Mar 19, 2010 - 05:07 PM
La Molina, Spain - It was a great end to the season for Pat Holland, of Squaw Valley, Calif., who took third to mark the first World Cup podium of his career during the snowboardcross competition in Spain on Friday.
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Mar 18, 2010 - 04:00 PM
Comox Valley (BC), Canada - With over a month left in the winter season, Mount Washington achieved a significant benchmark in terms of snowfall last week. The British Columbia resort's accumulated snowfall passed 13 meters (512 inches) for only the second time in resort history. To celebrate, Mount Washington will reopen for an extra two weekends of skiing and snowboarding this spring.
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Mar 18, 2010 - 03:00 PM
Teton Village, WY - Saturday's U.S. Ski Mountaineering Championship presented by Marmot, is an endurance race without equal. Now in its 10th year the "Randonée Rally," as it is often referred to, takes participants on a human-powered wild ride through some of Jackson Hole Mountain Resort's (JHMR) most exciting terrain.
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Mar 18, 2010 - 02:00 PM
Boise, ID - Blue skies, bright smiles, goggle tans, the zip of corduroy and crunch of corn snow -- it's all part spring skiing as Idaho ski areas head into spring with recent snowfall statewide and a slew of events and deals for springtime snow lovers.
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Mar 18, 2010 - 01:00 PM
Maggie Valley, NC - Officials at North Carolina's Cataloochee Ski Area have decided to extend its 2009-10 ski and snowboard season for two additional weekends. Beginning March 27, skiers and riders will pay weekday rates for day skiing sessions only on March 27 and 28 as well as April 3 and 4. Hours of operation on those dates will be 9 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.
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Mar 18, 2010 - 12:00 PM
Whistler (BC), Canada - Lauren Woolstencroft, of North Vancouver, British Columbia, added more gold to an already impressive medal collection Wednesday at the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games in Whistler.
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Mar 18, 2010 - 12:00 PM
Mansfield, OH - Ohio's Snow Trails ski area in Mansfield will wrap up its ski and snowboard season on Saturday with $15 lift tickets and a party on and off the slopes.
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Mar 18, 2010 - 11:00 AM
Olympic Valley, CA - An event half a century in the making, California's Squaw Valley ski resort is set to celebrate its 50th anniversary of hosting the 1960 Olympic Winter Games with the Sprint U.S. Freestyle Championships as Olympic medalists and the sport's best compete for U.S. titles March 26-28.
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Mar 18, 2010 - 10:55 AM
McPhie takes second in moguls season title
Sierra Nevada, Spain - Eliza Outtrim, of Steamboat Springs, Colo., closed out the World Cup ski season in a big way Thursday as she took the win to mark the first podium performance of her career during Friday's moguls competition in Spain. She was joined on the podium by teammate Heather McPhie, of Bozeman, Mont., who was third behind Margarita Marbler of Austria.
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Mar 18, 2010 - 10:00 AM
Stockholm, Sweden - Less than a week after landing on the World Cup podium, Kikkan Randall, of Anchorage, Alaska, again led the U.S. Ski Team, finishing 15th during a sprint in Sweden on Wednesday.
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Mar 18, 2010 - 07:00 AM
Salt Lake City, UT - With the twilight of the 2009-10 ski and snowboard season now upon us, those looking to economically extend their season may opt to purchase one of a myriad of spring passes available at resorts across North America.
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Mar 17, 2010 - 02:00 PM
Salt Lake City, UT - The arrival of warm weather in Utah this week means spring skiing is here, with only a month or less remaining to ski or ride most of the state's resorts.
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Mar 17, 2010 - 01:00 PM
From the outdoor gearheads at First Tracks!! Online Media
Salt Lake City, UT - We recently field tested a new outerlayer offering from Sierra Designs, the Rad Jacket, a three-layer waterproof breathable piece with many more features than its reasonable $239 price tag implies.
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Mar 17, 2010 - 12:30 PM
Updated: 12:30 p.m. MDT March 17, 2010
Originally Published: 9:00 a.m. MDT March 17, 2010
Mammoth Mountain, CA - The Mono County, Calif. Sheriff's Department is reporting that a 27-year-old snowboarder has died following an accident Friday at Mammoth Mountain ski area.
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Mar 17, 2010 - 12:00 PM
Bend, OR - With 324 inches of snowfall thus far this season, Oregon's Mount Bachelor has outlined its plans to provide skiing and snowboarding through May 16.
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