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Feb 14, 2006 Tangerine Dream - TGR Movie 7 p.m. Maybird Room, Level C, Cliff Lodge FREE to everyone!
Feb 15, 2006 to Apr 26, 2006 Higher Ground - Warren Miller Movie 7 p.m. Maybird Room, Level C, Cliff Lodge FREE to everyone!
Feb 15, 2006 The Larry Jackstien Trio live in the Aerie Lounge* Level 10, Cliff Lodge 8 p.m. - 11 p.m. *a private club for members Feb 16, 2006 Adventure Series
7 p.m. Summit Room, Level 10, Cliff Lodge FREE to everyone! Topic: The Wildest Fires Presenter: Jon Marshall

Photo: Matt Crowley / Snowbird
Snowbird

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Sun Peaks Resort We had 3cm of new snow overnight to add to our 166cm base, and more is expected Today.
Date: Tuesday February 14, 2006 Time: 6am New Snow: 3cm/ 1in Mountain Base: 166cm / 65in Village: - 7C/ 19F Mid Mountain: - 14C/ 7F Top: - 15C/ 5F Sky: Cloudy
Sun Peaks

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Mont-Sainte-Anne
February is full of fantastic events at Mont-Sainte-Anne. Here’s a rundown: Women in Charge Every Tuesday are for Women at Mont-Sainte-Anne in February! Feb 7, 14 and 28 Ladies are in charge. Demos, and lots of prizes to win. Presented by Place Sainte-Foy shopping mall & Rossignol. They are treated like princesses! Reduced price ticket and cool après-ski !
Freestyle Days February 11th, 2006 & February 12th, 2006 Just like the old days of the World Cup Freestyle. Special demonstrations by the pros of the Freestyle Ski Club.
Valentine’s Day Try MSA’s Snowshoe Adventure on Mont-Sainte-Anne Summit every Wednesday and Saturday. This night adventure is followed by a warm Swiss Fondue Dinner at the summit. Package includes snowshoe, gondola ride and guide.
Mount Saint Anne

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Saas-Fee
The biggest party in the Valais Alps, for others it is simply the nicest Easter season holiday booking they have ever made. The most colourful and not to mention the highest-located open-air festival is taking place for the ninth time. With a programme sure to make its presence felt with being the main buzzword, including events such as a water slide contest, live-music acts with lots of surprises and a lively atmosphere at 2400 metres above sea level.
The Allalin open downhill races from 31st March till 2nd April 2006 They all come a tumblin' down! With skis, snowboard or on a mountain bike thundering over ice and snow into the valley. The highest glacier downhill event in the world (from 3600 to 1800 metres) is simply a little bit crazy and fascinating, and has been on the go for the past 23 years The torch-light led processions from Spielboden downwards to Saas-Fee have to be seen with your own eyes. Around 50 skiing and snowboarding instructors carry the light into the hearts of the guests, and offer an ice and fire filled spectacle. The dates of the torch-light processions are as follows: 22nd February; 2nd March; 30th March; 12th April
More current news: Saas-Fee

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USSA News

TETER WINS GOLD, BLEILER SILVER IN WOMEN'S HALFPIPE BARDONECCHIA, Italy (Feb. 13) - U.S. Snowboarding continued to rack up Olympic medals Monday as Hannah Teter (Belmont, VT) won gold and Gretchen Bleiler (Aspen, CO) took silver in Women's Halfpipe. Kelly Clark (Mt. Snow, VT) was just off the podium in fourth and Elena Hight (Zephyr Cove, NV) was sixth.
KILDOW RECOVERING AFTER DOWNHILL TRAINING CRASH SAN SICARIO, Italy (Feb. 13) - American skier Lindsey Kildow (Vail, CO) is recovering at CTO (Centro Traumatologico Ospedauero, Center for Trauma Treatment) Hospital in Torino following a crash during Olympic Downhill training Monday. Officials have not yet addressed whether Kildow will be able to start Wednesday's downhill.
CROSS COUNTRY TEAM SPRINT DEBUTS TUESDAY PRAGELATO, Italy (Feb. 13) - For the first time in Olympic history, cross country skiers will compete in the Team Sprint, to be held Tue., Feb. 14 in Pragelato.
ALPINE MEN TAKE HILL TUESDAY FOR COMBINED SESTRIERE, Italy (Feb. 13) - The Men's Combined, the second alpine event of the '06 Olympics, takes place Tuesday in Sestriere. The U.S. will send Ted Ligety (Park City, UT), Bode Miller (Bretton Woods, NH), Scott Macartney (Redmond, WA) and Steven Nyman (Orem, UT) to compete.
MANCUSO 4th IN WOMEN'S DOWNHILL TRAINING #2 SAN SICARIO, Italy (Feb. 13) - Julia Mancuso (Olympic Valley, CA) finished fourth in Monday's second Olympic Downhill training run in San Sicario.
UPCOMING MEDAL EVENT COMPETITION SCHEDULE
Tue., Feb. 14 Alpine: Men's Combined, 12 p.m. (downhill), 5 p.m. (slalom run 1), 7:30 p.m. (slalom run 2), Sestriere Cross Country: Women's Team Sprint, 10 a.m. (semi 1), 10:20 a.m. (semi 2), 11:20 a.m. (final), Pragelato Cross Country: Men's Team Sprint, 10:40 a.m. (semi 1), 11 a.m. (semi 2), 11:42 (final), Pragelato Wed., Feb. 15 Alpine: Women's Downhill, San Sicario Fraiteve Freestyle: Men's Moguls, Sauze d'Oulx Nordic Combined: Large Hill Team, Pragelato
OFFICIAL UPCOMING TRAINING SCHEDULE Note: Posted official venue training times follow. Actual training times of U.S. athletes will vary. Tue., Feb. 14 Alpine: Women's Downhill #3, 12 p.m., San Sicario Fraiteve
U.S. OLYMPIC STARTERS FOR WEDNESDAY EVENTS
Alpine Women's Downhill Kirsten Clark (Raymond, ME) Stacey Cook (Mammoth Lakes, CA) Lindsey Kildow (Vail, CO) Julia Mancuso (Olympic Valley, CA)
Freestyle Men's Moguls Jeremy Bloom (Loveland, CO) Travis Cabral (South Lake Tahoe, CA) Toby Dawson (Vail, CO) Travis Mayer (Steamboat Springs, CO)
Nordic Combined Team Billy Demong (Vermontville, NY) Todd Lodwick (Steamboat Springs, CO) Johnny Spillane (Steamboat Springs, CO) Carl Van Loan (Webster, NH)
US Ski & Snowboard Teams

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