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Skiing Reviews - August 2010

NZ NATIONAL ALPINE CHAMPIONSHIPS UNDERWAY

August 31st 2010 13:14
Under broken cloud cover, the long awaited New Zealand
National Alpine Championships kicked off today at Coronet
Peak. Teams from the southern hemisphere, North America
Slovenia and Switzerland will be competing with an overall
field of 85 male and 62 female athletes.

The giant slalom event was held on The Hurdle trail. Temperature
was a comfortable one degree celsius. Snow depths varied
from 90 cm at the base to 120 cm at the summit.

The National Championship races will be followed by the
Australia/New Zealand Cup Races.



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HUNTER MOUNTAIN'S NEW SIX-PACK CHAIR

August 30th 2010 13:55
Hunter Mountain, that venerable powerhouse of Catskills
skiing and riding, is presently installing a six-pack
detachable high-speed chairlift. The new Leitner Poma
chairlift replaces an older four-seater detachable chairlift.

Dubbed "The Kaatskill Flyer," the new lift will cut lift
line waits, getting more people up the mountain faster.
This is both good and bad. Remember whatever goes up,
usually comes down the mountain fast.

This means that while lift waits will be shorter, there will be more
skiers and riders contending for space on the trails coming

down--picture pinball machine action.

Overall though, new lifts are a positive thing for skiers and riders.
It means the mountain is reinvesting in its future than taking the money
out before falling into bankruptcy proceedings.

Hunter Mountain is a well run privately owned ski area without
meddling by corporate suits who have driven many a fine resort
into the ground. Can anyone say, "American Skiing Company?"
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TAOS MOUNTAIN MUSIC FESTIVAL

August 26th 2010 12:49
This year, the second coming of the Taos Mountain Music
Festival promises to be even better than last summer's
inaugural event where over 4000 attended.

Set in the beautiful outdoor setting of Taos Ski Valley,
the September fifth event kicks off at 10 a.m., and rocks
into the night.

Headlined by former Allman Brother, Warren Haynes' Gov't
Mule band, the festival promises to deliver a Woodstockesque
vibe. The Yonder Mountain String Band, Shemekia Copeland,
Mia Borders, Mariachi Calor and Radio La Chusma will be rocking
the mountain throughout the day.

There will be a Strawberry Fair scene with food vendors, things
to do for the kids and of course, merchandise of all sorts for sale.

Tickets are a reasonable US$42 advanced sale; US$48 at the
gate. A very fair price for a 12 hour concert jam!

Plenty of hotel rooms are available and the festival organizers
promise to deliver your tickets to your room if you order ahead of time.
RV sites are also available but the tent sites are already sold out.

For further info about tickets and lodging, call: 800-517-9816
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HOLIDAY VALLEY SPENDS $4 MILLION

August 25th 2010 14:22
Western New York State's most popular ski area, Holiday
Valley has dropped another $4 million this summer on a
new quad chairlift, snowmaking pipes, new trails and


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FIRS VERMONT RAIL LAM OF SEASON

August 24th 2010 13:22
Yup, it's that time of year again to get ready for skiing and
riding in North America. And what better way then to
participate in a Rail Jam on snow


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MITTERSILL CHAIRLIFT PROJECT UNDERWAY

August 23rd 2010 13:50
After a 26 year hiatus, a chairlift will once again spin this
season at the legendary Mittersill ski area tucked away in
the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Last Friday


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CANYONS SPENDING SPREE

August 22nd 2010 15:19
Fresh from the dying last grasp of former owner, The American
Skiing Company, The Canyons Resort of Utah is forging
ahead with a plethora of exciting new projects


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TWO NEW LIFTS FOR SUMMIT AT SNOQUALMIE

August 20th 2010 15:14
This summer two new chairlifts are being strung up the
sides of the Summit at Snoqualmie ski area. The Pacific
northwest ski area is planning to open the long abandoned backside


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FIRST 3D SKI & SNOWBOARD MOVIE

August 19th 2010 13:08
The world's first bona fide, feature length 3D and HD ski and
snowboard movie "Light the Wick" premieres September 18
in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. If the trailer is any indicator of


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NEW CHAIRLIFT FOR LES 2 ALPES

August 18th 2010 12:42
With the summer glacier ski and ride season in full swing,
France's Les 2 Alpes is also busy installing a new Poma
built quad chairlift. The new chair is going up on the


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WHITEWATER'S GLORY RIDGE CHAIRLIFT

August 17th 2010 12:48
Whitewater Ski Resort's Glory Ridge triple chairlift installation
project and new trail clearing is underway. The used
Doppelmayr triple chairlift was purchased from Vail and shipped


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SKIER DIES ON K2

August 16th 2010 12:40
Swedish skier and mountaineer, Frederick Ericsson perished
on August 6 during an expedition to become the first to ski from
the summit of 28,253-ft K2 in northern Pakistan. Reports


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ASCUTNEY MOUNTAIN'S AGONY

August 15th 2010 13:03
Once again, Vermont's constantly beleaguered ski
area, Ascutney Mountain is bankrupt. Odds are good
that the place will be mothballed this winter unless


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LEARN TO SKI JUMP THIS SUMMER

August 10th 2010 19:23
If you got the itch to strap on some boards, either skis or a snowboard
this summer and do some sliding off a jump without freezing
your behind off, Lake Placid has a learn-to-jump-on-any-gear


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SOUTHERN SKI PIONEER PASSES

August 9th 2010 19:55
It is with great regret that we note the recent passing of native
Austrian and southern United States ski pioneer, Sepp Kober
at the fulfilled age of 88


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DRIVE THE LOON MOUNTAIN TRAIN

August 8th 2010 12:24
Ever have a "burning" desire to engineer a ski area's train?
Say what?

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WICKED LONG WATERVILLE WEEKENDS

August 6th 2010 12:33
Waterville Valley, tucked away in the White Mountain National
Forest of New Hampshire, is offering "wicked long weekends"
this coming season. They work like this: for the same price


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NEW JET SERVICE INTO STEAMBOAT

August 4th 2010 14:52
Frontier Airlines will begin running new daily jet flights into
Steamboat Springs/Hayden, Colorado on December 16.
The daily 99-passenger aircraft runs, with comfortable leather


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FREESKIING WORLD TOUR AT LAS LENAS

August 3rd 2010 14:29
The Subaru Freeskiing World Tours is coming to Las Lenas
Ski Resort August 25-29. Many of the world's top freeskiers
will be there competing for a US$10,000 prize


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WINTER TUNES AT CORONET PEAK

August 2nd 2010 14:40
New Zealand's Cornet Peak ski area is staging two free concerts
this winter. Dane Rumble will be appearing on August 21 followed
by Midnight Youth on September 18


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TETON PASS SKI RESORT EXPANDS

August 1st 2010 15:44
With brand new owners, Montana's Teton Pass Ski resort
is poised for growth, and get this: affordable lift tickets.
New owner Nick Wood and his investors plan to spend


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