Snow Alert from Whiteface N.Y.
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Whiteface Lake Placid N.Y.
CURRENT WEATHER
Current temperatures are 16F at Base, 11F at Mid and 8F at the Summit FORECAST
TEMP: Low: -2*F High: 16*F
WIND: Base: Moderate Mid: Moderate Summit: Moderate Mostly cloudy. Winds from the west at 4mph.

Events
Upcoming Events:
Feb 11: US Ski Team Day, Youth Races, Clinics, Games, Apre's Ski and more. Upcoming Events: Feb 11: US Ski Team Day, Youth Races, Clinics, Games, Apre's Ski and more. Fed 18: Railmaster Championship presented by Grandoe Gloves. Feb 24-26: 26th Annual Empire State Games. Feb 25: The Up and Comers Series Superpipe presented by Cunningham's Ski Barn. Mar 4: Up and Comers Series Air and Rail Finals. presented by Cunningham's Ski Barn. Mar 9-12: Nokia Snowboard FIS Worldcup/State Farm US Snowboard Cup

Whiteface -Lake Placid

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Sugarloaf/USA
The snow guns are cranking around the clock and our groomers are proving why they're the best in the business because the skiing and riding is top notch. And it only gets better.
Nordic Ski Update for 2/8/06 We are all looking forward to the 2nd annual Sugarloaf Ski Marathon and Tour (30K/15K Freestyle), ON for Sunday, February 12. Full event details and online registration can be found at www.sugarloafskimarathon.com. Great racing action as well as a touring division. Plan on checking out the fun as a spectator or participant. Conditions on the course are prime for the event... wide, flat and fast. Things get underway at 9:00 am. (For all of you regular skiers the course will be a wave start from the stadium, circumnavigate the inner loop around the bog to lower #10, come back to the bridge on #1 and back down green #7 to Pretty Bog. Ski #1 past the warming hut to #29, down #29 to #2, then up to the 2nd bridge on #1. Here starts the climb in the course up #7 to #21, 3 K's 350 ft climb. Cruise down #24 to #1, then blue #7 and the outer bog loop back to the stadium for 15.5 km. Twice for 30K.)
The rink is optimal. Hours today are 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
We've got excellent snowmaking conditions and it looks like the snows of a traditional February are on their way to Sugarloaf - just in time to make for a fabulous February vacation week.
Upcoming Events
Feb 10 US Ski Team Day
Feb 10-11 Kenya 151 Live at the Widowmaker
Feb 19-24 February Vacation Week from $109 per person

Sugarloaf

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Sun Peaks
Today’s Forecast: Cloudy with a few flurries. 2 to 4 cm accumulation. Wind becoming northwest 25 km/h. Clearing late in the day. High minus 1 in the morning then temperature falling to minus 5 by afternoon.
Extended Outlook: A mix of sun and cloud. Wind north 15 km/h. Low minus 10. High minus 5.
Friday and Saturday: A ridge of high pressure gives mix of sun and cloud on Friday. Increasing cloud on Saturday with flurries late in the day. Temperatures warming a few degrees with lows at Mid Mountain falling to about minus 8 overnight with daytime highs near minus 3.
Today’s Report:
Good Morning! This is Uncle Bill with the Sun Peaks Snow Report for Wednesday February 8, 2006 at 6 am. We had no new snow overnight; but with all that snow from last week, combined with the skill of our groomers the hill is in superb condition at the top , mid-mountain right down to the Village. Our base is sitting at a beautiful 171cm.
All our major lifts are turning today. All 3 mountains are 100% open, with all of our 117 runs open and ready for you to explore and enjoy.
Sun PEaks

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Swiss Info news Letter
The largest ever Swiss delegation at the 20th Olympic Winter Games in Turin will be going to Italy with high hopes of repeating past Olympic successes.
The Swiss Olympic Association expects the 130 athletes to win eight medals this year. Four years ago the Swiss team brought home 11 medals.
Swiss Olympic is has fixed a target of eight medals for the Swiss team at the Turin games, which take place from February 10-26.
The team's Olympic song, called We are on fire! was composed by Marc Sway, a Swiss of Brazilian origins. It was presented for the first time at the Swiss sports awards.

The Swiss team won 11 medals (3 golds, 2 silvers and 6 bronzes) at Salt Lake City, Utah, four years ago.
In Calgary in 1998 the medal total was 15. However, other games have proved less fruitful: Nagano in 1998 (7), Lillehammer in 1994 (9), and Albertville in 1992 (3). Turin is made up of a record 130 athletes. It's one of the largest ever, as it includes for the first time two ice hockey teams. - The delegation's budget for the games is SFr2 million ($1.6 million). - In Salt Lake City, the delegation comprised 114 athletes. - Four years before that, in Nagano in Japan, it had only 74 members. Swiss Info


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My Switzerland

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Valais
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Graubuenden is a real winter sports paradise. More than 2200 kilometers of slopes guarantee unlimited skiing, snowboarding and carving fun. With 186 different cable railways and 347 ski lifts you certainly won't get bored. Fast-moving experiences, fun and special events are the order of the day.
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