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Naming the greatest winter Olympians no easy feat Thursday, September 9, 2010 @ 7:13AMRetired Norwegian cross-country skier Bjorn Daehlie shows off his three gold and one silver Olympic medals won during the Nagano Olympic Games. Daehlie won 12 Winter Olympics gold medals in his career.
Gartner ascends to top of Alpine Canada Thursday, September 9, 2010 @ 1:26AMNew boss of governing body targets medals at Sochi Olympics in four years
Changing room chat: Hermann Maier gears up for South Pole Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 6:11PMSKIING leghend Hermann Maier was never likely to slow down in retirement. After a career spent racing downhill at high speed, the former Olympic and world champion is off to t
Gartner moves off ski hill as coach and into office as Alpine Canada president Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 5:13PMVANCOUVER - Long-time coach Max Gartner is moving off the ski hill into the corporate board room.
Max Gartner moves from ski hill to board room Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 4:38PMVANCOUVER - Long-time coach Max Gartner is moving off the ski hill into the corporate board room.
Middlebury Trailrunner: Circumnavigating Robert Frost country Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 3:29PMOne of the most famous characters to grace the hills of Addison County was America’s poet laureate, Robert Frost. In a earlier post , I joked about the ubiquity of signs alluding to Frost’s presence in the woods of Ripton, so I thought it would be fun to describe a run built on the Robert Frost theme.
Gartner named Alpine Canada president Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 1:30PMAlpine Canada stalwart Max Gartner has been named president of the skiing governing body, it was announced on Wednesday.
Harmon Leon: Dolomite Biking: Are You Experienced? Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 1:29PMWhat's a little pain when I've had one of the most amazing adventures in my life set amongst dramatic and beautiful landscape?
Masters concept taking hold Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 12:17PMPlans for an international Winter Masters Games tournament spanning Otago - possibly attracting 2000 competitors to the region - will be put to the Dunedin City Council within the next two months. read more
In Pawnee, it’s a football field once more, not a pool Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 12:57AMPAWNEE — Fortunately for the Pawnee High School football team last Friday’s game was scheduled to be played at Mount Olive. The Pawnee football field, at least that day, was suited only for swimming, water skiing or fishing.
Canyons returns fire in court Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 6:32PMAn attorney for The Canyons has asked that a negligence lawsuit brought against the ski area by a Summit County family be heard before a jury.
Berthe Renaud O’Farrell Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 5:41PMWife, mother, woman of remarkable kindness and hospitality. Born Feb. 5, 1923, in Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette, Que. Died July 10 in Lévis, Que., of heart failure, aged 87.
Fall City resident among top national mountain bike racers Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 3:22PMWith two national top-five finishes to his credit, it’s been a productive summer for competitive mountain-bike cyclist Chris Bentley.
Writer of infamous 'jump the shark' TV episode defends himself Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 10:01AMThe phrase "jumped the shark" has come to mean that precise moment when a TV show (or more broadly any human endeavor in sports, politics, media) ...
Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Tuesday, Sept 7 Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 9:03AMReuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Tuesday (times GMT):
15 facts about Scotland's European Chapionship qualifier opponents Liechtenstein Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 4:20AM1) The population of the tiny nation of Liechtenstein is just 35,000 - the same size as Falkirk. Ironically, the only time a Scottish team has been drawn against a club fr
Search for teenager missing in Snowys Monday, September 6, 2010 @ 4:55PMA search has resumed for a developmentally delayed teenager missing in the NSW Snowy Mountains.
Work begins on Maine ski resort's expansion Monday, September 6, 2010 @ 4:37PMWork is under way to create hundreds of acres of new skiing terrain at the Sugarloaf ski resort in western Maine. Ski resort - Sports - Skiing - Sugarloaf - Winter Sports
Travel: For skiers, a toasty ride to the top Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 3:55AMUtah's fastest-growing ski area is spending millions of dollars to reconfigure the mountain and add North America's first heated chair lift with a bubble shield that swings over passengers like a pair of orange goggles.
Mountain bikers can take tram at Alyeska Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 3:10AMFor the first time since its tram opened in 1994, Alyeska Ski Resort will let mountain bikers take their bikes uphill in the tram for a rousing ride down later this month.
Katie Cassidy Chats it up with Bode Miller Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 3:00PMKatie Cassidy, slated to appear on the upcoming season of Gossip Girl, was seen chatting with US Skiing Superstar Bode Miller at the US Open in Flushing Meadows, New York. Miller, Cassidy and one of her friends were seen in a private suite sipping cocktails and talking during a match on Tuesday evening. Although the publicist for Bode Miller declined to comment on the report an unnamed source ...
Sugarloaf is adding ski terrain to vie for East's largest resort Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 10:43AMPORTLAND, Maine — A plan by Sugarloaf ski resort to more than double its skiable terrain will make it the biggest ski area east of the Rocky Mountains, and knock Vermont's Killington Resort out of the top spot, Sugarloaf officials said yesterday. Sugarloaf - Rocky Mountains - Ski resort - Sports - Maine
Abercrombie & Kent Launches Luxury Ski Chalet Collection Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 8:00AMLuxury travel company Abercrombie & Kent is broadening its highly acclaimed villa rental portfolio with a clutch of luxury ski chalets in the French and Swiss Alps.
Sugarloaf plotting to unseat Killington Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 3:06AMPORTLAND, Maine — Sugarloaf ski resort’s plan to more than double the amount of its skiable terrain will make it the biggest ski area east of the Rocky Mountains and knock Vermont’s Killington Resort out of the No. 1 spot, Sugarloaf officials said Wednesday. ... - By CLARKE CANFIELD the Associated Press
Maine's Sugarloaf ski resort to add glades area Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 3:13PMSugarloaf ski resort's plan to more than double the amount of its skiable terrain will make it the biggest ski area east of the Rocky Mountains and knock Vermont's Killington Resort out of the No. 1 spot, Sugarloaf officials said Wednesday. Ski resort - Rocky Mountains - Sports - Ski - Vermont
Ski. Stevens: Coach Landstedt welcomes Tyler Shepherd to UNM ski team staff Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 2:33PMTyler Shepherd (right), the New Mexico Lobos' new alpine ski coach, was happily cruising along as the coach for the U.S. Olympic ski cross team when the squad was disbanded. Shepherd was looking for a job and Lobo Coach Fredrik Landstedt (left) was looking for a coach. "Lucky for us, the U.S. Ski Team cancelled their ski cross team," said Landstedt. "That allowed us to get the best possible ...
Utah ski areas add bubble chair, amenities Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 1:48PMPARK CITY, Utah - Utah's fastest growing ski area is spending millions of dollars to reconfigure the mountain and add North America's first heated chair lift with a bubble shield that swings over passengers like a pair of orange goggles.
Utah ski areas add amenities like bubble chair Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 1:17PMUtah's fastest growing ski area is adding North America's first heated chair lift with a bubble shield that swings over passengers like a pair of orange goggles.
Chasing the gold Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 12:33PMTom and Sandy Lynum have chased the five rings four times. This year, they are at it again.
Utah Ski Areas Add Amenities Like Bubble Chair Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 8:53AMUtah Ski Resorts Add Amenities Like The Bubble Chair, With Seats Warmed To 55 Degrees
Tech across New England: Hammerhead Sleds grows with downhill thrills Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 7:49AMMass High Tech looked at startups poised to lead the economic recovery because of their technology, management team or growth potential. With only one full-time employee and some part-timers, Hammerhead sleds this year sold its 4,000th sled, and the company believes it is primed for a national splash.
Lubow named to2011 VARA team Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 5:46AMCLARENDON -L.J. LuBow, 19, of Clarendon, was named to the 2011 Vermont Alpine Racing Association Team in recognition of his outstanding 2010 ski racing results. ... - STAFF REPORTS
Northeast Ohio tourists staying closer to home Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 12:16AMWhether it's the Great Geauga County Fair opening this week, the annual Area Geneva Grape Jamboree later this month or the Captains playing at Classic Park in Eastlake, state and local tourism leaders are optimistic this year about Northeast Ohio as well as the entire state.
Cracking the Cone Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 12:14PMHard and fast or soft and gentle, Nikki Macdonald finds all tastes are satisfied in the Southern Lakes' all-round ski town.
Laura Viscome remembered by family, friends Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 11:10AM LAKE PLACID — Laura Viscome, who passed away Friday, August 13 at the age of 83, was at the center of Lake Placid always, a fixture in the community who will be missed.
Board approves home improvement contracts Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 3:34AMLEICESTER - Selectmen last night approved contracts for the Community Development Block Grant awarded to the town to provide housing improvement help for low- and middle-income residents in the Cherry Valley area.
SUN EXCLUSIVE Schmuck: 1-on-1 with Cal Ripken Jr. Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 11:56PMIt's hard to believe, but the fresh-faced kid who burst into the Orioles lineup in 1982, caught the final out of the World Series in 1983 and broke Lou Gehrig's supposedly unbreakable consecutive games record in 1995 has reached the half-century mark. Cal Ripken Jr. turns 50 on Tuesday, so we thought it was time to sit down with him and talk about his career, his reaction to the Big 5-0 and his ...
SUN EXCLUSIVE Schmuck: 1-on-1 with Cal Ripken Jr. Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 11:47PMThe Iron Man looks at 50 It's hard to believe, but the fresh-faced kid who burst into the Orioles lineup in 1982, caught the final out of the World Series in 1983 and broke Lou Gehrig's supposedly unbreakable consecutive games record in 1995 has reached the half-century mark.
SUN EXCLUSIVE Schmuck: 1-on-1 with Cal Ripken Jr. Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 6:56PMThe Iron Man looks at 50 It's hard to believe, but the fresh-faced kid who burst into the Orioles lineup in 1982, caught the final out of the World Series in 1983 and broke Lou Gehrig's supposedly unbreakable consecutive games record in 1995 has reached the half-century mark. Cal Ripken Jr. turns 50 on Tuesday, so we thought it was time to sit down with him and talk about his career, his ...
One-on-One with Peter Schmuck: Cal Ripken Jr. Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 6:44PMThe Iron Man looks at 50 The Iron Man looks at 50
Senate to vote on Kyleigh’s Law review, other bills Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 6:34AMThe state Senate meets Monday afternoon to vote on 19 bills in its first full meeting since the body passed a 2 percent property tax cap on July 8.
N.J. Senate to vote on whether to review Kyleigh's Law Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 5:43AMOpponents say red decal makes teens easy target for predators
Top sporting events in Pierce County history Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 3:00AMIn 2015, Chambers Bay will set a new standard for the caliber of sporting events held in Pierce County when it hosts the U.S. Open, arguably golf’s Super Bowl.
Mother & Baby fitness partners Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 2:32PMYears ago, exercising while pregnant was frowned upon. But now studies say it can be good for both mom and baby.
It's flat-out stunning Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 2:46AMAllegheny Highlands Trail is level path in middle of West Virginia mountains West Virginia trail open to hikers, bikers
Germany's Zugspitze offers ease in ascent Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 2:05AMForget breaking a sweat. Zugspitze, Germany's highest mountain, boasts rail and gondola access to the top.
Looking for challenges: Martinson competes without legs lost in Vietnam Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 12:08AMJim Martinson has had no legs since being wounded in Vietnam in 1968 but that has never seemed to be an obstacle for him.
Talking it Over: Winthrop visit reminds us of Sun Mountain Lodge’s splendor Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 12:02PMWe get up to Sun Mountain Lodge out of Winthrop only occasionally, but those occasions remind us that this is still one of the premier resorts in the region. My wife, Kathy, reminded me that we had come up here when Jack Barron was building the place back in the mid-1960s.
Satisfying the skiing fix, Kiwi style Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 5:06AMAs a ski instructor from the states, I’ve had my share of night skiing from California to Pennsylvania and a dozen states in between, but nothing could prepare me for a night on Broken River Ski Area in New Zealand. read more
Marker F10 Tour bindings ($429) Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 6:56PMJust a few years ago, if you wanted an alpine touring setup for backcountry skiing, you were forced to choose between the lesser of two evils: a wimpy, light AT binding that could get you uphill efficiently but was sketchy and releasable on the way down, or a heavy and clunky contraption that transformed...