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Ski Subsidies
November 13, 2012 8:49 AM
DENVER (AP) - Colorado ski resorts are paying more to airlines for consistent flights into regional mountain airports. Airlines say they need the subsidies because of rising fuel prices and financially strapped vacationers. The Telluride Tourism Board is helping Crested Butte Mountain Resort with a $650,000 revenue-guarantee deal with Allegiant... more » -
Wolf Creek Ski Area opens this weekend
October 29, 2010 8:14 AM
PAGOSA SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - A third Colorado ski resort is opening for the season. Wolf Creek Ski Area in southwest Colorado says it will have three lifts running for opening day Saturday. It says its base was helped by 10 inches of new snow from a storm that... more » -
Snowboarder finally home four months after accident
May 4, 2010 3:40 PM
Snowboarder Kevin Pearce has returned home to Vermont more than four months after an accident on the halfpipe nearly took his life. The 22-year-old, who had been considered one of the top challengers to Olympic gold medalist Shawn White, banged his head on the halfpipe during practice in Park City,... more » -
Buy a Vail ski pass, ski free in Argentina
April 28, 2010 1:44 PM
Holders of Vail Resorts' Epic Pass have another place to ski and ride. Vail Resorts Inc. said Wednesday that people who have or buy Epic Passes for next season can ski and snowboard free this summer at Las Lenas Resort in Argentina, as long as they stay at certain... more » -
Jump like an Olympian
February 28, 2010 8:01 PM
It is practically impossible to watch the Olympics and not be inspired by the sky-high jumps and twists of the ski and snowboard teams. Learning their difficult tricks may not be a realistic goal, but that doesn't mean you can't perfect a front flip or basic jump. If you are... more » -
Snowboarder ready to go again after Colorado ordeal
February 27, 2010 10:51 AM
A snowboarder who survived three days in the Colorado backcountry with a single energy bar for food says he feels well and is ready to return to the slopes Sunday. Forty-two-year-old Wayne Alexander Brown said Friday he'll be more careful next time and will take along his new avalanche beacon... more »
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