Snow Alert, -Malibu Beach Ca

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Mammoth Mountain
There has been some chatter around the Mountain about the lack of snow and waiting for the "big dump" of the season, and I have to tell you, from someone who is out on the Mountain on a daily basis, the snow is great! You may not be able to go everywhere off the top and you may have to be a little more observant of downhill obstacles, but the snow we do have is fast and fun. The footage and pictures that you see on the website and the Snow Report are current - if you look in the video archives, the powder shots are from Saturday!Today couldn't be shaping up better! The temperatures are going to be in the 30's with beautiful sunny skies and very calm winds. We are expecting to operate all lifts with the exception of Chair 7, Chair 20, and Chair 26. All lifts are wind and weather permitting so check the Snow Report for updates.Stop waiting and get up here! Ski and ride safe!


Mountain Conditions
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Main Lodge Temp : 14.5 degrees
Skies : mostly cloudy
Winds : calm
Daytime Temps : 20's-30's
Base Depth : 36-48 inches
Storm Total :
Surface Conditions : Packed Powder,Machine Groomed


Expected Lifts
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Main Lodge: 12 expected
Canyon Lodge: 8 expected
Eagle Lodge: 3 expected


Parks and Pipes
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Main Park: open
Disco Park: open
South Park: open
Canyon Park: open
www.mammothmaountain.com


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Panorama
We're enjoying the first spell of clear and sunny weather! All terrain is open with excellent skiing and riding top to bottom. Groomed cruising on the lower slopes. Packed powder up top.
Events
K2 SPEED DEVELOPMENT CAMP & GLENN GRICE CLASSIC
January 24 - 28
Location: Panorama Mountain Village


FAMILY DAY WEEKEND
February 17 - 20
Location: Panorama Mountain Village
Family Day Fireworks Spectacular Show! Winter Wonderland Night brought to you by TeeBreeze Entertainment, and much more!

SYNDICATE RAIL JAM
February 17
Location: Panorama Mountain Village


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.
1.800.661-6060

www.panoramaresort.com/


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Jay Peak Vt
With trail counts approaching 60 and temps moderating into the 20's, today should be a beaut. Look for 8 lifts to turn from 9 until 4pm, with sunshine and relatively light winds. Forecasters are calling for natural snow Friday through Sunday but are still shy about accumulations.
Stay tuned to jaypeakresort.com

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Ski New Hampshire
It was a slow start to the ski season. The good news is that winter has definitely arrived! With the last two nights bringing the coldest temperatures of the winter thus far, snowmakers are cranking away. The long term forecast looks like the cold is here to stay which means plenty of time for snowmaking to continue.
We got a small storm Monday that put as much as 8-10" of new snow on the ground. While many areas received some mixed precipitation as part of the storm, that will work as an awesome base beneath the current snowmaking efforts. Now it sounds like we may get 1-4 inches tomorrow too!

Watch our Snow Report!
As winter kicks back in, you can keep a close eye on all of NH's ski areas in one location. The SkiNH.com Snow Report covers all the alpine and nordic ski areas in NH. (photo: Pats Peak 1/17/07) Over the next week you should be able to see trail counts continue to grow as the snowmakers and nature do their thing.
It's quotes like this from WMUR-TV in Manchester, NH that can really help get you excited! "The winter-time pattern we are now firmly entrenched in not only means cold air, but the chance of ice and snow every two to five days."
Ski NH Snow Report
www.skinh.com


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Mad River Glen
We are expecting "significant snow" for Friday which given our durable base, should provide skiers with far and away the best skiing so far this season. And boy do you deserve it! Conditions on the mountain have improved dramatically with this week’s snow, despite the fact that it was less than we had hoped for. The snow pack on the upper reaches of the mountain is decent and our vaunted snowmaking system is running at 100% (yup, both guns have been blazing!). Which will help alleviate the thinness on the bottom of the hill. For the first weekend all year we will be offering the entire main mountain with the Single Chair and the Sunnyside Double with nearly 30 of our legendary trails open. The Practice Slope and the Callie’s Corner Handle Tow will also be running, we hope to have Birdland going too, but we will need some help from Mother Nature on Friday to pull that off. With Friday’s expected snow we should have the best skiing of the season. Thanks to all of our skiers for your patience this year. We all really deserve a top-notch weekend of skiing!
Single Chair
The Single Chair Capital Campaign is under way and we are working diligently to achieve the goal of raising $1.54 million to fund the historic restoration of our iconic Single Chair. We have already raised nearly $600,000! Skiers will notice a large campaign thermometer on the base of the Single Chair showing the campaign’s progress. We are already 1/3 of the way there, help us keep the momentum going! The Single Chair Restoration has great historical significance for the State of Vermont and for the world of skiing. As such, it has been enthusiastically endorsed and supported by two remarkable Vermont nonprofit partners, the Preservation Trust of Vermont and the Stark Mountain Foundation . Through these two tax-exempt organizations, donors are able to make tax deductible gifts.
January White Sale
Ski for only $29 Monday to Friday in January.

AARP Member Discount
AARP Members Ski midweek for only $29 all season long!
Monday-Friday (non-holiday) with a valid AARP membership card.

Ski for $1
Buy a two-day ticket and ski the next day for only $1! Available every day throughout the season except during holiday periods.

Afternoon Half-day Special
Ski every non-holiday afternoon Sunday through Friday for only $29!

Events
January 19, 2007 Harwood Race Cost: $10
January 21, 2007 Black Bear Ramble A great program for all ages and families! See signs of bear activity here at Stark Mountain, while learning about their winter hibernation, eating habits and basic ecology. Easy terrain. January 27, 2007 Mad Mtn Scramblers Live Music in General Stark's Pub featuring..... Mad Mtn Scramblers
January 30, 2007 Roll Back The Clock Day To celebrate MRG's anniversary we roll back lift ticket prices to the 1948 rate of $3.50!

www.madriverglen.com


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Cortina d'Ampezzo
we've prepared 150km of perfectly groomed pistes, despite the lack of real snow.

More info:
www.cortina.dolomiti.org


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Squaw Valley


Squaw Valley Lift Tickets & Lessons Purchase Lifts tix & lessons here.

Bacardi

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Sun Peaks Rsort
In this edition of the 311 we're excited to let you know about the 9th Annual Icewine Festival and the Samsung Ultimate Test Slide.

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9th Annual Icewine Festival, January 17 to 20, 2007
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The British Columbia Icewine Festival has become one of the most highly regarded, intimate, and fun wine festivals.

Sun Peaks Resort and the Okanagan Wine Festivals—presented by American Express—are pleased to present this unique wine festival that is a wonderful marriage of wines, food and outdoor recreation. Spectacular wines and an award winning alpine resort create an unbelievable weekend of education and recreation. Tickets are still available for many great events including the Blind Wine and Cheese and BC Icewine on Friday, and on Saturday we’ll be hosting the Icewine Brunch, Frozen Drops of Honey, and Party Matches. For more information about these great wine tasting events please visit:
www.sunpeaksresort.com/


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Lake Placid - NY
At Whiteface, you'll find some of the best alpine skiing and snowboarding in North America. It has the greatest vertical drop this side of the Rockies and is the only ski area in the East to have hosted the Olympic Winter Games

A Free Shuttle Service operating 7 days/week links Lake Placid and Whiteface
Cloudsplitter Gondola - The gondola carries skiers and riders to the top of Little Whiteface in a mere 7.5 minutes
High Speed Detachable Quad - The Face Lift - 6 minutes from the Base to the top of Upper Valley
Terrain Parks - Railparks, superpipe, mini and kid's park - five different areas with something for every ability level. New Park Sessions coaching program so you can learn the right way.
Glade Trails - Expert glades are accessible from Northway and Approach from the top of Little Whiteface. Silver and Golden Glades are accessible on the lower mountain from Boreen or Easy Acres.

Snowboomer Club
Active alpine and Nordic skiers over 50 join together for fun skiing.
click here for more info
Location Town:
Lake Placid
Time: 1 pm Contact: Olympic Sports Complex Cross Country Center: (518) 523-2811.
Whiteface: (518) 946-2223
Admission: Both: $325. Cross Country Only: $199 for all sessions or $25 daily fee.

Please note trail passes are not included.
For more information visit: http://www.orda.org/

Base Elevation: 1,220 feet
Summit Elevation: 4,867 feet
Top Lift Elevation: 4,386 feet
Vertical Drop: 3,430 feet (Biggest in the East)
Skiable Acreage: 222 acres not including 35 acres of ungroomed wilderness skiing on "The Slides" (weather permitting)
Lifts: 10
Trails: 76
Snowmaking: 98% - does not include The Slides or The Glades
Terrain: 44% Most Difficult, 38% More Difficult and 18% Easier
Super Pipe: 450 feet, International FIS Specs
Hours: 8:30 am to 4 pm daily through mid-April
First opened: 1957
The Slides: 35 acres (open conditions permitting) Experts Only
Operated by: New York State Olympic Regional Development Authority -
web site: www.orda.org

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Mt Hood Meadows

OK - Portland and Vancouver have been hit with a snow storm closing businesses and schools. That doesn't mean you have to sit at home - get in your SUV or put your chains on and head to the mountain! Take advantage of this special deal good Thursday, January 18, 2007 ONLY
LUCKY THURSDAY
JANUARY 18, 2007
$30 ADULT
or
$15 14 & Under
Day / Night Lift Ticket

Valid Thursday January 18, 2007 9 AM - 9 PM
Must purchase online through eTickets.
www.www.skihood.com


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
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

Jackson Hole, WY
March 15-18, 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 North American Freeskiing Championships

Kirkwood, CA
March 28, 2007 - April 01, 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
www.subaru.com/outdoorlife/

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Engelberg Switzerland
Special Midweek Offer; 07 January 2007 – 03 February 2007 Treat yourself to a wonderful holiday above the sea of fog in a hotel of your choice. With the special “Midweek” offer you can have three days' of ski and snowboard fun on our snow-covered slopes. The all-inclusive arrangement “Midweek” covers three overnights with breakfast buffet and 3-day ski pass, and is available from CHF 359.00. Information and booking in the Tourist Center Engelberg, welcome@engelberg.ch

engelberg music festival (emf); 19/20 January 2007 From 19 - 20 January 2007 the engelberg music festival performs for the third time. The success of last year's festival encouraged the organisers to offer once more their musical journey through eight bars and restaurants. With only one ticket you can visit the various bars and restaurants over two days from 4 p.m. till midnight and listen to different types of music and DJS. Further information on the current programme and tickets can be found under
www.emf-online.ch.


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