Snow Alert -Saas-Fee

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HEAVENLY’S MASTER PLAN APPROVED BY TAHOE REGIONAL PLANNING AGENCY
Heavenly Mountain Resort, Lake Tahoe, Calif./Nev. – April 30, 2007 – On Wednesday, April 25, 2007, the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency’s Governing Board unanimously approved Heavenly Mountain Resort’s 2006 Master Plan Amendment, charting the course for Heavenly as a premiere mountain destination for the next 10 years, and putting Heavenly at the forefront of environmental stewardship within the snowsports industry. “We went through the process and came away with a great plan that improves the resort in an environmentally-sensitive way,” said Blaise Carrig, Heavenly’s chief operating officer. “This plan solidifies our position as the premiere snowsports destination at Lake Tahoe. We’re extremely excited about the next 10 years. The TRPA and Forest Service staffs are to be complimented for their dedication and outstanding work on the Master Plan.”
Phase I projects approved under the plan include: Replacement of the existing North Bowl and Olympic fixed-grip chair lifts with high-speed, detachable lift technology; a 1,000-seat on-mountain restaurant with incredible views of Lake Tahoe called Powderbowl Lodge; 152 acres of new ski trails; re-grading Skyline Trail (the infamous traverse from California to Nevada); and a skier bridge that will allow skiers and riders to ski from the Gondola top station to Tamarack Express. The plan also calls for multi-use hiking/cross-country skiing/snowshoeing trails in the area between the Gondola top station and the Observation Deck, and a zip line adventure ride for summer use.
The Master Plan Amendment also includes significant environmental enhancements. The plan calls for the replacement of the North Bowl and Olympic chair lifts in a way that will avoid a nearby stand of large trees. The new chairs will access North Bowl Woods, which will provide a unique skiing experience within a grove of beautiful, giant red fir trees. It also calls for the removal of Sky Deck from a wetland area associated with Heavenly Valley Creek and the restoration of the meadow in which the deck currently sits. The plan also contains the most comprehensive environmental mitigation and monitoring program in the Tahoe Basin. “With this Master Plan, Heavenly has become a leader among ski resorts in terms of environmental stewardship,” said Rochelle Nason, executive director of the League to Save Lake Tahoe. “The resort worked closely with conservationists to assure their plan will result in greater protection for Lake Tahoe’s water quality, and their decision to spare the North Bowl trees is tremendous. Heavenly is a terrific destination for skiers and riders who want to help ‘Keep Tahoe Blue’.”
“The Sierra Club is delighted that Heavenly Mountain Resort has joined the ranks of the most environmentally-friendly ski resorts,” said Tahoe-Area Sierra Club president Michael Donahoe, echoing the League’s comments. “Many of our local members are long-time Heavenly skiers and boarders and are excited about continuing that tradition.”
The results of Heavenly’s past environmental programs are positive: watershed condition and water quality in each of the watersheds draining Heavenly have been improved through a systematic restoration and re-vegetation program. At the Boulder and California Main Lodge base areas, state-of-the-art water quality Best Management Practices (BMPs) have been installed to further reduce pollutants. Nearly 30 acres of disturbed stream environment zones have been restored. Since 2003, Heavenly has been attaining its Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) targets for suspended sediment in Heavenly Valley Creek. This is the first use of the TMDL in the Tahoe Basin, and is seen as the future for watershed management at Lake Tahoe.
The final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS/EIR/EIR) was endorsed unanimously by the Governing Board as a sound technical and scientific document which found that no significant environmental effects would result from the implementation of the proposed projects or alternatives. The EIS/EIS/EIR is a joint document, developed in conjunction with and meeting the requirements of the USDA Forest Service, TRPA and El Dorado County, California.
“The document and the whole process were created in an atmosphere of collaboration,” said Andrew Strain, Heavenly’s vice president of planning and governmental affairs. “The final plan included input from multiple government agencies, environmental groups and the public, as well as over three years of scientific research, monitoring and modeling. The Master Plan is the result of an open, thorough and transparent process.”
Heavenly Mountain Resort
www.skiheavenly.com


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So much to see and, maybe, not enough time! Vienna & Salzburg are full of fascinating treasures old and new. To help you make the most of your time, we hand picked must see attractions for you. A great source for planning summer skiing trips !


Mt Hood Timberline Lodge

People have been enjoying our downloadable 2-for-1 coupons for skiing and lunch in the Cascade Dining Room so much over the past month, we are making them available to you on more than just Tuesdays. Starting today, 2-for-1 coupons are valid Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday every week in March. Click here to visit our coupon page and download your way to fun savings!
Spring Session 2007 Is Just Around The Corner
This spring we're unveiling the new Spring Session 2007 Pass. For just $199, you get a full pass valid from March 31st to May 28th. We'll be operating 7 days a week during this time frame -- something other areas on the mountain can't promise. And as an added bonus, if you buy this pass now, we'll also let you use it week days (Monday-Friday) up until March 31st. Click here to learn more about this pass, other great ticket options, and all the events we having going on at Timberline this spring.
www.timberlinelodge.com
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Zermatt- Switzerland


Events
Off-piste skiing
Skiers don't have to content themselves with just skiing on the pistes! We will guide you down slopes in their natural state to isolated valleys. If we have sufficient participants we offer these guided tours for groups at the price of CHF 165.- / EUR 110.- per person. For information and reservations contact the "Alpin Center", Mountain Guides' Office, tel. 027 966 24 60 Alpin Center (8F / 111)
2 days guiding
Exciting guiding through the stunning Matterhorn ski paradise. A professional snow sports instructor will lead you through our fabulous international skiing area and give you some valuable insider tips. Skiing fun at its best! Prerequisite: you must be able to do safe parallel turns. Required number of participants: 4 persons, max 6-7 persons. Price: CHF 180.- per person. Tel.: 027 966 24 66

www.bergbahnen.zermatt.ch

Alpine Meadows
EVENT
Apr 28, 2007 Mad Cow Downhill Two divisions: ski & snowboard
Helmets required! Liability release and season pass or lift ticket required!! It's simple... This event is not for the timid! It's a no-holds barred, un-groomed, ski/ride as fast as you can event. First one down wins an 07|08 midweek season pass. Please sign-up on the sun deck and be at the top of Summit at 3:45pm.
www.skiAlpine.com

Killington
Springtime has finally sprung! Cool nights and warm days are forecasted through the final day of the season on May 6, including a few sprinkles, sunshine, soft bumps and of course – corn snow! That’s right, we’re heading down the final stretch of the season with 9 days remaining, so if you’re thinking about making some late-season turns, now is the time to lather up the sunscreen and hit the slopes. We’ll be operating the Superstar Express and the K-1 Gondola through Sunday, then the Superstar Express through closing day May 6.


Slalom Anyone? The 46th Annual May 1 Fun Slalom hits the slopes Tuesday. The Fun Slalom is free with a season pass or lift ticket for the day. Just sign up in the Superstar Pub located at the K-1 Lodge prior to the event. The top racers will receive prizes for their efforts. Registration will be open from 8:00 a.m. – Noon and is limited to the first 300 people to sign up - so get here early. The race course will be open from 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Each competitor will run on a first come, first serve basis.
www.killington.com


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Mt Hood Meadows
KONA POND SKIMMING COMPETITION APRIL 29 Grab your friends and head to Mt Hood Meadows to watch fearless skiers, snowboarders, and longboarders compete for title of “Big Kahuna of the Pond” as well as a chance to win a TRIP FOR TWO TO HAWAII (in the 21 and older division). Limited to the first 100 - must be 18 or older. Presented by Kona Brewing, All About Hawaii Travel, 1080 The Fan and 947 Alternative FM.
UPCOMING EVENTS
UPCOMING EVENTS
Apr 28-29:Hawaiian Days Retroactive Gamma Rays (surf music), Hawaiian BBQ on the Deck
Apr 29:SNO-KONA POND SKIM
May 5-6:Cinco de Mayo Celebration Saturday - Moe Dixon is scheduled to perform both days
May 12-13:Moe Dixon is scheduled to perform each day
May 8-13:U.S. Snowboard Team trains at Meadows - resort is open to the public each day (weather permitting)
May 13:Mother's Day Brunch at the Spur Steakhouse
May Challenge:Open Weekends and Memorial Day into June so long as you meet the May Challenge of 4,000 skier visits the previous weekend and snow conditions and weather allow

Meadows has new spring pricing - an adult lift ticket is just $39 or you can purchase a season pass for the rest of the season for just $49! THAT' A gREAT DEAL

www.skihood.com


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Mammoth Mountain
Spring in Mammoth is such a great time of year. Not only can you still come up and enjoy hitting the slopes out of Main Lodge, but temps are warmer, the sun is out and the days are longer. This year, thanks to some April storms, the snow is in great shape. It's firmer in the morning and it's softening up into perfect spring corn as the temperatures warm up.

Today we're expecting to operate seven lifts out of Main Lodge, that includes Broadway Express, Stump Alley Express, Facelift Express, Thunderbound, Discovery Chair and the Lower and Upper Panorama Gondola. This weekend, weather & snow permitting we're expecting to add Chair 5 and Chair 23 to that list.

The weather is supposed to be beautiful this weekend - so drop what you're doing and head up to Mammoth to enjoy spring in the Sierra. Why not see if you can ski and mountain bike in the same day? Mountain biking trails are beginning to open up at lower elevations - Rock Creek is in killer shape and the snow has mostly melted at Shady Rest Park.

800.MAMMOTH / 760.934.2571 1 Minaret Road - PO Box 24 - Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546

www.mammothmountain.com

Tahoe Dave





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USSA News
PARK CITY, Utah (April 26) – Janine Alfano has been named as vice president of fundraising for the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Team Foundation, the fundraising arm of the U.S. Ski Team and U.S. Snowboarding. President and CEO Bill Marolt cited Alfano’s 11 years of experience with the Foundation in making the announcement. “Janine has played a key role with the Foundation since coming to our Team in 1996,” said Marolt. “Her experience will provide us with an opportunity to maintain continuity and consistency in the department, and to build from her strengths immediately.” Alfano has managed every area of Foundation. She began her USSA career managing fundraising events and is responsible for developing the very successful model used by the Foundation today. She also is responsible for creating the “Champions Club” program, which provides opportunities for supporters to attend the Olympics as VIP guests of the Team, while creating a significant revenue stream to fund athletic programming. “We’ve been successful in the Foundation because we have a very talented staff working with an extremely dedicated and generous board of trustees,” said Alfano. “One of the things I’m most looking forward to is working more closely with our Board.” “Among my immediate goals is to reach our Legacy Campaign endowment goal of $60 million so that we can begin construction on our Center of Excellence. This world class training facility is critical to our future – not only for athletics but for all of USSA”
Alfano will oversee a staff of 12. The Foundation’s activities are diverse including the Legacy Campaign endowment, major giving, special events, direct marketing and the U.S. Ski Team Gold Pass. The Foundation raises nearly $7 million a year in its annual fund with a goal of reaching $10 million in annual revenue by 2010. A New Jersey native, Alfano is a 1988 graduate of Dickinson College in Pennsylvania. She came to the Foundation in 1996 after working in sales for The Denver Post. She lives in Park City.
Alfano replaces Trisha Worthington. Worthington has left USSA to spend more time with her family and to direct a new Park City-based community foundation. The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Team Foundation is a 501(c)3 charitable organization. It is managed integrally within the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association, the national governing body for Olympic skiing and snowboarding, which funds, develops and trains the U.S. Ski Team and U.S. Snowboarding. The Team receives no federal funding or subsidies and operates solely through private donations from individuals, corporations and foundations. To learn more about supporting the Team, contact Janine Alfano at 435.647.2071 or donations can be sent to her attention at Box 100/1500 Kearns Boulevard, Park City, UT 84060

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Colorado Snow , current announcements
April 28th - A-Basin's 5th Annual Marmot Grind
April 28th - Loveland's Corn Harvest Benefit Ski Party
April 28th -29th- Echo Mountain's Last Park Standing
April 29th - A-Basin's Red Ball Beach Bash
April 29th - Silverton's 5th Annual BrewSki Beer Fest

Silverton is only open for two more days of skiing this Saturday and Sunday. With a solid base of 100 inches and almost a foot of new snow in the last 48 hours, you don't want to miss this last weekend of carving under those Colorado bluebird skies
Colorado Pass PLUSNew for 2007-2008, The Colorado Pass PLUS™ features six unrestricted days at Vail and Beaver Creek, plus four additional days to which restrictions apply, and unlimited lift access at Breckenridge, Keystone and Arapahoe Basin. The Colorado Pass PLUS™ is priced at $519 for adults, $379 for teens and $239 for children.
www.coloradoski.com


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Killington
Open Trails: 53
Open Lifts: 2
Miles of Terrain: 20
Grooming Plan: 13
Surface Conditions: Spring Conditions


Soft bumps, corn snow and sprinkles, - yep, it's spring here at Killington for Friday! Dress for the weather you'll enjoy the soft conditions.

The K-1 Gondola and Superstar Express will be open serving More Difficult and Most Difficult terrain only. No beginner terrain is available. Thirteen trails will be groomed.
www.killington.com


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Angel Fire Mountain Theater Drama, drama, drama, and scene...courtesy of Angel Fire and Texas Tech. Angel Fire Mountain Theater is live theater produced in association with Texas Tech University School of Theatre & Dance. Look for different plays performed daily during July. Also ask about the free theatre workshop for children ages six through 18. Read more www.angelfiretheatre.org

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Still Open:
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Engelberg-CH
Engelberg

Saas- Fee-CH
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Stubai Glacier-Austria
Stubai Glacier

Verbier-CH
Verbier

Zermatt-CH

Zermatt

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Air France
Air France
www.airfrance.com/us


Ski Patagonia
If you want to enquire regarding the Early rates for Las Lenas and other S.American resorts, please send an email to
info@skipatagonia.com



The 2007 Chevrolet Revolution Tour:
June 21-22 - Mt. Hood, OR - HP, SS

Snow Alert - Loveland

LAKE LOUISE
VOLKSWAGEN SPRING EPISODE HEATS UP THE WEEKEND AT LAKE LOUISE MOUNTAIN RESORT
Resort-Wide Party Takes Place April 28 and 29
Calgary, AB – April 25, 2007 – It’s been a season of record snowfall, and now it’s time to head to Lake Louise Mountain Resort and celebrate a great snow season and even better spring skiing! Spring Episode ’07 is two days of free concerts, DJs, Kokanee beer gardens, activities, demos, and more. Check out sampling and demos on both days from Planet Foods, Coca Cola, Volkswagen, plus a Kids Zone under the TELUS tent.
Volkswagen Spring Episode 2007 Schedule of Events:
Activities and Concerts: FREE CONCERT WITH PRIDE TIGER In the base area, a free concert featuring Pride Tiger will take to the stage at 3:00pm. Known as a band “that worships at the altar of classic rock, mirroring the sounds of bands such as Black Sabbath, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Deep Purple”, Pride Tiger is known for their great live music and for selling out every show they play.
On-Mountain Competition: Shop Showdown – Shops from across Western Canada will go head-to-head with teams that include a shop employee and sponsored rider.

Activities and Concerts:
11:00am – 5:00pm Kokanee Beer Gardens Open
11:00am – 2:00pm DJ Cain
1:00pm Bike Trials at the base of the Glacier Chair
2:30pm – 3:30pm BC/DC Performs LIVE!

FREE CONCERT WITH BC/DC
Canada's favorite AC/DC tribute band, BC/DC has systematically redefined the concept of a tribute band, garnering iconic status amongst diehard fans, agents, and venues from Vancouver, BC to Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
Lake Louise Volkswagen Spring Episode sponsors include TELUS, Volkswagen, Rockstar, Kokanee, Appleton’s Rum, x92.9 FM, Lake Louise Inn, Planet Foods, and World Health Club. Visit www.skilouise.com or call 1-800-258-SNOW (7669) for the best accommodation deals.
About Lake Louise Mountain Resort
Lake Louise Mountain Resort www.skilouise.com is part of the Resorts of the Canadian Rockies Inc. (RCR) family


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Go Traci ,....FIS SPEED SKI News
Last week, the world’s best Speed Skiing racers gathered in Verbier-Nendaz (SUI) to contest the 2007 FIS Speed Skiing World Championships. The station pulled out every stop to provide the perfect environment for the championships, attended by 58 athletes from 12 nations. In the course of the championships, over 330 individual runs were completed from four different start heights, the last one 430m above and 880m from the finish line.

The ladies’ competition was particularly fiercely contested between the Swedish triumvirate of Anna-Karin Modin, Sanna Tidstrand and Emilie Wolff, pitted against Tracie Sachs (USA), the current World Cup Champion, and Elena Banfo (ITA); the finish order of these five racers changed with each run. In the final run, Tidstrand maintained her lead over Banfo, with Wolff in 3rd place. This was a tremendous result for their manager Per Kjelstrom and the whole Swedish team that has established an elite training program for Speed Skiing.
The men’s competition was equally exciting. Most surprising was the consistent challenge provided by the Production Class skiers who made up 25% of the field and, while the slowest racers were cut after each run, Markus Muenzer (AUT) remained in contention up to and including the semi-final run. The classical field included previous World Champion Jukka Viitasaari (FIN), Ross Anderson (USA), Marc Poncin (GBR) and John ‘Mad Cow’ Hemble, who came out of retirement for the event. However, it was Bastien Montes (FRA) who kept the large audience guessing, eventually clinching bronze despite having been much further down the field during the training runs. Meanwhile, it was less surprising that Simone Origone (ITA), the men’s World Cup Champion, and Philippe May (SUI ) - one of the principle organizers as well as a first-rate athlete – battled it out for gold. With three first places each in the training runs, Origone finally secured the trophy and title of World Champion by prevailing by a margin of 2/1000ths of a second over May.
Contributed by Dick Taplin of FIS


Traci Max Sachs
The official site of professional speed skier Tracie Max Sachs
EVENTS
XX 148.27 mph American Speed Ski Record


www.quickchick.com


Other FIS news Traci has been gracious in supplying photos of speed ski events and dramatic pictures of Verbier CH Janica Kostelic (CRO)
The most successful Alpine Skiing racer in the last decade announced her retirement at the age of 25. "I would like to keep racing but am scared to get injured again. The risk of injury would be there if I continue. I do not want to suffer again," said Janica Kostelic in a press conference in her home city of Zagreb on Thursday. "The pressure is off. I want to enjoy life now." Janica Kostelic won four Olympic gold medals (2002 giant slalom, slalom, combined, 2006 combined) and became FIS World Champion five times (2003 slalom, combined, 2005 downhill, slalom, combined). She also won the overall World Cup three times (2001, 2003, 2006) and captured 30 World Cup victories. She is one of only three athletes – the others being Petra Kronberger (AUT) and Pernilla Wiberg (SWE) – to have claimed victories in all five FIS World Cup events. She captured her first World Cup podium as a 16-year-old in a slalom in Park City (USA) in 1998 and her first World Cup victory just two months later in St. Anton (AUT) in a combined race. Kostelic's career was plagued by many injuries, beginning with a severe fall in St. Moritz (SUI) in December 1999 that caused serious knee injury and led to first of many operations. She also had to have surgery on her thyroid in 2004 and due to continuous pain in her knees and back, already decided to take a break from racing this season.
www.fis-ski.com


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Eastern Mtn Sports

Lake Louise
HUGE SPRING SNOWFALL ADDS TO LAKE LOUISE’S EPIC SEASON
Wide Open Until May 1 – It’s Time To Plan Your Next Visit!

Earlier this season, Lake Louise reported more snow, a deeper snowpack and opened more terrain earlier in the season, making 2006/7 the best year to date. The continued snowfall has kept this trend, with skiers consistently reporting “the best skiing in well over 30 years” all season long.
With over 4200 acres of terrain, 3,250 feet of vertical, 4 mountain faces, #1 scenery and record snowfall, Lake Louise Mountain Resort is a world-class jewel in the Canadian Rockies.

Visit Lake Louise Mountain Resort for Spring Episode ’07, taking place on April 28 and 29, 2007. Featuring live music, on-mountain events, Kokanee Beer Gardens, Kokanee Free Ride and more.
Visit
www.skilouise.com


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Mt Hood - Timberline Lodge
Timberline is the only area on Mt. Hood that will have lift serviced skiing and riding 7 days a week through Labor Day! With an amazing base of snow, conditions will be fantastic this spring and summer season. Our Palmer High Speed Quad Chairlift is scheduled to open this weekend, and will be operating throughout the summer. Ascending to 8,540 feet on the southern side of Mt. Hood, it provides breathtaking views and access to the best summer terrain in the United States. When other areas are turning their attention away from the snow, we're just getting started

There has never been a better value at Timberline. Hop on our lifts any day of the week, now through May 28th, with our new Spring Session Pass for only $139. With two months left in the spring season, you can't lose with this pass!

Just coming up for the day? We've got you covered with reduced pricing on our daily lift tickets -- Adults can ski for just $36. Visit our ticket and season pass pages for all the information on these and other great ticket options.
EVENTS
Upcoming Events
April 29th - The BoneZone Banked Slalom #3


www.timberlinelodge.com

Air France
Air France
www.airfrance.com/us

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Lake Geneva- Office of Tourism
From sunrise to sunset on Mont-Pèlerin
Take the Vevey-Chardonne-Mont-Pèlerin funicular and continue your trip along the footpaths that bring you to the panoramic « Plein Ciel » tower, from where you can enjoy the spectacular 360° view over the whole of the Lake Geneva Region
From the shores of Lake Geneva, the Nyon – St-Cergue railway takes you up to the peaks of the Jura mountains. The line offers many ideas of excursions. Back in Nyon , stop by at the Léman Museum, which displays all of the cultural and natural heritage of our lake
Office du tourisme du canton de Vaud
www.region-du-leman.ch



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Stubai Glacier - Austria

NEW: world cup training course (No. 9)
The Austrian Skiing Federation’s women and men will be joined by the Canadian, Japanese and Swedish men’s national teams as they get into top form on the new World Cup training course on the Daunferner in October. And you can do exactly the same over here all winter

NEW: Snow-Funpark

A 400 m long snow fun park next to the ‘Schaufelschuss’ piste (no. 1a) operates from October to May. Obstacles for beginners and experts include a banked cross with steep wall curves, a mogul, small and large jumps, and fun boxes
19 lifts OPEN

Weekly Events
Monday: snowshoe introductory tour
Tuesday: off-piste - dayDeep snow training course, tips and tricks from the experts.
Thursday: Introduction to ski touring
Friday: ice climbing
What you always wanted to try! With crampons and ice axes, we scale the ice tower at Gamsgarten.
Sunday: more safety - more fun
Going off-piste. Practical introduction to assessing avalanche risk. Training with avalanche transceivers, information about other kinds of safety equipment

www.stubaier-gletscher.com/

Snow Alert -Snowbird, Saas-Fee & Oslo Norway
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US Ski Team News
SUMMIT LAKE, Alaska (April 18) - Make that two consecutive Arctic Man victories for two-time Olympian Scott Macartney (Redmond, WA) and U.S. Snowboarding rider Ryan McDonald (Entiat, WA).
On a blue-sky Friday the 13th with a crowd of perhaps 10,000 spectators, they conquered the 22nd annual test in which a skier or rider barrels down an 80-second speed run, hooks up with a snowmobile driver - going about 40 mph or more during the hookup, gets pulled more than two miles through a lengthy - but mostly level - course, and then releases to navigate the final downhill section. Macartney, who won a year ago in his first shot at the Arctic Man competition in the Hoodoo Mountains north of Fairbanks - about 300 miles north of Anchorage, won in a record time of 4:01.49; Tyson Johnson, his snowmobile driver a year ago, was his pilot again. They hit a high of 88mph during the pull and Macartney was clocked at 82mph as he crossed the finish to beat the field of nearly 20 skiers by two seconds. Olympic teammate Marco Sullivan (Squaw Valley, CA), in his first attempt at Arctic Man, was second in 4:03.46. McDonald repeated as Arctic Man men's snowboard champion in 4:40.05, the only rider among the handful of snowboarders to break the five-minute mark.
Macartney, completing his ninth season on the U.S. Ski Team, and eight-year veteran Sullivan competed after the the Nature Valley U.S. Alpine Championships at Alaska's Alyeska Resort where Sullivan won the gold medal in downhill. "He and I had a fun time," Macartney said. "This is a very different world from the World Cup, of course, because it's all pretty straight but the speed is high and, of course, there are no safety nets on this one section where you're going 80 miles an hour off a blind turn and roll. So, if you blow it, you'll definitely crash...ad you'll crash into a wall," Macartney said. Once again, longtime U.S. Ski Team waxing technician Brian Burnett helped arrange the participation and waxed their skis and McDonald's snowboard as part of the Global Motor Sports team. "You start with no poles [for the first downhill] so the balance is completely different...and you have no say in your line [when you're being pulled by the snowmobile], so that's different. At the bottom [of the final DH], the fatigue is pretty intense. Your legs are screaming - I mean, you've been skiing about five miles," Macartney said.
Apart from the hookup with the snowmachine driver, Macartney said the final phase can be gtricky because when the skier or rider releases, he or she has to slingshot up - "we don't have uphills on the World Cup," he noted - to the summit of a final hill before heading for the finish. He and Johnson hit a top speed of 88mph through the tow zone; the record of 91mph was set by the third-place skiers, four-time winners Eric Heil and Len Story. "We didn't focus on the top speed but we made up time on the slower sections," Macartney explained.
www.usskiteam.com

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Snow365.com / Patrick Thorne News From Indoor Snow and Artificial Ski Surface Centres Worldwide Here are just a couple of the stories this month Patrick has sent me. SNO! SHOW at SNO!zone This Autumn will see the launch of the new SNO! SHOW to be held on 29th and 30th September at SNO!zone in Xscape, Milton Keynes with support from winter sports retailer Ellis Brigham. With the use of the real snow slope at SNO!zone, the show will be the biggest UK-based Ski and Board show where customers can actually try out equipment on the snow. Both days will see the latest hardware and clothing on show from the main suppliers within the industry, available to test. Each day will also feature free slopeside coaching from some of the most well known Ski and Board Schools in Europe, as well as on slope demos from SNO!zone instructors, sponsored riders and some of Ellis Brigham’s up and coming talent. There will also be free avalanche safety talks, boot clinics, equipment servicing advice and demos, and movie premieres and shows. Saturday evening will also feature a Big Air and Rail Comp and party at the slope side bar. Arnauld Palu, Managing Director of SNO!zone comments: “This show will be a whole new experience for ski and boarding enthusiasts as they will find everything they want, right here, and be able to test it out on our real snow slopes. It will offer the industry a fantastic showcase for their products so we want everyone to be part of it.”
www.snozoneuk.co.uk


Coolzone Winterplex Still Moving Forward
Plans for the Coolzone Winterplex in Texas, first announced a year ago, are still progressing with backers, The Bearfire Group, aiming to commence construction by the end of the year with the facility likely to open in late 2008. The Bearfire Group is raising $375m for the Coolzone Winterplex within the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Possible sites being considered are reported to include a 527 acre location formerly owned by Intel. The Coolzone Winterplex’s main attraction will feature a 20-story outdoor ski and snowboard mountain which will be surfaced with Briton Engineering Developments’ Snowflex surface. The mountain will be complete with hotels, retaiuling, restaurants and chair lifts, a snowboard park with competition half pipe, toboggans and snow tubing. In addition to catering to extreme sports enthusiasts, the park will also feature activities for the entire family including two ice rinks, an outdoor ice trail, a winter wonderland for children with snow, an outdoor concert venue, rock climbing and rides. The project calls for more than 60 acres of attractions. Bearfire Group is also in discussions with a major motion picture studio to use their intellectual property to theme a portion of the park. By populating the park environment with identifiable characters, the Coolzone Winterplex will attract families as well as sports enthusiasts. The intellectual property will be highlighted by rides and entertainment. Additional family attractions include educational components and an opportunity to play in the park’s Winter Wonderland.
http://coolzonewinterplex.com


Halifax Ski Centre For Sale
Halifax Ski and Snowboarding Centre, at Bradford Old Road, Halifax is up for sale for £1.525 million this weekend. The deal includes the sale of The Sportsman Inn, indoor golf centre and the Charlie Fastrax children's adventure playground. Michael Carney, 64, who runs the centre with his son Darren, told local media he felt it was time to move on after the death of his wife. "I lost my wife Margaret to cancer three years ago. We had been married for 40 years and it hasn't been the same without her. Running the ski centre has been a challenge. We've had to fight for everything, in terms of planning. But now it's a nice family place and we have enjoyed it here."
www.ridehalifax.co.uk


From Patrick of snow365.com - Thanks


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Sugarloaf
T-shirts and shorts seemed to be the proper attire for the day here at Sugarloaf. We've had temps near 70 all day with bright sunshine, and there's still a TON of snow to be had out there thanks to the 95 inches of snow we've received in April.

Credit: Sugarloaf Cam photo
These are prime spring conditions, which is why we extended the season until April 29.
Because the temps will be mild overnight, they will not groom any of our 134 open trails tonight. We'll run the SuperQuad and Timberline lifts now through the 29th. Please note: there is no lift-serviced green circle terrain available at this time.
Tomorrow we can expect partly sunny skies, and though the temps will drop some, it will still be near 50 degrees here at the base.
While the trail is still open, the park features have been taken out of the Yard. We've had a great first season in there, and we hope to see all you park rats back here next year. If you're looking for spring skiing, no place is going to have anything even close to what we've got here at Sugarloaf. Check out our latest video and see for yourself
http://www.sugarloaf.com/

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Bear Valley
There's 11-12" inches of new snow in the last 12 hours, Get up for the Best Powder of the Season!
www.bearvalley.com


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Eastern Mtn Sports

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The Endless Winter Counterpart In Europe
www.saveoursnow.com - climate change in ski resorts.
www.dailysnow.com - year round weekly snow news feed.
www.snow365.com - the world's only comprehensive and independent indoor snow and artificial surface slope site and news feed.

Patrick Thorne has contributed to Endless Winter and has published articles for Conde Nast

INdoor Snow updates will be posted here next week
Thanks Patrick ,... and Rachel too !


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Cortina

This is to let you know that todays weekly Cortina d'Ampezzo snow bulletin is the last one of the 2006-2007 season. But this is also to let you know that the ski lifts of the Faloria area will be open until 25 April. So why not take advantage of the 30 km of beautifully groomed ski runs with snow guaranteed? Hoping youve found this service useful and professionally presented, we look forward to you joining us again next winter! Some lifts (Faloria) will stay open until 25 April, the last date for which the seasonal skipasses are valid and 12 days in the season. The operating ski-lifts situation >>>
Please remember that Cortina's "skipass office" is open every day at these times: 8.30-12.30; 15.30-19.00; Sundays 8.30-12.30 www.cortina.dolomiti.org

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Snow New Zealand

The Lindauer Queenstown Winter Festival is just around the corner and we really want you to come along and be part of it. The Festival is how we herald the arrival of winter and trust us - the stage is set for one BIG celebration. 10 days, over 60 events and over 50 bands, comedians and entertainers all in Queenstown - Australasia's Ultimate Winter Paradise.
You can check out the full programme of events, they've got some great early bird specials on tickets and we've even put together some great travel packages to help you get here. It's the Ultimate Winter Party - And its sooner than you think! There's so much on this year's programme, so grab a cup of coffee and click here to have a good look around their website
www.snow.co.nz

Snow Alert -Alyeska,Squaw Valley,Alpine Meadows,Kirkwood


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Squaw Valley
Home of Kt22, one of Americas greatest EXPERT Lifts
Winter has returned to Squaw! 19" of new snow has fallen in the past 72 hours and there is more snow in the forecast through this weekend. While other resorts have closed for the season, Squaw is open with 12 lifts and great skiing and riding from top to bottom. Come enjoy our powder!
April 29 - Lake Cushing Classic Pond Crossing. Don't miss Tahoe's authentic pond crossing and the wackiest event of the year! Competitors use creativity and skill as they attempt successfully crossing the frigid waters of Lake Cushing, impressing spectators and the judges
Photo: Cushing Collection SVSC


Squaw Valley Lift Tickets & Lessons



Photo: Cushing Collection SVSC
www.squaw.com


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Kirkwood
Has your pass expired? Did your mountain close? PUT THAT EXPIRED PASS TO USE! Now until end of the season, (April 29th) bring any California or Lake Tahoe resort season pass to Kirkwood and receive a lift ticket for $39*! Your ticket is valid for two consecutive days - TWO DAYS OF SKIING/RIDING FOR $39! Kirkwood knows that not all resorts can stay open until the end of April. So come out and play on our mountain with this incredible Spring deal. See what everyone talks about. Chairs 10 and 6 are still open and waiting for you. *Must have a valid 06/07 California/Lake Tahoe Ski Resort Season Pass. Resort must be closed for the 06/07 season.
www.kirkwood.com


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Alyeska
GIRDWOOD, AK – April 19, 2007 –Spring Carnival at Alyeska Resort is the celebration of snow, music, and good old fashion family fun with 30 years of history in Alaska. The event is a tradition in Girdwood and provides a weekends worth of entertainment centered on the 30th annual Subway Slush Cup.
The events kick off Saturday, April 21 at 11:00 am and the fun continues through Sunday, April 22. Some of the traditional activities include; Kids Zone, Ice Cream Shop Little Tikes Race, Coast Mountain Bike Slalom, Arctic Airwalkers Paragliding Exhibition, Dummy Race, Pepsi Bar-B-Que, Girdwood Volunteer Fire Department Race, Human Dog Sled Race, 5th Annual Idiotswimacross, live music from Top Secret, and your favorite radio announcers from KWHL 106.5, all culminating with the 30th Annual Subway Slush Cup.
“Spring Carnival is an Alyeska tradition,” explains Larry Daniels, Alyeska Resort Ski Area General Manager. “An event like this brings people from all across Alaska to enjoy the end of winter with good old fashioned fun.”
Sunday, April 22 is highlighted by the 30th annual Subway Slush Cup, located at the bottom of Mount Alyeska off the deck of the Sitzmark Bar & Grill. The Slush Cup is a 100’ man-made pool of water that 50 lucky skiers and snowboarders in costume will attempt to traverse. Competitors will be drawn at random on the Sitzmark deck at 2:30 pm, the Subway Slush Cup will start at 4:00 pm. Making it over the slush cup is only half the battle. Competitors will also be judged on costume, air, style and crowd appeal. The grand prize for the person who scores the most overall points is a 2007-2008 ski/snowboard season pass to Alyeska Resort.
Friday and Saturday night enjoy live music by Top Secret at the Sitzmark Bar & Grill. Saturday night come for the KWHL, 106.5 party and enter to win great prizes. The Sitzmark Bar & Grill is open to adults ages 21 and over. Bands will start at 10:00 pm both nights.
Alyeska Resort, located 40 miles south of Anchorage, is Alaska's premier year-round resort. Tucked amid the Chugach Mountains, Alyeska Ski Resort offers world-class skiing and snowboarding with stunning views of the Turnagain Arm. The 1,400 acres of terrain with 2,500 feet of vertical rise, is serviced by nine lifts including a 60-passenger aerial tramway, and a high-speed bubble lift The events kick off Saturday, April 21 at 11:00 am and the fun continues through Sunday, April 22. Some of the traditional activities include; Kids Zone, Ice Cream Shop Little Tikes Race, Coast Mountain Bike Slalom, Arctic Airwalkers Paragliding Exhibition, Dummy Race, Pepsi Bar-B-Que, Girdwood Volunteer Fire Department Race, Human Dog Sled Race, 5th Annual Idiotswimacross, live music from Top Secret, and your favorite radio announcers from KWHL 106.5, all culminating with the 30th Annual Subway Slush Cup.
For a complete schedule of events for the 30th Annual Spring Carnival visit www.alyeskaresort.com.
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Undy 500 - the ultimate battle of the sexes that finally puts that age old rivalry between the Granny Panty and Tighty-Whitey to rest as skiers raced down the mountain each in a 6 ft. pair of underwear! The event, EchoStock, was held at Echo Mountain this past weekend.


(AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)
Caption: Andrew Woodward and Eric Feightinger make a run in giant Jockey underwear while participating in the 2007 Jockey Undy 500 at Echo Mountain Park in Idaho Springs, Colo, Saturday, April 14, 2007. Sent by / Amelia - Sincere Thanks


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It's Vail's last weekend, and the Deadkennys will perform at Mid-Vail from 12PM - 2PM! www.vail.com


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Eastern Mtn Sports

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Mammoth Mountian
Ski on Next Season's Pass this Spring!
Start using your 2007-08 Mammoth Gold Pass starting next week! Gold Passes at half price are just $749, with no blackout dates. Don't get stuck paying $1,600.


Mammoth STILL OPEN top to Bottom
www.mammothmountain.com/

Air France
Air France
www.airfrance.com/us
www.airfrance.com/us


The Endless Winter Counterpart In Europe
www.saveoursnow.com - climate change in ski resorts.
www.dailysnow.com - year round weekly snow news feed.
www.snow365.com - the world's only comprehensive and independent indoor snow and artificial surface slope site and news feed.

Patrick Thorne has contributed to Endless Winter and has published articles for Conde Nast

INdoor Snow updates will be posted here next week
Thanks Patrick ,... and Rachel too !


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Cortina

This is to let you know that todays weekly Cortina d'Ampezzo snow bulletin is the last one of the 2006-2007 season.

But this is also to let you know that the ski lifts of the Faloria area will be open until 25 April. So why not take advantage of the 30 km of beautifully groomed ski runs with snow guaranteed?

Hoping youve found this service useful and professionally presented, we look forward to you joining us again next winter!

Some lifts (Faloria) will stay open until 25 April, the last date for which the seasonal skipasses are valid and 12 days in the season. The operating ski-lifts situation >>>
Please remember that Cortina's "skipass office" is open every day at these times: 8.30-12.30; 15.30-19.00; Sundays 8.30-12.30
www.cortina.dolomiti.org

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Mt Hood Meadows
CHECK OUT THE NEW OPERATIONAL SCHEDULE Meadows is open daily through April 22, then weekends April 28-29 and May 5-6. The U.S. Snowboard Team will train at Meadows May 8-13 and the resort will be open to the public those days. Then Meadows will operate weekends and Memorial Day all the way into June so long as you meet the May Challenge (4,000 skier visits the previous weekend) and the weather and snow conditions allow.
www.skihood.com
Haven't visited Hood Meadows, Great steep slopes, try Laurel Cyn from the top !

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Snow Alert - Snowbird, Big Sky, Vail, Tahoe Basin,Killington

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Sugar Bowl
Saturday & Sunday April 21/22 for the last bitter sweet turns of the season. That's right we're pulling the proverbial plug, but not without one last blast! Join us this coming weekend as we give the 06-07 season one final salute with live music from the Benny's and Lisa Phenix, tons of great prizes and a few sweet last turns. With the fresh snow from last weekend and more falling right now, the mountain is in great shape; the party on the Judah deck will be one you don't want to miss. So ring out the season in style at Sugar Bowl this weekend!


www.sugarbowl.com

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Heavenly Valley
We're expecting a little of everything this last week: sunny and spring, fast and firm, fun and forgiving, snowy and wintery. Whatever you're looking for, we've got the conditions for you! Conditions are great, so get your last turns in this season! www.skiheavenly.com part of Vail resort Family


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Snowbird
Continuing the tradition of the longest ski and snowboard season in Utah, Snowbird Ski & Summer Resort officials announced today the resort will remain open daily through Sunday, May 13 and then weekends thereafter, conditions permitting. A fast-moving low pressure system delivered more than 14 inches of snow Wednesday night which brought the mid-mountain base to 87 inches.
“The calendar says spring but it continues to feel like winter at Snowbird,” said Snowbird President Bob Bonar . “The skiing and riding is still great and we want to share this with our guests.” Snowbird will offer the Tram, Peruvian Express and Tunnel, Chickadee, Wilbere, Little Cloud, Gadzoom and Mineral Basin Express chairlifts through Sunday, April 29. Lift hours are 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
From April 30 through May 6, the Tram, Little Cloud, Mineral Basin Express, Wilbere and Gadzoom chairlifts will operate daily and lift tickets are $49/day. During this time, Mineral Basin Express will operate in the morning and close in the afternoon while Little Cloud will be closed in the morning and open in the afternoon. Lift hours will be 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Tram and Little Cloud will operate May 7-13, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. and tickets are $49/day. After May 14, the Tram and Little Cloud will operate Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, as conditions permit. Snowbird’s late-season skiing and snowboarding is not for beginners. Only advanced terrain is available from the Little Cloud and Mineral Basin Express chairlifts.
Live music will entertain skiers and riders on the Snowbird Center Plaza Deck every Friday, Saturday and Sunday through April. www.snowbird.com


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Killington
EPIC! Really that is the only word to discribe the spring skiing and riding conditions with sunshine, warm temperatures and soft snow here at Killington - the "King of Spring!"

We're grooming up 42 trails for Friday with five lifts spinning, including the Needle'e Eye quad!

Killington will feature More Advanced and Most Advanced terrain only! No beginner terrain is open. Snowshed Slope is open for Hotel/Condo ski-back only - no lift or bus service.

Heading into the weekend, breakout the sun screen and lather up because the weather looks EPIC with sunny skis and temperatures in the 50s and 60s! Don't forget on Saturday Pond Skimming returns and will take place on Lower Highline so you can sit back on the K-1 Deck and enjoy the sunshine and all the action!

Break out the one-piece for Retro Day Saturday. Show up in your neon colored best this Saturday! Bring out those 80's pink goggles and lime colored gloves. It's time to ski in that hot starter jacket, or sport the ole' one piece for the crowds! Still have those K2 SLC 210's or Olin Mark IVs? Yes, it's unofficially RETRO DAY at Killington!
www.killington.com

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US SNOWBOARD NEWS
Juliann Fritz, ussa.org U.S. Snowboarding Dominates 2007 PARK CITY, Utah (April 19) - U.S. Snowboarding continued to roll in 2007 as pros Gretchen Bleiler (Aspen, CO), Steve Fisher (Breckenridge, CO), Tommy Czeschin (Mammoth Lakes, CA), Lindsey Jacobellis (Stratton Mountain, VT) and Nate Holland (Squaw Valley, CA) nailed podium after podium across the globe. "Overall, it was a great year," said U.S. Snowboarding Head Coach Peter Foley, who has been at the helm since the program originated in 1994. "We're seeing consistent progress from all the groups. The world competition keeps getting stronger, but so de we."
Another banner year for Bleiler Bleiler picked up from her Olympic halfpipe silver medal in Torino with a win at the season opening World Cup, sharing the top of the podium with fellow Team rider Scotty Lago (Seabrook, NH) on Thanksgiving Day in Saas Fee, Switzerland. She then went on to podium at two Chevrolet U.S. Snowboard Grand Prix events and took second at both the X Games and US Open. Bleiler also won the State Farm U.S. Snowboard Cup in Lake Placid, NY for the second straight year, winning both World Cup events she entered. Fisher led a men's podium sweep in Lake Placid with Czeschin and Elijah Teter (South Lake Tahoe, CA) filling the other two slots. "The '07 season for the halfpipe Team saw great success for our veteran riders as well as some solid results from our rookie team," said halfpipe Head Coach Mike Jankowski. "We had a blast riding the 22-foot pipes at events like the Tamarack Grand Prix. The future looks bright for the Team from the young riders on up to the veterans, 2010 is in our sights and we are trying to stay ahead of the game on our way there."
Jacobellis repeat world champion In SBX, Jacobellis dominated again, clinching her second consecutive World Championship victory en route to the World Cup title with back-to-back wins at the U.S. Snowboard Cup in Lake Placid. She also won silver at the X Games for her career fourth medal at X (three SBX wins from '03-'05) as Joanie Anderson (South Lake Tahoe, CA) won gold passing Jacobellis at the finish. Also at X, Holland defended his title after taking bronze at the World Championships. He closed the season with a World Cup podium run of back-to-back second place finishes in 72 hours at Lake Placid that nearly nabbed him the World Cup title. Olympic champion Seth Wescott (Carrabassett Valley, ME) would also medal at Worlds with silver, but was sidelined for the season after suffering a broken forearm at the World Cup opener, which began a month late due to unseasonable weather in Europe.
"It was a super fun year for the SBX riders," added Foley. "We saw good results out of the top-level guys, but even more exciting was the results we saw from the new kids." Dishing out those results were Callan Chythlook-Sifsof (Girdwood, AK) and Nick Baumgartner (Iron River, MI), who took national bragging rights with victories at the VISA U.S. Snowboardcross Championships at Tamarack, ID. Both also notched their first World Cup podiums this season with Chythlook-Sifsof finishing third at the World Cup opener in Japan while Baumgartner capped his season with a second at World Cup Finals. Additionally, 15-year-old junior Brooke Shaw (Bantam, CT) won both halfpipe and SBX titles on the Revolution Tour, then closed the season with a bronze medal finish in SBX at Junior Worlds.
Alpine digs deep
Olympic riders Michelle Gorgone (Sudbury, MA) and Tyler Jewell (also Sudbury) produced top 10s this season with Jewell posting a career best World Cup finish with a parallel giant slalom sixth on the 2006 Olympic hill in Bardonecchia, Italy. Jewell was also sixth in PGS at the World Championships in Arosa, Switzerland, where Stacia Hookom (Edwards, CO) posted her best worlds finish with fifth before retiring from competitive riding after 12 years and seven World Championships with U.S. Snowboarding. In total, U.S. riders loaded the finals 23 times with Justin Reiter (Steamboat Springs, CO) making the top-16 eight times. In a sport where experience counts, U.S. Snowboarding piled in the start gates this season with multiple riders gaining World Cup starts including Lindsay Lloyd (Centerville, UT), who would take the PGS title at U.S. championships. Also winning U.S. titles were Gorgone, who took the parallel slalom crown and Chris Klug (Aspen, CO), who reclaimed both PGS and PAL titles from Reiter.
"It was a great season for U.S. Snowboarding. We have a strong mix of veterans and rookie riders in all our programs who are constantly pushing the level higher. We also have a super dedicated group of coaches who continue to drive the programs forward," said U.S. Snowboarding Program Director Jeremy Forster. U.S. Snowboarding is set to be back on snow in early May for a halfpipe and SBX training camp at Oregon's Mt. Hood Meadows.
-- www.ussnowboarding.com

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WHISTLER, BC, April 17, 2007 – Whistler Blackcomb will move into the construction phase of the Peak to Peak Gondola project this May. “The Peak to Peak Gondola construction project will be the largest of its kind in North America,” said Doug Forseth, Senior VP of Operations at Whistler Blackcomb, “yet it will occupy the smallest ecological foot print of any project we’ve done yet on the mountain. The estimated 2.5 hectare foot print will require a significant logistical command of our existing resources for transportation and construction.” “We are committed to working with Whistler Blackcomb in minimizing the ecological impact,” said Stefan Huter, Doppelmayr Project Manager, “We have engineered the project to limit construction activity to the terminals and tower locations only.” WHISTLER, BC, April 17, 2007 – Whistler Blackcomb will move into the construction phase of the Peak to Peak Gondola project this May. “The Peak to Peak Gondola construction project will be the largest of its kind in North America,” said Doug Forseth, Senior VP of Operations at Whistler Blackcomb, “yet it will occupy the smallest ecological foot print of any project we’ve done yet on the mountain. The estimated 2.5 hectare foot print will require a significant logistical command of our existing resources for transportation and construction.” “We are committed to working with Whistler Blackcomb in minimizing the ecological impact,” said Stefan Huter, Doppelmayr Project Manager, “We have engineered the project to limit construction activity to the terminals and tower locations only.” ESTIMATED WHISTLER, BC, April 17, 2007 – Whistler Blackcomb will move into the construction phase of the Peak to Peak Gondola project this May. “The Peak to Peak Gondola construction project will be the largest of its kind in North America,” said Doug Forseth, Senior VP of Operations at Whistler Blackcomb, “yet it will occupy the smallest ecological foot print of any project we’ve done yet on the mountain. The estimated 2.5 hectare foot print will require a significant logistical command of our existing resources for transportation and construction.” “We are committed to working with Whistler Blackcomb in minimizing the ecological impact,” said Stefan Huter, Doppelmayr Project Manager, “We have engineered the project to limit construction activity to the terminals and tower locations only.” ESTIMATED -December 2008 Grand opening

LIFT MANUFACTURER Doppelmayr/Garaventa Group, Wolfurt, Austria (www.doppelmayr.com)
GONDOLA TYPE Doppelmayr 3S
TOTAL DISTANCE 4.4 kilometres / 2.73 miles
LENGTH OF FREE SPAN 3.024 kilometres / 1.88 miles (between two towers furthest apart)
HIGHEST POINT 415 metres / 1,361 feet over Fitzsimmons Creek
GLASS BOTTOM CABINS Two
NUMBER OF CABINS 28
NUMBER OF TOWERS 4 (two on Blackcomb and two on Whistler)
HEIGHT OF TOWERS 35-65 metres / 115-213 feet
STATIONARY TRACK ROPES 56mm diameter for the two ropes that the cabins ride upon
LENGTH OF TRACK ROPES 4,600 metres HAUL ROPE 48mm diameter for the rope that pulls the cabins along track ropes
TOTAL HAUL ROPE LENGTH 8,850 metres

CAPACITY: CROSSING TIME 11 minutes SPEED 7.5 metres / 24.6 feet per second
DEPARTURE FREQUENCY One cabin every 49 seconds
CABIN CAPACITY 28 passenger
TOTAL CAPACITY 4,100 people per hour (2,050 per hour one way)



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NIKITA ICELAND PARK PROJECT 2007 CANCELLED www.icelandparkproject.com

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Valle Nevado
FIS World Cup in Snow-covered Valley We have the excellent news to tell them that Snow-covered Valley will be again host of the Glass of the World of Snowboard. The competition will be made during the month of September and we will count on the participation of the best exhibitors of the world of this sport. We waited for your visit and that benefits of this great event. "Latitude 42 North Air Assault" During the first weekend of March was made in Hunter Mountain Ski Resort in New York, the event Latitude 42 North Air Assault supported by Telemet.

www.Vallenevado.com


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Snow New Zealand

The Lindauer Queenstown Winter Festival is just around the corner and we really want you to come along and be part of it. The Festival is how we herald the arrival of winter and trust us - the stage is set for one BIG celebration. 10 days, over 60 events and over 50 bands, comedians and entertainers all in Queenstown - Australasia's Ultimate Winter Paradise.
You can check out the full programme of events, they've got some great early bird specials on tickets and we've even put together some great travel packages to help you get here. It's the Ultimate Winter Party - And its sooner than you think! There's so much on this year's programme, so grab a cup of coffee and click here to have a good look around their website
www.snow.co.nz


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Mammoth Mountain
plenty to celebrate as a beautiful morning and afternoon should give way to snow showers dropping some fresh powder on the Mountain this evening and into tomorrow. Currently at Main Lodge the temperature is 19 degrees with mostly clear skies and moderate winds. By mid-day, we may see some clouds roll in and temperatures should get into the 30's.

We have a 2 to 5 foot base of packed powder and machine groomed snow on top of a layer of hard pack. Snow conditions vary around the Mountain so please ski and ride with caution. All lifts should be in operation today except for Chairs 7, 9, 20, 25, and 26. Lifts are wind and weather permitting so be sure to check for updates.

Don't forget to renew your MVP Pass before the end of the month! Mammoth Gold Passes at half price are selling out as well, don't end up paying full price.
www.mammothmountain.com

Snow Alert -Snowbird, Eastern Idaho


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Snow Alert -Loveland, A basin, Whistler


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Lake Louise
HUGE SPRING SNOWFALL ADDS TO LAKE LOUISE’S EPIC SEASON
Wide Open Until May 1 – It’s Time To Plan Your Next Visit!

Earlier this season, Lake Louise reported more snow, a deeper snowpack and opened more terrain earlier in the season, making 2006/7 the best year to date. The continued snowfall has kept this trend, with skiers consistently reporting “the best skiing in well over 30 years” all season long.
With over 4200 acres of terrain, 3,250 feet of vertical, 4 mountain faces, #1 scenery and record snowfall, Lake Louise Mountain Resort is a world-class jewel in the Canadian Rockies.

Visit Lake Louise Mountain Resort for Spring Episode ’07, taking place on April 28 and 29, 2007. Featuring live music, on-mountain events, Kokanee Beer Gardens, Kokanee Free Ride and more.
Visit
www.skilouise.com



FIS News
The FIS Speed Skiing World Cup 2007 competition promises to be one of the most exciting in recent years. Now half-way through the eight-race-series, due to reach its finale in Cervinia (ITA) on 2nd April, one of the largest fields of racers ever seen is jostling for points.
After two years in which Simone Origone (ITA) has dominated the men’s rankings, the current rankings show him languishing in 3rd place – behind little brother Ivan (ITA) and former World Champion Philippe May (SUI). Just below this trio, there is another pack of four contenders – Roger Wickman (SWE), Marc Poncin (GBR), Michel Goumens (SUI) and Ross Anderson (USA) – waiting for a chance to pounce. Finally, Jukka Viitasaari (FIN) has only competed in one of the WC races to-date, coming a strong 4th. The ladies competition is no less nail-biting. After winning the first two races of the series, the four-time World Cup winner and World Champion, Tracie Max Sachs (USA) has sustained an injury and is slipping down the rankings. Wearing the leader’s jersey is Anna-Karin Modin (SWE), just two points clear with three podium places this year. Sanna Tidstrand (SWE) excited her home-nation crowd by winning in Salen and could quickly close the gap. The Finnish team, including Kati Metsäpelto, Heini and Pia Piipponen, and Hannamiina Tanninen, have yet to make a start.
The Speed Skiing World Cup is far from decided, and following its conclusion, the FIS World Ski Championships in Verbier (SUI) from 16th-19th April

... more stories
please visit www.fis-ski.com

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Jungfrau- Switzerland
Jungfraujoch–Top of Europe (3454 m) An excursion up to the eternal glacier world of Switzerland’s high Alps is an unforgettable experience. At 3454 metres, the Jungfraujoch is the highest-altitude railway station in Europe. From Kleine Scheidegg, the railway travels through the tunnel behind the notorious Eiger North Wall – with stops at two stations with viewing windows hewn in the bare rock – and on to the underground “peak” railway station, Jungfraujoch–Top of Europe




Schilthorn–Piz Gloria (2970 m) The Schilthorn shot to international fame as a spectacular location for the 007 film “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service”. The views of the Eiger, Mönch & Jungfrau from the Piz Gloria revolving restaurant are simply stunning
Männlichen (2230 m) Enjoy the spectacular cogwheel railway trip from Lauterbrunnen to Wengen. The bottom station of the Wengen–Männlichen aerial cableway is only a few minutes walk from the railway station and village centre. From here it takes just five minutes to soar up over 1000 metres to the Männlichen summit (2230 m). Männlichen is also easy to reach from Grindelwald Grund with Europe’s longest aerial gondola.
Männlichen (2230 m)
Enjoy the spectacular cogwheel railway trip from Lauterbrunnen to Wengen. The bottom station of the Wengen–Männlichen aerial cableway is only a few minutes walk from the railway station and village centre. From here it takes just five minutes to soar up over 1000 metres to the Männlichen summit (2230 m).
www.jungfrau.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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Get some while you can !

Snow Alert -Alyeska, Vermont , New York , Maine

The east coast is getting hammered!

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Monterosa - Italy
With today the sciistica season Monterosa Ski is concluded We hope the snow it is plentiful and it arrives in advance payment.. The appointment is on situated of the comprensorio with all the advances month for month...

Alagna, spring ski From Saturday 21 You open them the systems of Alagna reopen for the last spring reductions
www.monterosa-ski.it


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Snowbird
Public Invited to Live Broadcast Tuesday, 5-8 a.m.
Snowbird, Utah – One of the nation’s highest-rated morning shows and its affable weatherman, Al Roker, will broadcast live from Snowbird Ski & Summer Resort Tuesday, April 17, between 5 and 8 a.m.
The Today Show’s live broadcast will feature the Wasatch Adaptive Sports program and several of its participants including Marc-Andre Belliveau, a big mountain skier who appeared in numerous ski movies and magazines before being paralyzed from the waist down in a ski accident one year ago. Belliveau is skiing again using a sit-ski and instruction from Wasatch Adaptive Sports.
The public is invited to watch the live broadcast beginning at 5 a.m. at Snowbird Ski & Summer Resort’s Chickadee ski hill and the Snowbird Center Plaza Deck. Hot chocolate and coffee will be served on the Plaza Deck. The show will air live on the East Coast beginning at 7 a.m. and will run on KSL channel 5 beginning at 7 a.m. MST.
Parking for the Today Show taping will be at Snowbird Entry 2 six miles up Little Cottonwood Canyon.

Wasatch Adaptive Sports is a non-profit educational foundation providing outdoor recreational activities for children and adults with special needs. Established by Peter Mandler in 1977, Wasatch Adaptive Sports reaches 1,800 participants through its year-round programs.
Information about Wasatch Adaptive Sports can be found at www.wasatchadaptivesports.org.
www.snowbird.com


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Sugarloaf
Snow last night and this morning piled up about 12-14 inches deep everywhere from about mid-mountain and higher, and we've had another two inches of snow and sleet mixed in on top of that. Forecast are calling for a change back to mostly snow by late this afternoon, with as much as 16 more inches expected at higher elevations by Wednesday.

Groomers will be out on limited terrain again tonight, and we have the same four lifts scheduled to run tomorrow - SuperQuad, Double Runner West, Spillway East, and #3 T-Bar - winds and weather permitting.

We've got 100 percent of our terrain open here at the Loaf, including some great skiing on the Backside and Frontside snowfields. Check out some video of last Friday's powder for a little taste.
http://www.sugarloaf.com

Sugarloaf/USA’s fabled Backside Snowfields to open in time for the biggest party in ski country. In addition to the Snowfields, 133 of Sugarloaf’s 134 trails are now open with some of the best April skiing in recent history. Sugarloaf’s Snowfields are the East’s only lift-serviced, above treeline terrain and offer an experience that is often compared to high alpine bowl skiing. The experts-only steep, wide open expanse of the Backside makes it some of the most unique terrain in East. This weekend is Sugarloaf’s annual Bud Light Reggae Festival and features 10 of the biggest names in reggae on four stages inside and outside all weekend long. Friday night’s concert features Barrington Levy, who is considered to be Jamaica ’s #1 singer. Saturday night, America ’s top reggae artist, John Brown’s Body, leads the all-star line up on the main stage. Sugarloaf’s boundary-to-boundary policy allows skiing throughout the Backside Snowfields including named routes such as High Rigger, Hard Tack, and Pure Heat. Front Face Snowfield trails such as White Nitro Extension, which is groomed regularly, Powder Keg, Bubblecuffer Extension, and Winter’s Way Extension are also open with excellent natural snow surfaces.

The Backside Snowfields is a wilderness experience that should only be attempted by the most skilled skiers and riders. Sugarloaf’s Ski Patrol asks those who have never experienced the Backside to stop by the summit building for tips on the most navigable way down.
All this in a foot of fresh powder on Reggae Weekend. It just doesn't get any better.
www.sugarloaf.com

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Valle Nevado
FIS World Cup in Snow-covered Valley We have the excellent news to tell them that Snow-covered Valley will be again host of the Glass of the World of Snowboard. The competition will be made during the month of September and we will count on the participation of the best exhibitors of the world of this sport. We waited for your visit and that benefits of this great event. "Latitude 42 North Air Assault" During the first weekend of March was made in Hunter Mountain Ski Resort in New York, the event Latitude 42 North Air Assault supported by Telemet.

www.Vallenevado.com


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Look for a new lift at Crystal Next season. Despite massive Dumps sad to say Crystal is closed !

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Mt Hood Timberline Lodge

People have been enjoyingdownloadable 2-for-1 coupons for skiing and lunch in the Cascade Dining Room so much over the past month, we are making them available to you on more than just Tuesdays. Starting today, 2-for-1 coupons are valid Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday every week in March. Click here to visit our coupon page and download your way to fun savings!
Spring Session 2007 Is Just Around The Corner
This spring we're unveiling the new Spring Session 2007 Pass. For just $199, you get a full pass valid from March 31st to May 28th. We'll be operating 7 days a week during this time frame -- something other areas on the mountain can't promise. And as an added bonus, if you buy this pass now, we'll also let you use it week days (Monday-Friday) up until March 31st. Click here to learn more about this pass, other great ticket options, and all the events we having going on at Timberline this spring.
EVENTS
Upcoming Events
April 29th - The BoneZone Banked Slalom #3

www.timberlinelodge.com
... and say Hi to Bruno !


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Glacier 3000 -Ch
OPEN


Su For the skiing enthusiasts, the Dôme skilift and the snowpark open mid-October (depending on snow conditions)


www.glacier3000.ch/

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Cardrona- New Zealand
2007 Season Pass Prices
Cardrona Season Passes in 2007 have two new developments. Firstly a discounted price for Cardrona 2006 season pass holders who purchase a 2007 early bird season pass by March 15, 2007. Secondly the season pass will provide significant discounts in other ski resorts in Wanaka, Canterbury, Ruapehu, Italy, Argentina and Colorado.
Cardrona season pass prices for those season passes purchased by March 15 are Adult $490, Student $490, Child $110, and 60-74 years $220. Last year’s (2006) season pass holders receive a loyalty discount of $20 for Adults and Students, $5 for Children and $10 for Veterans. Passes can be purchased and forms downloaded on the Cardrona website, cardrona.com, from Monday, 19th February.
Cardrona

Snow Alert -Killington, Mammoth Mountain, Sugarloaf,Squaw Valley ( Lake Tahoe )

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FIS News
The 11th FIS Snowboard Junior World Championships will take place in Bad Gastein (AUT) from 10th-13th April. Almost 300 of the world’s best young boarders representing 29 nations will be competing in the second FIS Junior Snowboard World Championships held in Austria. The opening ceremony will take place on Monday 9th April and the title competitions will commence with the snowboardcross finals on 11th April, followed by parallel giant slalom on 12th and both big air and parallel slalom on 13th April. Young athletes born between 1987–1991 are entitled to participate. At last year’s championships in Vivaldi Park (KOR), Switzerland won the medals ranking followed by USA and Finland. A regular host of the Nokia Snowboard FIS World Cup and a many-time venue for the FIS Alpine World Cup, Bad Gastein and the resort of Sportgastein in Gastein Valley, located just an hour from Salzburg at an altitude of 1.589 m, are no newcomers to hosting high-quality winter sports events. “The conditions in Bad Gastein are excellent - we can really look forward to having wonderful competitions next week,” commented Peter Krogoll, FIS Technical Advisor for the event. “After the recent snowfall, there is at least 160cm of snow and the competition venues are in a great shape. The snowboardcross course is already finished, and so is the big air venue while the parallel slopes are well on their way.”

The first-ever Grand Prix ‘Sprint Tour’ took place in Russia from 28th - 31st March. This new competition series consists of four Cross-Country sprint races - two in the classical and two in the free technique – held over four days. The 2007 Grand Prix ‘Sprint Tour’ included a Mountain Sprint and a Super Sprint over 100m, staged in the Sverdlovsk region some 500 km north of Yekaterinburg in the Urals, and a Sprint Criterium (points race) and a normal FIS sprint hosted in the Khanty – Mansiysk/Yugra region in Western Siberia.
The winners of the 2007 Grand Prix ‘Sprint Tour’ were 20-year-old Evgenia Shapovalova and former Sprint World Champion and Sapporo Team Sprint silver medalist Vassili Rotchev, both of Russia. Shapovalova, who won her first World Cup sprint in Changchun (CHN) this season, took the victory with just a four-point margin over Alena Sidko, with Natalia Korosteleva in 3rd (both Russia). The men’s series, with participation from international sprint specialists, was won by home favorite Rotchev 25 points ahead of this season’s Swedish newcomer Emil Joensson and his teammate Peter Larsson.
more news and stories at : www.fis-ski.com

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US SKI TEAM
While spring may be on it's way you can still enjoy watching the best ski racing on WCSN.com as it web-casts highlights from the 2007 Nature Valley U.S. Alpine Championships at Alyeska Resort in breathtaking Alaska. See World Cup super G champion Bode Miller go for his record-tying ninth U.S. championship title and Olympic combined champion Ted Ligety look to extend his string of two gold medals in each of the last two championships. For the women, Julia Mancuso - the Olympic giant slalom champion who has been on a podium at every U.S. championships since her first medal in 2000 - looks to finish her breakout season on a high note with more gold, silver or bronze. And who will make a breakthrough? The championships always turn into a stage for up-and-coming ski racers to catch the coaches' attention with a medal-winning performance. Tune in at your convenience to WCSN.com for the 2007 Nature Valley U.S. Alpine Championships at Alyeska Resort. For complete details: www.usskiteam.com

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Killington
We woke up to an additional 8 inches on Friday - 18 total inches of fresh POW since noon yesterday! We already have 123 snow-covered trails, and more ropes will be dropping!

This is the type of storm that Killington is famous for at our higher elevation, so get up here and get a piece of one of the last pow-days of the season!

6 lifts will access all the terrain you can sink you teeth into. The Legend is Live!

Bear Mountain and South Ridge have been closed all week ( we've recieved 36" this week ) so they will hold some great powder stashes! Also a massive weather system moving toward us right now.
Stay tuned to www.killington.com

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Sugarloaf
The April onslaught continued here at Sugarloaf last night, and we've got 12-14 inches of new snow here at the base this morning. Light snow continues to fall, and forecasts are calling for another inch or two during the day. AND Reggae Fest starts today. My goodness.


This storm puts us over 50 inches for the month of April. Nearly four and a half feet. Nearly all of our terrain is open, including the front face snowfields, and patrol is checking out the backside this morning....

Sugarloaf/USA’s fabled Backside Snowfields to open in time for the biggest party in ski country. In addition to the Snowfields, 133 of Sugarloaf’s 134 trails are now open with some of the best April skiing in recent history. Sugarloaf’s Snowfields are the East’s only lift-serviced, above treeline terrain and offer an experience that is often compared to high alpine bowl skiing. The experts-only steep, wide open expanse of the Backside makes it some of the most unique terrain in East. This weekend is Sugarloaf’s annual Bud Light Reggae Festival and features 10 of the biggest names in reggae on four stages inside and outside all weekend long. Friday night’s concert features Barrington Levy, who is considered to be Jamaica ’s #1 singer. Saturday night, America ’s top reggae artist, John Brown’s Body, leads the all-star line up on the main stage. Sugarloaf’s boundary-to-boundary policy allows skiing throughout the Backside Snowfields including named routes such as High Rigger, Hard Tack, and Pure Heat. Front Face Snowfield trails such as White Nitro Extension, which is groomed regularly, Powder Keg, Bubblecuffer Extension, and Winter’s Way Extension are also open with excellent natural snow surfaces.

The Backside Snowfields is a wilderness experience that should only be attempted by the most skilled skiers and riders. Sugarloaf’s Ski Patrol asks those who have never experienced the Backside to stop by the summit building for tips on the most navigable way down.
All this in a foot of fresh powder on Reggae Weekend. It just doesn't get any better.
www.sugarloaf.com

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Valle Nevado


FIS World Cup in Snow-covered Valley We have the excellent news to tell them that Snow-covered Valley will be again host of the Glass of the World of Snowboard. The competition will be made during the month of September and we will count on the participation of the best exhibitors of the world of this sport. We waited for your visit and that benefits of this great event. "Latitude 42 North Air Assault" During the first weekend of March was made in Hunter Mountain Ski Resort in New York, the event Latitude 42 North Air Assault supported by Telemet.

www.Vallenevado.com


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Mt Hood Timberline Lodge

People have been enjoying our downloadable 2-for-1 coupons for skiing and lunch in the Cascade Dining Room so much over the past month, we are making them available to you on more than just Tuesdays. Starting today, 2-for-1 coupons are valid Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday every week in March. Click here to visit our coupon page and download your way to fun savings!
Spring Session 2007 Is Just Around The Corner
This spring we're unveiling the new Spring Session 2007 Pass. For just $199, you get a full pass valid from March 31st to May 28th. We'll be operating 7 days a week during this time frame -- something other areas on the mountain can't promise. And as an added bonus, if you buy this pass now, we'll also let you use it week days (Monday-Friday) up until March 31st. Click here to learn more about this pass, other great ticket options, and all the events we having going on at Timberline this spring.
EVENTS
Upcoming Events
April 14th - Summer Pass Session - Slopestyle Comp on Paintbrush
April 15th - The BoneZone Banked Slalom #2
April 29th - The BoneZone Banked Slalom #3

www.timberlinelodge.com
... and say Hi to Bruno !


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Whistler Blackcomb

The TELUS World Ski & Snowboard Festival promises to be another legendary 10-Day event (April 13-22, 2007)
snow conditions are in perfect shape to set up for spring skiing and riding.
www.whistler2007.com



Big Sky
Surface Conditions: . Powder, packed powder and groomed surfaces exist. Please watch for unmarked obstacles. Terrain Open: 80% Lifts Scheduled to Open: Lone Peak Tram, Swift Current, Ramcharger, Challenger, Iron Horse, Lone Peak Chair, Explorer, White Otter, Shedhorn, Bear Back Poma, Base Area Lifts, Pony Express
What's Happening
With yesterday's storm, the skiing is fantastic!

SPRING SPECIAL: All lift tickets are $7 off for the rest of the season, so get out there and enjoy the great conditions!
Tonight:
4-6pm, LIVE MUSIC! Terry Stebins - Whiskey Jack's

www.bigskyresort.com





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Patscherkofel - Austria
The Patscherkofel Mountain, Worth the Experience in Winter and Summer!
In Winter:
Innsbruck hosted the Olympic Winter Games twice and Igls as the venue for the men’s downhill was the focus of the world’s interest. Not only the Olympic winners Franz Klammer and Egon Zimmermann love the runs on the Patscherkofel, also beginners and advanced skiers are fascinated by this beautiful mountain.
The Patscherkofel offers:
- soft slopes for beginners
- demanding slopes for proficient and advanced skiers
- fun for the children
- comfortableness for families

Our modern artificial snow spreaders guarantee snow and optimum winter fun
Matching the new Panorama Cable Car, the bottom and top station of the Olympic Express now also have new colours
www.patscherkofelbahnen.at


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Closed for the weekend, Gone skiing !





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Snow Alert -Bear Valley, Kirkwood, Beaver Creek, Vail

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Bear Valley
Come up and enjoy some fresh powder. 8" of the fresh stuff!
www.bearvalley.com

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US Snowboarding News
BAD GASTEIN, Austria (April 12) - Madeline Wiencke (White Bear Lake, MN) rocketed into the parallel giant slalom finals on Day Two of the 2007 FIS Snowboard Junior World Championships, but fell short in the quarterfinal to senior world champion Ekaterina Tudigescheva of Russia. Tudigescheva would roll on to also capture the junior crown as Wiencke led U.S. Snowboarding with eighth. www.ussnowboarding.com/


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Kirkwood
6-8" of NEW SNOW!
263-345" of snowfall this season to date.
Today's Forecast: Snow showers, High in low 40s

For the current status of lift operations, road conditions and up-to-the-minute snowfall totals, visit www.kirkwood.com
www.kirkwood.com


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Cortina - Italy

Cablecars: 6 Chairlifts: 24 Ski liftt: 7
The longest ski run: Armentarola (7 km.) Open until April 15
www.skipasscortina.dolomiti.org

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Mt Hood Timberline Lodge

People have been enjoying our downloadable 2-for-1 coupons for skiing and lunch in the Cascade Dining Room so much over the past month, we are making them available to you on more than just Tuesdays. Starting today, 2-for-1 coupons are valid Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday every week in March. Click here to visit our coupon page and download your way to fun savings!
Spring Session 2007 Is Just Around The Corner
This spring we're unveiling the new Spring Session 2007 Pass. For just $199, you get a full pass valid from March 31st to May 28th. We'll be operating 7 days a week during this time frame -- something other areas on the mountain can't promise. And as an added bonus, if you buy this pass now, we'll also let you use it week days (Monday-Friday) up until March 31st. Click here to learn more about this pass, other great ticket options, and all the events we having going on at Timberline this spring.
EVENTS
Upcoming Events
April 14th - Summer Pass Session - Slopestyle Comp on Paintbrush
April 15th - The BoneZone Banked Slalom #2
April 29th - The BoneZone Banked Slalom #3

www.timberlinelodge.com
... and say Hi to Bruno !


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Big Sky
Surface Conditions: New snow yesterday brought back winter conditions. Powder, packed powder and groomed surfaces exist. Please watch for unmarked obstacles. Terrain Open: 80% Lifts Scheduled to Open: Lone Peak Tram, Swift Current, Ramcharger, Challenger, Iron Horse, Lone Peak Chair, Explorer, White Otter, Shedhorn, Bear Back Poma, Base Area Lifts, Pony Express
What's Happening
With yesterday's storm, the skiing is fantastic!

SPRING SPECIAL: All lift tickets are $7 off for the rest of the season, so get out there and enjoy the great conditions!
Tonight:
4-6pm, LIVE MUSIC! Terry Stebins - Whiskey Jack's

bigskyresort.com


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Snowbird
National Championships Part of Snowbird’s April InSpring Festival
Snowbird, Utah – The fourth annual North American Gelande Championships presented by Dynastar and The North Face will take place at Snowbird Ski & Summer Resort April 13-15, 2007. The contest features professional and amateur ski jumpers soaring hundreds of feet using alpine and telemark ski equipment.
“Gelande is a fantastic event for both competitors and spectators,” said Snowbird President Bob Bonar . “Watching skiers soar over 200 feet is not something you get to see every day.”

Practice begins Friday, April 13, for all competitors. The competition gets under way Saturday, April 14, at 10 a.m. with the pro-seeding round and two rounds of amateur jumping. The final round of the amateur contest and the pro competition take place Sunday, April 15, beginning at 10 a.m. An awards ceremony will follow the conclusion of Sunday’s events. Participants must sign up at the Activity Center on the Snowbird Center Plaza Deck before jumping. Natural hills and specialized jumping hills play host to gelande competitions throughout the winter. Speed skiers, ski instructors, ski patrollers, professional racers and other experienced alpine and telemark skiers make up the ranks of gelande jumpers.
The gelande will be held on the Lower Willows run in Peruvian Gulch, which is visible from the Cliff Lodge, the Alta Bypass Road and trails within Snowbird. Admission is free.
Live music will entertain skiers and riders on the Snowbird Center Plaza Deck every Friday, Saturday and Sunday through April.
Deals enabling skiers and riders to enjoy Snowbird’s great conditions and many events include the $249 Spring Pass and the Late Season "Spring Ski" Package. The $249 Spring Pass is valid now through Snowbird’s closing date. Snowbird offers the longest ski and snowboard season in Utah and plans to operate through April, conditions permitting. To purchase the spring pass or for more information contact Snowbird Tickets at (801) 933-2200.
www.snowbird.com


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BRETTON WOODS, N.H. - Recent late-season snowstorms will have skiing at midwinter quality this weekend at the Mount Washington Resort for the third BodeFest, featuring two days of skiing with Bode Miller, director of skiing at Bretton Woods and the newly (re-) crowned World Cup super G champion. All proceeds again will go to Miller's nonprofit Turtle Ridge Foundation and the Bretton Woods Adaptive Program.

BodeFest 2007, presented by Head USA, begins late Friday with Miller, who tied the U.S. record for most national championships by a man when he won his ninth title March 31 in Alaska, skiing with youngsters participating in the weekend. He will be providing some ski tips in addition to autographs and photo opportunities.

Saturday, four-member teams will compete at Bretton Woods on a modified giant slalom with the better of two runs - one in the morning, one in the afternoon - determining the top teams with a barbecue at BW's main base lodge splitting the day.

In addition, there will be separate Kids' Camp and adult activities. Among the highlights will be Miller reading to younger children and then holding a question and answer sessions with teens. There also will be a silent auction with prizes including autographed memorabilia from Super Bowl hero Tom Brady and a VIP trip to a Boston Bruins game. A live auction will offer prizes including attendance at the World Cup ski races during the Birds of Prey weekend in Beaver Creek, CO, and a Boston Celtics Dream Experience for eight.

"When we started BodeFest three years ago," Miller said, "the goal was to have a great time on the slopes with all of my friends and fans at Bretton Woods. "The event has grown and, with the creation of the Turtle Ridge Foundation in early 2006, so has our ability to make an impact. This year's BodeFest presents us with a tremendous opportunity to raise awareness, support and make contributions to worthy causes that directly benefit people in need and the community at large."

Turtle Ridge Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting and creating programs to deal with difficult environmental, health and economic issues. The Bretton Woods Adaptive Program, also a nonprofit, is dedicated to providing sports and recreation to the disabled.
For more details:
http://www.mtwashington.com/


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Mammoth Mountian
Ski on Next Season's Pass this Spring!
Start using your 2007-08 Mammoth Gold Pass starting next week! Gold Passes at half price are just $749, with no blackout dates. Don't get stuck paying $1,600.


www.mammothmountain.com/


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Garmisch-Partenkirchen - Germany
The glacier skiing region atop the Zugspitze attracts alpine-skiers, snowboarders, carvers, and freestylers, who also appreciate the traditional and safe descents on artificial snow. Beyond the well-maintained ski slopes, however, the Zugspitze region is a veritable El Dorado for deep-snow enthusiasts


Open until April 15
www.garmisch-partenkirchen.de/


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Killington
Record Spring Snow?
This year marks the fourth time in the past 20 years that Killington has received 100 or more inches of snow since March 1. During the 2000-01 season, Killington received a record 125 inches of snow after March 1, including a record 316 inches for the season. Now I know we probably won’t eclipse 316 inches, but we’re well on our way to our annual average of 250 as forecasters are calling for another dump on Thursday, some say 6-12 inches! Fat skis anyone?

The Bear awakens
What are we going to do with all this new snow? Ski and ride on it of course as we re-open Bear Mountain for Friday and Saturday. We’ll spin the Bear Mountain Quad along with Stage II of the Skyeship Gondola to get you to 100+ trails, including the 430-foot long Superpipe and additional terrain park features. The Bear Mountain Lodge will be open for ticket sales and bathrooms only, so read below and head over to the K-1 Lodge for all the festivities, food and drinks.

I dream, you dream, we all dream of Sunshine Daydream “Peacheaters,” “Playin’ Dead,” “Mystic Rebel,” “Kind Buds,” plus some free samples of Ben & Jerry’s and you’ve got a recipe for celebration. The 11th Annual Sunshine Daydream Festival, a tribute to the Grateful Dead, rolls into Killington’s K-1 Lodge area Saturday as part of the Bud Light Concert Series. Check out the tie-dying, drum circles and overall good times during this classic spring celebration.

www.killington.com


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Arapahoe Basin will be sporting bluebird skies and soft turn snow until June.
NOw Closed, ....
Crested Butte
Sunlight
Wolf Creek
Monarch Mountain
Telluride

Aspen Mountain OPEN until April 15th

www.coloradoski.com
Squaw Valley Spring Jam Friday to Sunday, April 13 - 15, 2007 This event brings Squaw Valley to roar with classic sunshine, live music, spring skiing fun and wacky events.

Squaw Valley SQUAW SHOP
Squaw Valley Lift Tickets / Lessons

www.squaw.com


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Cardrona- New Zealand
2007 Season Pass Prices
Cardrona Season Passes in 2007 have two new developments. Firstly a discounted price for Cardrona 2006 season pass holders who purchase a 2007 early bird season pass by March 15, 2007. Secondly the season pass will provide significant discounts in other ski resorts in Wanaka, Canterbury, Ruapehu, Italy, Argentina and Colorado.
Cardrona season pass prices for those season passes purchased by March 15 are Adult $490, Student $490, Child $110, and 60-74 years $220. Last year’s (2006) season pass holders receive a loyalty discount of $20 for Adults and Students, $5 for Children and $10 for Veterans. Passes can be purchased and forms downloaded on the Cardrona website, cardrona.com, from Monday, 19th February.
Cardrona


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FIS News
The FIS Speed Skiing World Cup 2007 competition promises to be one of the most exciting in recent years. Now half-way through the eight-race-series, due to reach its finale in Cervinia (ITA) on 2nd April, one of the largest fields of racers ever seen is jostling for points.
After two years in which Simone Origone (ITA) has dominated the men’s rankings, the current rankings show him languishing in 3rd place – behind little brother Ivan (ITA) and former World Champion Philippe May (SUI). Just below this trio, there is another pack of four contenders – Roger Wickman (SWE), Marc Poncin (GBR), Michel Goumens (SUI) and Ross Anderson (USA) – waiting for a chance to pounce. Finally, Jukka Viitasaari (FIN) has only competed in one of the WC races to-date, coming a strong 4th. The ladies competition is no less nail-biting. After winning the first two races of the series, the four-time World Cup winner and World Champion, Tracie Max Sachs (USA) has sustained an injury and is slipping down the rankings. Wearing the leader’s jersey is Anna-Karin Modin (SWE), just two points clear with three podium places this year. Sanna Tidstrand (SWE) excited her home-nation crowd by winning in Salen and could quickly close the gap. The Finnish team, including Kati Metsäpelto, Heini and Pia Piipponen, and Hannamiina Tanninen, have yet to make a start.
The Speed Skiing World Cup is far from decided, and following its conclusion, the FIS World Ski Championships in Verbier (SUI) from 16th-19th April

... more stories
please visit www.fis-ski.com


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Lake Louise
HUGE SPRING SNOWFALL ADDS TO LAKE LOUISE’S EPIC SEASON
Wide Open Until May 1 – It’s Time To Plan Your Next Visit!

Earlier this season, Lake Louise reported more snow, a deeper snowpack and opened more terrain earlier in the season, making 2006/7 the best year to date. The continued snowfall has kept this trend, with skiers consistently reporting “the best skiing in well over 30 years” all season long.
With over 4200 acres of terrain, 3,250 feet of vertical, 4 mountain faces, #1 scenery and record snowfall, Lake Louise Mountain Resort is a world-class jewel in the Canadian Rockies.

Visit Lake Louise Mountain Resort for Spring Episode ’07, taking place on April 28 and 29, 2007. Featuring live music, on-mountain events, Kokanee Beer Gardens, Kokanee Free Ride and more.
Visit
www.skilouise.com

Snow Alert - Snowbird, & Great Lakes region

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Shaw Takes SBX Bronze at Junior Worlds
BAD GASTEIN, Austria (April 11) - Brooke Shaw (Bantam, CT) battled warm temps and soft snow Wednesday to take snowboardcross bronze for U.S. Snowboarding as the 2007 FIS Snowboard Junior World Championships opened in Austria's Hohe Tauern National Park. U.S. champ Callan Chythlook-Sifsof (Girdwood, AK), competing with a fractured tail bone suffered at World Cup Finals, was seventh
www.ussnowboarding.com


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Air France
Air France
www.airfrance.com/us
www.airfrance.com/us


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France Office of Tourism - Maison de la France

Renaissance Travel, the 'France Specialist'
This award winning team of France experts will customize the perfect itinerary to this extraordinary destination. Every traveler's expectations are unique, and Renaissance will customize the perfect vacation from itinerary planning, to hotel and restaurant selection, transportation
www.franceguide.com


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New Zealand
The other winter , plan now

The Lindauer Queenstown Winter Festival is just around the corner and we really want you to come along and be part of it. The Festival is how we herald the arrival of winter and trust us - the stage is set for one BIG celebration. 10 days, over 60 events and over 50 bands, comedians and entertainers all in Queenstown - Australasia's Ultimate Winter Paradise You can check out the full programme of events, they''ve got some great early bird specials on tickets and we've even put together some great travel packages to help you get here. It's the Ultimate Winter Party - And its sooner than you think!
Skiwi has some awesome holiday deals. Check out www.skiwi.co.nz - your one-stop shop for your vehicle (Motorhome or Rental Car), ski passes, ski lessons, holiday discounts and travel information to plan your best winter holiday yet. Book online - easy!
Their Earlybird special kick starts the season - simply book your Skiwi holiday by 15th May 2007 and they will give you one FREE rental vehicle day to start you on your way! Sweet
www.nzxsports.com


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Cortina - Italy
Some lifts (Faloria) will stay open until 25 April, the last date for which the seasonal skipasses are valid and 12 days in the season. The operating ski-lifts situation >>>
Please remember that Cortina's "skipass office" is open every day at these times: 8.30-12.30; 15.30-19.00; Sundays 8.30-12.30

Not skiing alone ...
For all mountain lovers, there is a lot to do on skis, snowshoes, sledges, cross-country skis. But also you can simply relax and sunbathe on the many terraces of the high-altitude refuges. 40 cm of fresh snow has fallen on Cortina d'Ampezzo and more weaker snowfalls are forecast in the next few days. The excellent snow and weather conditions allow Easter holidays to be planned with the assurance of finding our groomed ski runs in an enchanting winter-world setting. See the snow situation directly from our webcams >>>
Some lifts (Faloria) will stay open until 25 April, the last date for which the seasonal skipasses are valid and 12 days in the season. The operating ski-lifts situation >>>
Please remember that Cortina's "skipass office" is open every day at these times: 8.30-12.30; 15.30-19.00; Sundays 8.30-12.30
www.cortina.dolomiti.org


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Tahoe Dave

Daughters of Everest – The First Sherpa Women to Climb Mt. Everest
APRIL 22 – The Resort at Squaw Creek, Olympic Valley
No host bar begins at 6:30 Presentation begins at 7:00 Meet Filmmaker and journalist Sapana Sakya, presenting her award-winning documentary film on the first exhibition of Sherpa women to climb Mt. Everest, despite cultural obstacles. This is an inspirational and captivating documentary, told from Sherpa women’s perspective, a perspective rarely offered. 50 minute Film will be followed by discussion and Q&A General Admission is $10.00 Tickets can be purchased on line or at the door. Children and students with ID are free.
Please visit www.squawvalleyinstitute.org/
More later today ,....

Snow Alert -Loveland Basin, Alyeska Resort


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Crystal Mountain
Crystal Mountain has received 5" of new snow at the base overnight and 6" in Green Valley! Our 48 hour total is 8" at the base and 12" in Green Valley.
Date: Tuesday, April 10th, 2007
Time: 5:00am
Weather: Snowing this morning
Winds: Averaging 17 mph out of the West
Base Temperature: 25 degrees
Base Snow Depth: 83 inches
Base New Snow Fall 24hrs: 7 inches
Base Snow Fall 48hrs: 8 inches
Summit Temperature: 16 degrees
Summit Snow Depth: 120 inches
Summit New Snow Fall 24hrs: 9 inches
Summit New Snow Fall 48hrs: 12 inches
Total Season Snow Fall: 442 inches

Surface Conditions: Fresh snow over machine groomed and fresh spring snow off piste.
Lifts Open: Discovery, Chinook Express, Forest Queen, Rainier Express and Green Valley. High Campbell under evaluation this morning.

Backcountry Status: North and South Backcountry closed this morning pending a patrol evaluation.

What’s Happening at Crystal Mountain : ONLY 6 MORE DAYS LEFT THIS SEASON!!! COME AND GET THE FRESH SNOW WHILE YOU STILL GOTTA CHANCE!!!
Crystal will be closing on April 15th (conditions permitting). There is fun skiing and riding for the whole family. Some of the best weather and conditions can be found in April...12 INCHES OF SNOW IN 48 HOURS...don't hang up your skis and snowboards yet.
www.skicrystal.com


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Alyeska
New snow: 14"
Base Depth: 36" - 140"
Hours open: 10:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Park recut: 0000-00-00
Jumps: 0
Pipes: 0"
Open Lifts: 6
Conditions: Powder
Open runs: 75
Park reshaped: 0000-00-00

Notes: Apr. 16 - Apr. 16 -- Pepsi Military Appreciation Day
LEARN TO SKI/RIDE PACKAGE - SAVE UP TO 50% with this All-Inclusive package that provides you with 2 Nights accommodations Sunday - Thursday, one lift ticket, 2-hour group lesson, and rental equipment. Good for skiing or snowboarding equipment and all ability levels. Packages start at $99 for a Deluxe room per person/per night. Double occupancy required. Weekdays ONLY. Package includes resort fee and tax. Some restrictions apply, based on space and availability. Call 1-800-880-3880 or 754-2111 from the Anchorage area.
MOUNTAIN SCHEDULE Alyeska Resort will be open on Saturdays from 10:30 am to 7:00 pm through the end of the season. Take advantage of best skiing of the year under the Alaskan sun.
For more information visit:
www.alyeskaresort.com


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Grouse Mountain
FREE SKI/BOARD DAY AT GROUSE MOUNTAIN FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 2007

Grouse Mountain will kick off the final weekend of the epic 2007/08 winter season with a day of free skiing and riding for all guests who bring a donation for the Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society. Donations may be made in cash (suggested minimum $5) or a minimum of 5 non-perishable food items.
This has been a season for the books. The snowfall was positively relentless, which made for some of the best conditions imaginable. This is our way of celebrating and giving back to the community at large. The Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society does important work throughout the year and we happy to support their efforts.
While food donations are certainly welcome, due to the high volume of supplies purchased by the Food Bank Society, cash donations will literally go three times further, giving your $5.00 donation a food purchasing power of $15.00. So come on out and join us!
www.grousemountain.com

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Whistler BC, The addictive quality of skiing and snowboarding is a fact of life in Whistler, where a set of boards is regarded as the key to self-actualisation. In late spring, little infidelities creep into the community, with mountain bikes, golf clubs, climbing gear and surfboards being hauled out of storage.
This April 13-22, at the 12th TELUS World Ski and Snowboard Festival, an epicenter of sport-inspired art, the surfboard is set to enjoy its first starring role.
In conjunction with Brave Art, surfboards will become the latest canvass for artists to express themselves with.
Brave Art, the Festival’s revolutionary art show of the best in urban and street art showcases the work of over 30 artists in a 150 plus piece installation, ranging from canvas, sculpture, skate decks, film and graffiti. Nothing if off limits for these street artist superheroes. Everything is canvass.
The Masterpiece in Motion snowboard art competition is going into its third year at the TELUS World Ski and Snowboard Festival, with the original snowboard and skateboard graphic design work of 30 finalists to hang on display at the TELUS Whistler Conference Centre from April 13-22 2007.
It was only a matter of time before the surfboards were pulled into the mix.
The surfboard exhibit will launch at the TELUS World Ski and Snowboard Festival, before traveling across Canada , to raise awareness about the Surfrider Foundation.
High-octane meets high-brow, at the TELUS World Ski and Snowboard Festival, with flagship afterdark events like the Fashion Exposed sensory assault, Pro Photographer Showdown, Brave Art exhibit, Words and Stories jam session and 72 Hour Filmmaker Showdown translating the on-hill energy of the world’s best ski and snowboard athletes into every conceivable artistic medium.
www.whistler2007.com

Bacardi

Jade Dragon Snow Mountain
Jade Dragon Snow Mountain (Yulong Mountain) is the southernmost glacier in the Northern Hemisphere. Consisting of 13 peaks, among which Shanzidou is the highest one with an altitude of 5,600 meters (18,360 feet), Jade Dragon Snow Mountain stretches a length of 35 kilometers (22 miles) and a width of 20 kilometers (13 miles). Looking from Lijiang Old Town in the south which is 15 kilometers (nine miles) away, the snow-covered and fog-enlaced mountain resembles a jade dragon lying in the clouds, hence, the name Jade Dragon Snow Mountain.
The 13 peaks, which have the altitudes of at least 4,000 meters, are covered by snow all year round; the mountain is called the "Natural Glacier Museum" for it has all types of glacier
www.travelchinaguide.com

Snow Alert -Montana,Alyeska , Vail


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Fernie
BLUE SKIES AND BIG STYLE AT FERNIE BIG AIR COMPETITION
Calgary, AB – April 9, 2007 – The Annual Big Air Competition was held in the TELUS Terrain Park at Fernie Alpine Resort on Saturday, April 7th, attracting 65 competitors and hundreds of spectators who enjoyed the epic spring skiing conditions and blue skies on the mountain. Over $4900 in prize money was handed out to the top finishers in each category.
The results were as follows:

Senior Men (Ski) – 17 years old and up
1st Place ($600) – Sandy Ogilvie (Calgary, AB)
2nd Place ($300) – Bruce Judd (Pincher, AB)
3rd Place ($150) – Stu Biladeau (Invermere, BC)


Senior Men (Snowboard) – 17 years old and up
1st Place ($600) – Murray Hodgson (Pincher Creek, AB)
2nd Place ($300) – Ty Kuhn (Fernie, BC)
3rd Place ($150) – Justin Mossing (Medicine Hat, AB)


Junior Men (Ski) – 14 to 16 years old
1st Place ($400) – David Cote (Cochrane, AB)
2nd Place ($200) – Rob Heule (Calgary, AB)
3rd Place ($100) – Max Adams (Invermere, BC)



Junior Men (Snowboard) – 14 to 16 years old

1st Place ($400) – Connor Gliege (Fernie, BC)
2nd Place ($200) – Tim Morden (Lethbridge, AB)
3rd Place ($100) – Jordan Duncan (Sylvan Lake, AB)


Women (Ski)
1st Place ($400) – Janina Kuzma (Fernie, BC)
2nd Place ($200) – Shannon Whalen (Fernie, BC)
3rd Place ($100) – Morgan Hunter (Calgary, AB)


Women (Snowboard)
1st Place ($400) – Molly Milligan (Whistler, BC)
2nd Place ($200) – Maria Kuzma (Fernie, BC)
3rd Place ($100) – Kimmie Gourlie (Fernie, BC)


Novice (Ski) – 13 years and under
1st Place (Prizing) – Austin Hunter (Calgary, AB)
2nd Place (Prizing) – Paul Genovese (Fernie, BC)
3rd Place (Prizing) – Yukon DeLeeuw (Calgary, AB)


Novice (Snowboard) – 13 years and under
1st Place (Prizing) – Cody Huery (Medicine Hat, AB)
2nd Place (Prizing) – Rylee Mitchell (Battleford, SK)
3rd Place (Prizing) – Chase Mossing (Medicine Hat, AB)
Enjoy the great spring skiing conditions! Fernie Alpine Resort is open until Sunday, April 15th.
www.skiFernie.com


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Big Sky
Big Sky is in a thaw/freeze cycle that may delay some upper mountain terrain opening, but should give way to soft, spring conditions by afternoon.
bigskyresort.com

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Red Lodge Mountain
The end of the season date has been moved for April 15th to April 8th. So come up and enjoy Easter on the hill with a early morning service and Easter egg hunt at 1:30 Season Passes for the 2007/2008 ski season are on sale now! Keep an eye on your mailbox or call 406.446.2610 for details. New this year will be a Weekday pass for those of you who like to avoid the crowds! Early bird pricing lasts until April 30th.
www.redlodgemountain.com/


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Loveland Basin
(Operation of Chair 9 will depend on current snow and weather conditions) ---------------
Forecast
Snow showers likely. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. West northwest wind between 7 and 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
EVENTS
April 21 Vert ALERT
ww.skiloveland.com


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Mt Hood Timberline Lodge

People have been enjoying our downloadable 2-for-1 coupons for skiing and lunch in the Cascade Dining Room so much over the past month, we are making them available to you on more than just Tuesdays. Starting today, 2-for-1 coupons are valid Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday every week in March. Click here to visit our coupon page and download your way to fun savings!
Spring Session 2007 Is Just Around The Corner
This spring we're unveiling the new Spring Session 2007 Pass. For just $199, you get a full pass valid from March 31st to May 28th. We'll be operating 7 days a week during this time frame -- something other areas on the mountain can't promise. And as an added bonus, if you buy this pass now, we'll also let you use it week days (Monday-Friday) up until March 31st. Click here to learn more about this pass, other great ticket options, and all the events we having going on at Timberline this spring.
EVENTS
Upcoming Events
April 14th - Summer Pass Session - Slopestyle Comp on Paintbrush
April 15th - The BoneZone Banked Slalom #2
April 29th - The BoneZone Banked Slalom #3

www.timberlinelodge.com
... and say Hi to Bruno !


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Lake Geneva- Office of Tourism
From sunrise to sunset on Mont-Pèlerin
Take the Vevey-Chardonne-Mont-Pèlerin funicular and continue your trip along the footpaths that bring you to the panoramic « Plein Ciel » tower, from where you can enjoy the spectacular 360° view over the whole of the Lake Geneva Region
From the shores of Lake Geneva, the Nyon – St-Cergue railway takes you up to the peaks of the Jura mountains. The line offers many ideas of excursions. Back in Nyon , stop by at the Léman Museum, which displays all of the cultural and natural heritage of our lake
Office du tourisme du canton de Vaud
www.region-du-leman.ch
Dolomite - Italy

The temperatures dropped a little. The snow conditions are excellent and most of the lifts as well as the Sellaronda are open until April 10, 2007. In Val di Fassa/Belvedere/Rodella you can ski until April 13 and in Cortina d’Ampezzo/Faloria, Plan de Corones, Marmolada and Arabba (Porta Vescovo, Lezuo, Fodom, Saletei), Alta Pusteria, Val di Fiemme/Obereggen and Passo Rolle even until April 15. Spend Easter in the snow of the Dolomites. Also the special offers DolomitiSuperKids and DolomitiSuperSun are valid until April 15 in the open ski resorts.

Dolomiti Superski resort goes on until April 10/15, 2007. From March 17 to April 10/15 you can take advantage of the offer DolomitiSuperSun where you get one day free of charge. You stay 7 days at the price of 6 and you get the skipass for 6 days at the price of 5. The offer applies to all participating establishments as well as open ski resorts.
www.dolomitisuperski.com


New Zealand
The other winter , plan now

The Lindauer Queenstown Winter Festival is just around the corner and we really want you to come along and be part of it. The Festival is how we herald the arrival of winter and trust us - the stage is set for one BIG celebration. 10 days, over 60 events and over 50 bands, comedians and entertainers all in Queenstown - Australasia's Ultimate Winter Paradise You can check out the full programme of events, they''ve got some great early bird specials on tickets and we've even put together some great travel packages to help you get here. It's the Ultimate Winter Party - And its sooner than you think!
Skiwi has some awesome holiday deals. Check out www.skiwi.co.nz - your one-stop shop for your vehicle (Motorhome or Rental Car), ski passes, ski lessons, holiday discounts and travel information to plan your best winter holiday yet. Book online - easy!
Their Earlybird special kick starts the season - simply book your Skiwi holiday by 15th May 2007 and they will give you one FREE rental vehicle day to start you on your way! Sweet
www.nzxsports.com

Snow Alert -
Red Lodge Mountain, Sugarloaf


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Bear Valley


An Afternoon of Wine and Jazz - April 7th Enjoy wine tasting from local Calaveras wineries accompanied by a spread of gourmet cheeses and bread. $15 includes a commemorative wine glass and eight tastes. Additional tastes can be purchased for $5. Jazz @ 8000, a local ensemble, will be providing smooth background music for all to enjoy. Proceeds benefit the Bear Valley Music Festival, a non-profit organization that offers a full symphony orchestra, international soloists, legendary entertainers, and renowned opera stars in a unique mountain setting every August.
Easter Sunday & Season Pass Holder Appreciation - April 8th Look forward to a full day of activities, beginning with the Easter Sunrise Service at 7:30. We will hold a non-denominational service at Koala top (conditions permitting)- there is nothing more spectacular or spiritual than the early morning views from Koala Ridge. A special Easter Brunch will be available to all guests in the Hungry Bear Food Court, and an Easter Egg Hunt will begin at 10am for kids 10 and under. Bear Valley, to show its appreciation, will serve a special lunch to all current season pass holders beginning at 11:30.
Reggae On the Mountain - April 14th
Get ready for the most enthralling event of the year! This annual celebration of Sierra snow and California sun is a Bear Valley favorite. The day kicks off with pond skimming exhibition and contest. Costumes are encouraged and get ready for a big splash! Live Reggae tunes from Baldread and the Raggamuffin Crew will get you groovin' on the Sun Deck as the Micro Brew Festival kicks into high gear. The Brew Fest benefits Sierra HOPE, a local health resources organization. A $15 donation includes a commemorative pint glass and eight tastes.
www.bearvalley.com


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Sugarloaf
Sugarloaf/USA, The King of Spring, is crowned with more than 2 feet of snow CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine ¾ More than two feet of snow has fallen at Sugarloaf/USA since Wednesday, Apr. 4 making this week’s snow the largest April storm in more than 6 years. Since Apr. 1, the resort has received more than 31 inches of snow creating some of the best conditions of the season. Sugarloaf’s scheduled closing date is Apr. 22.
As a result of this week’s snow, more than 95 percent of Sugarloaf’s terrain is expected to be open for Easter weekend. “Sugarloaf is famous for late season snowstorms and phenomenal spring skiing but this is over the top,” said Ethan Austin, Sugarloaf’s snow reporter. Sugarloaf’s summit, including the Front Face Snowfields and possibly the Backside, are expected to open in time for the weekend. April is often the second snowiest month of the season behind March and this year is no exception. “With nearly three feet of snow already this month, conditions for Easter and the 2007 Bud Light Reggae Festival, Apr. 12-15, will be the hands down best skiing and riding in the East and among the best spring conditions in recent memory,” said Sugarloaf’s Communications Manager Bill Swain . “Unbelievable snow plus a line up of the biggest names in reggae are going to make this year’s event one for the record books.”
The legendary Barrington Levy, who is bestowed with the moniker of Jamaica ’s #1 singer of all time, leads Friday’s line up while John Brown’s Body, one of America ’s top reggae artists, will take the main stage on Saturday night. The biggest party in ski country also features the region’s top artists on four stages inside and outside all weekend long. Daytime outside music events are open to all ages. Tickets for evening performances are on sale now. Call 1.800 THE LOAF to order tickets or visit
www.sugarloaf.com


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Red Lodge Mountain

New Snow 40” in the past 7 days” Overnight: 1”

Events: Reduced ticket prices are here! $35 for adults, $30 for Juniors and $15 for the kiddos!
The end of the season date has been moved for April 15th to April 8th. So come up and enjoy Easter on the hill with a early morning service and Easter egg hunt at 1:30 Season Passes for the 2007/2008 ski season are on sale now! Keep an eye on your mailbox or call 406.446.2610 for details. New this year will be a Weekday pass for those of you who like to avoid the crowds! Early bird pricing lasts until April 30th
www.redlodgemountain.com


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Jackson Hole
The full moon shines down on the last weekend of the season here at Jackson Hole. Clear skies and warm temperatures ensure that Good Friday is a good Friday to hit the slopes. Live music has been booming from the base area all week, but tonight's concert should blow them all away - it's the All Stars of Rock & Roll, featuring BC/DC (3 guesses which headbanging band they tribute! Hmmmm.... could it be Metallica? Just kidding!) Celebrate a fantastic winter season with one last hurrah!

March 24 - April 8
Jackson Hole Mountain Festival
April 6 House of Blues All-Stars of Rock & Roll Concert
April 7 32nd Annual Pole, Pedal, Paddle
April 8 Easter Sunday Sunrise Services
April 8 Boardroom Easter Board Hunt
April 8 Kids' Easter Egg Hunt


www.jacksonhole.com


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Ski New Hampshire Tourism

Wednesday night brought 9-16 inches of fresh snow to NH, and last night we got another round, with up to an additional 6 inches falling! We also have cross country skiing in NH with all this new snow. The snow, is ironically, in prime mid-winter form. After this weekend look for Cannon Mt., Mount Sunapee and Waterville Valley to close their lifts for 07/08. Bretton Woods, Loon Mt., and Wildcat plan to remain open until April 15th.

Photo: Waterville Valley 4/5/07
Although our first thoughts are with the fresh snow, it would be wrong to not remind you of all the fun events the next two weekends at NH ski areas! This weekend you'll find Spring Fling at Waterville Valley, Splash Pond at Cannon Mt., Intergalactic Cardboard Sled Race at Mount Sunapee, Slush Pool Party at Loon Mt. and an Easter Egg Hunt at Wildcat. Next weekend you can enjoy BodeFest at Bretton Woods.
Ski New Hampshire
www.skinh.com

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Dolomites - Italy

EVENTS
Use the spring-sun to spend an enjoyable skiing holiday in the Dolomites. Due to last weeks and todays fresh snow, the slope conditions are perfect. Most of the lifts, as well as the Sellaronda, are open until April 10, 2007. Some lifts stay also open for the entire week after Easter.
07.-08.04.2007 - Italian Championship Slopestyle, San Martino di Castrozza
09.04.2007 - Ski Challenge Dolomiti Stars – Gigantissimo Trevalli
14.04.2007 - Ski Challenge Dolomiti Stars – Super Gigantissimo Marmolada



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Big White Events
Okanagan Springs - 2nd Annual Spring Fling
Apr 6 - Apr 8
2007 Interior Savings Ski2Sea Race
Apr 8
Easter Sunday
Apr 8


Silver Star Events
Retro Day Apr 7
Easter Sunday - Season Pass Holder BBQ
Apr 8
10th Annual Dummy Gelunde
Apr 9

We'd like to take the opportunity to congratulate all of the Big White Racers who are participating in this weekend's Whistler Cup competition for boys and girls aged 11 – 14. Competitors from 20 countries will be racing this weekend in this international event. Big White racers stepping into the start gate include Hannah Vandenberg, Kayla Johnston, Alexander Norman, Scott Entwistle, Jacob Marks, Mark Manton, Jen Meyer, Sarah Elliot, and Twyla Spittle. Go to www.whistlercup.com

The 2nd Annual Silver Star Mountain Showdown, Throwdown; Hoedown was a huge success this past weekend. Great weather and a huge pack of talented riders combined to make for an awesome weekend in the Silver Star TELUS Park. The beer gardens and BBQ arena situated in the Park was an incredibly popular hang out and a great place to watch some super talented skiers and boarders. Vernon Toyota was on hand with some great truck displays right in the Terrain Park along Okanagan Springs who built a saloon style bar out of snow. The highlight of the weekend was definitely the FJ Cruiser supplied by Vernon Toyota that was placed underneath the second jump in the Slopestyle competition that the skiers and boarders were jumping over.
www.bigwhite.com


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Squaw Valley
Easter Weekend is chalk full of fantastic events, great activities and the best spring skiing and riding in North America.
Take advantage of this beautiful time of year. From superb skiing and riding to the North Shore's best activities and events, we have what it takes for you to enjoy the full mountain experience this spring.
EVENTS
Upcoming Events:
Squaw Valley Challenge Race
April 6,12 & 13

Spring North Face Tent Sale
April 7-8

Squaw Valley Challenge Finals
April 13

18th Billy Dutton Uphill
April 8

Easter Egg Hunt at Squaw
April 8

Spring Craze Weekend
Comps, Concerts and Festivities
April 13-15

Misfritz and O.C.T. Live at Zenbu
April 13

Tea Leaf Green Live at O.V.L
April 13

Toyota Sick & Twisted Comp
April 14

World Highest Pool Party & Big Splash Big Air Expo
April 14

20 lifts are scheduled for the upcoming weekend

Spring Craze Lift Ticket for Just $39!
Ski and ride for just $39 on Friday April 13, 2007 and Save $30 off the rack rate! Ticket must be purchased in advance on line at

Squaw Valley Lift Tickets & Lessons
www.squaw.com
got KT?

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Zermatt - Bump Bash

Open Mogul Skiing Competition

Highlights und Partys Bump Bash 2007

Photo : Bump Bash


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Mayrhofen- Austria
Mayrhofen in winter, an idyllic place with a population of 3,600, nestling in a valley, before the unique and fascinating backdrop of the mining world of the Zillertal’s main peak. Numerous mountains with large ski areas and white shimmering mountaintops characterise this pristine and beautiful winter landscape.
New: "White Lounge"
In the middle of the ski resort at the Ahorn, the mountain to enjoy, nearby the panoramic platform Zillertal a special mountain adventure will open this winter: "White Lounge" - an igloo bar comletely of snow with comfortable seats inside, loungers and snow bar outside.
"Zillertal National Park": An Alpine Treasure of 80 Glaciers!
With its valley population and lively villages, the Zillertal has a lot to offer. Most outstanding however is the spectacle of nature with its majestic mountains and the Hintertux Glacier as eternal white backdrop at the end of the valley. A special gem is the Zillertal Alps High Mountain National Park.
This "area of peace" on the Zillertal Main Ridge (1,000-3,509m) extends impressively over 372 km2: the landscape is dominated by almost 80 glaciers, three large reservoirs as well as several mountain and corrie lakes, which extend over all altitudes of the inner Alps.
As well as marmots, eagles and chamois, other endangered species like steinbock and bearded vultures have also found their place in the high mountain landscape. The lateral moraines in Zemmgrund are a highly interesting geographical area in the Alps: rock crystal, cairngorm, tourmaline, granite, amethyst and hematite are among the treasures. There's a lot to see and discover in the National Park with the guided themed treks "On the Berliner Hütte Glacier Trail”, "On the Trail of Poachers” or with a torchlight trek over Pfitscher Joch.
www.mayrhofen.at
Mar 31 - April 4 2007
http://bumpbash.com/

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The 2007 Chevrolet Revolution Tour:
June 21-22 - Mt. Hood, OR - HP, SS



www.Ussa .org





Speed Ski FIS

Closed for the weekend, Gone skiing !





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Snow Alert -Burlington -Vermont, Big Sky- Montana, Beaver Creek


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Alta
Alta Spring Festival

Friday April 13
Demo Day- half price demo rentals at all of Alta's ski shops! Seafood BBQ on-snow at the Albion Day Lodge 11 am- 2 pm

Saturday April 14 Demo Day- free demos from over 20 vendors at Wildcat Base.
Test next year's skis!
Ski with an Alf Engen Ski School Instructor & get a tip! Live music & great eats on the deck at Goldminer's Daughter

Sunday April 15
Demo Day- half price demo rentals at all of Alta's ski shops! Baldy Brews Brat & Burger Beach Bash at Watson Shelter Bluegrass music 12:30- 2:30


Closing Day
Sunday April 22 Baldy Brews Brat & Burger Beach Bash at Watson Shelter
Bluegrass music 12:30- 2:30
www.alta.com


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Mammoth Mountain
There is still plenty of ski season left in Mammoth! We have ideal spring conditions here with a solid base and warm temperatures. It's great Park weather and speaking of the Park, we are a month away from the West Coast Invitational. The WCI is a weekend packed with exciting competitions including the Fiesta de la Pipa Half pipe Competition, the Orage Masters, and the Rail Jam, which takes place down in the Village. Lots of pros will be ripping it up and it will be a great weekend to be in Mammoth so make your plans to come up now!

Mammoth's Spring Fest is back! Join us for a month-long party celebrating spring conditions with outrageous deals, lodging specials, giveaways and much more. Lift tickets are just 63$ beginning April 16th through May 31st.
Silver Pass Holders listen up! Turn Silver into gold by purchasing a Mammoth Gold Pass at half price! We only have a limited number for next season and we've already sold 1/3 of what we have to offer. At this rate, they're going to sell out and since we won't be offering the Silver Pass again, don't get stuck paying full price! Once they're gone, they're gone. MVP Pass renewal is also going on.
Mountain Conditions
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Main Lodge Temp : 45.0 degrees
Skies : cloudy
Winds : calm
Daytime Temps : 50's
Visit:
www.mammothmountain.com

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Killington
We just received another foot of snow. Since you're a Drifter and all, you live for this sort of thing. A little taste of January in April. Throw in an event basically every weekend, a forecast for flurries and snow showers well into next week and you start to see what it means to be the King of Spring. It's good to be the King.

SPRING LOADED
Bear Mountain's last hurrah for the year this Saturday and Sunday the 7th and 8th.

Superpipe Competition on Saturday and Slopestyle on Sunday. Kidz In The Hall will perform live on stage at or around 2 pm on Saturday at Bear Mountain as part of the Bud Light Concert series.

Each day is an on snow party with music and plenty of spectators and competitors. Pros compete for a $5000 cash purse and amateurs throw down for some great prizes.

The 11th Annual Sunshine Daydream Festival, part of the Bud Light Concert series, will feature bands playing Grateful Dead covers during the day, as well as a few surprises this year. Ben & Jerry's will be giving out free samples of ice cream, plus there will be a mini shakedown street, drum circles and tie-dyeing. Festivities will be held at the K-1 Lodge from 11:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. The event is free, and t-shirts will be available to purchase for tie-dyeing.

www.killington.com


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Sugar Bowl

This Friday, April 6th is 80's day at Sugar Bowl. Come dressed in your best gaper garb for our costume contest. All tickets will be priced 2 for 1, so bring some friends! We're hosting a live band - the Pyronauts on the Judah deck in the afternoon along with a rail jam and Red Bull Tryke Races - Should be gnarly man.
Hey don't forget you can still sign up for Sugar Bowl's CORE Mtn. Club for only $39 on-line and save $20 a day for the rest of the season! You can even use the ticket that's included with your CORE Mtn. Club for our general admission days and get the extra bonus of a free lesson and free rentals...sweet
www.sugarbowl.com


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Panorama
Panorama is wide open until April 15th. With big snowfalls through Monday and Tuesday, there's new snow top to bottom! Skiing and riding will be best on groomed trails. Look for some deeper stashes in Taynton Bowl & the Extreme Dream Zone
The Big Air Challenge is this Sunday April 8th! Skis, boards and BIKES will compete for $2500 in cash prizes! Join us for the 21st Annual Downhill Rider's Sunpit Safari and closing weekend celebrations on April 14th & 15th.
www.panoramaresort.com


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Whistler- Blackcomb
The TELUS World Ski & Snowboard Festival is produced by Watermark Communications, a Whistler sports & entertainment marketing company, and presented in partnership with Tourism Whistler and Whistler Blackcomb. Founded by W1’s Doug Perry twelve years ago, and now the largest annual winter sports and music festival in North America , the TELUS World Ski & Snowboard Festival is a high-octane 10 day and night showcase of the best of snowsports, music, arts and mountain life. Featuring major professional ski and snowboarding competitions, the largest free outdoor concert series in Canada , the legendary Pro Photographer and Filmmaker Showdowns, and many more unique art and cultural showcases, the Festival is the ultimate wrap party. For information on the 2007 TELUS World Ski and Snowboard Festival, this year from April 13-22, visit whistler2007.com

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Smart Destinations



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Jay Peak
Total 4 day snowfall of 12-18" above 2,500 feet and at least 6-10" at base by Friday or later in weekend. There is a 50% chance of 2 feet by the weekend mid and upper mountain and a foot at base.
Temps today will be in the low to mid 30’s during the day, then dropping overnight. Winds will be moderate but Buddy mentioned something about possible wind hold for the Tram/Flyer so it’s probably not a bad idea to touch base this morning for an update on lift operations. The Red and Blue Chairs should not be affected We’ve still got 80% of our terrain open with 60 trails and glades. Conditions will change up a bit with the cooler temps and incoming snow. We’ll get you an update on surfaces too when we have a clearer picture later this morning
www.jaypeakresort.com


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Grouse Mountain B.C.

QUIKSILVER SHOWDOWN
SPECIAL OFFER FROM WESTBEACH
Today and tomorrow, over 10 of the top professional and amateur riders are competing in the Quiksilver Showdown Over the City at Grouse Mountain. Present your Grouse Mountain lift ticket from either event day to the Vancouver Westbeach store to receive 15% off all regular priced merchandise. You can also visit www.showdownoverthecity.ca to download a coupon.

Current Conditions -Cloudy

Temperature: 10 ºC / 50 ºF
Overnight Low: 0 ºC / 32 ºF
Humidity: 75 %
Visibility: unlimited

Average Snow Depth (incl. Snowmaking): 449 cm / 179.6 in
New Snow Overnight: 0 cm / 0 in
New Snow Past 24hrs: 0 cm / 0 in
Freezing Level: 2200 m / 7333 ft
Total Snowmaking: 59 cm
Total Snowmaking in past 24 hrs: 0 cm
Total Snow Fall 06/07: 1040 cm

www.grousemountain.com



Hlíðarfjall - Iceland
The ski slopes of Hlíðarfjall are a paradise for skiers; and if you are staying in Akureyri they are right on your doorstep. The environment is of the best and the ski lifts can carry 2930 persons per hour to the slopes above. The difference in altitude from lowest point to highest is about 500 meters. The Ski Centre was built up during the years 1955-1964 but formal operations began in 1962. The ski lodge stands at a height of 506 meters above sea level and can provide sleeping accommodation in twin rooms for 22 persons, besides having a communal sleeping area which can take 70 persons. The ski hut Strýta lies at an altitude of 700 meters above sea level and has a shop and toilet facilities for the use of visitors to Hlíðarfjall
The new ski lift, which has been given the name Fjarkinn, is the pride of the Hlíðarfjall Ski Centre. It is 1000 meters long and carries 4 persons per seat. Fjarkinn replaced the oldest ski lift in the country and its capacity is many times that of its predecessor; 2000 persons an hour instead of a mere 450. It is now but a 61/2 minute ride to Strýta!! www.hlidarfjall.is

Snow Alert -Maine & Vermont

Mt Hood - Timberline Lodge
Timberline is the only area on Mt. Hood that will have lift serviced skiing and riding 7 days a week through Labor Day! With an amazing base of snow, conditions will be fantastic this spring and summer season. Our Palmer High Speed Quad Chairlift is scheduled to open this weekend, and will be operating throughout the summer. Ascending to 8,540 feet on the southern side of Mt. Hood, it provides breathtaking views and access to the best summer terrain in the United States. When other areas are turning their attention away from the snow, we're just getting started

There has never been a better value at Timberline. Hop on our lifts any day of the week, now through May 28th, with our new Spring Session Pass for only $139. With two months left in the spring season, you can't lose with this pass! Just coming up for the day? We've got you covered with reduced pricing on our daily lift tickets -- Adults can ski for just $36. Visit our ticket and season pass pages for all the information on these and other great ticket options. EVENTS
Upcoming Events
April 8th - Easter Egg Hunt & Brunch
April 14th - Summer Pass Session - Slopestyle Comp on Paintbrush
April 15th - The BoneZone Banked Slalom #2
April 29th - The BoneZone Banked Slalom #3


www.timberlinelodge.com


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SPEED SKI _ Trace Max Sachs
The World Cup Finals were just completed in Cervinia Italy on Monday April 2nd. This season we had a series of 8 World Cup races. The World Cup Tour took us to Austria, Canada, Sweden, Finland and Italy.



I had a great beginning of the season winning the first two World Cups in Austria and Canada. After a bad crash while free skiing in Verbier, things took a different turn. I overextended the exterior ligament in my left knee, as well as damaging the meniscus. In addition I had a hairline fracture in my upper rib cage. I immediately went to a physical therapist after the accident, with only a week to recover before the next race in Sweden. I really wasn't sure I would be able to race at all.

After flying to Sweden, I gave it my best shot at the race in Hundfjallet. I was skiing quite well, but I think the fatigue got the better of me by the end of the race. I ended up in 5th place. I was just happy to be speed skiing again, and I was satisfied with my finish. I continued in Sweden at the next event in Idre. I started to feel better and was more comfortable on the steep track with no compression. I placed second there.

After a 5 hour drive and another flight to Northern Finland on the Russian border, I arrived to race in Salla for two World Cup events. In the first race, I was winning in all of the training runs and semi finals. I think the fatigue got the better of me again, I lost focus in the final and ended up in 2nd place. In the second race, I was feeling better and I won the semi final as well as the final. This put me in the lead of the overall World Cup title by only 3 points.

After 4 more international flights to get back to the Alps, I had 1 day to prepare for the World Cup Finals in Cervinia Italy. I was quite confident going into the race. I have won there several times before and I am usually very comfortable on that track. I knew in order to win the globe I only had to beat one woman, Anna-Karine Modin of Sweden, who was only 3 points behind me. I proved to be the woman to beat in the finals. I was 3 kph faster than the 2nd place woman Emilie Wolff. I also finished 4th in the men's speeds. It was my sweetest World Cup victory yet. I went from a lead of only 3 points ahead to 18 points ahead of the hot young Swedish racer Anna-Korine Modin. My final points were 165, Anna-Korine had 147 in 2nd, and Sanna Tinstrand had 100 for 3rd place. I'm am extremely happy with my 5th consecutive World Cup Champion Title.

The season isn't over yet! We still have 4 more races, which will hopefully be at very high speeds. We start in Les Arcs France with the Red Rock Cup, one of the longest running races in the history of speed skiing. We continue in Les Arcs with the first of the Speed Masters series. This race has the potential of being a World Record breaking race. After a week in Les Arcs, we head over to Verbier Switzerland which will host the 2007 FIS World Championships. This should be a great race and the first time since the 92 Olympics that FIS will allow us to go over the current 200 kph speed limit for FIS races. As the reigning World Champion from 2005, I hope to ski well and retain my title. The final race will also be in Verbier and it will be the Swiss counterpart to the Speed Masters event. There will be an overall title for the combined Speed Masters Race - (Pro World Champion).

I'm still looking for media coverage and sponsorship to help finish out my season. I don't have a ticket back to the US yet and my funds are quickly diminishing with all of the travel expenses that I have incurred this season. If you are interested in lending a hand, please send me an email. I really appreciate your support. Sincerely,
Tracie Max Sachs The official site of professional speed skier Tracie Max Sachs

www.quickchick.com


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USSA News
Ligety Adds GS Title As Championships End
GIRDWOOD, Alaska (April 3) - Ted Ligety (Park City, UT) overcame flight light, which created tricky conditions, to earn the sixth U.S. title of his career Tuesday, capturing the giant slalom which concluded the Nature Valley U.S. Alpine Championships at Alyeska Resort by more than two seconds.
Versus (formerly OLN) will televise coverage from the championships Saturday at 6 p.m. ET.
Junior Will Brandenburg (Spokane, WA), named earlier in the week as the Ski Racing Alpine Junior of the Year, was silver medalist in 2:24.66. Cody Marshall (Pittsfield, VT) had the fastest second run to move up five places as he completed the podium (2:24.78). Brandenburg leads juniors (again)
Brandenburg, who led juniors in both the downhill and super G, again was the top junior with Austin Johnson (Traverse City, MI) sixth overall and second junior with Max Hammer (Jackson Hole, WY) ninth overall and third junior. "It was a fun race," Ligety said. "It was cool to see Will, one of the top juniors in the U.S. right now, come in second and show he really deserves that [Ski Racing] Junior of the Year award." The first run claimed 25 skiers, who didn't finish, and as he inspected, Ligety said, "I knew it was going to be tough," Ligety said. "On inspection, I saw that it was super, super turny. So I knew I was going to stay ahead of it and put a clean run together, which is super hard in those conditions." Eleven skiers didn't finish the final run.
Ligety pleased with first GS crown
Reflecting on his week at the championships, Ligety was philosophical; in addition to his two gold medals, he was silver medalist Sunday in the slalom behind Jimmy Cochran (Keene, NH), who won his third championship at Alyeska. He said the week was "okay. It would have been nice to be able to hold onto my slalom title, but it's no big deal. Jimmy's had a good record on this hill, so it's tough to beat him there.

"It was nice to come up with the GS title - my first GS title. GS is always one of the hardest titles to win normally because we've always had a pretty deep team on the GS side, so I'm pretty psyched to win. It's too bad Bode didn't show up for the second run and give me a run for it."

Brandenburg said he was hoping for a podium to complete his championships. "I came through . to be honest, no I didn't. I was so far out, and 'Fish' and Bode both went out. Luckily for me that happened, but I slid in there behind them, but a lot of it was those other guys going out. I didn't think it was going to hold up.

Head Coach Phil McNichol said the flat light, which smoothes a course and makes it harder to pickup snow changes or breaks in terrain, wreaked havoc on the field. "Ted didn't do anything spectacular, but he skied two strong, clean runs and didn't make a lot of mistakes. Willy Brandenburg had a good race, and obviously so did Cody; both of them went out in slalom yesterday, so maybe there was a little more motivation to do well today, but - whatever it was - they got it done nicely.
Coach heaps praise on Alyeska community
"There was a lot of attrition in the light, though and the course got a little funky. The warmer snow didn't set-up well and that was a problem as bumps developed."
He heaped praise on the Alyeska Resort and community for its support of the championships and the continual course preparation for each of the races. "Up to the last day, it was epic winter weather, great conditions. People enjoyed winter for just about the first real time this season...free skiing and racing. "Alyeska just did such a kickass job. The community here is so passionate and they turned out in force to help keep things in the best shape. Athletes from the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association West Region, won the Tom Garner Regions Cup tally with 3,626 points to 2,077 for the East and 1,130 for the Rocky/Central Region.

2007 NATURE VALLEY ALPINE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Alyeska Resort
Girdwood, AK - April 3, 2007


Men's Giant Slalom
1. Ted Ligety, Park City, UT, 2:22.34
2. Will Brandenburg, Spokane, WA, 2:24.66
3. Cody Marshall, Pittsfield, VT, 2:24.78
4. Mark Heinrich-Wallace, Park City, UT, 2:26.25
5. Chris Frank, Windham, NY, 2:26.61
6. Austin Johnson, Traverse City, MI, 2:26.96
7. Jeremy Transue, Hunter, NY, 2:27.14
8. Drew Roberts, Steamboat Springs, CO, 2:27.32
9. Max Hammer, Jackson Hole, WY, 2:27.70
10. Stefan Hughes, Killington, VT, 2:27.79

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Top Juniors
1. Will Brandenburg, Spokane, WA, 2:24.66
2. Austin Johnson, Traverse City, MI, 2:26.96
3. Max Hammer, Jackson Hole, WY, 2:27.70


Tom Garner Regions Cup
(Points for top-10 racers)
1. West - 3,626 points
2. East - 2,077
3. Rocky/Central - 1,130
For complete results:

www.fis-ski.com/


Eastern Mountain Sports


Big Sky
scattered snow showers in the morning giving way to a mixture of rain and snow by early afternoon. High 41F. Winds SW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precip 60%. Temperature: 41° to 27° (Fahrenheit)
Wind: 5-10mph from South West
New Overnight Snow: 0
Snow Fall past 24hrs: 8
Snow Fall past 48hrs: 19
Base Snow Depth: 61-92
Surface Conditions: Fresh snow over Machine groomed and spring conditions with unmarked obstacles. Ski Carefully! Ambush Terrain Park and Swifty Park are open.
Terrain Open: 90%
Lifts Scheduled to Open: Lone Peak Tram, Swift Current, Thunder Wolf, Ramcharger, Challenger, Iron Horse, Lone Peak Chair, Explorer, White Otter, Shedhorn, Bear Back Poma, Base Area Lifts, Pony Express

What's Happening

Winter's not going away without a fight here at Big Sky. With 2 and a half feet of snow this week there will still be plenty of fresh snow to be found all week long!
4– 6 pm, LIVE MUSIC: Angela Buday– Whiskey Jack
5:30 pm, FACE PAINTING – Huntley lobby Grizzly Bear/ Kids Club
8 pm, YELLOWSTONE SLIDESHOW – Amphitheater

www.bigskyresort.com



Panorama
On March 28th, Alpine Canada Alpin named Panorama as The National Training Centre for Canadian ski racers. After the mountain closes to the public on April 15th, the Men's National Team will arrive here to begin their post-season training. We welcome the Canadian Cowboys to the slopes of Panorama and salute them for their incredibly successful season!

www.panoramaresort.com/


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Zermatt Mogul Competition
22nd Bump Bash Classic
April 5 - 8, 2007
Mogul ski race for all-comers.
URL: http://www.bumpbash.com


Swiss Freestyle Championships
28 - 29 April 2007

Swiss Freestyle Championships
URL: www.bergbahnen.zermatt.ch
www.bumpbash.com/


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Mt Hood Meadows
BULL SCS SLEDSTYLE LANDS AT MT. HOOD MEADOWS APRIL 7
X-Games Medalist Heath Frisby is among the athletes who will perform aerial tricks on snowmobiles during the Red Bull SCS Sledstyle exhibition Saturday April 7. The jump will be right in the base area, next to the Vegetate RailJam qualifiers. No admission charge - come on up and watch these great athletes.

UPCOMING EVENTS
Mar 24:SkiJoring Trail Day
Mar 31-Apr 1:Kids Carnival
Mar 26-28:3 Day Holiday KidsCamps (4-12 year old ski and snowboard camps)
Mar 31-Apr 1:Kids Carnival
Mar 31-Apr 1:Retroactive Gamma Rays Band
Apr 6-8:Vegetate Friday SuperPipe / Saturday and Sunday Rail Jam presented by Salomon and Full Sail

Apr 7:Red Bull SCS Sledstyle

SPRING BREAK MARCH 24 - APRIL 1!
Park & Ride costs just $59 for round trip shuttle from Portland AND your lift ticket! If you're just beginning, try the "Bus on Us" learn to ski or learn to ride package includes bus, beginner lift ticket, 2 hour beginner lesson and equipment rentals for $59! Purchase exclusively online through eTICKETs.
$44 SPRING SPECIAL -
www.skihood.com

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Snow Alert -Jackson Hole


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Whistler - Blackcomb
2007 TELUS WORLD SKI & SNOWBOARD FESTIVAL FREE CONCERT SERIES SET TO KEEP SLEEP AT BAY
Kokanee Freeride Concert Series Details Released
Whistler, BC, 3 April 2007 - With over 50 free concerts, it’s North America ’s largest free outdoor concert series.
Anchoring the TELUS World Ski and Snowboard Festival from April 13-22, live music reverberates throughout Whistler Village and up onto the slopes, turning the mountains into the ultimate ampitheatre. And it doesn’t end there.
After all, the day truly begins with après, and the Kokanee Freeride Series ensures Whistler’s off hill experience during the Festival picks up as much speed as the on-mountain adventuring.
Presenting a yin-yang balance of established and emerging bands and DJs at Whistler’s favourite watering holes, the Kokanee Freeride Series is set to introduce Festival goers to the fine art of après.
For more details on the line-up, visit www.whistler2007.com


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Jaqckson Hole
New snow: 6"
Base Depth: 1"
Conditions: Powder
KM Open: N/A
Pipes: 17"
Percent Skate: N/A%
Percent Track: N/A%

Notes: Apr. 1 - Apr. 1 -- Gaper Fools Day Costume Competition
www.jacksonhole.com


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Mt Hood

Mt Hood Summer Ski Camp
SKI RACING
Moguls
SNOWBOARD RACE

www.mthood.com/

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Mt Hood Meadows
BULL SCS SLEDSTYLE LANDS AT MT. HOOD MEADOWS APRIL 7
X-Games Medalist Heath Frisby is among the athletes who will perform aerial tricks on snowmobiles during the Red Bull SCS Sledstyle exhibition Saturday April 7. The jump will be right in the base area, next to the Vegetate RailJam qualifiers. No admission charge - come on up and watch these great athletes.

UPCOMING EVENTS
Mar 24:SkiJoring Trail Day
Mar 31-Apr 1:Kids Carnival
Mar 26-28:3 Day Holiday KidsCamps (4-12 year old ski and snowboard camps)
Mar 31-Apr 1:Kids Carnival
Mar 31-Apr 1:Retroactive Gamma Rays Band
Apr 6-8:Vegetate Friday SuperPipe / Saturday and Sunday Rail Jam presented by Salomon and Full Sail


Apr 7:Red Bull SCS Sledstyle

SPRING BREAK MARCH 24 - APRIL 1!
Park & Ride costs just $59 for round trip shuttle from Portland AND your lift ticket! If you're just beginning, try the "Bus on Us" learn to ski or learn to ride package includes bus, beginner lift ticket, 2 hour beginner lesson and equipment rentals for $59! Purchase exclusively online through eTICKETs.
$44 SPRING SPECIAL -
www.skihood.com

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Red Mountain Lodge
Open Lifts: 5 of 8 Lifts… Cole Creek, Grizzly Peak, Miami Beach, Triple Chair & the Mighty Mite.
Trails:(49 open runs) The Grizzly Peak Side of the resort is 90% open. And 45% of the Cole Creek Drainage.
Surfaces: Spring Powder!
Events:
Reduced ticket prices are here! $35 for adults, $30 for Juniors and $15 for the kiddos!
The end of the season date has been moved for April 15th to April 8th. So come up and enjoy Easter on the hill with a early morning service and Easter egg hunt at 1:30 Season Passes for the 2007/2008 ski season are on sale now! Keep an eye on your mailbox or call 406.446.2610 for details. New this year will be a Weekday pass for those of you who like to avoid the crowds! Early bird pricing lasts until April 30th. Please click Snow Report for the full report.
www.redlodgemountain.com


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Air France
Sample Summer Deals to France (O/W based on R/T*)
New York - Paris $441*
New York - Nice $450*
Philadelphia - Paris $478*
Houston - Nice $483*
Washington D.C. - Paris $483*
Boston - Nice $516*
Seattle - Paris $545*
Los Angeles - Paris $561

Contact us

Air France
Air France
www.airfrance.com/us
www.airfrance.com/us


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Monterosa - Italy

SKI FAMILY TO THE DOORS E' by now to the doors the event dedicated to the Families Monterosa Ski. The just occasion for rilassarsi with the own beloveds. A weekend dedicated to being with to the standard of the true spirit of square. Unimaginable tests to time and obstacles wait for to you.
www.monterosa-ski.it


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Jungfrau- Switzerland
Jungfraujoch–Top of Europe (3454 m) An excursion up to the eternal glacier world of Switzerland’s high Alps is an unforgettable experience. At 3454 metres, the Jungfraujoch is the highest-altitude railway station in Europe. From Kleine Scheidegg, the railway travels through the tunnel behind the notorious Eiger North Wall – with stops at two stations with viewing windows hewn in the bare rock – and on to the underground “peak” railway station, Jungfraujoch–Top of Europe

Schilthorn–Piz Gloria (2970 m) The Schilthorn shot to international fame as a spectacular location for the 007 film “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service”. The views of the Eiger, Mönch & Jungfrau from the Piz Gloria revolving restaurant are simply stunning
Männlichen (2230 m) Enjoy the spectacular cogwheel railway trip from Lauterbrunnen to Wengen. The bottom station of the Wengen–Männlichen aerial cableway is only a few minutes walk from the railway station and village centre. From here it takes just five minutes to soar up over 1000 metres to the Männlichen summit (2230 m). Männlichen is also easy to reach from Grindelwald Grund with Europe’s longest aerial gondola.
Männlichen (2230 m)
Enjoy the spectacular cogwheel railway trip from Lauterbrunnen to Wengen. The bottom station of the Wengen–Männlichen aerial cableway is only a few minutes walk from the railway station and village centre. From here it takes just five minutes to soar up over 1000 metres to the Männlichen summit (2230 m).
www.jungfrau.com

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Innsbruck & the Stubai Glacier



Innsbruck - The Winter Sports Capital, twice host to the Winter Olympics offers Old World history combined with some of the best ski mountains in the world capital. The city works hard to maintain and improve its twin character as a top-class ski area and sophisticated urban center. Innsbruck, with its striking location at the foot of the Alps, offers winter guests a tempting choice of great skiing and snowboarding in six different areas.

As the ultimate winter Olympic venue, Innsbruck has hosted the world famous event twice based on an excellent variety of terrain and an impeccable infrastructure for skiers and non-skiers. The nearby village of Igls boasts the legendary men's Olympic downhill run, and stunning views of a picturesque Innsbruck below.
Free shuttle bus service links the various ski areas, and the "Super Ski Pass" is the skier's key to 310 miles (500 kilometers) of ski-able terrain and 200 lifts. The pass also covers the Stubai glacier, and even gives holders the option of excursions to St. Anton and Arlberg and Kitzbuhel.
Innsbruck is a living treasure house of history. Once an imperial capital, it embraces 800-year-old traditions adding to the authentic charm and elegance of the place. The city also has world class shopping, fine restaurants, and many sights from the historic "Golden Roof" to the fascinating Alpine Zoo.
For all people longing for the genuine winter sports fun, the Stubai Glacier is the optimum oppurtunity! On more than 50 kilometres of ski runs they may take their chance not only on intensive downhill skiing, carving and boarding, but cross-country skiing can be practised wonderfully on the alpine trail of a length of 4,5 km. 21 installations, among 4 cabin lifts, 6 chair lifts, 9 ski tows and training lifts and 2 magic carpets offer ski fans a trendous winter sports resort, and active athletes from all over the world a maximum skiing pleasure at 1.750 to 3.200 m above the sea level.

The new six person chairlift Fernau links the Fernau to the Gaißkarferner mountain. Snowboard freaks can find ideal conditions at the newly created "Boarder´s paradise" including Quarterpipes, Spins, Table Tops, Pro Jumps and a - 100 metres long - halfpipe . For carving fans there is a special run at Daunferner, regulated by a stoplight, where the feeling for bends can be experienced intensively. Two giant slalom runs and a high-speed run at Eisjochferner complete the offer for winter sports fans.

The adventurous and daring can be close to the "eternal ice" on the climber´s steps of the ice tower at Gamsgarten station, since this is an ideal training area for fans of climbing on ice. Every wednesday an introductory course climbing course takes place.
The Stubai Glacier funiculars pay a big deal of attention to the variety offered to the vacationer: starting at a professional gastronomic service, for example in the restaurant "zur Goldenen Gams" (the golden chamois), including dressing rooms and showers to sport shops with rental and storage options.

Seven Applicant Cities have entered the race to win the right to host the 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games: Sochi, Russia; Salzburg, Austria; Jaca, Spain; Almaty, Kazahstan; PyeongChang, South Korea; Sofia, Bulgaria and Borjomi, Georgia.
After Fedor Radmann stepped down from his position as CEO of Salzburg 2014 due to health reasons. Franz Klammer, the 1976 Olympic Downhill Champion and skiing legend, who was already serving as the leading Athlete Ambassador of Salzburg 2014, accepted the new role of Chairman International. After today’s executive meeting which was held in agreement with Heinz Schaden, the mayor of the City of Salzburg and Chairman of the Advisory Board of Salzburg 2014 and the Austrian Olympic Committee (ÖOC), the new role for Klammer will see him representing Salzburg 2014 at the international level.

www.salzburg2014.com/ www.austria.info

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The Good , the Bad, The Ugly Broken Arrow

Snow Alert -Jackson Hole, Loveland


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Kimberley
KIMBERLEY ALPINE RESORT TO WRAP UP TERRIFIC SNOW SEASON WITH SPRING SPLASH
Closing Weekend Filled With Great Events and Activities

Calgary, AB – April 2, 2007 –
Kimberley Alpine Resort will celebrate a terrific snow season with the annual Spring Splash, presented by Mountain Spirit Resort and Spa. It’s a wrap-up weekend party not to be missed!
Head to Kimberley for events such as the Downhill Derby Bike Race, Splash Zone, and the Lewzer Launch – The Ultimate Dummy Downhill! The party will spring to life with Billy Jive and the Funktastic Five, who will be playing on Kimberley’s famous sunny patio, on both Saturday and Sunday. Don’t forget about the skiing! With a phenomenal 676cm of snow to date this season, and 20cm in the past 7 days, there’s great spring skiing at Kimberley Alpine Resort!

The Spring Splash 2007 Event Schedule includes:
Saturday, April 7
Complimentary Breakfast courtesy of Mountain Spirit Resort and Spa: Head to the Stemwinder Bar and Grill between 8am and 11am for a complimentary breakfast courtesy of Mountain Spirit Resort and Spa. Come and learn all about the latest resort spa development in Kimberley!
Live Music with Billy Jive and the Funktastic Five: Stemwinder Bar and Grill Patio.
Local Artisan Market: Visit the market and check out a variety local produced arts and crafts for sale. The market will be open from 11am – 4pm.
Lewzer Launch Dummy Downhill: Build a dummy, send it off the jump, and see if it survives! Fees are $10 per team, enter to win great prizes! The launch will take place at 4:15pm. New for this year, local businesses are sponsoring dummy teams! Please visit www.skikimberley.com for more details.

Sunday, April 8
Complimentary Breakfast courtesy of Mountain Spirit Resort and Spa: Head to the Stemwinder Bar and Grill between 8am and 11am for a complimentary breakfast courtesy of Mountain Spirit Resort and Spa. Come and learn all about the latest resort spa development in Kimberley! Splash Zone Extravaganza: It’s as refreshing as it sounds! Ski or snowboard into the chilly pool. Participants will make their best attempt to wow the judges and the crowd. Come out for big laughs, big splashes, and great prizes! Registration is free, but all participants must register. The Splash Zone will take place from 1pm – 3pm.
www.skikimberley.com

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Red Lodge Mountian
Open Lifts: 5 of 8 Lifts… Cole Creek, Grizzly Peak, Miami Beach, Triple Chair & the Mighty Mite. Delayed opening on Cole Creek for a possible opening
Trails:(49 open runs) The Grizzly Peak Side of the resort is 90% open. And 45% of the Cole Creek Drainage.
Surfaces: Spring Powder!
Events: Reduced ticket prices are here! $35 for adults, $30 for Juniors and $15 for the kiddos!
The end of the season date has been moved for April 15th to April 8th. So come up and enjoy Easter on the hill with a early morning service and Easter egg hunt at 1:30 Season Passes for the 2007/2008 ski season are on sale now! Keep an eye on your mailbox or call 406.446.2610 for details. New this year will be a Weekday pass for those of you who like to avoid the crowds! Early bird pricing lasts until April 30th. Please click Snow Report for the full report.

www.redlodgemountain.com/

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US NATIONALS
GIRDWOOD, Alaska (April 1) - Resi Stiegler (Jackson Hole, WY) shook off the frustration of giving away the slalom title a year ago and laid down the fastest second run Sunday as she barged her way to her first national title, winning the slalom at the Nature Valley U.S. Alpine Championships.
Versus, formerly OLN, will televise coverage from the championships Saturday at 6 p.m. ET.

2007 NATURE VALLEY U.S. ALPINE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Alyeska Resort
Girdwood, AK - April 1, 2007

Women's Slalom
1. Resi Stiegler, Jackson Hole, WY, 1:35.81
2. Sterling Grant, Amery, WI, 1:35.96
3. Hailey Duke, Boise, ID, 1:36.40
4. Caitlin Ciccone, Bethlehem, NH, 1:36.72
5. Jessica Kelley, Starksboro, VT, 1:37.02
6. Julia Mancuso, Olympic Valley, CA, 1:37.03
7. Stefanie Klocker, Austria, 1:37.70
8. Katie Hitchcock, Sacramento, CA, 1:37.96
9. Jenny Lathrop, North Conway, NH, 1:37.97
10. Kaylin Richardson, Edina, MN, 1:38.08
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Women's Combined (DH/SL)
1. Kaylin Richardson, Edina, MN, 3:26.42
2. Resi Stigler, Jackson Hole, WY, 3:27.38
3. Caitlin Ciccone, Bethlehem, NH, 3:28.06
4. Julia Mancuso, Olympic Valley, CA, 3:28.03
5. (tie) Stacey Cook, Mammoth Mountain, CA, and Chelsea Marshall, Pittsfield, VT, 3:29.37


Men's Slalom
1. Jimmy Cochran, Keene, NH, 1:45.72
2. Ted Ligety, Park City, UT, 1:46.04
3. Bode Miller, Bretton Woods, NH, 1:47.15
4. Paul McDonald, Bellevue, WA, 1:47.25
5. David Chodounsky, Crested Butte, CO, 1:47.33
6. T.J. Lanning, Park City, UT, 1:47.37
7. Tim Jitloff, Reno, NV, 1:47.66
8. Steven Nyman, Provo, UT, 1:48.40
9. Mark Heinrich-Wallace, Park City, UT, 1:48.77
10. Stefan Hughes, Killington, VT, 1:49.57
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Men's Combined (DH/SL)
1. Ted Ligety, Park City, UT, 3:31.74
2. T.J. Lanning, Park City, UT, 3:32.54
3. Jimmy Cochran, Keene, NH, 3:32.74
4. Bode Miller, Bretton Woods, NH, 3:32.77
5. Tim Jitloff, Reno, NV, 3:33.24


Men's Downhill
1. Marco Sullivan, Squaw Valley, CA, 1:43.70
2. Erik Fisher, Middleton, ID, 1:44.79
3. Jeremy Transue, Hunter, NY, 1:44.85
4. Steven Nyman, Provo, UT, 1:45.07
5. T.J. Lanning, Park City, UT, 1:45.17
6. Scott Macartney, Redmond, WA, 1:45.27
7. JJ Johnson, Park City, UT, 1:45.40
8. Will Brandenburg, Spokane, WA, 1:45.43
9. Chris Beckmann, Altamont, NY, 1:45.55
10. Tim Jitloff, Reno, NV, 1:45.58
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Top Juniors
1. Will Brandbenburg, Spokane, WA, 1:45.43
2. Travis Ganong, Olympic Valley, CA, 1:45.59
3. John Love, Girdwood, AK, 1:46.21


GIRDWOOD, Alaska (April 1) - Resi Stiegler (Jackson Hole, WY) laid down the fastest second run Sunday and barged her way to her first national title, winning the slalom at the Nature Valley U.S. Alpine Championships. Sterling Grant (Amery, WI) was silver medalist and Hailey Duke (Boise, ID) took third place.

GIRDWOOD, Alaska (April 1) - Jimmy Cochran (Keene, NH), returning to the venue where he won two gold medals three years ago, collected his third U.S. title Sunday as he won the men's slalom on Day Three of the Nature Valley U.S. Alpine Championships. Ted Ligety (Park City, UT) was second while Bode Miller (Bretton Woods, NH) finished third at Alyeska Resort

For complete results of all events, Please Visit: www.fis-ski.com/

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Sugarloaf
We got an inch of fresh snow at the base of the mountain today and a good 3 inches on the upper elevations, and it's really sticking to the trails nicely. We could see another inch or two tonight, and right now we're looking at 6 inches of snow tomorrow night into Wednesday!

The skiing and riding is fabulous and just keeps getting better with every flake of snow that falls. AND according to weather reports, the snow keeps coming this week with some light snow showers Thursday and Friday, so things should be in excellent shape if you want to spend Easter at the Loaf.

We have lots of activities planned for Sunday, starting with a downhill sunrise service - SuperQuad loads at 5:30 a.m. Traditional Easter Service is at 9 a.m. at Richard Bell Chapel, and another downhill worship will start at 11 a.m. at the bottom of the Double Runner chair. Children will be able to meet the Easter Bunny from 8:30-9:30 a.m. in the King Pine Room that day. There will also be a scavenger hunt for 8-12 year olds, and the Easter Costume Parade starts at 11 a.m.

Also, our annual Season Pass Holder Barbecue is 12-2 p.m. Sunday at the Shipyard Brew Haus. Don't forget to bring your pass!

Reggae Fest is getting closer every day, and time is running out to get your Platinum One-Love, all-venue pass. These babies get you into all things reggae, all weekend long, and they're nearly gone. Jamaican superstar Barrington Levy headlines this year's bash, with support from seven other bands, including the top US based reggae act, John Brown's Body. Get your tickets now at 1-800.THE.LOAF, and see why the original spring reggae bash is the biggest and the best.

http://www.sugarloaf.com/events.html

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Falls Creek -Australia
The Summit Chairlift located in the Village Bowl will run from 10am to 3pm on Saturday and Sunday.
Cost is $10 adults and $6 children (14 years and under) for all day use. Children 5 and under and people over 70 years are free.
Bring your mountain bike. Trails for all levels from rambling cross country to some wild and rocky steeps. Mountain bikes may be taken on the chairlift.

Gebi's Ski Hire HUGE sale
Grab yourself a bargain! 50% off everything in store! Easter Saturday and Sunday 10am - 3pm and Monday 10am - 2pm.
Gebi's Ski Hire on the right as you enter Falls Creek
Time to plan for teh other winter!
www.fallscreek.com


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Sun Peaks Resort
The final weekend of 2006-2007 winter operations is going to be fun as we get excited to celebrate Tod Mountain Days.

A new addition this year to Tod Mountain Days is the Comedy Festival taking place April 6th to 8th. With two complimentary outdoor shows for families during the day, and two shows scheduled for those of drinking age later in the evening we’ll be sure to have you rolling in the aisles with laughter.

We will also be hosting our two annual events, the Dummy Downhill on Saturday, April 7th and
the Slush Cup
Sunday, April 8th. Everyone is welcome to participate in both of these events. At the Dummy Downhill participants come up with their most creative design, attach it to a set of skis and launch it off our jump. Points are awarded for design, coolness, and destruction upon impact. This year will feature two classes, a Family Class and an Open Class.

On Sunday get ready for the Slush Cup. Participants get dressed up in their funniest costumes, and hurl themselves across the sixty foot pond of ice cold slushy water. Points are awarded for costume, style, silliness, and form as riders try to skim across the pond. It’s a great spectator sport if you’re not quite brave enough to join in!
www.sunpeaksresort.com


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Alyeska
GIRDWOOD, Alaska (March 29) - Olympian Stacey Cook (Mammoth Mountain, CA) and a healthy Jeremy Transue (Hunter, NY) set the stage Thursday for the Nature Valley U.S. Alpine Championships as they won FIS downhill races at sun-bathed Alyeska Resort.
For complete details:
www.usskiteam.com/


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Lake Louise
HUGE SPRING SNOWFALL ADDS TO LAKE LOUISE’S EPIC SEASON
Wide Open Until May 1 – It’s Time To Plan Your Next Visit!

Earlier this season, Lake Louise reported more snow, a deeper snowpack and opened more terrain earlier in the season, making 2006/7 the best year to date. The continued snowfall has kept this trend, with skiers consistently reporting “the best skiing in well over 30 years” all season long.
With over 4200 acres of terrain, 3,250 feet of vertical, 4 mountain faces, #1 scenery and record snowfall, Lake Louise Mountain Resort is a world-class jewel in the Canadian Rockies.

Visit Lake Louise Mountain Resort for Spring Episode ’07, taking place on April 28 and 29, 2007. Featuring live music, on-mountain events, Kokanee Beer Gardens, Kokanee Free Ride and more.
Visit
www.skilouise.com

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