Snow Alert, -New York, Great Lakes Region

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ARE, Sweden (Feb. 8) - Bode Miller (Bretton Woods, NH) led the downhill and finished sixth while Steven Nyman (Provo, UT) was ninth Thursday in three-degree cold during the inaugural super combined at the 2007 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships. Ted Ligety (Park City, UT), given a second start after two course workers got his way during the final pitch of the slalom, skied out on his re-run. For complete details: http://www.usskiteam.com/

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Jackson Hole
Conditions have been consistent all over the mountain for the past week, and this morning we welcome the possibility of snow as well as for the weekend! Canine owners don't forget your mutt mitt.
A 50 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a high near 38. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph becoming south southwest. Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible. Lifts Open: 11 of 11
Trails Open: 109 of 116
Groomed Trails Open: 40 of 40
Advanced Terrain Park: Open

February 9
The Big One film premier
TGR and JHMR present a 16mm film about 10 years of TGR in JH. Winner of the 2005 Los Angeles Music Award for Best Pop/Reggae Album, Mystic Roots Band is serving up an original style based in reggae, hip-hop, and dancehall, with overtones of rock, funk, and ska. $5 at the door.

February 10
US. Ski Team Day 2007
For every lift ticket sold we will donate $1 to the US Ski and Snowboard Association, a 501©(3) organization. This day is designed to salute local grass roots ski initiatives and raise money to support US Ski Team athletes One of 36 resorts around the country participating
www.jackson Hole


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Breckenridge

Mountain Dew Vertical Challenge
Location: Peak 8
Date: February 11, 2007

The Mountain Dew Vertical Challenge is a FREE race open to competitors of all ages and abilities. Join other riders for a day of fun on the slopes. In a dual giant slalom race, skiers and snowboarders compete in one of 23 skier and 12 snowboarder age and gender categories. Highline Sports (970) 476-6797x109
Check out the "Bone Yard", alpine Bowl
www.breckenridge.snow.com

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Crested Butte
Crested Butte Mountain Resort is teaming up with Suzuki to offer the Suzuki Half Pipe Jam. This FREE event is open to skiers and snowboarders and the grand prize for the four winners are flights and lodging to the finals in Squaw Valley. The format of the series consists of five competitive divisions – 10 and under, 11-14, 15-17, 18 and over, and an Open class for the more highly competitive contestants for both men and women. Skiers and snowboarders are welcome and will compete separately.

" Check out "Dueys" and Coffee grounds!"
www.skicb.com

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Subaru Master the Mountain!

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
Tower Three
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


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Durango Film Festival

Durango Independent Film Festival - Feb 28 - Mar 04, 07
www.durangofilm.org

Events
9-11 WINTERFEST WEEKEND: Balloon Rally, Triathlon, skiing and snowboarding competitions. "Anything Goes" sled races. Pagosa Springs.
9-12 DOG SLED RACE: The San Juan stage racing series third year for mid-distance racers and mushing fans. Silverton.
10 CHOCOLATE LOVERS FLING: Sample deluxe chocolate concoctions made by local chefs and bakers. Dance, benefit. Telluride. RECEPTION: Annual Membership Reception. Center of Southwest Studies. Center of Southwest Studies. Durango
www.durangomountainresort.com

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Keystone
Keystone is home to three magnificent mountain playgrounds—Dercum Mountain, North Peak, and The Outback. There’s something special for every skier and rider of any level at each mountain. There are more than 3,000 vertical feet and over 3,000 acres of bumps and bowls, glades and steeps, groomers and rollers to be experienced.
Keystone offers guided snowcat tours /hiking access to 278 acres of our new expert terrain in Independence Bowl. Keystone Adventure Tours cat skiing will provide guided tours to Independence, along with Erickson and Bergman bowls. Independence will also be accessible by hiking for a "backcountry light" experience.
3,148 acres
3,128 vertical feet
121 trails
20 Lifts including 2 gondolas, 1 express six-pack and 5 high speed quads.

Independence Bowl opening this season Keystone is proud to announce it has opened Independence Bowl, almost 300 acres of expert-only hiking and snowcat ski/ride terrain east of the summit of Dercum Mountain, for the 2006-2007 season. The terrain offers an in-bounds 'backcountry-light' skiing and riding experience to the chutes and steeper pitches of Independence Bowl. EVENT
With the addition of the terrain in the upper reaches of Independence Bowl, Keystone now offers more than 3,000 acres, making the largest resort in Summit County even bigger
Saturday, February 10th we are celebrating Keystone's newest terrain expansion Independence Bowl, 278 acres of expert chutes and steeps. Independence Bowl is Keystone's guided cat-tour adventure. You can access the bowl by a cat or you can hike it and have an awesome day skiing or riding!! The celebration is in River Run Village including KSMT live remote, free donuts, movie footage of Independence Bowl, and red, white, and blue fireworks are just some of the many activities you won't want to miss
www.breckenridge.snow.com


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Stowe
The mid-Winter conditions continue to be terrific in Stowe, Vermont. We have received A FOOT of snow this past week, and over 4 FEET OF SNOW in the last few weeks. We are skiing and riding on GREAT packed powder conditions all over both of our mountains. Visit our Photo Gallery or Video Gallery or Live Web Cam to see for yourself just how great the conditions are up here right now.
The outlook for the rest of the week and into the weekend is good - with forecasts calling for temps in the teens and a chance for more snow on several days. Our soft packed powder surfaces should get freshened up with some more snow soon, making already great conditions just that much better. Make sure to stay tuned to our Snow Report for all the latest snow, weather and trail updates...
It’s a great time to ski or ride at Stowe Mountain Resort! There is no better choice in The East right now than Stowe, and there is no safer bet for you to find great skiing and riding in the coming weeks. Check out our Vacation Rewards Program, Long Weekend Packages and Inn Specials to save on your next visit to Stowe. Our two mountains are extremely wintry, white and waiting for you. We sincerely hope that you can come up to Vermont’s highest peak and experience the best conditions in The East with us soon!
www.stowe.com


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Cortina d'Ampezzo- Italy
Weather conditions Mostly sunny, slightly cloudy
Temperature top 09:00 -8
Temperature base 09:00 -1
Depth of snow top 100
Depth of snow base 30
Last snowfall 23 January 2007
Wind force moderate breeze (gale force 4)
wind direction south-east
Conditions slopes Good
Number of open lifts 36 of 36
Number of open slopes 68 of 68
No. of kilometres 115 of 115
Conditions Crosscountry Very good
No. of kilometres 75 of 75
Conditions Snowpark Very good
General:
Info: ++39 0436 862171
www.skipasscortina.dolomiti.org

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Niseko -Japan

The real thrill of Niseko, off piste skiing. Enjoy the natural powder snow

At the [nisekoannupuri] international ski site, from this season, the season ticket 50 hour tickets 30 hour tickets [toku] of customer limitation of purchase service was begun to the customer of season ticket 50 hour tickets 30 hour ticket purchases. By the fact that the key card is presented, eating and drinking price and hotel Niseko of the restaurant inside [gerende] it is and is dense hot spring bath time fee of the village in discount. Please utilize by all means in at this opportunity. * Because it cannot jointly use with the other discount ticket and the like, please acknowledge beforehand. Eating and drinking fee 10%OFF hotel Japan Airlines [annupuriresutoran] “[azeria]” and dining “lilac” * lunchtime (11: 30~14: 30) Only * becomes only the payment with the cash. [nutsukuannupuriresutoran] “[niyusanko]” and Chinese noodles house “good good ([haohao])” * you not utilizing the meal ticket sale machine, please present to the staff. The restaurant inside the returning on the same day rest house * you not utilizing the meal ticket sale machine, please present to the staff. Returning on the same day hot spring bath time fee discount…400 Yen adults (usually 700 Yen in fee), 200 Yen children (usually 350 Yen in fee) hotel Niseko it is and is dense the village * open hours 12: 00~21: 00

30 Lifts inc Gondola
www.niseko.ne.jp


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5th Beijing Evening curtain opened Huaxuejie public ski race the International Ski Course, Huai North opened in 2007 Beijing Wanbao Huaxuejie public…


Ski Championship in 2007, people from the Beijing Evening Huaxuejie North Huai international ski market, Le ski market more to the Great Wall, China International Travel Service Head Office and the Beijing Evening jointly organized. Today, the important winter skiing has become fashionable entertainment and fashion tempered way. Each of the past few years many people will be skiing as a winter entertainment, leisure plus outdoor exercise of choice. People from the crowded city to the suburbs, from the heavy workload, the pressures of living freed into the vast snow Interesting. leisure, adjust and integrate into the natural and recreational skiing, skiing and fitness, is slowly changing people's lives, courted by the people is slowly becoming fashionable life. In recent years, Beijing was the most popular ski Wye North is coming to the market this year! Ms. Chen Gang, in the fall under a fallen on the 1st Road, forgotten rent snow clothes and the clothes had entered the snow. Music can be with her, blaming : incredibly stimulating, the very generous. Today is the first day say, a lot of people it does not matter, anyway rest, we have to have the whole family, father, mother, brothers, sisters, The children had come, we can together find the necessary while playing the happy life should be! Snow is Xuechang staff Charles Road patrol personnel, he said that he was not afraid of people ah, busy people, we bark, guffaw.?Ski when you do not want to ask, do not want young head. Although the market has been skiing, but they do not feel the same today. Market seriously Miss staff, told reporters : Mulberry is a busy day today, but very happy. But so many people are excited to see the scream, saw a picture of smiling faces, I think that will have a meaningful and share their happiness.

With the help of the staff, the reporter finally "grasping" to the Wye north of the ski market overall security. People stare at the snow-ski both his side, told reporters : on the one hand Xuechang staff, we are busy and happiness; a busy and tense.Happy because happy guests, tension is the meticulous implementation of safety regulations. In view of the first day of business, we have formulated a series of special arrangements our new main board and there are a number of the world's top veneer. Another concern is the safety issue, we have engaged in the business held prior to the "business previously." Let all international staff posts and give first priority to the safety of tourists will be required, not sloppy work to ensure that the tourists feel at ease playing, The enjoyment of playing. Today, dozens of media reporters have gathered north of the Wye ski market.

www.hbski.com

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Bejing Shijing

Event
www.sjlski.com/

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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


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Watch the Alpine World Champs LIVE!
NEW YORK - 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 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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Snowzone, Sac Ca