"Endless Winter Snow"

Snow Alert - Winnipeg Canada, Montana, Colorado

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Panorama Mountain
Panorama Mountain Village, BC – Wednesday, December 12th, 2007 – With the opening of Taynton Bowl, Panorama Mountain Village now offers the most skiable terrain in the B.C. Interior.

Taynton Bowl, recently featured in the November edition of Skiing Magazine, is renowned for in-bounds backcountry style skiing. Guests can expect knee-deep powder on signature runs, such as Never Never Land, C-Spine, and Heli-High. Panorama’s Ski Patrol has spent several days in the bowl making it safe for skiers and boarders after last week’s huge snow storm. Riders can expect pockets of up to 100 centimetres of snow - be advised, face-shots are inevitable.

With 70 runs already open, early snow coverage at Panorama is excellent. Skiers and boarders should buy their Panorama/Kicking Horse Snowmax Card now, as sales end on December 26th, 2007. With four days of riding for only $129, it’s the best deal out there! Visit www.snowmax.ca for more information.

Panorama Mountain Village, located in the Purcell Mountains , has one of the largest vertical descents in North America . Quad chairlifts give access to the summit and over 100 trails, including former Heli-Ski terrain in Taynton Bowl.
www.panoramaresort.com
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Kirkwood - Ca
Last week's winter storms dumped nearly two feet of snow on the slopes of Kirkwood allowing the resort to open additional lifts and terrain. The forecast looks promising for this upcoming weekend with another substantial system on its way. Optimal snowmaking conditions should enable Kirkwood to open Chairs 7 and 9 along with the Timber Creek Base Facilities, ranked one of the "Top Ten Places to Learn to Ski" by USA Today. In addition, crews are focusing snowmaking efforts under Chair 6 in hopes of opening Kirkwood's legendary upper mountain terrain. Take advantage of reduced lift ticket rates or better yet, purchase your season pass before prices are slated to increase December 17th!
www.kirkwood.com
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Sun Valley
SUN VALLEY OPENS MORE LIFTS SATURDAY, DEC. 15

SUN VALLEY, ID….. Sun Valley Resort will open additional lifts this Saturday, December 15, 2007. The Greyhawk lift #7 on Baldy and Half Dollar on Dollar Mountain will begin operation.

Ski conditions and terrain are subject to change. Please call the Sun Valley Snow Report, 800-635-4150 or

visit www.sunvalley.com

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Patscherkofel - Austria

Todays cam shot from Patscherkofel
Host to 1964 1976 Olympic downhill venue www.patscherkofelbahnen.at/

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Kashmir - Gulmarg village
Gulmarg village receives 8-inch snow and it keeps on coming!
Last winter first snowfall was recorded on Dec 1st.
The forecast for the next week looks promising. We are predicting a very white Christmas at Gulmarg.

Photo:KashmirAlpine

Photo:KashmirAlpine

www.kashmiralpine.com/

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Dakine

Annupuri - Japan

An'nupuri Gondola 2,274m
Jumbo Quad Lift #1 1,117m
Jumbo Pair Lift #2 764m
Jumbo Pair Lift #3 569m
Jumbo Pair Lift #4 605m
Family Pair Lift 517m

Annupuri - Japan

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Blanche-ski - Japan

Photo: Blanche-ski
www.blanche-ski.com/i/

K2 Skis

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YongPyong - Korea

Photos:YongPyong -Korea

A resort worth a visit. YongPyong was a finalist under consideration for both the 2010 and 2014 Winter olympics
www.yongpyong.co.kr/

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Cortina d'Ampezzo - Italy

36 prepared slopes for a total of 65 km
all the Faloria slopes are opened(with the possibility to reach the area by Faloria cablecar and Rio Gere chairlift);
Rio Gere, Creste Bianche and Padeon slopes in Cristallo area;
Olimpia (Stra e Rumerlo) and Roncato (Socrepes) slopes in Tofana area;
Pian de Ra Valles (dal 14/12) in Ra Valles area;
Cinque Torri, Potor and Averau(only during the week-end) slopes in 5 Torri;
all the Col Gallina slopes opened.

Snow depth from 50cm in Faloria to 75cm in Tofana.
Opened slopes
Info: www.dolomitisuperski.com

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