Snow alert for Whistler
Snow alert for Crystal Wa.


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Whistler-Blackcomb
A few flurries at times heavy in AM. Alpine temp near -3. Snowfall 5cm. PM Freezing level rising to 500m. Tonight: 10-15cm snow. Tomorrow: 2-5cm snow. Friday: Snow beginning in the evening - 5cm. Saturday: 30cm snow. Sunday: sunny breaks
February 2006 1-28 Whistler Arts Festival 1-28 Out of Bounds: Tales from the Backcountry 1-28 Whistler Mountain's 40th Anniversary Celebration month 3-4 Appleton Rum Peak to Valley Race 4-6 CIBC Wood Gundy K@ Parsons Speed Events 5-11 GAYWhistler Ski Week 8-9 Telluride Mountainfilm on Tour 9 Kokanee Valley Race Series 11 King of the Rail 12 4 Year Count down to 2010 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games 12 Sprite Park Rider Ski & Snowboard Event - Slopestyle 14 Valentine's Day 14 D'Talle: Whistler Arts Council production 16 Kokanee Valley Race Series 18 Queen of the Rail 19 Master's Race Series - SL 22-24 Canadian Snowsculpting Team: Celebration 2010 23 Kokanee Valley Race Series 24-25 Showcase Showdown Whistler Blackcomb

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Crystal
It has been snowing like CRAZY here! We received 15" at the summit and 8" at the base in the past 24 hours, but because the upper mountain closed yesterday at 1pm all that new snow is fresh up top! Date: Wednesday, February 1, 2006 Time: 6:00am Weather: It is calm this morning with overcast skies but we are expecting another big system to move in later today producing more snow!! Base Temperature: 29 degrees Base Snow Depth: 97 inches Base New Snow Fall 24hrs: 8 inches Base Snow Fall 48hrs: 10 inches Crystal

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Timberline Lodge
Timberline should be your destination today! We have 8" of new snow on top of a great 177" base for you to enjoy, two lodges to warm up in afterwards, and a welcoming staff to make your stay a pleasant one.
We are open seven days a week with night skiing on Fridays and Saturdays.
We have a special new deal available for Timberline & Ski Bowl Season Pass Holders -receive 25% off your lift tickets at each ski area - you must show your season pass at the ticket window, and we'll do the rest.
Palmer Cat Skiing is available SATURDAY and SUNDAY (weather permitting) and is complimentary with your purchased ticket.
Timberline Lodge

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Sun Peaks
Sun Peaks Resort Daily Weather Update Sheet Date: Wednesday February 1, 2006 Time: 6am New Snow: 13cm/ 5in Mountain Base: 178cm / 70in Village: -2C/28F Mid Mountain: -7C/19F Top: -7C/19F
Sun Peaks
We had 13cm of new snow in the past 12 hours and with the accumulation of snow over the past few days we are looking good . Our base is now 178cm. I know it is hard to believe, but we are halfway through the ski season. The first half has been great and the second half is looking even better. With only about 76 days to go it is time to grab your skis and come on up and enjoy the wonders of Sun Peaks.
Sun Peaks

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IOC news
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today announced that all seven cities applying to become candidates to host the XXII Olympic Winter Games in 2014 have returned their responses to the IOC Candidature Acceptance Procedure questionnaire. Sochi (Russia), Salzburg (Austria), Jaca (Spain), Almaty (Kazakhstan), PyeongChang (Republic of Korea), Sofia (Bulgaria), and Borjomi (Georgia) * had until midnight on 1 February to submit their files to the IOC headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland. The completed questionnaire, which marks the first phase in the procedure leading to the election of the host city of the Olympic Winter Games in 2014, should, through the responses to the 25 questions asked and guarantees requested, provide the IOC with an overview of each Applicant City's project. For full details, please visit our website at the following address: http://multimedia.olympic.org/pdf/en_report_945.pdf.

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Innsbruck

After just under 6 years, the popular Muttereralm family ski area reopened with a new sparkle, new ideas and under new management. New runs and new lifts
The new Muttereralm cable-car lift (8-person cabins) starts above the village of Mutters and rises from an altitude of 950m to a midway station (with access) and then on to the mountain station at 1600m. Starting just beneath the cable-car mountain station is the new 4-seater chair lift up to the 1800m Pfriemesköpfl. This lift will open up other pistes, such as the magnificent Götzner descent down to Götzens – a really enjoyable downhill for the whole family. For winter 2005/06 you will have to take the half-hourly skibus back from Götzens, after that, however, there will be two chair lifts to enable a return from the Götzner downhill back to the Muttereralm ski area.
The approx. 12 kilometres of piste are ideal for beginners, advanced skiers, families with children and ski instruction. Good skiers, ski tourers and snowshoe walkers will also feel very much at ease in this sunny and snow-assured area (partly artificial snow).
For more information on tickets please refer to our winter information
Innsbruck


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Val Gardina Italy
During winter a fairy-tale scenery in white. In the summer, a unique variety of nature's beauty. In every season, the world of the Dolomites demonstrates its particular charm in an impressive beauty.

The towns of Ortisei, S. Cristina and Selva Gardena (in all only 6 miles distance) not only offer beautiful nature, but also a wide variety of art and culture. Ortisei 1236 m, S. Cristina 1428 m and Selva Gardena 1563 m, is situated at a height of 1200 to 1700 meters above sea level. The alpine meadows and ski pistes rise up to 2518 m and the mountain peaks up to 3181 m.
S. Cristina lies on the sunny side of the Val Gardena, in front of the Sassolungo, at an altitude of 1,428 m above sea level. It is a pleasant location in both winter and summer, and it offers easy access to all ski slopes, being at the base of the Monte Pana, Ciampinoi, Col Raiser and Seceda lifts. S. Cristina's special vitality may be felt either in its square and most modern and friendly hotels or in the solitary farms of "Plesdinaz". Val Gardina