"Endless Winter Snow"

Whistler Mountain is now OPEN for the 2007.08 winter season, one week early! Opening day over 6,000 excited skiers and riders to took to the mountain.

Whistler Mountain has 1,200 acres and 1,821 vertical feet of skiable terrain for skiers and riders. Total cumulative snowfall to date = 135 cm (4.4 feet).

Blackcomb Mountain will open Thursday, November 22, Whistler Blackcomb’s official opening day. Guests should be aware that early season conditions will exist on and off-piste and caution should be exercised.

To keep up to date on snowfall and terrain and lift openings, skiers and riders stay in tune to www.whistlerblackcomb.com.

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COLORADO SNOW
Wolf Creek is open and will be open for the Thanksgiving holiday! Conditions are considered great, with 8 inches of machine-made and groomed snow. The Nova beginner lift and the Nova Run are operating from 9:00am to 4:00pm. Susan?s Run will be open for the Thanksgiving holiday. Less than 1% of the mountain is open and lift tickets are only $10. The Wolf Creek Lodge is open and will be serving a special holiday lunch. A friendly and professional ski school staff is available for all ski and snowboard lessons, including the Wolf Pups, ages 5-8. The ski and snowboard rental shops are open, as well as Treasure Sports, which has great new t-shirts, ski and snowboard apparel. There?s fun to be had this Thanksgiving at Wolf Creek!

CrestedButte
Home of Colorado's first X-Games
Base Elevation 9375 feet / 2858 meters
Summit Elevation 12162 feet / 3707 meters
Vertical Drop 3062 feet / 933 meters

Loveland
In 2007, Loveland Ski Area was awarded “Best Local’s Mountain” by the Westword, “Best Value” by Freeskier Magazine Base Elevation 10600 feet / 3231 meters
Summit Elevation 13010 feet / 3965 meters
Vertical Drop 2410 feet / 735 meters

Courtesy of : www.coloradoski.com

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Solden -Austria
Sölden's high-altitude ski area boasts 34 ski lifts and gondolas plus 146km of immaculate ski runs. Therefore it ranks among the most renowned Austrian ski resorts. But Sölden offers further unique highlights: two glacier ski areas and three skiable mountain peaks higher than 3,000 meters-
SNOW IS ABSOLUTELY GUARANTEED from November trough May thanks to the ski area's high-Alpine location (1,350 - 3,250 m) 2 glacier ski areas at Rettenbach & Tiefenbach snow making systems covering all slopes lower than 2,200 m.
BIG3
Sölden has the marvelous BIG 3 vantage points - Therefore it is Austria's only ski area with 3 mountains higher than 3,000 meters which are accessible by lifts or gondolas. And the » BIG 3 Rally ranks among the most beautfiul ski trails across the entire ski region, comprising also a visit to all BIG 3 platforms

New dimensions are added to the Obergurgl-Hochgurgl ski area, investing no less than 25 million Euros for three new single-rope mountain gondolas and a new restaurant on top of the Hohe Mut peak, plus a new ski run down from Hohe Mut
Events

PREMIERE IN THE SNOW
Obergurgl - Hochgurgl, one of the Alps' most renowned winter sports resort where snow is always guaranteed, celebrates the coming winter season 2007/08 with the opening of the brand-new TOP SCHERMER 3000 mountain gondola in Hochgurgl.
Starting at 9.30 pm:

Friday / Saturday, 23 + 24 November:
"CIRQUE DE MONTAGNES" - Winter magic, music & acrobatics on all ski huts from 11.00 am
Starting at 9.30 pm:
WINTER FÊTE at WINTER PALAIS and CLUB PICCARD, Obergurgl village center "Les Artistes des Fantastiques" - Live music, disco with MC, acrobatics & variety show Live Musique Lounge at Club Piccard, Piccardsaal hall, Obergurgl village center Live Musique Bar in Hochgurgl, PUTT- IN BAR - only on Saturday, 24 Nov 2007

CHRISTIAN FLÜR TRIES TO SET A WORLD RECORD
11 days and nights nonstop skiing in Obergurgl-Hochgurgl (30.11.07-10.12.07) www.soelden.com/

*** Panorama wants you to think Winter !

Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup - Panorama Mountain Village.
November 24 and 25, 2007
On November 24 and 25, 2007, Panorama and the Columbia Valley will host Ladies Giant Slalom and Slalom races. This is a chance for you to see the world's best athletes on your mountain, and for the world to see that Canada's mountains are a real test for the best!
www.panoramaresort.com

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Timberline Lodge
Doppelmayr USA, are working with a crew from Timberline Lodge to install a new 6700 foot long high-speed quad chairlift. The new chairlift will be named the Jeff Flood Still Creek Basin Chairlift
8 new trails were cleared in the summer of 2006. An additional trail for snowshoeing and Nordic skiing is being cleared this summer. When complete, the new lift will be the longest chairlift on Mt. Hood, and will whisk riders from the bottom to top in just a little over 6 minutes. The chairlift will access approximately 220 acres of new terrain in the Still Creek Basin of Timberline's permit area. This will be the first new terrain at Timberline since 1981, giving skiers and snowboarders exciting new opportunities to explore the slopes.

The warm weather over the past couple of weeks has taken a toll on the snow conditions on the Palmer Snowfield. We've made the decision to keep the lifts closed after our current maintenance period until the snow begins to fly this winter. While this is a decision that's tough for us to make, we want to ensure that our guests have a great experience when they come to Timberline - and snow quality plays an important role in that. It's not uncommon to see storms drop snow on us in October and November. We'll be monitoring the conditions closely, and will look to re-open as soon as possible for the 2007-2008 Winter Season. Check our conditions page often for current updates. For now, enjoy the fall! Timberline Lodge will still be open for lodging, dining, and touring (including rides on our Magic Mile SkyRide). Don't forget, you'll be able to pick up your Fusion Pass beginning September 15th, so stop up for a visit and avoid the rush this winter

Every other year since 1977, Timberline Lodge, with help from The Friends of Timberline, has produced "Mountain High," a public art exhibit celebrating Timberline's connection to the arts and crafts. This year's theme for the show is "In The Shadow of Mt. Hood." It will celebrate the arts and crafts of local mountain residents. Starting October 3rd and running through October 23rd, numerous works from selected local artisans will be on display in the Lodge. Longtime Timberline Curator, Linny Adamson explains it this way. "This year, Mountain High will celebrate the creative spirit of our local artisans. We are celebrating the 70th anniversary of Timberline Lodge, and we were motivated to do this by the recent PBS program Craft In America. The exhibit will showcase the creative expression of our local artisans. It will be a pleasure to bring these pieces together for display in the beautiful Timberline Lodge, and it will provide another pleasurable experience for visitors to the Lodge this Fall."

Timberline boasts the Northwest's largest vertical terrain with 3,680 vertical feet from the top of Palmer to the bottom of Still Creek Basin.

www.timberlinelodge.com

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