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10.30.2006

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18 Mountains for One Low Price Participating Mountains: Attitash Waterville Valley Bretton Woods Mountain Resort Ragged Mountain Resort Gunstock Mountain Resort Pats Peak Ski Area Jay Peak Resort Bolton Valley Resort Ascutney Mountain Resort Mad River Glen** Shawnee Peak Ski Area Saddleback Maine Gore Mountain Windham Mountain Whaleback Wachusett Mountain Ski Area Ski Butternut - The Berkshires Family Mountain Blue Hills Ski Area (lift, lessons and rentals included)

Cards are available in 1, 2, 3, 5 and 7-day increments. You do not have to use your days consecutively - your days are good throughout the season!

http://www.powderpassport.com/

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American Skiing Company Resorts
ASC resort including Killington and Mount Snow in Vermont , Sugarloaf/USA and Sunday River in Maine , Attitash in New Hampshire , The Canyons in Utah , and Steamboat in Colorado. American Skiing Company welcomes Gold Medalist Seth Wescott, and Nickelodeon’s SpongeBob SquarePants, and Dora the Explorer to the Boston Ski and Snowboard Expo Park City, Utah (October 30,2006) -- Olympic Gold Medalist Seth Wescott will be the special guest at the American Skiing Company Pavilion at the Boston Ski and Snowboard Expo to kick off the 2006-07 winter season. Wescott, who brought home gold in the first-ever Olympic Snowboard Cross last February in Torino, Italy, will be on hand to meet fans and autograph posters on Thursday, Nov. 16 from 7-8 pm. In addition to the Olympic champion, the ASC Pavilion will feature visits from SpongeBob SquarePants™ and Dora the Explorer™ costume characters, who will visit with kids and families during the four days of the Expo. The American Skiing Company family of resorts has teamed up with Nickelodeonä to encourage active outdoor activities and introduce more families to winter sports. Family Winter Festivals, presented by Nickelodeon, will take place at all seven ASC resorts this season and will be packed with activities and games for the whole family, including costume character appearances by SpongeBob SquarePants and Dora the Explorer, live bands that have appeared on NOGGIN’s hit series, Jack’s Big Music Showä and special Learn-to-Ski/Ride Programs from ASC’s award-winning Perfect Turn Ski and Snowboard Schools. Skiing and snowboarding will be extra exciting for kids this season with exclusive Dora the Explorer skis, SpongeBob SquarePants skis and snowboards, plus helmets and winter accessories. Designed to make skiing and snowboarding more fun for kids who are just starting out, they are available exclusively at ASC resorts’ rental and retail shops. Guests at the ASC Pavilion will find exclusive Expo-only savings on winter vacations at each ASC resort including Killington and Mount Snow in Vermont , Sugarloaf/USA and Sunday River in Maine , Attitash in New Hampshire , The Canyons in Utah , and Steamboat in Colorado . Guests who purchase vacation packages at the Expo will also have a chance to spin the ever-popular Wheel O’ Vacations where they can win discounts on their vacation, lift tickets, or a Ski America season pass.
Skiers and riders can also save on lift tickets by purchasing the all-new New England Value Card or mEtickets at the Expo. The New England Value Card offers savings of up to $14 per day when you purchase 4 or 5 days of skiing at ASC’s Eastern resorts, whereas the mETicket saves up to $23 per day for 6-12 days of skiing at any ASC resort including The Canyons and Steamboat.
The perfect gift for every skier and rider on your holiday shopping list is a Gift Card from an ASC resort. Gift Cards will be available at the Expo and can be used to purchase lift tickets, lodging, merchandise and food in resort-owned facilities. American Skiing Company is one of the largest operators of alpine ski, snowboard and golf resorts in the United States . Its resorts include Killington and Mount Snow in Vermont ; Sunday River and Sugarloaf/USA in Maine ; Attitash in New Hampshire ; Steamboat in Colorado ; and The Canyons in Utah . More information is available on the Company’s Web site, www.peaks.com.

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Stowe
Stowe Mountain Resort has extended its on-line Season Pass sales deadline until midnight Friday, October 27th! Due to extremely high call and web sales volume, we have decided to extend the deadline to allow everyone that wants to be able to buy their pass for less to be able to get their orders in.

Orage Ski Clothing Warehouse Sale on Saturday, October 28th in South Burlington. The sale runs from 9am to 7pm at 102 Kimball Ave.. Stowe reps wil be on hand to sell the very last early season-priced passes of the year. http://winter.stowe.com/

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Rob DesLauriers and Jimmy Chin, who last week skied down the bullet-proof snow on Mt. Everest’s Lhotse Face. They had climbed to the summit of the world’s highest mountain and fulfilled personal dreams by skiing in their full Himalayan gear on the way back down. You can read the expedition dispatches and see pictures of their experiences, and learn more about Berg Adventures International, which arranged Mt. Everest Expedition 2006. Adventuretravel.com



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