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Families Hit the Slopes
WXOW TV-19 - Winter Rec Fest is in full swing this weekend with, of course, a few modifications because of our strangely warm winter. Mount La Crosse is actually one of the only spots you can find any white stuff around here. And that’s because the business makes

Why we cover the Winter X Games
Aspen Times - This might come as a surprise: More than 677,000 households tuned in to last year’s live coverage of the Winter X Games, making it the highest-visibility on-snow sport in the world. More people watched these mostly teenage athletes than Austrians

Love affair with air
Anchorage Daily News - Pipe or park, snowboard or skis, free-skiing or free-riding, it’s all about catching air on the slopes these days. “It’s a lot of fun, because you get a little rush,'’ said Anchorage snowboarder Sarah Taylor. “I’m really into powder and air,'’ she

On media: Time to get X-treme
Washington Examiner - Andy Finch gives the X Games credit for getting his sport, snowboarding, into the Winter Olympics. Finch will compete in both the X Games and the Olympics over the next three weeks. (Tony Donaldson/Shazamm/ESPN Images) Relax. There is a remedy for

FULL STORY
Aspen Daily News - The sky was clear and the sun was high at the beginning of the Winter X Games men’s snowboard slopestyle competition, as an endless sea of raucous, goggle-clad fans watched Shaun White win the gold. The changing weather over the course of the event

White, Autti come through in clutch
Aspen Times - BUTTERMILK SKI AREA - Forget Shaun White and Antti Autti. The most nervous folks in the Winter X Games hemisphere Sunday night had to be ESPN program executives. Because until the two marquee names qualified for Monday night’s primetime snowboard

Carey wants to snowboard in 2006
Ireland Online, Ireland - Dec 31, 2005Mariah Carey is determined to learn to snowboard, and has decided to make it her new year’s resolution. The superstar singer admits …

Dropouts don’t put a damper on X Games
Rocky Mountain News, CO - 15 hours agoAntti Autti goes big during practice before the Snowboard Superpipe finals at the Winter X Games on Monday at Buttermilk Mountain. …

Canada s National Ski and Snowboard Week Emphasizes Fun
Hospitality 1st (press release), FL - Jan 19, 2006Collingwood, Ontario January 2006 Canada s National Ski and Snowboard Week was launched last week at Ontario s Blue Mountain Ski Resort in front of …

Germany, Poland win gold in snowboard halfpipe
CBC News, Canada - Jan 20, 2006… Images). Jan Michaelis of Germany and Paulina Ligocka of Poland won snowboard World Cup halfpipe events Friday in Leysin, Switzerland. …

Andy Finch Secures A Spot On The US Snowboard Team
Skipressworld, Canada - Jan 26, 2006USA (Ski Press) Despite howling winds that forced the postponement of the Grand Prix finals in Mountain Creek, New Jersey, this weekend, Andy Finch pulled it …

Snowboard team goes to Italy
Squamish Chief, Canada - Jan 27, 2006Local snowboarder Tom Velisek was back on the World Cup racing circuit with Team Canada in Northern Italy Saturday, Jan. 14. After …

Women’s Snowboard SuperPipe Qualifier
EXPN - Jan 27, 2006By Alison Berkeley for EXPN.com. Friday night’s women’s SuperPipe qualifier was like bland, lukewarm soup-all stock. Two of the most …

Forum Youngblood Snowboard Contest to Hit Ski Slopes of Waterville …
First Tracks, UT - Jan 28, 2006Waterville Valley, NH (Saturday, January 28, 2006) - New Hampshire s Waterville Valley and Loon Mountain ski and snowboard resorts will each host one of the …

Avoiding injury is downhill battle
South Coast Today - Two years ago, he took a fall while boarding on an expert slope. Now, at 18, his back hurts every day. “I was always very naive,” said Mr. Ingraham, who lives in Acushnet and works as a carpenter. “I thought that I was good enough not to need a

Cure your cabin fever
Morris County Daily Record - Tony DiLemme leads hikes through the woods for the College Hiking Club. Historical farmer Colin Rankin lets sheep out of their pen at Fosterfields Living Historical Farm. Closed most of the winter, the farm will be open on Feb. 5, allowing visitors

Tuesday Events
Aspen Daily News - ESPN Winter X Games Ten takes place at Buttermilk Mountain. International athletes compete in extreme competitions like the SuperPipe, SnoCross, Slopestyle, Moto X and more. Today s highlights include: skiing SuperPipe womens final at 12:15 p.m

Rock In Rio In Lisbon
POLLSTAR - The European festival season may seem a long way off, but preparations are well under way for this year’s Rock In Rio - Lisbon , which is booked for May 26-27 and June 2-4 at the Portuguese city’s Bela Vista Park. The first two names confirmed for

Is Airboarding the latest hope for winter?
Burlington Free Press - SNOWMASS VILLAGE, Colo. — The first time Kate Duncan rushed down a mountain on an Airboard, she liked it so much she bought her own ‘board the next day. This Christmas vacation, she and her sisters got Mom to try. One “Oh, God!” and an expletive

Kay finishes first at Cup
Steamboat Pilot & Today - STEAMBOAT SPRINGS Alpine snowboard racer Zachary Kay saved his best for last Sunday afternoon. “Something just clicked, and my last two runs were by far my best two runs of the day,” Kay said after the finals of the Race to the Cup parallel giant

Black Mountain
Sun-Journal - Black Mountain of Maine is easy to find! In Rumford, go to the intersection of US Rte. 2 & Rte. 120. Take Rte. 120 and drive 2.1 miles along the Swift River to the intersection of Rte. 120 & Isthmus Rd. Turn left on Isthmus Rd. and drive 2.4 miles to

Skier Miller rips into Bonds
Alameda Times-Star - Here we go again with Bode Miller. Just as the brash World Cup champion skier decided to skip this weekend’s events in Germany to rest up for the Turin Games and get away from media scrutiny, Miller suggested in an interview with Rolling Stone that

Airboarding takes off on the slopes
WCAX - SNOWMASS VILLAGE, Colo. — The first time Kate Duncan rushed down a mountain on an Airboard, she liked it so much she bought her own ‘board the next day. This past Christmas vacation, she and her sisters got Mom to try it, too. One “Oh, God” and an

American Snowboard Team Chosen
Washington Post, United States - Jan 22, 2006It was hardly surprising that Shaun White and Gretchen Bleiler, who have been peerless on the US Snowboard Grand Prix circuit this season, were named to the 16 …

New Snowboard Comparison Resource Launched
OUTDOORNEWSWIRE, WA - 4 hours agoWinston-Salem, NC-January 25, 2006 — The growth of online snowboard stores has opened up a huge opportunity to look at a large selection of snowboards and to …

Double gold for Canada in World Cup snowboard
CBC Saskatchewan, Canada - Jan 4, 2006(AP Photo/Andreas Schaad). Canada won a pair of gold medals Wednesday at a World Cup snowboard event in Bad Gastein, Austria. Drew …

Europe s top Snowboard retailers session at ispo Tow-In 2006
Skipressworld, Canada - Jan 17, 2006In today s specialised snowboard retail community, a shop team is one of the key tools with which a shop can open their door to a wider audience. …

US snowboard team missing ‘02 medalists
Salt Lake Tribune, United States - Jan 23, 2006… Elena Hight. The US Ski and Snowboard Association also announced members of the snowboarding Alpine and snowboardcross teams. The …

Philipp Schoch, Meuli win parallel GS finals at snowboard World …
Calgary Sun, Canada - Jan 15, 2006… of Switzerland beat his younger brother Simon on Sunday in the final of the men’s parallel giant slalom to clinch his third World Cup snowboard victory this …

Forum Youngblood Snowboard Contest to Hit Ski Slopes of Waterville …
First Tracks, UT - Jan 28, 2006Waterville Valley, NH (Saturday, January 28, 2006) - New Hampshire s Waterville Valley and Loon Mountain ski and snowboard resorts will each host one of the …

Klug Denied Spot on US Snowboard Team
Forbes - Jan 27, 2006… Klug challenged the US Ski and Snowboard Association’s decision to bypass him for Tyler Jewell as the lone male parallel giant slalom racer on the 16-person …

Storm postpones snowboard event
OregonLive.com, OR - Jan 7, 2006A white-out storm blasted Mount Bachelor early Saturday afternoon, forcing the postponement of halfpipe finals in the US Snowboard Grand Prix — a critical leg …

Andy Finch Secures A Spot On The US Snowboard Team
Skipressworld, Canada - Jan 26, 2006USA (Ski Press) Despite howling winds that forced the postponement of the Grand Prix finals in Mountain Creek, New Jersey, this weekend, Andy Finch pulled it …

Sunday River Hosts Jeep King of the Mountain Series Feb. 3-4
Alpine Zone - NEWRY, Maine The next stop in the 13th Annual Jeep King of the Mountain Series takes place at Sunday River from Feb. 3-4, as the only eastern event of the four race series. The Sunday River event is unique in that it will serve as host to the

On media: Time to get X-treme
Washington Examiner - Andy Finch gives the X Games credit for getting his sport, snowboarding, into the Winter Olympics. Finch will compete in both the X Games and the Olympics over the next three weeks. (Tony Donaldson/Shazamm/ESPN Images) Relax. There is a remedy for

Four Sporting Highlights for the World Cup Year
Digital Chosunilbo - Can the Taeguk Warriors revive the glory of 2002, when they became semifinalists? From the opening match between host Germany and Costa Rica on June 10 (Korean Time), the world s soccer fans will be in a frenzy for a month. The 32 teams that

Skier Miller: Bonds, Armstrong cheat
Philadelphia Inquirer - American skier Bode Miller suggested in an interview with Rolling Stone that Barry Bonds and Lance Armstrong took performance-enhancing drugs. “Right now, if you want to cheat, you can: Barry Bonds and those guys are just knowingly cheating, but

Winds put U.S. team on hold
Denver Post - Mountain Creek, N.J. - Gretchen Bleiler, Shaun White and Hannah Teter are still waiting to find out who will be joining them on the 2006 U.S. Olympic snowboard team. High winds postponed the final event of the U.S. Snowboard Grand Prix series used to

Teach safety on slopes, ice
Akron Beacon Journal - Make sure your youngster doesn’t end up black and blue while trying to imitate his or her favorite Olympic athletes going for the gold on the slopes or ice. Nationwide, more than 250,000 children are injured while participating in winter sports each

Pittsfield: Bousquet to host snowboard event
Berkshire Eagle - Sports The Bousquet Ski Area will host a slopestyle snowboard and ski competition today at 1. The event is part of the USA Snowboard Association’s Massachusetts series, and is open to snowboarders and freestyle skiers of all ages. Competitors will

New snow-sport venues turn up adrenaline
Georgia Straight - By proving that winter s childhood joys are not just for children, Whistler s new Tube Park is set to capitalize on one of the best seasons for snow-filled thrills in a while. Louise Christie photo. This winter is shaping up as one of the best in

Injured Skier Speaks
WGRZ TV - Four incidents in recent days on area ski slopes has raised concern in the skiing community. One of the injured skiers spoke to Two-On-Your-Side about his ordeal. “On my way down I fell,” recalls Barry Brior of his third time ever on the slopes

Why we cover the Winter X Games
Aspen Times - This might come as a surprise: More than 677,000 households tuned in to last year’s live coverage of the Winter X Games, making it the highest-visibility on-snow sport in the world. More people watched these mostly teenage athletes than Austrians

Snow blows into Games
Aspen Daily News - American athletes dominated Winter X Games over the weekend but it was Mother Nature who proved most extreme. Falling snow and an overnight dump left Buttermilk Mountain covered with fresh powder on Sunday forcing practices to be delayed, a qualifier

Dominican students’ dance party a success
Utah Statesman - Friday night in Logan, a place about as un-Caribbean as they come, the sounds of merengue and bachata music came throbbing from the interior of Club NVO. Spanish was the language of choice. Dancing was a must. The Dominican Student Association was

Skiers take slopes in the dark
CNN - Skiers take to the slopes at night at Camelback Ski Area in Tannersville, Pennsylvania. IF YOU GO Alpine Mountain: Route 447-North, Analomink, Pa.; 4 p.m.-9:30 p.m., 21 trails, terrain park, snowtubing, three lifts including two quads, (570) 595

X files
Aspen Times - It’s on! The X-Games continue the Aspen makeover. Saturday afternoon a couple of push-up bras and pulled-down T-shirts underneath unzipped down parkas on snowboarding girls, who might have been seeking jobs selling power tools or snowmobile parts for

Cure your cabin fever
Morris County Daily Record - Tony DiLemme leads hikes through the woods for the College Hiking Club. Historical farmer Colin Rankin lets sheep out of their pen at Fosterfields Living Historical Farm. Closed most of the winter, the farm will be open on Feb. 5, allowing visitors

Huttary hustles to gold
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USOC panel denies Chris Klug’s appeal 
After a long, stressful week, Chris Klug can finally move on. The 2002 bronze medalist will not be on the U.S. Olympic snowboard team heading to Turin next month after arbitrators on Friday denied Klug’s challenge over selection criteria used by the team.

Downhill racers find fun at area venues 
Phone: 755-0123. Tubing prices: $15 all day, Monday through Thursday; $20 all day, Friday through Sunday and holidays. Hours: 4-10 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 4-11 p.m. Friday; 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Saturday; 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Sundays and holidays.

SnoCountry Reports Latest Skiing Conditions Information 
Latest Skiing Conditions Information as Supplied By SnoCountry Mountain Reports as of Monday, Jan 30 2006, 6:28:48 PM EST.

Nonprofits 
The eighth grade class of Clear Creek School hosts its annual spaghetti feed in the school gym from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday.

Local players taken in MLS draft 
Four Bay Area college players — three from Cal — were chosen in the 2006 Major League Soccer draft Friday in Philadelphia. Santa Clara midfielder Mehdi Ballouchy was taken by Real Salt Lake with the second pick, and Cal forward Calen Carr was selected by the Chicago Fire with the 10th choice.

White nails fourth straight Winter X gold 
The sky was clear and the sun was high at the beginning of the Winter X Games men’s snowboard slopestyle competition, as an endless sea of raucous, goggle-clad fans watched Shaun White win the gold.

Woodbridge soldier joins skiing event 
Eighteen wounded soldiers and Marines, along with family members and friends, descended on Wintergreen Resort Friday through Sunday to participate in the second annual Wounded Warriors Weekend.

UVM student Jacobellis sets sights on gold 
Pro snowboarder Lindsey Jacobellis was fearless as a youngster. Her mom figured that if she didn’t turn out to be academically inclined, she could always join the Big Apple Circus.

Students overcome obstacles to success 
Tall, slim and soft-spoken, William Slankard could be the stereotypical middle school student. Like many his age, he has yet to choose a course for his future.