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Major festivals, events around the world
Here is a selected list of events for 2006. For more information on an event, plug its name into your favorite search engine. All dates and events are subject to change, so check before going. February Ottawa: Winterlude, Feb. 3-19 (weekends). The...Tags: Chicago Blues Fest, Literature, Super Bowl, Scott Joplin, Robin Hood
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Old tricks, new dogs
Special to The TimesSTANDING tall on skinny skis, his gloved hands gripping a short tow rope, Andy Newell careens wildly down an icy road, towed behind a swerving SUV. At the last moment, when it looks as if the SUV is going to crash, the driver peels left, Newell releases...Tags: Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Cross Country Skiing, Vehicles, Lightweight Boxing, Olympic Games
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In the Sierra, skiing storms back
Times Staff WriterCalifornia skiers and snowboarders may have reason to mope: The Sierra Nevada snowpack so far this year is about half as deep as it was last year. But they aren't packing it in just yet. Despite the driest winter in at least 16 years, resorts last...Tags: Weather, Nature, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Cross Country Skiing, Weather Reports
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Next stop, pristine wilderness
Special to The TimesWe arrived at the train station in the early-morning darkness of Alaska's deep winter. Moonlight glittered on newly fallen snow as passengers piled out of vehicles with their skis, snowboards, snowshoes and sleds. My 19-year-old son, Erik, and I,...Tags: Seafood, Transportation Industry, Bars and Clubs, Cross Country Skiing, Death
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An Austria frozen in time
Special to The TimesOne ancient Alpine day the people of Lungau, a 25-by-30-mile hand-shaped nest of glaciated and riverine valleys tucked behind Salzburg's Tauern Alps, chose the fittest man among them and sent him to find the end of the world. A three-day walk from his...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Building Material, Cross Country Skiing, Hotel and Accommodation Industry
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When it's snowing, who needs a hill?
Times Staff WriterBegin with Nordic, the basic step of this winter waltz. Then branch out in the dance of your choice: Go for skate-skiing, if you like Lycra, or telemark or randonnee. One reason for the popularity of cross-country skiing may be how little skill and...Tags: Climbing, Cross Country Skiing, Sports
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High on life, on luxury, on slopes
Special to The TimesA battalion of concierges, masseuses, chefs, sommeliers and valets has secured another frontier outpost, establishing a stronghold of luxury here in the midst of the Rocky Mountain wilderness. The weekend before Thanksgiving, I was lucky enough to come...Tags: Forestry and Timber, 10 km and 15 km Combined Skiing, Cross Country Skiing, Restaurants, Family
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A line in the snow
Times Staff WriterThe trees of Hope Valley are flocked and stately. All along Forestdale Creek Road, about a dozen miles south of Lake Tahoe, the scenery is straight out of the Hallmark winter collection. But don't be deceived. In the nationwide scuffle between...Tags: Road Transportation, Emergency Planning, Cross Country Skiing, National Parks, Disasters and Accidents
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Banff's snowy serenity
Special to The TimesThe ultimate in dark and stormy nights -- that's the thought I clung to as my flight landed in Calgary, Alberta's gateway to the Banff-Lake Louise region. I could see little but a huge black sky as a shuttle took me through the city and toward my hotel....Tags: Road Transportation, Canadian Pacific Limited, Marilyn Monroe, Cross Country Skiing, Rentals
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Slip-sliding away in regal Kings Canyon
Times Staff WriterAbout a week before our trip to Montecito-Sequoia Lodge, my husband bought chains for the car, and I pulled out every item of warm clothing we had. I thought we were prepared for whatever might happen on a cross-country ski weekend at the edge of...Tags: Forestry and Timber, Office and Retail Spaces, Cross Country Skiing, Rentals, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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As Jack Frost nips your nose, don't let skiing nip your wallet
Special to The TimesWinter adventures don't have to be beyond a student's budget, thanks to fares offered by student travel services, backpacker budget transportation services and affordable hostels near many tony and popular winter resorts. Student Universe (http://www....Tags: Public Transportation, Sports and Outdoor Equipment, Tickets, Foods and Beverages, Cross Country Skiing
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Nature on display in predawn Mammoth trek
Special to The TimesMoonlight snowshoeing requires only two things, and we were some moonbeams short. We'd trekked half a mile through pine forest to an 8,000-foot lookout near Panorama Dome. Ordinarily, the town and valley below shimmer and snow-covered mountains glow on...Tags: Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Cross Country Skiing, Vehicles, Hotels and Accommodations, Sports
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