Snow Alert -Snowbird, Val d'Isere Fr,SQUAW, Mammoth, Vail
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The view from my desk
The Livemore Ridge N.E. of Mt Hamilton, Calif
3 inches of snow on grass is just enough to get out the rock skis for a mid afternoon hike from the Mt Lick Observatory to Capurnicus Peak and a run down to ranch road.


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Snowbird
New snow: 15"
Base Depth: 60" - 90"
Hours open: N/A
Park recut: 0
Open Lifts: 12
Conditions: Powder
Open runs: 83

Bob in Sandy Ut tells me the Bookends and coffin chutes are Prime. Tower three rip it!

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STEAMBOAT
STEAMBOAT-HOME OF CHAMPAGNE POWDER® SNOW
SURPASSES 250-INCH SNOWFALL MARK

Three Feet Of Powder Falls At Summit In Past 72 Hours
Over 21 Feet of Champagne Powder Stacks Up At Ski Area This Season

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO-February 26, 2007-Steamboat’s 2006/2007 season cumulative snowfall surpassed the 250- inch mark at mid-mountain due to a series of storms that has dropped three feet of fresh Champagne Powder snow over the past three days.

“Steamboat has some of the best snow in the Rocky Mountains, the largest mid-mountain base of the major Colorado destination resorts, and a summit base that’s approaching 85 inches,” said Andy Wirth, vice president of sales & marketing for Steamboat Ski & Resort Corporation. “Steamboat is definitely showing why it is the home of Champagne Powder and will be in great shape as the resort gears up for the upcoming Spring Break period.”

www.steamboat.com

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LAKE LOUISE
Calgary, AB – February 27, 2007 – The 5th Annual Smith Optics Lake Louise Big Mountain Challenge, held February 21-24, brought together top freeskiers from across Canada and the United States to some of the most challenging terrain in Lake Louise Mountain Resort’s Powder Bowls.

There was a high level of competition for both the men and the ladies. Event officials noted that lines were being skied that are believed to be first descents of certain terrain in the Powder Bowls.

In the men’s category, CJ Wright of Lake Louise, AB took the top honours, including a cash prize of $2500. Second place and $1500 went to Brett Crabtree of Whistler, BC, with third place and $750 going to Mike Hopkins of Rossland, BC.

For the ladies, first place went to Martha Burley of Fernie, BC, who also took home the cash prize of $1500. Second place honours and $750 went to Sonja Lercher of Whistler, BC and Leah Evans of Rossland, BC took third place and a $500 cash prize.
www.skilouise.com
www.skircr.com

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Val d'Isere -Fr

New snow: 16"
Base Depth: 54" - 67"
Hours open: N/A
Park recut: 0
Jumps: 0
Pipes: 0"
Open Lifts: 37
Conditions: Powder
Open runs: 87


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Saas-Fe - switzerland

1. All in white.
That is what the Saas Valley looks like. Snow - as far as the eye can see. You float on a white cover over 145 kms of snow-white pistes. Sun, blue sky, good humour, great folks, relaxation, action and pleasure. Welcome to "Snow Valley". Current weather and snow depth

2. A Sledge Ride - That's Fun!
Sledging relaxes and ensures good humour. Off you go down the great toboggan runs in the Saas Valley. From 3 to 11 kms, during the day or at night, alone or with someone, with you and me, with husband and wife, with child and dog, in love or lonely. The sound of the runners on the snow makes you feel happy. Just one click and you can see what it's like.

3. Weissmies Snow Trail
Feel the snow under your snow shoes, jump for joy in powder snow on your skis or your snowboard - that is the Weissmies Snow Trail. First you go up on foot, then on with the planks and down you go. For the adventurous, for those who enjoy life, for the enterprising, for nature freaks. Will you also be there on 11th March 2007!?

4. Snowboard Event to the Power of Three
Ride now. Ride free. Fun and sport in snowboard paradise: three important snowboard events will be held in March in Saas-Fee: the Snowpark Tour final (16th - 18th March), the Popcorn Night Jump last stop (23rd March) and the Saas-Fee Style Session 2007 (www.ridenow.ch) "by freestylers for freestylers" (24th/25th March). Riders get the full benefit of great pistes, of the rousing atmosphere and of attractive package deals.

5. That spring feeling
In April the weather does as it likes. Not so in Saas-Fee. The snow conditions will certainly be great, right up to the end of April. Pack up your sun cream and sun glasses: get to where it's warm, get to know friendly people, have fun, talk about this and that, flirt, dance, sing... Our spring package deal can easily keep pace with the rising feelings of spring.

www.saastal.ch

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Bear Valley
Can't stand the thought of going to work on a Powder day? Nearly 4ft of new snow in the last 24 hours!
4ft YES Martha, it's true! ,br> www.bearvalley.com

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US SKI TEAM NEws
NORWICH, Vt. (Feb. 26) - Moguls world champion Hannah Kearney (Norwich,VT) of the U.S. Ski Team is resting at home following Feb. 21 surgery on a torn anterior cruciate ligament. She won't get to defend her world championship when the 2007 FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships are held March 6-11 in Madonna di Campiglio, Italy. Kearney, who turns 21 today (Feb. 26), was operated on by Dr. Charles Carr at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Hanover, NH, after injuring her knee during training Feb. 5 before finals at a World Cup in La Plagne, France.
"I didn't think it was that bad but I guess I was in denial. I mean, I didn't even fall, didn't crash," Kearney said. "I was skiing in the middle of the course and I jammed my knee. I hyper-extended it."
The injury was "a clean [injury], so I'm lucky that way," she said. She is beginning physical therapy and rehabilitation, and has no timetable for getting back on skis.
Kearney, who swept the moguls and dual moguls titles last March during the Sprint U.S. Freestyle Championships at Vermont's Killington resort, said she plans on attending the 2007 championships at Killington next month. Killington is about an hour from Norwich.
www.usskiteam.com

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Red Lodge Mountain
Red Lodge Mountain Snow Report
WINTER CARNIVAL IS HERE
New Snow 6-7
Base Area Snow Base: 24“ Overnight: 3”
24 Hours: 6-7”
48 Hours: 6-7”
7 Days: 9-10”

New Snow 8-10
Summit Snow Base: : 39“+ Overnight: 5-6”
24 Hours: 8-10 “
48 Hours: 8-10”
7 Days: 13-15”

Conditions at 6 AM:FRESH SNOW! 9 Degrees and SW 16 mph. CURRENT UPDATES AT 406-255-6973. < P> Forecast:Partly cloudy, NW winds at 16 mph and a high of 29 degrees.

Open Lifts: 7 of 8 Lifts! Cole Creek, Grizzly Peak, Willow Creek, Miami Beach, Triple Chair & the Mighty Mite, ALSO OPEN IS MIDWAY EXPRESS.
Trails:(44 open runs) 65% of our trails are now open including Lazy M and much of the Cole Creek Drainage.> Surfaces:Packed Powder and Machined Groomed. Base of 39 inches.

Events:Cartoon Caper’s Winter Carnival is today. Bring the entire family up for a torch light parade, costume contest, live music and the famous cardboard classic! Then on Saturday night there well be fireworks, dinner, and a torchlight parade. The fun starts Feb 23rd and runs all weekend. A complete list of events is at redlodgmountain.com
www.redlodgmountain.com

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North Lake Tahoe Snow Festival- WINTER FEST
The 26th Annual Snow Festival is scheduled for March 2-11, 2007.
North Lake Tahoe thrives with ten fun-filled days and nights, packed with events and a variety activities
www.tahoesnowfestival.com


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Montafon- Austria
Sunparty on Snow in the Silvretta Nova
03 March 07
From 11.30 hrs. live music with the "Tequilla Partyband" in the Bella Nova.

VLV Cup Finale in Gargellen
23 March 07
The best young ski racers show off their paces on the Madrisa slope in Gargellen. The preliminary rounds start at 18.30 hrs., the finals at 20.30 hrs

Live music at the Hochjoch
24 March 07
From 13.30 hrs. live music with "Alpenstarkstrom" at the Kapell Restaurant.

www.montafon.at/
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The 2007 Chevrolet Revolution Tour Remaining Dates:
Mar. 2-4 - Okemo, VT - HP, SS, SBX
June 21-22 - Mt. Hood, OR - HP, SS


For more information on the 2007 Chevrolet Revolution Tour, check out http://www.ussa.org/


Ticket to Ride Tour http://www.ttrworldtour.com/.

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Bejing Shijing

Event
www.sjlski.com/

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Panorama Resort
The International Ski Federation (FIS) has officially awarded Canada two additional World Cup events after confirming the World Cup calendar for the 2007/2008 season after a series of meetings by the FIS Council in Oberhofen, Switzerland this past weekend. Panorama Mountain Village and Whistler Ski Resort will join Lake Louise next season as hosts of World Cup races as FIS triples the number of alpine race sites in Canada heading into the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.

You haven't truly experienced Panorama until you've made the 4km journey from the Greywolf Nordic Centre out to the Hale Hut Warming Cabin. Bring out a lunch and a few drinks and enjoy an unforgettable afternoon in the mountains.
Vertical Drop 1,200m / 4,000ft You haven't truly experienced Panorama until you've made the 4km journey from the Greywolf Nordic Centre out to the Hale Hut Warming Cabin. Bring out a lunch and a few drinks and enjoy an unforgettable afternoon in the mountains.
(One of the highest in North America) You haven't truly experienced Panorama until you've made the 4km journey from the Greywolf Nordic Centre out to the Hale Hut Warming Cabin. Bring out a lunch and a few drinks and enjoy an unforgettable afternoon in the mountains.
Base Elevation 1,200m / 3,800ft You haven't truly experienced Panorama until you've made the 4km journey from the Greywolf Nordic Centre out to the Hale Hut Warming Cabin. Bring out a lunch and a few drinks and enjoy an unforgettable afternoon in the mountains.
Top Elevation 2,400m / 7,800ftYou haven't truly experienced Panorama until you've made the 4km journey from the Greywolf Nordic Centre out to the Hale Hut Warming Cabin. Bring out a lunch and a few drinks and enjoy an unforgettable afternoon in the mountains.
Ski Season December 8, 2006 to April 15, 2007 You haven't truly experienced Panorama until you've made the 4km journey from the Greywolf Nordic Centre out to the Hale Hut Warming Cabin. Bring out a lunch and a few drinks and enjoy an unforgettable afternoon in the mountains.
Terrain 2,847+ patrolled acresYou haven't truly experienced Panorama until you've made the 4km journey from the Greywolf Nordic Centre out to the Hale Hut Warming Cabin. Bring out a lunch and a few drinks and enjoy an unforgettable afternoon in the mountains.
Average Snowfall 479cm / 188 inchesYou haven't truly experienced Panorama until you've made the 4km journey from the Greywolf Nordic Centre out to the Hale Hut Warming Cabin. Bring out a lunch and a few drinks and enjoy an unforgettable afternoon in the mountains.

RK Heli Ski
36 years of fresh tracks!

On the edge of the famous Bugaboos, R.K. Heli-Ski at Panorama Mountain Village comprises 1,500 square kilometres and part of the largest heli-ski region in the world. With annual snowfalls of up to 1,100cm (36 feet), the spectacular scenery, expansive glaciers and quality glade skiing offers skiers and snowboarders the adventure of a lifetime!
You don't have to be an expert
Daily heli-skiing is at a comfortable pace and is always in a group supervised by a certified professional mountain guide. Your heli-ski day starts with pre-orientation at 9:30am and includes three mountain descents, a picnic lunch, certificate and pin.
www.panoramaresort.com/



Ski 18 Mountains. 1 Pass for 1 Low Price! Ski in VT, NH, MA, ME and NY. Use any day of the 2006-2007 Season!!

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

Air France
Air France
www.airfrance.com/us




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27 April - 1 May!