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Bitter cold follows snowstorm into Sierra

Dec. 8, 2009
The Sierra storm that sent temperatures plummeting below zero and snarled traffic on icy roads ended up dumping as much as 3 feet of snow in the mountains around Lake Tahoe _ an early holiday gift for area ski resorts trying to rebound from a string of mild...
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Colorado ski resort to change hands

FRISCO, Colo., Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Intrawest, owners of the Colorado ski resort Copper Mountain, said it had agreed to sell the business to the Powdr Corp, owners of seven other ski resorts.

Canadian resort urges skiers use helmets

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Resort operator Intrawest ULC is urging all skiers and snowboarders at its North American ski resorts to wear helmets this season.

Resorts work to counter avalanches

SEATTLE, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Three of the nine U.S. avalanche deaths during the past 17 days have been on patrolled slopes, prompting forecasters to call condition of the snow pack dicey.

Global warming a meltdown for ski resorts

PARIS, Jan. 16 (UPI) -- Global warming could turn European skiing into a sport available only for the very rich, a new report says.

Colo. ski resorts compete with price hikes

VAIL, Colo., Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Two major ski resorts in Colorado are trying to get extra business prestige by making their ski lift tickets the most costly in the nation.

European ski resorts suffering

VIENNA, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- Ski resorts in the European Alps are suffering a severe snow deficit after the warmest autumn on record.

Colorado ski resort may be for sale

PARK CITY, Utah, July 14 (UPI) -- American Skiing Co. said Friday it is considering selling Steamboat Ski and Resort Corp. in Colorado.

South Americans recruited for ski jobs

BOSTON, Feb. 12 (UPI) -- New England ski resorts and tourist attractions are recruiting seasonal workers from South American counties including Chile, Brazil and Peru.

Resort cannons recalled to active duty

WASHINGTON, May 2 (UPI) -- Five howitzers leased by ski resorts along California's Sierra Nevada to defend against avalanches have been recalled to active duty by the U.S. Army.

Some ski resorts suffering due to warming

TURIN, Italy, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Researchers said Tuesday that many low-altitude ski resorts are beginning to hurt as a result of global warming.
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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch