12/02/2008
Olympic champion Han Xiaopeng to compete in FIS freestyle skiing World Cup at home (People's Daily)
China's first Olympic skiing champion Han Xiaopeng will compete in the 2008/09 FIS freestyle skiing World Cup to be held from Dec. 14 to 21 in Changchun, the capital city of northeast China's Jilin Province, an official said Tuesday. Zhao Xiaolu, secretary-general of the Chinese Skiing Association, the World Cup event will be important for the Chinese athletes to prepare for the 2010 Vancouver ...
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12/02/2008
Rollick Guides Announces Launch of Snowsports Community for Skiing and Snowboarding Enthusiasts, Instructors, Gear and ... (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Rollick Guides (RollickGuides.com), the online Community for Savvy & Indulgent Activity Enthusiasts, announces the launch of its Snowsports community for skiers and snowboarders. Skiing and snowboarding enthusiasts and experts can come to the Snowsports community to read, share and vote on ski and snowboard tips and gear discoveries submitted by enthusiasts like themselves. The site's unique ...
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12/01/2008
Man and granddaughter found alive after being stranded on jet skiing trip (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
A Chalmette man and his granddaughter who failed to return home Sunday from a jet skiing trip in Chalmette were found alive and in relatively good shape Monday morning after spending a cold night under a piece of tarp in Bayou Bienvenue, according to St. Bernard Parish Sheriff Office spokesman Steve Cannizaro.
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12/03/2008
Skiing: Maier shows again that retirement can wait (Denver Post)
On Sunday he will turn 36, an age when most ski racers have retired or are seriously thinking about it.
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12/01/2008
Skiing legend 'Herminator' discovers fountain of youth in Lake Louise (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Those thoughts of retirement during the off season have been put on ice as Hermann Maier's stunning super-G win has given the Austrian ski legend and renewed sense of purpose.
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12/01/2008
Briefs | Skiing: Austrian Maier earns his 54th World Cup victory (Seattle Times)
Skiing Maier triumphs in Super-G: Hermann Maier of Austria won a super-giant slalom Sunday for his 54th career World Cup victory. Maier, who hadn't won...
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12/03/2008
Training Doesn't Reduce Avalanche Risk When Skiing, Study Shows (Science Daily)
A new study of backcountry ski habits finds training has little impact on risk of being caught in an avalanche, and Americans have higher avalanche risk than Canadians.
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12/02/2008
Don't panic! We can go skiing and save the planet (Belfast Telegraph)
'The world is going to end and no one's doing anything about it!'
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12/02/2008
Skiing legend 'Herminator' discovers fountain of youth in Lake Louise (AFP via Yahoo!Xtra News)
LAKE LOUISE , Canada (AFP) - Those thoughts of retirement during the off season have been put on ice as Hermann Maier's stunning super-G win has given the Austrian ski legend and renewed sense of purpose.
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12/03/2008
Vail Resorts: Don't duck ropes (The Vail Trail)
60 days of skiing have been revoked already
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