Snow Alert, -Beaver Creek , Mad River Glen
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Watch the Alpine World Champs LIVE!
NEW YORK (Feb. 1) - Fans of the U.S. Ski Team will be able to watch the upcoming FIS Alpine World Ski Championships as NBCSports.com in conjunction with MediaZone will bring exclusive coverage of the full Championships to the USA including live web streaming daily, plus televised coverage of the men's and women's downhill, airing Feb. 17 at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBC Sports.
Held every two years, the U.S. Ski Team will be looking to defend multiple World titles as Bode Miller (Bretton Woods, NH) has medaled in the last three World Championships, winning double gold at the 2003 and '05 championships. Also on the podium in '05 was Julia Mancuso (Olympic Valley, CA) who grabbed bronze in both the giant slalom and super G in Bormio. Both men's and women's teams are carrying huge momentum into the worlds as Mancuso and Lindsey Kildow (Vail, CO) each have three victories already this season on the World Cup, while Miller has four wins and currently leads the World Cup SG standings. Ted Ligety (Park City, UT), the Olympic combined champion, has two podium finishes this year and Steven Nyman (Provo, UT) snagged his first victory in a downhill as part of the U.S. Ski Team's historic run that included nine top-3's (five wins) over six days.
"NBC Sports and NBCSports.com is committed to delivering the excitement and passion of Olympic sports on all of our platforms," said Perkins Miller, Senior Vice President, Digital Media, NBC Sports & Olympics. "Through our partnership with the USSA, we can use the Internet to deliver these events to a passionate fan base that otherwise would not be able to watch them." The broadcasts are a partnership with the FIS and European Broadcast Union, along with NBCSports.com, MediaZone and the U.S. Ski Team.
NBC's Olympic broadcast team of Tim Ryan, Todd Brooker and Steve Porino will call the action for NBC's coverage of the men's and women's downhill airing on Feb. 17.
New this year is NBCSports.com's daily live coverage with partner MediaZone. Every race will be webcast live with natural sound, plus will be available on-demand after the competitions.
"Our fans have the chance to really follow the World Championships from start to finish with live coverage from NBC and MediaZone," said U.S. Ski Team Vice President of Marketing Communications Tom Kelly. "The Team has captured a lot of attention this year with great World Cup results across nearly every discipline going into the Championships in Sweden."
Night events and later daytime start times for the Championships in Sweden bring the daily webcasts into very reasonable daytime airtimes in the USA. No finals begin earlier than 6:30 a.m. Eastern Time, and four of the 11-event finals start mid-morning to early-afternoon Eastern Time.
The entire two-week package is only $19.99, providing both live daily coverage and on-demand access to all the World Championship races. Single day coverage is $4.99. Fans can checkout the coverage at www.nbcsports.com or www.mediazone.com.

2007 FIS ALPINE WORLD SKI CHAMPIONSHIPS ON NBCSports.com (all times Eastern Time and live, unless otherwise noted)

Saturday, Feb. 3
Men's super G (6:30 a.m.)

Sunday, Feb. 4
Women's super G (6:30 a.m.)

Thursday, Feb. 8
Men's super combined (6:30 a.m. downhill, 10:30 a.m. slalom)

Friday, Feb. 9
Women's super combined (6:30 a.m. downhill, 10:30 a.m. slalom)

Saturday, Feb. 10
Men's downhill (6:30 a.m.)

Sunday, Feb. 11
Women's downhill (6:30 a.m.)

Tuesday, Feb. 13
Women's giant slalom (11 a.m. 1st run, 2 p.m. 2nd run)

Wednesday, Feb. 14
Men's giant slalom (4 a.m. 1st run, 7 a.m. 2nd run)

Friday, Feb. 16
Women's slalom (11 a.m. 1st run, 2 p.m. 2nd run)

Saturday, Feb. 17
Men's slalom (4 a.m. 1st run, 7 a.m. 2nd run)
Men's and Women's downhill (tape delay at 2:30 p.m., on NBC Sports)

Sunday, Feb. 18
Nations team event (4 a.m. 1st run, 7 a.m. 2nd run)



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*** Mad River Glen
A fresh 1"-4"of fluff overnight which will certainly freshen up the skiing today. Yup, 1"-4" is not a misprint. Oddly we have about an inch at the base, about 4" at mid-station and back down to 2-3" up on top, very weird but we'll take it however it comes! While there might not be much snow where you are we have had more snow in the past 3 weeks than they have had in Utah. The forecast for the upcoming weekend is looking REALLY good though. MRG's weather guru, Josh Fox is predicting several hits of snow from Friday through Sunday which he reckons will dump in the neighborhood of 10". Lets all hope he nails this forecast! Looks like the conditions for this weekend's Junior Mogul Challenge will be stellar. The skiing at Mad River Glen is pretty decent right now and improving with every flake. Hopefully things will get even better. This weekend we will operate all lifts and all trails with 100% of our legendary terrain wide open. While your here be sure to learn more about the campaign to Save the Fabled Single Chair
The Mad River Glen Junior Mogul Challenge is set forSaturday February 3rd. Mad River Glen will be selecting its Sports Illustrated for Kids NextSnow Team based on the results of the Challenge along with their written response to an essay question. The essay must be handed in by Friday February 9th. The first place finisher will receive a paid trip (along with a parent) to Sports Illustrated for Kids Next Snow Search at Killington on March 2-4, 2007. The NextSnow Search is the first all-mountain, all equipment, all kids snow sports championship. It’s not just a competition; style, attitude, and personality are also factors. The essay question is; why would you be a great representative of Mad River Glen at the NextSnow Competition?Competitors must register the day of the event on the 3rd floor of Mad River ’s Basebox Lodge from 8 until 9:00 a.m. The competition begins at 11:00 a.m. The awards ceremony will be held on the 3rd floor of the Basebox at 4:15 p.m. For more information call (802) 496 3551

Single Chair
When the historic restoration of the Single Chair begins in the spring of 2007 skiers will have a unique opportunity to purchase the old chairs and acquire a link to skiing history. The sale of the chairs is an important component of the financing of the project. There will be three ways to obtain a chair. One hundred and forty will be auctioned off to the Co-op shareholders. Five chairs will be raffled off and an additional three will be offered in a special essay contest. The raffle and the essay contest will be open to the public. If there are any chairs remaining they will be auctioned off to the highest bidder

www.madriverglen.com

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Panorama
Register now for Panorama's 2007 Park and Pipe competitions. Sign up at Can-Ski and Showcase Snowboards, or at Syndicate Boardshop in Invermere.
Mountain conditions are subject to change. Snowphone: 250.342.6941
www.skipanorama.com


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Garmisch-Partenkirchen


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www.garmisch-partenkirchen.de |

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squaw valley institute
Sierra Winter Sports Presentation: From Longboards to Olympics February 6, 2007 - Olympic Plaza - Bar One - Squaw Valley USA
6:30 - 7:00 No Host Bar. Program Begins at 7:00
Tickets for this program are $10.00 each and can be purchased at the door. Children under 12 and students with ID are Free.
For more information on this and other Institute programs, please visit www.squawvalleyinstitute.org

SV SQ SHOP
Squaw Valley Lift Tickets / Lessons


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Xtreme 3 Fashion Whistler
“The Schick Xtreme 3 Fashion Exposed shows that style is not just about rotational tricks and big air,” says Lilli Clark, Production Coordinator for the TELUS World Ski & Snowboard Festival. “Fashion is a way for people to express themselves. And the Festival is a huge celebration of all the forms of self-expression that are part of snowsports and mountain culture.” An audio-visual window into the fast-growing lifestyle fashion movement, emanating from the most innovative street, snow, surf and skate brands, this unique fashion event will be hotter than global warming.
The Designer Search & Expose contest has assembled a who’s who from the fashion industry to review the entries. The Review Panel will include: Carolyn Simmons, Clothing Designer for Volcom; Ross Hill, Managing Partner for Hill’s of Kerrisdale, Rick Rayburn Menswear & Blue Ruby; Deanne Gale, Snowboard Soft Goods Buyer for Whistler Blackcomb; Andrea Murray, Clothing Inventor for Lululemon Athletica; Anne Morris, Academic Director of Fashion Design & Merchandising at the Art Institute of Vancouver and Mark Little, Lead Merchant for Abercrombie & Fitch Boys and Hollister Dudes Vintage Shorts, Pants and Surfwear.
Designers are invited to preview contest entry procedure at www.whistler206.com/2007/fashion/searchandexpose.php

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Sugarloaf
Sugarloaf/USA’s new terrain park, ‘The Yard’, opens Saturday, Feb. 3
CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine - After countless hours of snowmaking, days of pushing snow, and cases of energy drinks, it’s time for freeriders to rejoice. With jumps spanning 50 feet or more and mind bending rails and jibs, Sugarloaf/USA is poised to leap into the forefront of freestyle terrain with the opening of The Yard terrain park on Saturday, Feb. 3. The Grand Opening of The Yard and award presentation to the winner of the Name The Park Contest is Saturday at 9:30 a.m. at the entrance to the park at Peavey Cross Cut. Everyone is welcome to be among the first to travel down this brand new trail.
The winning name was selected from more than 2,000 entries that were submitted from October through December. Josh Tauses of Kingfield submitted the winning entry and will recieve a Sugarloaf season’s pass and have ultimate bragging rights as the one to name the park. Other finalists will receive Sugarloaf prize packs that include logo wear and lift tickets for future visits to the resort.
“We had a flurry of entries that came in while we evaluating earlier entries,” said Bill Swain, Sugarloaf’s communications manager. “When we saw that those entries were submitted within the scope of the contest, we included them in the review and added several additional finalists including The Yard. The Yard stays true to the Sugarloaf’s heritage for naming trails after logging terms and was the favorite among the judges.” Tauses will be presented with his own trail sign and will drop the rope for the first time to take the inaugural run through The Yard.
Once complete, The Yard will include at least 3 sets of jumps and up to a dozen other features including a changing selection of rails, boxes and other jibs.
Ski and Stay Packages are available for as little as $69 per person, per night and include on-mountain lodging, lift tickets, Sports and Fitness Center passes, and daily adult Perfect Turn Clinics. For complete details and to book your next great winter vacation today. call 1.800 THE LOAF or book online at www.sugarloaf.com.
About Sugarloaf/USA Ski Resort - Located in Carrabassett Valley , Maine

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LAKE LOUISE

– The TELUS Terrain Park at Lake Louise Mountain Resort has undertaken a facelift for the 2007 season. With a new staff of motivated riders dedicated to building a solid park program, the TELUS Terrain Park is starting to create a buzz in the Bow Valley and beyond.
For 2007, the Resort has allocated more terrain to the park to allow for more features and variety, and enabling skiers and snowboarders of all levels to use the features. Three major park sections have been created in the park, each specifically catering to beginner, intermediate and advanced riders.
Says Matt Mosteller, Senior Director of Business Development for the Resort, “The TELUS Terrain Park at Lake Louise Mountain Resort has a long-standing reputation for being a great place to learn for beginners while providing a challenge for more experienced riders. We’re thrilled with the development of this year’s park for all to enjoy.”
In the park, choose from nine jumps up to 55 feet, wall rides, quarter pipes, hips, as well as a variety of rails and boxes, including the “Swamp Monster”, a fifty-eight foot S-Box. The park is now fully open, and riders will be able to enjoy additional features to be created throughout the rest of the season.
www.skilouise.com


The 6th Winter Asian Games will be held in Changchun (CHN) from 28th January, 2007-4th February 2007. A celebration of winter sports in Asia held every four years, this the second time that China will be hosting the Winter Asiad; the first time was in Harbin in 1996. The first-ever Winter Asian Games were held in Sapporo in 1988. Since the last time the event took place in China, the interest in winter sports has considerably increased in China as well as around the Asian continent.


Regulated by the Olympic Council of Asia under the supervision of the International Olympic Committee, the 15th Summer Asian Games were just held in Doha, Qatar from 1st – 15th December. In Changchun, a total of 47 medal events in ten sports will be contested; of FIS’s disciplines, Alpine Skiing, Cross-Country Skiing, Freestyle Skiing and Snowboard are represented. In addition, participants will compete in Biathlon, Curling, Figure Skating, Ice Hockey, Short Track Speed Skating and Speed Skating. Changchun, the capital and largest city in Jilin province, is located in north-eastern China. The metropolitan area has a population of 6.83 million and a population of 2.78 million in the city proper. The skiing events will be held at Beida Lake Skiing Resort, located some 140 km from Changchun, which also hosted the season opening Freestyle FIS World Cup aerials events in December 2006

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The official site of professional speed skier Tracie Max Sachs
EVENTS
Jan 20-26 Vars (Fra) Training Camp
Jan 27-30 Vars (Fra) FIS World Cup
Jan 31 - Feb 4 Vars (Fra) Pro Mondial
Feb 9-10 Goldeck (Aut) European X-Trem Week

www.quickchick.com
Traci has been gracious in supplying photos of speed ski events and dramatic pictures of Verbier CH

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br> Ride Freesport's IFSA World Tour Big Mountain discipline please go to www.bigmountain-heliride.com
O‘Neill Xtreme Verbier (Verbier)
For details access: http://www.verbier.ch/

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When in France

Glisse mag


Subaru Telluride Freeskiing Open


Telluride, CO
February 08-11, 2007
Subaru of America is proud to present the 2007 U.S. Freeskiing Series. This five-stop tour brings the top Big Mountain competitors in the world to center stage at some of the best resorts in North America. Over the years, these competitions have helped launch the careers of skiing legends such as Shane McConkey, Kent Kreitler, Ingrid Backstrom, Seth Morrison, Hugo Harrison, and Reggie and Zach Crist. Come watch skiers from around the globe raise the bar of freeskiing in pursuit of a $100,000 overall prize purse.

Check www.usfreeskiing.com


Subaru Squaw Valley USA Freeskiing Open
Squaw Valley, CA
February 14-17, 2007
Subaru of America is proud to present the 2007 U.S. Freeskiing Series. This five-stop tour brings the top Big Mountain competitors in the world to center stage at some of the best resorts in North America. Over the years, these competitions have helped launch the careers of skiing legends such as Shane McConkey, Kent Kreitler, Ingrid Backstrom, Seth Morrison, Hugo Harrison, and Reggie and Zach Crist. Come watch skiers from around the globe raise the bar of freeskiing in pursuit of a $100,000 overall prize purse.

Check www.usfreeskiing.com


Subaru U.S. Freeskiing Nationals
Snowbird, UT
March 06-11, 2007
Subaru of America is proud to present the 2007 U.S. Freeskiing Series. This five-stop tour brings the top Big Mountain competitors in the world to center stage at some of the best resorts in North America. Over the years, these competitions have helped launch the careers of skiing legends such as Shane McConkey, Kent Kreitler, Ingrid Backstrom, Seth Morrison, Hugo Harrison, and Reggie and Zach Crist. Come watch skiers from around the globe raise the bar of freeskiing in pursuit of a $100,000 overall prize purse.
Check www.usfreeskiing.com

Tahoe Dave