By Elisabeth Vincentelli, CNN For a long time, women’s skis suffered from a phenomenon known as “pink it and shrink it”: take a men’s model, make it shorter (and softer) and give it a pastel top sheet. Thankfully we’ve come a long way since. The offerings have improved and last season the best-selling ski in […]
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By Paul McHugh, Sacramento Bee I suspect Frosty the Snowman is not in truth a jolly, happy soul. Parts of him look stiffened by frostbite, others thoroughly deadened by hypothermia. He must’ve spent a cold night out. That could also explain his frozen grin and blank stare. In a gift-giving season, we all should understand […]
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By Associated Press If Bode Miller wants to return to ski racing this season as he approaches the age of 40, he’s going to have to show U.S. Ski Team head coach Sasha Rearick that he’s still got the necessary speed. “There’s always a chance with Bode — always. But at this point right now […]
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Skiing at various North Shore resorts could benefit the Tahoe Truckee Unified School District Excellence in Education Foundation. Tickets purchased in advance online or at Tahoe Dave’s ski shops at a discounted are valid at Homewood, Northstar, Squaw Valley-Alpine Meadows and Tahoe Donner. Most tickets may be used throughout the season, non-holiday. For more info, call […]
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By Jim Yuskavitch, Sierra It’s been nearly 50 years since one of the last grizzly bears in Washington State’s wild North Cascades was shot and killed. It’s been even longer, more than 90 years, since the last known grizzly vanished from California, where the great bear’s image is still emblazoned prominently on the state flag. […]
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By Jerome Pugmire, AP VAL D’ISERE, FRANCE — A group of American skiers are taking it all off in an effort to raise some money. Five female and six male ski racers have joined together to pose in a nude calendar they hope will help them overcome high costs — and scarce funding — on […]
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By Jenny Kane, Reno Gazette-Journal Forecasters are having difficulty in predicting whether the Reno-Tahoe area will have a white Christmas this year. A system that currently is headed toward the Sierra has a 25 to 35 percent chance of bringing precipitation to the Tahoe basin and northward as early as Thursday and possibly through the weekend, according […]
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By Brad Branan, Sacramento Bee The death of a 64-year-old Aptos man at Mount Rose Ski Resort this month punctuates the fact that the Sierra snow season, for the second year in a row, is starting out with dangerous avalanche conditions. After four years of drought, last season featured similar conditions, with several avalanches reported […]
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By Tony Berendsen Every day Earth is immersed in the light of our nearest star the sun and bathed in the lifeblood of its energy. For most life on our planet the proximity of our star provides an environment of nurturing survival. The distance between Earth and the sun is just right for us, not […]
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By USSA COPPER MOUNTAIN, Colo. – American snowboarders found more success at the final event of the Toyota U.S. Grand Prix weekend: the Team USA Winter Champions Series big air. Jamie Anderson (Meyers) landed the win for the women and Ryan Stassel (Anchorage) took third for the men. It was the defending Olympic slopestyle champion’s […]
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