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Festival sports action continues 
Superpipe, Big Air promise more high-flying action this weekend kthompson@whistlerquestion.com If it is quiet, you are in the eye of the Telus World Ski and Snowboard Festival (TWSSF) storm. The Stompede and Rail Jam may be over but the bike flying, Superpipe, and big air flurry is about to begin.

The lifetime of a ride 
Each day, Hunter Callahan, a 10-year-old fourth-grader, shows up adults in the Roaring Fork Valley who drive to work.

Louisville will do the Dew again 
As the Dew Action Sports Tour continues to grow, tour officials hope interest in the circuit’s debut market grows as well. The Panasonic Open will be held June 22-25 at the Kentucky Fair & Exposition Center. Last year’s Louisville event was the first in the extreme sports tour’s history, but attendance fell below expectations.

Dem assembly full of sound, fury 
Before the beginning of the Pitkin County Democratic Assembly, Chairwoman Camilla Auger declared the party was moving in a new direction, where divergent points of views would be embraced and unrestrained vigor would be in no shortage of supply.

Wachusett projects raise eyebrows 
PRINCETON - The Wachusett Mountain Advisory Council and the Wachusett Mountain Monitoring Board have several objections to projects proposed for the summer by Wachusett Mountain Associates. Their concerns about environmental impact were exacerbated by the news that environmental engineer Timothy McGuire had resigned from the ski area.

The Top 6 Mistakes Inventors Make 
Learn the biggest mistakes you can make in the inventing process, and how you can avoid them. April 10, 2006 By Tamara Monosoff

Media Advisory - Deputy Mayor to kick off RBC 2010 Flag Tour in Winnipeg 
WHAT: Deputy Mayor Mike Pagtakhan, along with Archie Arnott, RBC’s

Think outside the box 
Whether it’s about high definition, video podcasts or TiVo, there’s been a lot of TV talk in the past year, and maybe it’s time to hit pause.

Loon Mtn Athletes Successful at USASA Nationals 
Team Earns 21 Top 10 Finishes

Milligan: lover of snowboard culture 
Molly Milligan is one of Whistler’s up-and-coming snowboarders with an appetite for competition. Milligan recently won the ladies’ snowboard category at the McDonald’s Rail Jam. In Milligan’s words, It was a perfect end to the season.

Resort planned for Lee Canyon rouses residents 
Lee Canyon is generally considered the sleepy side of Mount Charleston. Despite the presence of the Las Vegas Ski and Snowboard Resort, Lee Canyon doesn’t get the throngs of visitors that the Mount Charleston Lodge and other amenities bring to the Kyle Canyon side of the mountain.

Meet your neighbor - Ed Smith: Administrator in district earns ‘A’ 
The teaching world nearly lost Ed Smith to accounting. Smith, who recently received the state’s top honor for his work as Reynolds School District’s curriculum director, headed to college prepared to follow in his two older brothers’ footsteps.

Illegal immigrants aside, resorts rely on supply of visa workers 
With just one ski day remaining, ski instructor Jeremy Valencour stopped by a Mountain Photo kiosk in Snowmass Village on Saturday to check out photos of his brother’s family framed by the Elk Mountains during a recent visit.

It’s summer registration time 
Summer doesn’t have to mean that school is out — or that you have to put your ski boots away.

National Venture Capital Association Honors Industry Visionaries 
At its annual meeting here today, the National Venture Capital Association recognized four industry leaders for their significant contributions to the venture capital community.

WEB EXTRAS 
ARAPAHOE BASIN - The Wednesday afternoon snow slushed delectably around the Summit County side of the Continental Divide as people crowded the slopes of Arapahoe Basin for KSMT Local’s Appreciation Day. Rail jammers raged and live music blazed the base of the mountain all afternoon.

GB Snowboard Development Team Success
World Snowboard Guide, UK - Mar 28, 2006The Great Britain Snowboard Development team headed to Klinovec in Czechoslovakia to conclude their 2005/06 FIS season. Two halfpipe …

Friends for Lifetime
Georgia Straight, Canada - Apr 27, 2006… The two came from a skate/snowboard/music/art background and wanted to create something cohesive, something more than just a clothing line. …

Canadian Snowboard Federation
SFCPressPoint (press release), FL - Mar 30, 2006… s under a warm spring sun that Charmaine Ironside and Matthew Wallace, both from Calgary, won the slope style event at the National Snowboard Championships at …

Living the Dream
Tahoe World, CA - Apr 13, 2006She did, however, share her still-developing story of life in the snowboard business. Graduating from Truckee several months early …

World Cup is a Golden Chance
Georgetown University The Hoya, DC - 12 hours ago… Jacobellis was about to win the snowboard cross when she biffed : in an apparent premature celebration, she went for a backside method grab and fell on …

HEAD TO THE BIGGEST CANADIAN SPRING SKI PARTY AT ALTITUDE THIS …
TravelVideo.tv (press release) - Apr 24, 2006… Teams of two (one team rider and one shop staff member) from local snowboard shops will compete in the TELUS Terrain Park for the title of Best Shop! …

Six of the Best - Part 2
Snowboard Club UK, UK - 5 hours agoBonjourno my Snowboard Club friends. Once again I have another pro to ask any a question to. This time its the turn of Jib Legend …

Don’t tell the kids, but they’ll learn lots at summer camp
Anchorage Daily News, AK - Apr 20, 2006They did not have daily devotions or hymn singing at my son’s snowboard camp, even though you’d think that would be more important there than at Echo Ranch …

Camp Of Champions Adds DH MTB Camp
OUTDOORNEWSWIRE, WA - Apr 20, 2006Whistler, BC - Camp of Champions, the summer snowboard and ski camp that started it all, is proud to add a Downhill (DH) Mountain Bike Camp to it’s method of …

City kids get snowboard thrills from Chill
Salt Lake Tribune, United States - Apr 6, 2006… “This was my first year involved with the Chill program, and the greatest benefit I saw was giving kids the opportunity to snowboard who may not normally have …

Junkyard Jam to Close Ski and Snowboard Season at Snowmass
First Tracks, UT - Apr 10, 2006Snowmass, CO (Monday, April 10, 2006) - The premiere of the Junkyard Jam will close out the ski and snowboard season on Easter Sunday, April 16 on Snowmass. …

National Venture Capital Association Honors Industry Visionaries
Yahoo! News (press release) - 14 hours ago… He is a former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Montgomery Securities, former Chairman of the US Ski & Snowboard Foundation and Founder and President of …

06 Telus WSSF Biggest, Best in 11 Years
Skipressworld, Canada - Apr 26, 2006Whistler, BC (Ski Press)-The 2006 TELUS World Ski & Snowboard Festival will go down as the biggest and best yet in its eleven year history, and a winning …

Bladon wins giant slalom event
Wayland Town Crier, MA - Apr 19, 2006By Special To The Crier. Jay Bladon of Wayland won the giant slalom of the USA Snowboard Association National Championship recently in Tahoe, California. …