"Endless Winter Snow"

Mt Buller - Australia
You may know that today is Grand Final Day! But did you know that all you have to do to get 50% of lifts tickets is to wear your favourite teams jumper on Mt Buller today?! That's right, get into the footy finals fever and save! Lift tickets will be only $47!

www.mtbuller.com.au
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Sugar Bowl - CA

Renew Your Pass & Earn CORE Points!
Winter is just around the corner. The nights are getting colder, the squirrels are packing away for winter and fall is in the air. Hopefully this means that Mother Nature is going to bury us this winter with tons of powder! That means you better be ready with your pass!

Renew your season pass by October 31 and we will give you 25,000 CORE bonus points, or renew your Daily Pass and we'll give you 10,000 points! That means you will have at least one free lunch on us this season! Earn points for just skiing and riding, and redeem for tons of great stuff across the resort, from food and drink to lessons and gear.

2008/09 Pass Prices Renew your Sugar Bowl Pass by October 31 to enjoy these great prices! Pass Type Age Price Daily CORE 6-12 $19
Midweek 13-22 $249
Midweek 23-59 $299
Midweek 60-69 $249
Slightly Restricted 6-12 $119
Slightly Restricted 13-22 $329
Slightly Restricted 23-59 $529
Slightly Restricted 60-69 $389
Slightly Restricted College $329

www.sugarbowl.com
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A good time to visit your home improvement store for tune up supplies
Files,
120- 360 grit sandpaper to remove any rust from edges
P-tex candles for bottom dings
e-poxy Devcon 3000 lb, splinterd tails
a plastic / metal scraper,
Silicone spray for ski Bindings or Teflon lube
Tognar tool works is listed on the Links page, can help you with specialty tools

TIMBERLINE LODGE on MT HOOD - Oregon
Lift Schedule
Scheduled to reopen Sat the 13th Sept. Magic Mile
Palmer
http://www.timberlinelodge.com

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Catedralaltapatagonia
Santa Rosa left in Hill Cathedral the great Nevada but of the season Much snow in the beginning of the low season. More than two meters in the summit and almost 40 centimeters in the base. An incredible postcard. Today the Low Season, the storm of Santa Rosa is leaving to the great Nevada in all the hill Cathedral. Throughout the day and incessantly, great snowflakes accumulated more of a meter of new snow in the summit and between 30 and 40 cm in the base. From the 31 of August would begin to govern the prices of low season, that added to this fresh snow will make of September the best month of the Season to be useful the mountain in their maximum expression. According to the weather forecast, the snowed ones will inclusively continue tomorrow Sunday, reason why it hopes great volumes to enjoy to plenary session of the practice of ski like snowboard
www.catedralaltapatagonia.com

*** Cardrona spring conditions
A new express chairlift, snowmaking and cafe at Captain's Basin. A new half pipe (22ft walls), expert big air, and triple jump
The Mountain
Base Elevation: 1670m
Highest Lifted Point: 1894m
Vertical Rise: 390m
Terrain: 320 hectares

Lifts
1 quad fixed chairlift
1 quad express chairlifts
3 magic learner lifts
1 platter beginner lift
Lift capacity 7800 people per hour

Cardrona closes on 12th October 2008.
www.cardrona.com

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Alyeska Resort
OKTOBERFEST 2008 Friday October 10th from 6:00pm to 1:00am and Saturday October 11th from 4:00pm to 2:00am located in the Daylodge. Join us for authentic German food including Bratwurst, Ruotski, German Potato Salad, Apple and Cherry Strudel and more. Music by the Alaska Blaskapelles. Tickets are $10 at the door. For more information visit Oktoberfest or call (907) 754-2275. NEW ON THE MOUNTAIN
New for 2008-2009 Season, Alyeska Resort Goes to RFID for Lift Ticket and Season Pass Access
What does RFID mean for me?

Using an RFID lift and/or season passes allows guests to set up an automatic charge with a credit card, allowing them to directly access the lifts without waiting at the ticket windows. Alyeska Resort will debut a complete installation of radio frequency identification (RFID) gate technology and the Resort Technology Partners (RTP) software and web services system for the 2008-09 winter season. Purchase your RFID Lift Pass one time for $5 and use it for the rest of the season. One great advantage for Alyeska skiers and riders is that the hands-free system means no more showing a pass at every lift. Skiers place their lift ticket or season pass inside a pocket by itself and leave it there for the day; the antennas will do the rest. The reusable lift pass allows visitors to bypass the ticket window and head straight to the lifts by purchasing visits online. After your day on the slopes, visit alyeskaresort.com and enter the web ID on the pass to track ski history and reload the card. On your next ski day, go straight to the lifts and skip the extra stop at the ticket office. To ensure efficiency of RFID system, skiers and riders can make sure the antennas read the chip in their pass by placing it in a pocket by itself. Do not put it in a pocket near cell phones, music players, metal ware or other passes. The ideal location is above the knees & below the shoulders.
The RFID system will provide a completely hands-free experience for all guests, scanning lift tickets and season passes automatically at turnstiles positioned at the entrance to each lift including the tram, chair 4, chair 3 and eventually chair 6. The scanners receive signals from the tickets that are tucked into jacket or pants pockets. The embedded RFID chip will register with an access gate that will automatically swing open to admit an authorized skier or snowboarder. The less time guests wait in line for lifts, tickets and rentals, the more time they have for fun.
Renewable Media – After this season, hang on to your new card (media). Passes and Cards will be able to be renewed online – never wait to pick up your card again. For more information regarding RFID, check out our RFID LIFT ACCESS page.

Alyeska Resort, located 40 miles south of Anchorage, is Alaska’s premier year-round resort. Tucked amid the Chugach Mountain, 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 included a new beginner quad, 60 passenger aerial tram, and high speed quad. Ski-in, ski-out access is available from the Hotel Alyeska which features 304 recently renovated guest rooms and meeting space, the luxurious Spa at Alyeska, five dining venues with fine dining at Seven Glaciers and Sakura & Sushi Bar restaurants, and a salt water mountain-view indoor heated pool and whirlpool spa. For more information on packages, events and rates call Alyeska Resort at 1-800-880-3880
www.alyeskaresort.com.

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Falls Creek - Australia

http://www.fallscreek.com.au/kangaroohoppet