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Sugar Bowl
Great snow and Blue skys!

Yeah, we'll just wait and see if it goes out like a lamb. So far this March Miracle has left the Sierras with feet and more feet of snow. We're sitting high here at Sugar Bowl with a year-to-date measurement of 427 inches of the white stuff and a base depth at well over 200 inches. Plenty. Come check it out for yourself!

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Sun Peaks
New Snow: 0cm/0in Mountain Base: 182cm/72in Village: -3C/27F Mid Mountain: -8C/17F Top: -10C/13F Sky: Cloudy Runs Open: 117/117 Today’s Forecast: A mix of sun and cloud with isolated afternoon flurries. Wind southeast 15 km/h. High zero at Mid Mountain. Extended Outlook: Wednesday and Thursday: An upper trough moves to lie along the coast giving a southwest flow to the interior. Mainly cloudy with a few flurries with accumulations of 2 to 4 centimetres. Temperatures near minus 8 for lows and near zero for highs. Today’s Report:
There was no new snow overnight. But a few flurries are expected today. The base at mid-mountain is weighing in at 182cm so there is lots of snow to play around with. The temperature is currently -3C in the Village, at Mid-mountain -8C, and -10C at the Top of the World. The winds are light, and the sky is a little cloudy Today we’re expecting a mix of sun and cloud with isolated afternoon flurries.
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Big Sky
Powder Day Report Time: 5:07 a.m. Weather: Sun with some clouds. Temperature: 40 ° to 7 ° (Fahrenheit) Wind: 5-10 from South East New Overnight Snow: 0" Snow Fall past 24hrs: 5" Snow Fall past 48hrs: 8" Base Snow Depth: 69-120" Surface Conditions: Powder, Packed powder, machine groomed Terrain Open: 100%
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USSA news- Alpine Championships


Sugarloarf
STACEY COOK WINS FIRST CAREER NATIONAL TITLE WITH SUPER G WIN Local favorite Kirsten Clark just misses eighth title SUGARLOAF, Maine (March 26) - Olympian Stacey Cook (Truckee, CA) spoiled Kirsten Clark's homecoming parade Sunday, barreling past the local favorite to win gold - her first U.S. title - in super G at the TD Banknorth U.S. Alpine Championships at Sugarloaf USA.
Earlier, another Lake Tahoe racer, three-time Olympian and former super G world champion Daron Rahlves (Sugar Bowl, CA) ended his sparkling career by winning his final race, the men's super G. A gold medal is worth $3,000 with $1,500 for silver and $750 for bronze. Clark, who went to school and learned to race at nearby Carrabassett Valley Academy, hadn't raced at Sugarloaf since the 1997 U.S. championships had concluded. However, she won the FIS downhill Friday and swept the DH title Saturday; Snday, she was looking sold until Cook - skiing 13th - came down and upended her by .11. The winning time was 1:23.90 with Clark taking silver in 1:24.01 and the bronze medal going to another Olympian, Kaylin Richardson (Edina, MN), in 1:24.04
Click to access USSA Media Center MARCH 26, 2006 FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Juliann Fritz, jfritz@ussa.org STACEY COOK WINS FIRST CAREER NATIONAL TITLE WITH SUPER G WIN Local favorite Kirsten Clark just misses eighth title SUGARLOAF, Maine (March 26) - Olympian Stacey Cook (Truckee, CA) spoiled Kirsten Clark's homecoming parade Sunday, barreling past the local favorite to win gold - her first U.S. title - in super G at the TD Banknorth U.S. Alpine Championships at Sugarloaf USA. Earlier, another Lake Tahoe racer, three-time Olympian and former super G world champion Daron Rahlves (Sugar Bowl, CA) ended his sparkling career by winning his final race, the men's super G. A gold medal is worth $3,000 with $1,500 for silver and $750 for bronze.
Clark, who went to school and learned to race at nearby Carrabassett Valley Academy, hadn't raced at Sugarloaf since the 1997 U.S. championships had concluded. However, she won the FIS downhill Friday and swept the DH title Saturday; Snday, she was looking sold until Cook - skiing 13th - came down and upended her by .11. The winning time was 1:23.90 with Clark taking silver in 1:24.01 and the bronze medal going to another Olympian, Kaylin Richardson (Edina, MN), in 1:24.04. "I knew I had nailed..." Cook was glad to win but said she probably could have skied better. "I was really excited half way down. I knew I had nailed the hard section and I was just like 'keep it together' because I knew I had a fast time through there and so I tried to keep it together for the bottom. "I knew I had a good run when I crossed the finish line."
"I do think I could have done better but that's ski racing. I enjoyed the experience because it does add a bit more pressure and it just makes me stronger in races in the next coming years to know I can have something happen like that and still perform well," the new champion said.
She said success by Mancuso, the Olympic giant slalom champion who also won two bronze medals at the 2005 World Championships, and Lindsey Kildow (Vail, CO) - who's won four World Cup downhills in the last two seasons - has helped spur the the younger skiers to step-up their performances. "We have so many young people on our team and the veterans, too, but there's like five or six girls born in the '84 year alone. We have a young team and I think Julia and Lindsey's success definitely pushes us, I know I feed off of it and I see them do it and I know I can do it, too. I just have to get more experience.
Clark said, "There's times where you're like, 'With super-G, you have to be chasing the line and risking and putting everything out there, and it's not always going to feel the best, but it's going to be fast. "I knew there were still some great girls still to come down. You've just got to wait and see. I did my job. It's a tight race. It was fun."
At the same time, she said she's got quite a comfort zone racing at Sugarloaf from her years at CVA. Her first U.S. championships came in 1996 when she was the combined gold medalist.
"There's a big comfort zone. I've skied Narrow Gauge numerous times," she said, "and I love coming down and seeing the crowd. I love racing at home."
Clark, the only American to win four consecutive U.S. downhill titles, was pleased to see her Olympic teammate earn her first gold medals. "I'm psyched for her," Clark said. "She's had a breakthrough year, having some solid results in downhill and she's kind of struggled a bit in super-G but she's a great skier and a hard worker and she deserves it." Clark
, who rebounded a year ago from a horrendous crash in January 2004 but encountered a treacherous staph infection last fall, has said she'd be racing again next winter and she would be looking for a podium Wednesday in the giant slalom. She doesn't run slalom, so Clark will skip Monday's slalom.
Racing turns from speed to tech events Monday with slalom and the women's schedule concludes Wednesday with giant slalom.

2006 TD BANKNORTH U.S. ALPINE CHAMPIONSHIPS Sugarloaf, ME - March 26, 2006 Women's Super G 1. Stacey Cook, Truckee, Calif., 1:23.90 2. Kirsten Clark, Raymond, Maine, 1:24.01 3. Kaylin Richardson, Edina, Maine, 1:24.04 4. Julia Mancuso, Olympic Valley, Calif., 1:24.38 5. Resi Stiegler, Jackson Hole, Wyo., 1:24.53 6. Jonna Mendes, South Lake Tahoe, Calif., 1:24.93 7. Megan McJames, Park City, Utah, 1:25.01 8. Bryna McCarty, Concord, Vt., 1:25.30 9. Libby Ludlow, Bellevue, Wash., 1:25.39 10. Katie Hitchcock, Sugar Bowl, Calif., 1:25.62

2006 TD BANKBORTH U.S. ALPINE CHAMPIONSHIPS Sugarloaf, ME - March 26, 2006 Men's Super G 1. Daron Rahlves, Sugar Bowl, Calif., 1:18.80 2. Scott Macartney, Redmond, Wash., 1:19.11 3. T.J. Lanning, Park City, Utah, 1:19.55 4. Bode Miller, Bretton Woods, N.H., 1:19.64 5. Andrew Weibrecht, Lake Placid, N.Y., 1:20.40 6. Steve Nyman, Orem, Utah, 1:20.45 7. JJ Johnson, Park City, Utah, 1:20.58 8. Marco Sullivan, Squaw Valley, Calif., 1:20.65 9. Manuel Osborne-Paradis, Canada, 1:21.06 10. Chris Beckman, Altamont, N.Y., 1:21.26

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NOR AM FINALS
ROSEY FLETCHER CLOSES 10-YEAR CAREER WITH PSL NATIONAL TITLE Justin Reiter wins men's crown for second title at Crystal Mountain CRYSTAL MOUNTAIN, Wash. (March 26) – In the final race of her career U.S. Olympic bronze medalist Rosey Fletcher (Girdwood, AK) captured the women’s Parallel Slalom (PSL) and U.S. national title, on Sunday with a win at the 2006 North American Snowboard Finals at Washington’s Crystal Mountain. The win in the final round of the women’s PSL against Canadian Caroline Calve, capped a 10 year career for Fletcher that took her to three Olympic Games and earned her seven top ten World Cup finishes. Calve won the Canadian PSL national title as the top Canadian finisher in the event while Justin Reiter (Steamboat Springs, CO) carved the best American performance to capture the U.S. title.
In the women’s finals, Fletcher, who missed Saturday’s Parallel Giant Slalom (PGS) final after catching an edge in the qualifying round, was the only American rider among the top six. “Each round had an element of difficulty,” said Fletcher who dispatched Abby Champagne in the first round and Erica Mueller (Chester, VT), winner of the U.S. women’s PGS title on Saturday in the quarter final. Her semi-final win over Canadian Christelle Doyon then set up best-of-two championship round with Calve.
2006 North American Snowboarding Finals Men’s PSL Competition Overall 1. Adam McLeish - Canada 2. Justin Reiter – USA (Steamboat Spring, CO) 3. Adam Smith – USA (Bend, OR) United States 1. Justin Reiter (Steamboat Springs, CO) 2. Adam Smith (Bend, OR) 3. Vic Wild (White Salmon, WA) Canada 1. Adam McLeish 2. Phillipe Berube 3. Michael Lambert Women’s PSL Competition Overall 1. Rosey Fletcher – USA (Girdwood, AK) 2. Caroline Calve - Canada 3. Christelle Doyon - Canada United States 1. Rosey Fletcher (Girdwood, AK) 2. Lynn Ott (Bend, OR) 3. Erica Mueller (Chester, VT) Canada 1. Caroline Calve 2. Christelle Doyon 3. Kimiko Zakreski

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Whistler Blackcomb
Mixed sun and clouds today with alpine high -3 and light mtn top winds Increasing cloudiness tonight with an alpine low of -9 and freezing level near valley bottom
March events
25-26 Atomic Ski & Snowboard Supercross 28 Ronald McDonald House Charities Race
Whistler is a friendly ski town located in British Columbia, Canada and is home to almost 10,000 residents. One of the many things that makes Whistler so special is two unbelievable mountains - Whistler and Blackcomb. Side by side, they represent over 8000 acres of skiable terrain, rising a mile above the valley of Whistler.
Greatest vertical/usable terrain for skiing/riding and other winter sports in North America. Consistently ranked in the top 5 for North American resorts selected by industry magazines such as SKI, SKIING, Powder, TransWorld Snowboarding and more. Best parks & pipes in North America. Largest above tree line terrain and bowls in North America.
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SugarLoaf
CARRABASSETT VALLEY, ME -- Sugarloaf/USA and Carrabassett Valley Academy were well represented at the finish line of the men's and women's national downhill at the 2006 TD Banknorth US Alpine Championships on Saturday. CVA alumni Bode Miller and Kirsten Clark each won their respective downhill event on Saturday. The two champions had home slope advantage, having trained and raced on this mountain and downhill course during their high school years. Clocked at 75.83 mph, Miller finished ahead of US Ski Team veteran Daron Rahlves, 32, of Sugar Bowl, Calif. Miller's time was 1 minute, 15.27 seconds, while Rahlves was 1:15.88. Justin Johnson of Park City, Utah, was third with a time of 1:16.14 after winning the Sugarloaf Schuss, an FIS downhill race on Friday. Miller was 22nd in that race.
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Bear Valley - Ca

BEAR VALLEY TO EXTEND SEASON
Elevation Summit 8,500' Mid Mountain Lodge 7,750' Lower Mountain Base 6,600'
EVENTS
March 26 Gatorade GS Races #5& #6 26 Budweiser Country Snow Fest 26 Jim Bottomley Youth Team Olympics & Dinner Party - sponsored by BVSEF and Bear Valley Ski Club
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