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Skiing Reviews - June 2010

ZIP LINES FOR SUNDAY RIVER

June 30th 2010 14:30
As ski areas add to their summer attractions mix, Sunday
River in Maine is not to be left behind. This summer, in
addition to mountain biking, hiking and scenic chondola
(part chairlift, part gondola) rides, the ski area is offering
Geocaching.

Geocaching involves taking an adventure hike in search of
11 hidden GPS coordinates scattered throughout the mountain
peaks.

Come August, five zip lines, ranging from 100-ft to 300-ft will
be in operation if all goes according to plan. The lines, strung
near the South Ridge Base, will cross ravines and other

obstacles for the added thrill factor.
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NORTH AMERICAN GLACIER SKIING

June 28th 2010 15:06
The summer glacier skiing and riding season is underway
on Blackcomb's Horstman Glacier in British Columbia. A
summer mini-pipe is currently under construction along with
terrain park hits.

Two T-bars serve the glacier, the Horstman and the Showcase
Ts. The ski and ride day runs from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. daily,
weather and conditions permitting.

It's not inexpensive though. The lift tariff is a heft C$55 per day
but the price per day drops with the purchase of a five-day pass
for C$228.

In addition to the skiing and riding, there's lift-served mountain biking,

hiking and just plain old relaxing sightseeing lift rides throughout the
summer at Blackcomb.
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SNOW DUMPS ON MT. HUTT

June 25th 2010 15:07
The New Zealand ski season is off to an impressive
start. More than 58 centimeters of snow has dumped
upon Mt. Hutt over the past few days with more
white gold on the way.

Presently there is a hefty 1.25 meter base depth at the
summit of Mt. Hutt and 1.05 meters at the bottom. The
mountain plans to open the Triple Chair as soon as
possible.

For 10-19 year-olds looking for affordable ski and ride
coaching this season, Mt. Hutt is offering a "Cheapskates
Academy" every Sunday. For NZ$545 participants receive
five hours of coaching each Sunday from June 27 till September
12.
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FOR SALE: WHISTLER BLACKCOMB

June 24th 2010 13:21
Yeah baby. Gotta a couple of billion Canadian dollars lying around?
If you do, contact the Fortress Investment Group, the current
owners of the Whistler Blackcomb Resort about buying the


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SNOW BASIN POISED FOR GROWTH

June 22nd 2010 13:22
Snow Basin, where many of the '02 Olympic events were
held, has submitted a master plan for expansion. The plan
calls for a new entry portal to cut drive time from Salt Lake


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NZ PARKING LOT HELISKIING

June 18th 2010 13:35
If by chance you get bored skiing the runs of Mt. Hutt
on New Zealand's South Island, there is an aerial escape
to more excitement


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CRANMORE MOUNTAIN SOLD

June 17th 2010 13:31
In the trading properties game, common among ski resort
related corporations, a small ski area in New Hampshire has
changed hands


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BLAME IT ON THE OLYMPICS

June 16th 2010 13:34
Skier visits in the Canadian west were down last season
due in part to the staging of the Winter Olympics in
the Vancouver region


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CHEAP SEASON PASS SEASON

June 14th 2010 15:36
It's that time of the year again for northern hemisphere skiers
and riders to seriously consider buying a season pass.
Yeah I know, it's June. Time for to spend bucks on summer


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PENNSYLVANIA SKI AREA FOR SALE

June 13th 2010 14:02
A small northeastern Pennsylvania ski area is up for sale.
Located about two hours from Manhattan, Hickory Ridge
Resort is an all-season income generating property


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MT HUTT OPENS SATURDAY

June 11th 2010 13:47
New Zealand's Mount Hutt is blasting snow in preparation
for Saturday's opening day. Up to a one meter base
awaits skiers and riders


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VERMONT SKIER NUMBERS UP

June 10th 2010 14:29
In spite of an up and down winter, weather wise, skier
visits to Vermont resorts were up by 1.4 percent. The
Vermont Ski Area Associations released the final tally


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NZ AVALANCHE SWEEPS SKI PATROLLER AWAY

June 9th 2010 13:29
Even though the New Zealand ski season is just beginning,
an avalanche yesterday swept a Coronet Peak ski patroller
away. The early season avalanche was triggered yesterday


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ROLLER COASTERS FOR SKI AREAS

June 8th 2010 13:46
Seems like the next big thing trend for ski areas is installing
mountain coasters--a gravity powered roller coaster ride.
Developed by Wiegand company of Rasdorf, Germany, their


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2015 WORLD ALPINE SKI CHAMPIONSHIPS AWARDED TO VAIL/BEAVER CREEK

June 7th 2010 12:39
The FIS, the world governing body of ski competitions has
awarded the prestigious 2015 World Alpine Ski Championships
to Vail/Beaver Creek Resort in Colorado


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AUSTRALIA'S MT BULLER HOSTS OLYMPIANS

June 2nd 2010 12:26
As Australia's ski areas gear up for the busy ski season ahead,
Mt Buller plans to welcome in the new season with a gala
opening weekend celebration commencing June 12


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