"Endless Winter Snow"

12.06.2007

Snow Alert- Alyeska , Alaska - Keystone , Durango and Ajax Mountian Colorado

A Powder day for many

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Nakiska - Canada
Calgary’s Closest Mountain, is set to start its public ski season on Saturday, December 8th. The mountain has been busy for the past month with international ski teams making Nakiska their home for pre-season training.

The past week has brought 35cm of snow to the resort, and snowmaking has been in place for several weeks, which will make for a strong season opening.

On Saturday, the following areas will be open:
Gold Chair: Including Red Crow, Whoop Up, Upper Little Hunter, NEW Mapmaker, Last Pitch Mapmaker, Mid-Mountain Area, Oly Easy Way, Gold Road, Lower Eagle Tail, Gold Rush, Whiskey Gap.
Silver Chair: Grand Trunk, Lower Homesteader, Homesteader Easy Way, Base Area, Lower Eyeopener.
Bronze Area: Sweetgrass, Lower Sundance, Kids’ World
Lifts in Operation: Gold, Silver, Olympic, Bronze, Small Magic Carpet.

Full day lift pricing for opening weekend will be as follows: $44 – Adult; $36 – Senior; $32 – Youth; $18 – Child. Nakiska’s rental shop, snow school, mid-mountain lodge, base-area lodge, Slopeside Coffee, daycare and retail shop will all be in operation.

$29 Discover Skiing Program: Nakiska is calling all beginner skiers and snowboarders to come and sample the sport with the $29 Learn to Ski Days, taking place on December 8th, 9th, 15th, 16th, 22nd and 23rd. First timers can enjoy a beginner group lesson, rentals and beginner area lift ticket for just $29. For ages 13 and up. Space is limited, so please register in advance by calling Nakiska at 232-8477.
There have been a number of significant improvements to Nakiska for this season: Run Widening: Extensive ground work has widened Red Crow and Whoop Up, and a new speed training track has been installed on Map Maker, which has been widened to 60 metres, and is now fully covered by state-of-the-art snowmaking. The new snow coverage will provide great intermediate skiing off the Gold Chair throughout the entire season. New Magic Carpet and Learning Area: Nakiska has re-developed and expanded its beginner area, including the installation of a new 350-foot magic carpet.

Nakiska, Calgary’s Closest Mountain (www.skinakiska.com), is a member of the Resorts of the Canadian Rockies Inc. (RCR)

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Panorama
Ski Top to Bottom on Opening Day This Friday

Over 65cm of snow fell at Panorama this week; burying trucks and trees, and enveloping the village in knee-deep fluff. Skiers and riders can expect a marathon day of top to bottom runs this Friday!

Over 65cm of snow fell at Panorama Mountain Village this week; burying trucks and trees, and enveloping the village in knee-deep powder

www.panoramaresort.com/

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Dolomiti Italy
In all 12 ski areas of Dolomiti Superski, starting December 7, will be open 350 lift facilities and 900 km of slopes, as well as the Sellaronda. Take advantage of the special offer DolomitiSuperSkiPremière and pay for accommodation and skipass only 3 of the 4 booked days. Reductions are available also for ski-school and ski rental. This offer is valid for the purchase of the skipass with validity until December 22, 2007

This year Val Gardena and Alta Badia will host again, in the space of 4 days each, the 4 Alpine ski events. To see for yourself the events and witness the ski champions in action take advantage of the Dolomiti Classics package inclusive of accommodation, skipass and entrance for the races themselves

EVENT
12-9 2007
Highspeed Race, Alpe di Siusi

www.dolomitisuperski.com

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Mammoth Mountain

Seven lifts are open today, including Broadway Express, Face Lift Express, Thunder Bound Express, Discovery Chair, and Stump Alley Express. Lower Panorama Gondola is running to McCoy Station while Upper Panorama is currently on weather hold.

Look forward to riding some fresh snow today on the 145 acres of terrain that Mammoth has open. This storm makes for a great start to this month and hopefully December has more snow in store for us. It looks like there is some great skiing and snowboarding ahead.

Tickets are available at the early season rate of $74 for adults, $56 for youth (13-18), and $37 for children and seniors (7-12 and 64-79).

Please remember that natural and man-made obstacles do exist so always ride with caution.

Mountain Conditions
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Main Lodge Temp : 35.1 degrees
Skies : partly cloudy
Winds : gusty
Daytime Temps : low 30's

www.mammothmountain.com

Bacardi
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Kitzbühel Austria
The Kitzbühel Ski Area has opened its doors and lifts! The white blanket is waiting

Skiing freaks, boarding fans and of course all those who prefer to cut a good figure on the mountain chalets
Kitzbühel Tourism
Corporation of public law
Hinterstadt 18 A-6370 Kitzbühel Austria

www.kitzbuehel.com

Scott
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Silver Star Mountain Resort
The 2007 Nordic Festival hosted by Silver Star Mountain Resort and the Sovereign Lake Nordic Club was an outstanding success! The Festival began on November 24 with equipment demos from Atomic, Salomon, Rossignol, Fischer, Madshus, Alpina, Peltonen, Toko, Exel, START and SWIX.

Silver Star Photo

The demo days were well attended at both venues. At the annual Saturday night fundraising banquet for the National Team and the Silver Star Nordic Club, over $12,000 was raised in Norm Crerar's famous auction. On Wednesday, the Swix Wax clinic in the NATC was standing room only with 40 plus people in the wax room. Next day, the Swix Ladies Day was full to capacity for a day of technique tips courtesy of three-time Olympian Milaine Theriault and other ladies from the X-C.com racing team. On Friday, the big event was the Ski Expo in the NATC auditorium; with a full house in attendance to meet members of Cross Country Canada's National Team. The weekend wound up with the season's first Nor-Am event at Sovereign Lake, where over 280 racers were in attendance.
Silver Star Nordic manager Glenn Bond reports that "Many people complimented us on this year's line up of events and evening activities." Early season snow - a Silver Star specialty - allowed for over 80 kilometres of trails to be opened and groomed at both Silver Star and Sovereign Lakes Nordic Club.
www.skisilverstar.com

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Travel Zoo
American, United and other airlines have cut prices on winter travel. Flights to and from cities around the country have been deeply discounted.

The catch is that you have to travel on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday for the lowest fares -- If you can, now is the time to snatch up a great deal. These sales allow travel all the way through mid-March.

We recommend using SuperSearch, so you can easily compare both the big online travel agents as well as the airline sites directly. No single site always has the best fares:
http://www.travelzoo.com/

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Red Lodge Mountain
Red Lodge Mountain snow report for Thursday December, 6th. Good News everyone we are Reopened with our base lifts up and running. Today Miami Beach, Ladies Aid, Show Off Alley, Auto Bahn, Turnpike, Little Silver and the Sundance Terrain Park will be opened! Its currently 21 degrees and snowing here at the base with 3 inches already on the ground and this storm is not showing any signs of letting up any time soon. Later on today it will drop to around 16 and the NW winds will be increasing from 14-17 mph. Make plans to join us for Demo Day Saturday, December,15th and try out the local gear shops new equipment. We will also be rescheduling the Seasons Pass Holders VIP party so stay tuned to the Red Lodge Mountain .com for updates. This report is brought to you by the Carbon County Steak house & we hope to see you getting fresh tracks Today!
http://www.redlodgemountain.com/

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Jackson Hole
New Snow(past 24 hours)
6" @ Upper-Mountain
5" @ Mid-Mountain

Jackson Hole marketing Dept Photo
Snow Depth
43" @ Upper-Mountain
32" @ Mid-Mountain

Events
December 1
JHMR Opening Day
Come and enjoy the first day of skiing and riding at Jackson Hole.

December 9 - December 14
Ski & Race Camp
Camp consists of six days of gate training, and skiing a variety of terrain that culminates with the Big Race

JACKSON HOLE