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SNOWDOME BURTON FREESTYLE CAMP COMING

July 28th 2010 14:15
For the third year, the popular two night Burton Freestyle Camp
is coming to England's Tamworth Snowdome. The camp
features Burton Team Riders Lit 'T and Chris Kightley coaching,
along with some of the best snowboarders in the UK.

The camp is held on the evenings of Tuesday August 3 and Tuesday
August 17 this year. The cost is a reasonable 30 UK pounds per person.

The Tamworth Snowdome is arguably England's best indoor skiing
and riding venue with a mini-snowmobile track, indoor pool,
fitness center and two bars as added attractions. It's located
northeast of Birmingham.



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NY STATE 4TH IN SKIER NUMBERS

July 27th 2010 13:32
New York State ski areas racked up an impressive 4,118,000
skier and tubing visits this past season, up one percent
from the previous season. What may surprise many
people is that New York had more skier visits than Utah!

New York ski area owners have long nurtured day and
weekend ski trippers. Lift ticket rates are relatively
affordable compared to big mountain destination resorts
and travel by roadways is more convenient than dealing
with horrendous airlines.

Over the years, the quality of the New York ski experience
has greatly improved with powerful snowmaking plants,

extensive grooming and high-speed lifts, including two
gondolas.

New York ranks fourth behind Colorado, California and Vermont
in the national skier visit numbers game.
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LOON MOUNTAIN ADDS TREE SKIING

July 26th 2010 13:24
New Hampshire's Loon Mountain has been busy pruning trees
this summer. When the snow flies this December, 20 acres
of new tree skiing will be ready to go!

To insure more terrain is open throughout the season, Loon
is installing a whopping 428 new HKD tower snow guns this
summer. Total snowmaking improvements add up to
US$1.2 million invested in the operation.

Uphill loading wise, 35 new chairs have been added to the
North Peak Chairlift to keep lift waits to a minimum in this
popular section of the mountain,

On the Seven Brothers Chairlift, a moving loading carpet
has been installed to speed the loading process and cut down
on misloads. Misloads are caused by hapless customers
who aren't paying attention and fall behind during the short
chairlift loading window of opportunity.

Last but not least, Loon has added a Beast grooming
machine to keep their terrain parks in good shape.
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CRESTED BUTTE ARTS FESTIVAL THIS WEEKEND

July 25th 2010 12:57
If you're looking for a summertime excuse to visit a ski
resort, this weekend's 38th Annual Arts Festival could
be just the ticket. A little hiking, cool mountain air


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PATS PEAK SPENDING SPREE

July 21st 2010 14:21
New Hampshire's Pats Peak Ski Area has gone on a half a million
dollar spending spree this summer. Snowmaking operations
has received a big push with the purchase of 12 HKD tower


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WYOMING SKI AREA HAS NEW OWNERS

July 15th 2010 14:10
In the hands of bankers for the past two seasons, Wyoming's
Snowy Range Ski Area has been sold to Aaron and Becky
Maddox. This in the couple's baptism by fire into the challenging


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CANADA'S SKI CROSS MERGES WITH ALPINE TEAM

July 12th 2010 14:37
Due in part to the rousing success of Canada's Ski Cross
team in this year's Winter Olympic Games, the team has
become part of Alpine Canada Alpin (ACA). As part of


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DISCOUNTED CANADIAN LIFT TICKETS

July 7th 2010 14:00
The Canadian Ski Council is currently offering their discounted
Lift Pass Program ticket books. From the Atlantic Provinces
to British Columbia, more than 110 ski areas participated in the


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FINALLY, A LIFT FOR MITTERSILL

July 6th 2010 14:43
After a three decade hiatus, lift-served skiing and riding will
return to New Hampshire's legendary Mittersilll ski area.
Founded by Baron Hubert von Pantz in the late forties


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4TH OF JULY NIGHT SKIING

July 1st 2010 13:16
Rather than watching fireworks shows this 4th of July,
why not ski and ride instead? Okay, you have to travel
to Coronet Peak in New Zealand to do it, but the snow


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