Market which will take place for the 3rd time in Val Gardena.
from 03.12. until 23.12.20053+1: A fun ski day free if you stay 4 days or more!In Val Gardena on Dec. 03, 2005, the starting signal for the winter season can be heard. We give you a skiing day free!
Men's Super-G and a Downhill16.12. - 17.12.2005 Also this year Val Gardena prepares 2 runnings of the Ski Worldcup 2005/06. The Men's Super-G and a Downhill.
World Cup - Special Offer
15.12. - 18.12.2005
Our World Cup package offers our guests a special winter delight: 3 nights, ski pass and admittance to the World Cup races for men in Val Gardena at a package price.
Skiers & Snowboarder can enjoy the following new lifts and improvements for 2005/06: Mont Sëura - Detachable chairlift for 4 persons
Val - New chairlift for 2 persons (1200 p/h) serve as connection between Vallunga and Dantercëppies
Easier connection slope from the "Comici" hut on Piz Sella to the "Tramans" - chairlift that continues until Monte Pana. This new slope is an easier alternative to the present connection-slope from Piz Sella over Ciampinoi

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OLN PREMIERES 'TEN WEEKS TO TORINO' PROGRAMMING THIS SUNDAY Weekly Broadcast Kicks Off with Men's Alpine World Cup from Lake Louise PARK CITY, Utah (Nov. 25) – OLN, the leader in action sports and adventure programming, hits the slopes this winter with the hottest Olympic hopefuls on the U.S. Ski Team and U.S. Snowboarding beginning this Sunday, Nov. 27, with "Ten Weeks to Torino," a weekly show dedicated to the races and the athletes to watch in this pre-Olympic season. Airing Sundays at 5 p.m. ET, "Ten Weeks to Torino" will feature same-day coverage of many of skiing and snowboarding’s biggest events starting with the men's alpine World Cup races from Lake Louise, Alberta.
Nov. 27
Lake Louise, ALB - men's alpine World Cup

Dec. 4
Beaver Creek, CO - VISA Birds of Prey, men's alpine World Cup;
Lake Louise, ALB - women's alpine World Cup
Dec. 11
Aspen, CO - Sirius Satellite Radio Aspen Winternational, women's alpine World Cup; Val D'Isere, FRA - men's alpine World Cup

Jan. 1
Steamboat, CO - U.S. Olympic Team Trials (freestyle moguls/aerials); Bormio, ITA - men's alpine World Cup
Jan. 8
Adelboden, SUI - men's alpine World Cup
Jan. 15
Mt. Bachelor, OR - Chevrolet U.S. Snowboard Grand Prix;
Deer Valley, UT - Chevrolet Freestyle International (moguls/aerials);
Wengen, SUI - men's alpine World Cup
Jan. 22
Mountain Creek, NJ - Chevrolet U.S. Snowboard Grand Prix; Kitzbuehel, AUT - men's alpine World Cup
Jan. 29
Lake Placid, NY - Nature Valley Freestyle Cup (moguls/aerials);
Schladming, AUT - men's alpine World Cup;
Garmisch, GER - men's alpine World Cup
Feb. 5
Chamonix, FRA - men's alpine World Cup;
Mountain Creek, NJ - Chevrolet U.S. Snowboard Grand Prix;
XX Olympic Winter Games Preview
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March 19**
Lake Placid, NY - State Farm Snowboard Cup;
Are, SWE - alpine World Cup Finals
April 1 (Sat.)
Sugarloaf, ME - U.S. Alpine Championships;
Killington, VT - Sprint U.S. Freestyle Championships
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Killington, Vermont
Killington will open an additional 20 trails , bringing our total trail count to 50 trails and 19.83 miles of terrain, served by 14 lifts!
The first round of winter storms has left 13.5 inches of snow atop Killington Peak and 10.25 inches at the base in the past 48 hours. There is a chance of snow flurries Thursday night and Friday.
www. killington.com

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TORINO 2006: TOROC Presents The Olympic Torch Relay The Organising Committee for the XX Olympic Winter Games – Torino 2006 (TOROC) today presented its plans for the Torino 2006 Olympic Torch Relay. The relay will see 10,001 torchbearers transport the Olympic flame from... [ Full Story ] Olympic Organization Comittee

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Whiteface Mountain Lake Placid
Nature Valley Freestyle Cup - Lake Placid
Whiteface Mountain and the MacKenzie-Intervale Ski Jumping Complex. Year after year the star-studded athlete line-up descends upon Lake Placid, the two-time Olympic village and only World Cup freestyle host venue in the eastern United States . It can't get any bigger – or better – than this: huge air, off-axis rotations, high speed bumps and triple kickers. Now let's add tension and pressure: this will be the final chance to qualify for the 2006 Torino Winter Games. Get the gears grinding, kick it into turbo and get set for high-flying action as the best of the best strive for the gold January 20-22. The program changes this year with moguls at Whiteface on Friday and Sunday, while the aerials event soars on Saturday night.
Whiteface Lake Placid New York

Kick off your holiday season celebrations with a wonderful concert by the 40 plus voices strong Truckee Community Chorus! In addition to traditional Christmas carols, this family event will include a variety of lively seasonal selections, sing along and selections from Handel's "Messiah". Before and after the concert, join the chorus and audience for a fun no-host bar and snacks social hour.
The concert takes place at 4:00 pm on Sunday, December 4 at Resort at
Squaw Creek in Squaw Valley. Tickets at the door $10 (children free).
For more information, visit www.squawvalleyinstitute.org
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