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Ski Guide 2010: 36 Hours in Stowe, Vt.

Dec. 11, 2009
The grande dame of Green Mountain ski resort towns just got a $400 million upgrade, but underneath all the glitz, it still feels like a quaint New England town.
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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.

Ski lift breaks at Aspen Mountain

ASPEN, Colo., April 15 (UPI) -- A chairlift at Colorado's Aspen Mountain ski resort broke on its way up the mountain, dumping one passenger and leaving two others hanging.

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.

California ski pioneer dies at 91

LOS ANGELES, July 3 (UPI) -- Howard More, a pioneer who helped popularize skiing in Southern California, has died at the age of 91 from complications from Alzheimer's disease.

Quebec firm buys Green Mountain Power

COLCHESTER, Vt., June 22 (UPI) -- Green Mountain Power Corp., the environmentally sensitive U.S. utility, is being sold for $187 million.

3 fallen ski patrollers honored

MAMMOTH LAKES, Calif., April 15 (UPI) -- Hundreds of people attended a memorial service at a California ski resort for three members of a ski patrol who died when snow collapsed into a volcanic vent.

New Swiss ski police can fine heavily

BERN, Switzerland, Jan. 8 (UPI) -- Ski resort operators in Switzerland have hired mountain gamekeepers and forest wardens to warn and fine dangerous skiers.

3 charged with setting off avalanches

COPPER MOUNTAIN, Colo., April 7 (UPI) -- Three skiers have been charged with triggering avalanches while skiing in an off-limits area at a Colorado resort.

Loveland opens Colorado ski season

LOVELAND, Colo., Oct. 15 (UPI) -- The Loveland Ski Area kicked off the Colorado ski season Friday with 18 inches of snow on the ground. The Loveland resort offered free powdered doughnuts, coffee and hot chocolate to the first hundred people in line to ride Lift No. 9, KUSA-TV in Denver r
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler