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Top Picks | Getting Out Activities to do and see
Seattle Times - Team Teen Ski and Snowboard trip: Teens can meet with friends to ski and snowboard at Stevens Pass. 7:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Jan. 25. Depart from the Lynnwood Parks and Recreation office, 18900 44th Ave. W. Cost for transportation only: $19-$21. Registration

Local resorts help trim the cost of skiing, add some fun
Idaho Statesman - are a veteran Idaho skier or snowboarder, or a newbie to the joys of the coldest part of the year, there are many ways to enjoy being on the mountain this season. Here are some suggestions: CHURCH AND SKIING On Christmas Day you can ski or snowboard at

Miscellaneous For Sale
Mount Vernon News - Woman s Snowboard & Boots, used twice. Marker Full 149, Vans woman s boots Size 7, $300/both. Call 740-501-4319.

Bits of Pearl
Spokane Spokesman-Review - On a lighter note, Smith said he wishes “life sports” class was available when he was in school (in the Middle Ages?) where students take time during school to ski and snowboard. Daily Briefing In Brief The Inlander is coming out with its first

New stores on board at Waterfront
Edinburgh News - A SURF, skateboarding and snowboard store is one of a string of new outlets at Leith s multi-million pound shopping and leisure complex. Record store HMV, women s lingerie specialists La Senza and sandwich-makers O Brien s have also been

Gifts for skiers and snowboarders
MSNBC - from the best slopes and lessons to the top lodges, restaurants and apr s-ski haunts. Award-winning journalists visit each of these resorts, from the Rockies to the Alps, to bring readers everything they need to plan their perfect ski or snowboard

business briefs
Caspar Star-Tribune - The six-story, 72-room Hotel Terra includes a fitness center, a rooftop hot tub, two restaurants, and a snowboard and ski rental and retail shop, according to a press release. Per hour compensation nears $28 Private industry employer costs for employee

Lindsay quit coke & got hooked on sex with me
News of World - TROUBLED Hollywood star Lindsay Lohan has traded her dangerous DRUGS habit for a manic addiction to SEX, the lover she picked up in rehab has revealed. Speaking for the first time of their fling, snowboard daredevil Riley Giles told how the wild

Edward and Sophie send bizarre Christmas card - featuring the tycoon
Daily Mail - In February 2003, Ritblat, the 72-year-old president of the British Ski and Snowboard Federation, offered the royal couple an allexpenses-paid trip to upmarket Swiss ski resort St Moritz in return for their patronage of the organisation. And the

Nominees for top sports stories of the year
Glenwood Springs Post Independent - Schneiter covers record ground with snowboard Glenwood Springs High School cross-country coach Michael Schneiter tackled a world record at February s 24 Hours of Sunlight at Sunlight Mountain Resort, covering 36,048 vertical feet with a snowboard in

Lindsay s rehab lover reveals her sex addiction
Zee News - London, Dec 23: Lindsay Lohan might have washed her hands off drug addiction, but now the troubled star s rehab lover has revealed that she has traded the habit for a manic compulsion for sex. The snowboard daredevil Riley Giles said that the

Latest News
dBusinessNews.com - Youth Enrichment Services Kicks Off Its 40th Annual Educational Ski/Snowboard Program for Boston Area Kids in December Bolstered By Generous Donations in Time and Resources By Volunteers, Ski Areas and Others Boston - BOSTON — Youth Enrichment

Festive spirits
Guardian Unlimited - Stand-up comedy by Phill Jupitus, Jo Brand, Ed Byrne et al, live bands and DJs, and ski and snowboard competitions mean that even if the pistes have turned to mud, there’ll be plenty of entertainment. EasyJet flies to Geneva from around 85. See

Winter in Maine
Sun-Journal - How to wheelie like a pro on a snowboard A wheelie is an old trick that goes back at least as far as roller skating does and most likely much further. It seems that any time any body has a vehicle with four wheels they need to find a way to make it

‘Tis season to reflect and be thankful for snow
Sun-Journal - Ski Team media guide gave me a quick reference source with all the team members, alpine, cross country, jumping, freestyle and snowboard. Earlier editions also listed past champions, both national and international, and a full list of alumni members

Talk about an Auss-ome day on the slopes! Doody sisters soar down
Calgary Sun - It’s not often that your younger, much cooler sister breezes into town with her snowboard under her arm, inviting you to join her for a mid-week snow day at Lake Louise before she jets off to Europe. In the name of quality holiday family time, I felt

Latest News
dBusinessNews.com - Youth Enrichment Services Kicks Off Its 40th Annual Educational Ski/Snowboard Program for Boston Area Kids in December Bolstered By Generous Donations in Time and Resources By Volunteers, Ski Areas and Others Boston - BOSTON — Youth Enrichment

Christmas gifts for skiers and snowboarders
MSNBC - from the best slopes and lessons to the top lodges, restaurants and apr s-ski haunts. Award-winning journalists visit each of these resorts, from the Rockies to the Alps, to bring readers everything they need to plan their perfect ski or snowboard

High-schoolers launch Operation Donation
Eagle-Tribune - One lucky kid will get a new snowboard. The presents will be distributed among 100 children in DSS custody around the state, up to the age of 17. The student council orchestrated the gift drive, dubbed Operation Donation, according to DiGregory.

Keystone Announces Plans to Install a New Eight-Passenger, State-of
MSN MoneyCentral - KEYSTONE, Colo., Dec. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Today, Keystone announced plans to install a new state-of-the-art eight-passenger gondola to replace the current six-passenger River Run Gondola for the 2008-2009 ski and snowboard season. A key

Police Report
MSNBC - Dec. 14 — 1000 block of La Mesa Drive. Tools taken. Reported at 3:52 p.m. Dec. 15 — 1100 block of Hill View Way. Money, knives and other items taken. Reported at 11:19 a.m. Dec. 15 — 500 block of Cedar Street. Snowboard taken. Reported at 11:21 a

NBA Kings’ owner arrested
Rocky Mountain News - According to a biography on K2’s Web site, Hernreich is a board member for The Vail Valley Foundation and The Snowboard Outreach Society. He is developing the Edwards Condominiums, designed by architect Daniel Libeskind, and has homes in Sacramento

Peak Performance
Time - The result is a snowboard that grips when you need it to and otherwise slips over everything like, yes, a banana peel. A stiffened tip and tail increase stability off big landings in the terrain park, which is where the board’s garish yellow color

Area seems to take Saturday’s big snowfall in stride
Pantagraph - Williams had an added challenge when his playmates lay behind the mound so he would jump over them on his snowboard. As the boys rested at the foot of the hill, Dionte bit into a snowball. It tastes good, he said. Edith Brady-Lunny, Jim Ensign and

Rising sun, falling prices
Guardian Unlimited - I’m whizzing through a forest on my snowboard. The trees are widely spaced, and the open meadows - buried under perfect, thick powder - are great for speed. By the time I get down to the chairlift, my legs are burning and I’m breathing heavy clouds

Hoodoo prays for more snow
Corvallis Gazette-Times - At the mid-valley s nearest ski and snowboard destination, Hoodoo Mountain Resort, the staff is praying for snow. Hoodoo experienced a record number of patrons last year, with about 90,000 visitors during its 110 open days. But this year the resort

Aspen’s Bleiler wins Grand Prix opener
Aspen Times - Gretchen Bleiler inverts above the halfpipe at Breckenridge’s Peak 8 on her way to taking first place in the U.S. Snowboard Grand Prix on Saturday. (Eric Drummond/Summit Daily News)

Ski Report
ESPN.com - Hyland Ski Snowboard — Sun 4:48p packed powder machine groomed 12 - 36 base 14 of 14 trails, 100% open, 8 of 8 lifts, sm Mon-Fri: 3p-9p; Sat/Sun: 9a-5p; Lutsen Mountains — Mon 7:54a packed powder 18 - 36 base 40 of 90 trails, 43% open, 6 of 9 lifts

Ski buses out in full force today
Salt Lake Tribune - Ski and snowboard racks, formally mounted outside the bus, were moved inside so riders can get out of the cold weather faster. The new buses, supplied at a cost of $3.6 million, are also more powerful and efficient than their predecessors

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Got Air?
KIDK - In Island Park they’re sailing the day away. Ken Lucas: “You’re just flying away on the surface of the snow just sliding along at 20 to 30 miles an hour.” Young and old turned out for a sport which uses skis or a snowboard, a harness and a sail. Ken

News Minute: Here is the latest Vermont news from The Associated Press
WCAX - The Burlington-based snowboard maker calls it poaching. It Website says poaching is a boarder’s patriotic duty. MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - The Vermont Office of Professional Regulation is monitoring Rite-Aid pharmacies in Randolph and downtown Burlington

Rising sun, falling prices
Guardian Unlimited - I’m whizzing through a forest on my snowboard. The trees are widely spaced, and the open meadows - buried under perfect, thick powder - are great for speed. By the time I get down to the chairlift, my legs are burning and I’m breathing heavy clouds

Hidden Valley opens with a bang
Daily American Online - All new, user friendly rental ski and snowboard equipment was purchased, and additional snowmaking and slope grooming equipment is now on line. To speed service, there are many more computer terminals across the resort. The ski shop, restaurants and

Mixed reactions to Taos allowing snowboarders
Albuquerque Tribune - He’s thrilled by the decision, especially after years of sneaking up the mountain with his snowboard before the season started and after it ended so he could enjoy the slopes, too, he said. “I grew up skiing in Taos - it’s an awesome mountain,” Median

Watching Out For You
KVBC - Tahoe-area ski resorts say a California vibe, a strong snowboard culture and proximity to Reno is helping them buck a national trend of aging skiers. UNR student brain dead after a fall down stairs A tragic accident on the University of Nevada, Reno

‘Like you’re floating on clouds’
Union - A month ago, Stewart landed his dream job at Mountain Recreation and couldn’t be happier. “I always thought working in a snowboard shop would be the sickest thing ever,” Stewart said. ooo To contact Staff Writer Laura Brown, e-mail lbrown@theunion.com

Outdoors Notebook | Chinook forecast looks promising
Seattle Times - Husky Winter Sports, a student-run club at the University of Washington, is hosting a ski and snowboard school at Snoqualmie Pass. Lessons are open for students 18 and older, children and families. Lesson are 2:30-5 p.m. Saturdays, and 11 a.m.-1:30 p

Boarders jump new bump
Salt Lake Tribune - There’s a lot of money to be gained not only from the snowboarding community, but pro-am snowboard events.” And Zach added: “This argument that boarders are unsafe while skiers are in better control and are less likely to hit you is totally

Local Landmark Faces Financial Troubles Save Email Print
KOLO TV Reno - Six decades of Northern Nevadans have learned to ski and snowboard there, but now a landmark program is in financial trouble. The Sky Tavern Junior Ski Program is facing tough times. After a bad snow year, last winter, the program’s registration

Saturday ski and snowboard report for Heavenly, Sierra-at-Tahoe and
Tahoe Daily Tribune - Good morning. Here is Saturday s ski and snowboard report for South Shore’s closest ski resorts, Sierra-at-Tahoe, Kirkwood Mountain Resort and Heavenly Mountain Resort. With cold weather and a snowpack that hasn t melted off much since last week

Canadian women nab World Cup long-track medals
Edmonton Journal - skins for a total of $17,000, defeating reigning Brier and World champion Glenn Howard of Coldwater, Ont., who earned three skins for $4,000. Morison rides to bronze Canadian Matthew Morison took third place in the men’s parallel giant slalom snowboard

Ski resorts, industry say chairlifts are safe, provided riders take
Tahoe Daily Tribune - California Ski and Snowboard Safety Organization co-founder Stan Gale said skiers and snowboarders can’t rely on the snow beneath them to prevent injuries or death. “Chairlift safety is independent of snow surface,” Gale said. “Falling into fluffy

Winter Winnipesaukee
Hartford Courant - Water-skiers downhill ski and snowboard instead at Gunstock Mountain Resort and Ragged Mountain. Hikers can trek (or drive) through a mile of festive light displays at Campton’s White Mountain Holiday Magic Light Park. Roasting marshmallows by the

Aspen World Cup downhill a go
Aspen Times - Persistent precipitation coupled with low visibility forced Aspen Winternational chief of race Jim Hancock and officials from the United States Ski and Snowboard Association and International Ski Federation to cancel the race Friday. Hancock said

Slot Machines: The Fey Collection on display
Nevada Appeal - Junior Ski/Snowboard registration Open to all children ages 9 (or in fourth grade) to 18 years old. Cost is $225 per participant, includes lift tickets, ski or snowboard instruction (all levels), six Sundays on the slopes, transportation to and from

Hidden Valley Ski Area opens Saturday
Green Bay Press-Gazette - Lodl also plans to add to the snowboard park, which will include ramps and poles. The snowboard park will not be open this weekend. Last season, Hidden Valley opened Dec. 9, but the grand opening wasn’t held until February due to a stretch of 50

Rescue workers search one more day for snowboarders
Seattle Post Intelligencer - Rescue workers looking for three snowboarders missing since last weekend at Crystal Mountain were hoping clear weather Saturday would help them find the men, although searchers believe the men likely have died. If efforts were unsuccessful Saturday

Early holiday gift for areas
Boston Online - The British Columbia mountain that will host the Alpine skiing events for the 2010 Winter Olympics is launching an innovative program to deter ski and snowboard theft. The security team at Whistler Blackcomb, some 70 miles north of Vancouver, has

Mount Sima hill close to opening for 2007-08 season
Whitehorse Star Daily - Gary McWaters and his seven-member team have been putting in long hours of work for the past couple of months in an attempt to get the ski and snowboard lodge ready for business. We have been working here for two months, which isn t nearly long

A brewski we can call our own
Edmonton Journal - This is not a mystery mansion, though it is as inconspicuous as it is spacious. Young men in TV ads aren’t crashing the joint by rocket pack. There is no sasquatch on a snowboard outside. No bikini-clad women in a hot tub inside. Yes there is beer

Ski resorts not just talking about the weather; Blue Mountain
Owen Sound Sun Times - They’re all located on Smart Alec, which is our central ski and snowboard run, in the middle of the hill. We blow snow onto that hill and sometimes we make piles and take it to other locations with our groomers,” O’Neil said. “We rely very heavily

Lindsay Done with Pouty-Face Riley
Entertainment Online - LiLo’s Friends Were Not Impressed: “They thought he was unsophisticated and told her she should have left him in Utah with his snowboard,” says the source. “He never paid. Yeah, we know Lindsay is the rich and famous one, but come on. Be the man

Janet Smith Crowned America’s Most Gifted Wrapper
Forbes - With bows, ribbons and Scotch tape in hand, Smith and her worthy competitors elegantly wrapped the ultimate “Winter Wonderland” gifts - a pair of ladies ice skates, a snowboard with boots and bindings attached, and a 2008 Yamaha Phazer Snowmobile!

Austrian ends U.S. streak in downhill
Denver Post - Ski and Snowboard Association and a former coach. “It’s snowing, the light’s difficult and he skied great. He attacked. Right now he’s very confident and he’s a big, powerful guy. He just did a great job. We’re really excited about him and excited

Lilo tries to sell off memories
Tonight South Africa - They thought he was unsophisticated and told her she should have left him in Utah with his snowboard. “He never paid. We know Lindsay is the rich and famous one, but come on. Be the man once in a while! Pay for a round of cokes. I mean, they weren’t

Stowe film festival runs through Saturday
Burlington Free Press - This full length film presents a host of international snowboard starts in their natural winter environment, from the east coast to wherever the snow takes them. Friday : “Schralptown,” a Thrillhead Creations production, at RimRocks. A grassroots

Swatch sponsors Freecaster’s snowboard and freeski channels
sportbusiness.com - Swiss watch maker Swatch agreed a sponsorship deal with Freecaster.tv, the extreme sports online video portal. The Swatch sponsored Freecaster snowboard and freeski channels will to further cover the most dynamic winter sports with the highest