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1.24.2007

Snow Alert, -Stubai Glacier , Austria
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US Snowboard Team
U.S. Snowboarding Heads into X Games
Teter, Bleiler, Jacobellis back for '07

PARK CITY, Utah (Jan. 24) - With the X Games set to open Thursday, U.S. Snowboarding rolls directly from the World Championships in Switzerland to Aspen, CO for the 11th year of Winter X.

Featuring halfpipe, snowboardcross and slopestyle, the invite-only X Games brings some of the best riders world-wide, including U.S. Snowboarding talent and past X champions Hannah Teter (halfpipe '04;Belmont, VT), Gretchen Bleiler (halfpipe '03,'05; Aspen, CO), Steve Fisher (halfpipe '04; Breckenridge, CO), Nate Holland (SBX '06; Squaw Valley, CA) and three-time gold medalist Lindsey Jacobellis (SBX '03-'05; Stratton Mountain, VT).
Also in the lineup is seven-time X medalist Seth Wescott (SBX; Carrabassett Valley, ME), and last year's halfpipe bronze medalist Scotty Lago (halfpipe, slopestyle; Seabrook, NH), plus a bevy of heavy hitters like Shaun Palmer (SBX, South Lake Tahoe, CA), Louie Vito (halfpipe; Bellefontaine, OH) and Molly Aguirre (halfpipe, slopestyle; Mammoth Lakes, CA).

"Our athletes always look forward to the X Games," said U.S. Snowboarding Head Coach Peter Foley. "A medal here is high on their list of things to accomplish."
In its seventh consecutive year of hosting the X Games, Aspen has built a reputation for big crowds and big TV time bringing snowboarding - and the pros the make it huge - to the masses, making it a must-make contest for U.S. riders.
The 2007 event also marks the return of Teter, Bleiler and Jacobellis, who opted to sit out in 2006 to rest up for the Olympic Games. The decision paid off as Teter boosted Olympic gold in halfpipe with Bleiler right behind her with silver. For Jacobellis, who defended her SBX World Championship last week and claimed silver in Torino, the only X Games she hasn't won was last season.
"Despite low snow levels and canceled competitions we've had a really strong start to the season, and now the athletes are really excited get to a venue that has a bunch of snow. Everyone has high hopes for a great SBX course and halfpipe," added Foley. The 11th Annual X Games open Thursday, Jan. 25 with women's halfpipe and continue through Sunday.
Schedule:
Thursday, Jan. 25 - Women's Halfpipe
Saturday, Jan. 27 - Men's/Women's Slopestyle
- Men's/Women's Snowboardcross
Sunday, Jan. 28 - Men's Halfpipe


www.usskiteam.com/


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Stevens Pass Special Events FEB 23,25,25


www.stevenspass.com


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Yabuli -China
Windmill Village,situated at about 200km to the east of the renowned northern city Harbin and 120km to the west fo Mudanjiang city stands to the southeast of Yabuli National Forest Park in Heilongjiang Province. The village occupies over 300 hectares and acts as the Vacation Resort. An all year round integrated tourism resort. Windmill Village is the largest one in China speialized in ski tourism. Moreover. Windmill Village becam well-known for successfully hosting the Third Asian Winter Games in February 1996.



www.yabuliski.com/english/


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Pyeong Chang, 2014 Winter Olympics 2014Canidate City






www.yongpyong.co.kr/eng/

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Stubai Glacier
Stubai Glacier received 30 cm centimeters of fresh powder! Snow conditions are perfect for a Stubai Glacie getaway!

For the latest Weather Updates refer to www.stubaier-gletscher.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.
EVENT
K2 SPEED DEVELOPMENT CAMP & GLENN GRICE CLASSIC
January 24 - 28

SYNDICATE RAIL JAM
February 17

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/

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Killington
You see it’s been pretty quiet around here lately because we’ve all been out product testing. That’s right, sampling the goods. And why not, with more than a foot of snow in the past seven days and the constant hum next door from the World’s Most Extensive Snowmaking System running full power, we’re giggling over 139 open trails here at Killington - the most open terrain in the East. Seems our snowmakers have been enjoying their jobs lately too. In fact, they have left their mark with massive, huge, monstrous piles of machine made snow on dozens of trails, including Double Dipper, which is quite an impressive sight to see, especially if you’re the “big mountain, thrill seeker” type. However, if you’re looking to carve fresh corduroy, we’re grooming 75-90 trails nightly – that’s more than 30 miles of groomed terrain. Bottom line, I have sampled the goods and everyday the conditions just seem to be getting better

Experience all 3,050 vertical feet at Killington Resort this weekend with the opening of Skyeship Gondola Stage 1, the Skyeship Lodge and classic New England cruising on Lower Great Eastern. We’re spinning 27 lifts this weekend and offering 140+ trails with the opening this week of Double Dipper, Lower Vertigo and Wildfire. Plus, our 430-foot Superpipe is under construction and slated to open by Feb. 1. Watch the construction process on our new Superpipe WebCam! Plus, the new terrain park on Dream Maker opens Friday with numerous progressive, hits, rails and boxes.
www.killington.com



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Sölden -Austria


Sölden is covered all in white! The long-awaited snowfalls have arrived and make all winter sports fans' hearts beat faster. Winter is in the air: Snow-covered roads, people wear warm winter clothes, skiers grab their snow goggles, snowblowers make their way trough the village. Winter at its best!
www.soelden.com


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Heavenly Valley - CA
With the largest snowmaking system in the West, an expert grooming fleet and the highest elevation in Tahoe, Heavenly has the best conditions at the lake

Heavenly Rider, Andreas Wiig, Wins Honda Sessions! I made it back to the states on the 5th of January, and had a week to warm up for the Honda Vail Session in Vail, Colorado. I’ve gotten second place two ... Events
3/18-3/23 - SouthShore Soldiers Camp #1
3/19 - Heavenly Angels Party: $1 Night @ Club Blu
3/22 - Heavenly Angels Party: Cabo Wabo to Vex
3/23-3/28 - SouthShore Soldiers Camp #2
3/23 - Fish Taco Friday @ Riva Grill with the Heavenly Angels
3/24 - Sessions Lumberjack Log Jam
3/26 - Heavenly Angels Party: $1 Night @ Club Blu
3/28-4/2 - SouthShore Soldiers Camp #3
3/29 - Heavenly Angels Party: Cabo Wabo to Vex
3/30 - Fish Taco Friday @ Riva Grill with the Heavenly Angels
4/2 - Heavenly Angels Party: $1 Night @ Club Blu
4/5 - Heavenly Angels Party: Cabo Wabo to Vex
4/6 - Fish Taco Friday @ Riva Grill with the Heavenly Angels
4/7 - Gunbarrel 25
THIS IS A GREAT EVENT TEst your Legs running Laps on the Gun Barrel Bumps
4/13 - Fish Taco Friday @ Riva Grill with the Heavenly Angels
4/14 - Pond skimming


Base Elevation: 6,540 feet - California
7,200 feet - Nevada
Summit Elevation: 10,067 feet
Vertical Rise: 3,500 feet
Snowmaking: 70% of mountain trails
Average Annual Snowfall: 360 inches

www.SkiHeavenly.com


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Vallenevado
Val Nevado has a special offer.
The Mc Naught Comet will be in view in the southern Hemisphere.

Details contact:Vallenevado reservas@Vallenevado.com

www.Vallenevado.com


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2007 Winter X Games XIJanuary 25-28 2007
Aspen, Colorado
The 11th annual, free-to-the-public, winter action sports competition features more than 230 athletes from across the globe competing for medals and prize money in the following sports: Moto X, Ski, Snowboard, and Snowmobile.
GEM returns as the Sport Organizers for all of the skiing events once again, which will include Skier-X, Slopestyle, Superpipe. Duties include course design, athlete selection and competition execution. GEM will also be assiting with the Boarder-X competitions
www.globaleventmanagement.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
Verbier -Switzerland

23 hour Freeride festival,& Freeride Competition
The Verbier Ride is one of the worlds leading freeskiing competitions. The Skier Cross discipline has become a recognized X-Games qualifier event. The Slope Style event attracts many of Europe‘s top freeskiing athletes to compete in a specially designed course within the La Chaux freestyle area (Neipark 1936)
The Verbier Ride 07 is a European level Slope Style pro/am event and an International level Skier Cross event offering athletes over 500 hours of TV airtime and the chance to qualify in one of the World's most exclusive events.
The 2007 event from the 17th-20th February will prove once again to be a great success with the worlds top riders throwing it down in the two disciplines.

EVENT SCHEDULE

DATES + TIMINGS for COMPETITORS / PRESS / GENERAL PUBLIC / MEDIA
17 TH FEBRUARY (arrival day)
Arrival day for competitors and press
6pm - 8pm Riders meeting @ Centre Sportif
8pm - 10pm Rider Environment @Centre Sportif (wellness program for competitors)
9pm - 10pm Film Showing @ Centre Sportif


18 TH FEBRUARY
9am – 11am Slope Style qualifications @ Verbier's Freestyle location
10am – 12pm Ride with the Pro's in Verbier's Snowpark location
11.30am – 1pm Slope Style finals @ Verbier's Freestyle location
12pm – 3pm Verbier Ride Star Search @ Verbier's Freestyle location
1.30pm – 2.30pm Slope Style super finals @ Verbier's Freestyle location
6pm - 7pm Verbier Ride action highlights from Place Central's BIG SCREEN
7pm - 8pm Riders meeting for Skier Cross @ Centre Sportif



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/