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Ski swap volunteers needed 
Just as the early morning powder hound gets the best runs, volunteers for the school ski swap will get the best deals at the 42nd annual ski swap.

WEB EXTRAS 
VAIL Dr. William Sterett hopes his services would be in low demand when he travelled to the Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy, as part of the U.S. medical team.

A wish come true and a little more 
Ben Stark wished for a snowboard. K2 Sports made his wish come true in a matter of hours last Tuesday. And while he was waiting for his dream board, Vashon Islanders gave the youth even more than he had wished for in the first place.

Weekend Warriors club takes outdoor activities to the max 
It’s called the Weekend Warriors. It’s Drexel’s first outdoor activities club, running trips such as: skiing and snowboarding, canoeing and kayaking, windsurfing, water-skiing, rock climbing, paintball, hiking, horseback riding and even Six Flags trips.

Katrina evacuees find a fresh start in Albuquerque 
Of all the words describing Hurricane Katrina - disaster, tragedy, horror - there is one less heard, one still hiding inside a just-bought house on the dirt-road edges of Rio Rancho.

Adventure Racing: Salomon Adventure Challenge Canadian Championship, Bark Lake, ON, September 30, 2006 
“We’re thrilled to be returning to one of our favourite host sites, Bark Lake after several years away,” exclaimed Geoff Langford, president,Frontier Adventure Racing.

MotionLingo ADEO GPS Fitness Trainer 
I recently bought a Nordic Track treadmill , which I absolutely love; not only does it have all of the expected features, it can also accept iFit workout cards . These SD shaped cards offer different workout programs with progressive levels of difficulty along with the positive feedback of a trainer verbally telling me what’s coming up, as the console displays what I have done.

Today’s other top business headlines: Armoring firm plans expansion European snowboard firm to locate office in Ogden  
Read these stories and more in today’s Digital Edition of the Standard-Examiner.

Forward.com 
When it comes to religion, a lot of people take a straight path. Not Robin Chotzinoff. In her new memoir, Holy Unexpected: My New Life as a Jew, the writer chronicles a twisted trail to her own unique brand of Orthodoxy, detailing bouts of binge eating, sexual promiscuity, drugs and depression.

Utah family mourns soldier 
Pvt. Dan Dolan had been looking forward to coming home for rest and recreation and was told he could make the trip back from Iraq in October.

Olympic boarders coming to Idaho 
The hip Olympic team is headed to Idaho. Members of the U.S. gold medal- winning snowboard team are scheduled to hit Idaho in February for the 2006-07 Chevrolet U.S. Snowboard Grand Prix series at Tamarack Resort.

Today’s other top business headlines: Armoring firm plans expansion European snowboard firm to locate office in Ogden  
Read these stories and more in today’s Digital Edition of the Standard-Examiner.

DJ THEO Releases NYC MIXX 9/12/2006 
DJ THEO spins music so hot that Jenna Jameson, LL Cool J, Jennifer Lopez, Paris Hilton and Tommy Lee are regular guests at his Hamptons clubs. Capturing the distinct New York sound, THEO releases NYC MIXX , a 2xCD compilation of New York’s biggest “underground” club hits.

Top 10: Extreme Sports Destinations 
If youre the type of guy who shows off scars instead of pictures after a vacation, your dream itineraries are here. Lets table the day-to-day routine for a bit, get some fresh air and see new and extreme places.

Forward.com 
When it comes to religion, a lot of people take a straight path. Not Robin Chotzinoff. In her new memoir, Holy Unexpected: My New Life as a Jew, the writer chronicles a twisted trail to her own unique brand of Orthodoxy, detailing bouts of binge eating, sexual promiscuity, drugs and depression.

Skorton Checks In
Cornell Daily Sun - In Ochs five-person suite, a few six-packs of Mountain Dew sit up on a shelf; snowboard boots and other clothing are strewn around the floor; a fan leans precariously on the case of the open window, which swings down and outward into the room.

Blue Tomato wins two European Retail Solution Awards
Surfers Village - Surfersvillage Global Surf News , 18 August, 2006 : - - Austrian retailer Blue Tomato was honored with not one but two awards in Birmingham, England, for its on-line store, the world’s largest snowboard web shop. The company beat a number of entered

Mt. Ashland
Ashland Daily Tidings - Ashland City Council incumbents could face a backlash or gain support based on votes concerning the Mt. Ashland Ski and Snowboard Resort expansion. Just this Tuesday, Councilors Kate Jackson and David Chapman voted with a council majority not to ask

Clash with Mt. A. averted
Ashland Daily Tidings - The Ashland City Council will not be asking the Mt. Ashland Association to hold off on logging until a lawsuit over the Mt. Ashland Ski and Snowboard Resort expansion is settled. On Tuesday night, a council majority voted against adopting a

Waterville Valley Ski and Snowboard Swap Fundraiser Set for …
First Tracks, UT - Aug 24, 2006… Trail Smashers Ski Educational Foundation (BBTS) and the Waterville Valley Academy have once again scheduled their annual Ski and Snowboard Swap fundraiser at …

Hamilton Dedicates Facility in Former Root Family Residence
Hamilton College News, NY - Aug 24, 2006… The building includes offices for the Bike Co-op, the Ski and Snowboard Guild and the administrative offices of Director of Outdoor Leadership Andrew Jillings …

Because Our Leaders Are Not Busy Enough Running The Country
Freeskier Magazine - Aug 24, 2006… And what exactly is this legislation, you ask? It sa bill called House Resolution 979, which would declare January National ski and snowboard month. …

Snowballs: SNOWBOARD, Killington, Ski Huts & More
Skipressworld, Canada - Aug 1, 2006Hailey, Idaho (Ski Press)-Barely one month after announcing that it wouldn t be able to publish its first issue this season, SNOWBOARD Magazine has entered …

Inside Quiksilver
Orange County Business Journal (subscription), California - Aug 25, 2006… Executives surf at lunch, skateboard, snowboard, party, hang with family, travel and commonly work until midnight, even on weekends. …

Snowboard Camps in the Desert
First Tracks, UT - Aug 15, 2006… he concept of skiing or snowboarding in this arid Middle Eastern city is peculiar enough, but Ski Dubai, the colossal new indoor ski and snowboard center in …

Rochester mat rat
Olympian - Except, maybe, the frequency of losses. Eastman, the pride of Rochester High School’s wrestling program, is 88-4 in a three-year prep career with top-three finishes at the Mat Classic state championships each season. The water skiing and snowboard

Utah designer’s brain is always buzzin’ with ideas
Deseret News - That was the beginning of Ogio, which makes bags for travel, sports, golf, motocross, snowboard, baseball, skateboarding, surfing, laptops and school. Who knew the world needed another gym bag? Ogio has experienced 20 percent annual growth in

Manhattan Portage Carries Heavier BTB Book
dmnews.com - Targets included urban-styled fashion boutiques, bike shops, skateboard and snowboard stores, moped dealerships and shoe outlets aimed at the youth market. The mailings were addressed to the attention of each store’s bag buyer. “We are not blanket

Blue Tomato wins two European Retail Solution Awards
Surfers Village - Surfersvillage Global Surf News , 18 August, 2006 : - - Austrian retailer Blue Tomato was honored with not one but two awards in Birmingham, England, for its on-line store, the world’s largest snowboard web shop. The company beat a number of entered

Preparing pocketbooks for ski season 
It may be mid-August, but ski season is creeping back into the conversations and minds of locals and visitors.

Ski club names new alpine director 
After nearly two months and a search that spanned the entire country, the Aspen Valley Ski and Snowboard Club has finally found its man.

Squaw in the summer
Monterey County Herald - For example, you can take the High Camp Loop, which is a one-mile gentle slope that, in winter, is used as the area’s beginner ski and snowboard slopes. Great views of Lake Tahoe are the reward for a one-mile hike from High Camp to the top of Gold

Olympic Stars Coming To Idaho
KBCI 2 Boise - Tamarack Resort is thrilled to be named the final stop on the country’s greatest snowboard competition series, the 2006-07 Chevrolet U.S. Snowboard Grand Prix. On February 24-25, 2007, U.S. Olympic medalists and world-class snowboarders will go head

Lighter Side
Turkish Daily News - During the week the Turkish Daily News briefly reported the first leg of the Jim Beam Big Air Pro Tour snowboard event at Uludag and mentioned that the second leg will take place at Kartalkaya next Saturday. Uludag, near Bursa, is a famous winter

A wish come true and a little more
Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber, WA - 11 hours agoBy ALLISON ARTHUR. Ben Stark wished for a snowboard. K2 … had. As for the snowboard, Stark asked for special grap year to the board. …

VAS Unveils Fall Snowboard DVD Lineup
Transworld Business Magazine, CA - Aug 21, 2006… is excitedly resuming distribution of Whiteout Films titles and, for the first time ever, is proud to offer the Golden Ticket snowboard sweepstakes in …

Carson City comes up on top for business relocation 
When a leading bicycle parts distributor relocates to Carson City in late October, it will bring with it employees looking for affordable housing.

Sharp curve eyed after crash 
It was hard to find 18-year-old Joseph E. Shafer sitting still. He loved to bicycle, snowboard, work on cars and fish. “He loved life, and he lived every day to be part of it,” his mother, Shannon Shafer, said Tuesday from her White Bear Township home.

Jesse Howe rants about slow openings on powder days 
Jesse Howe, our Natives South America resort reporter, brings us his take on the differences between the Northern & Southern hemisphere ski & snowboard scenes.

Flow Snowboarding Launches All-New Website 
Flow launches a state-of-the art website to showcase their new 2007 snowboarding product collection plus all new team and news sections (PRWEB Aug 16, 2006) Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/chachingpr.php/U3F1YS1IYWxmLUxvdmUtTWFnbi1JbnNlLVplcm8=

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DubaiSki Dubai, the first indoor ski resort in the Middle East, announced the introduction of top level snowboard training in the UAE, with the launch of a series of summer camps sponsored by Burton, a legend in the sport.

Rock ‘N’ Roll 
Confused by rock these days? Emo, hardcore, indie, nu-metal … maybe it’s time to go back to when rock’n'roll was simple. Best of the Best, a show touring the country, features some icons of New Zealand music including Johnny Devlin and Ray Columbus.

Mountain Creek Resort Officially Opens The Appalachian 
VERNON, N.J., Aug. 15 /PRNewswire/ — Mountain Creek resort officially opened The Appalachian, a condominium hotel, located slopeside at the resort in Vernon, New Jersey.

The Forzani Group Ltd.: Ski Canada Teams Up with Sport Chek to Offer the First Ever Sport Chek Skiers’ Gear Guide 
CALGARY, ALBERTA– - Sport Chek a corporate banner of The Forzani Group Ltd. , Canada’s largest retailer of sporting goods has teamed up with Canada’s leading ski publication, Ski Canada Magazine to bring consumers the first ever Ski Canada Sport Chek Skiers’ Gear Guide.

OB Q&A: Highgear’s Mike Hosey 
AUGUST 08, 2006 — Highgear was born in the Appalachian Mountains in 1999, when outdoor enthusiast Mike Hosey had a vision to create his own unique line of compact and affordable outdoor navigational tools.