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Huacachina: Head over heels
Special to The Times"Do you like to fly?" José asked, the silver rims around his front teeth glinting in the desert sunlight. I was sitting in the back of a jerry-built dune buggy, and José was looking at me from the driver's seat, smoking a cigarette and grinning like a...Tags: Hotels and Accommodations, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, WD-40 Company, Landforms, Dining and Drinking
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This boy's life is a little gory
This latest edition in the adventures of Brian is an exhilarating story about a boy in the backcountry. If you like partly gory wilderness books, you'll love this one.
If you don't already know from Paulsen's other books, such as "Hatchet" and "Brian's...Tags: Africa, Auction Service, Death, Social Issues, Slavery
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The winter wonderland in our backyard
Times Staff WriterThe early rains this season sent many of us scrambling to closets in search of umbrellas, others to AutoZone for new windshield wipers and certain adventure-minded outdoor-types to the mountains for the thing they crave most: snow. Southern California'...Tags: AutoZone Incorporated, Hot Dogs, Halloween, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Foods and Beverages
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Staying on top of the annual avalanche of titles
A snowboarding flick lasts about as long as a sitcom on the screen and an anemic six months on the action-sports video and DVD shelves, but it can deliver an advertorial wallop — the rapt attention of an otherwise twitchy audience — for the...Tags: DVDs and Movies, Entertainment, Avalanches and Landslides, Disasters, Movies
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No frills but big thrills at Silverton
Special to The TimesThere is no easy way down. There's not supposed to be. Just over the edge of my ski tips was Silverton Mountain, North America's first new ski area in almost two decades and arguably one of its most thrilling. With more than 3,000 vertical feet of the...Tags: Hotels and Accommodations, Metal and Mineral, Foods and Beverages, Education, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry
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Snow Summit, Bear Mountain offer dual ticket
Times Staff WriterThe Snow Summit ski resort's acquisition of rival Bear Mountain means changes for travelers to Big Bear Lake this season. The biggest one is a new lift ticket policy. Skiers and snowboarders buy one lift ticket that provides access to both resorts, which...Tags: Holidays, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry
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More snow sports enthusiasts are surfing before they ski
Special to The TimesSkiers and snowboarders are increasingly hitting the Web before they hit the slopes. Skiers spend about 14 hours per week on the Internet; snowboarders, generally a younger group, 17 hours per week, said Alicia Allen, consumer marketing manager for...Tags: Expedia Incorporated, Weather Reports, Obesity, Arts and Culture, Weather
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It's still Mammoth at heart
Times Staff WriterThe sky is falling. The end is near. And Mammoth is turning into Aspen. Only one of those statements proved wholly true during my recent visit to this eastern Sierra ski resort: The sky, indeed, was falling. Tiny, fluffy snowflakes floated down from...Tags: Condos and Houses, Photography and Video, Gold and Precious Material, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Foods and Beverages
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Phase 4 Acquires Lucy Walker docu 'The Crash Reel'
VarietyPhase 4 Films has acquired North American rights to docu "The Crash Reel" from "Waste Land" helmer Lucy Walker. HBO, which helped finance the pic, will keep U.S. television broadcast rights. Pedro Kos and Walker penned the script, which Julian...Tags: Lucy Walker, Satellite and Cable Service, Sundance Film Festival, Entertainment, Television Industry
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No idea is too unusual for Signal
On an early Wednesday morning, Signal Snowboards employee Stephen Rezendes applies a coat of epoxy resin to the board he's building, getting a head start for the company's 2013-14 season. Gliding the scraper from nose to tail, Rezendes efficiently...
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Deadly CO Avalanche
Authorities say five snowboarders were killed in a backcountry avalanche on Colorado's Loveland Pass. Clear Creek County Sheriff Don Krueger said in a statement that six snowboarders were caught in the slide Saturday afternoon. The condition of the... -
High school boys lacrosse: Jessup attacking adversity
MISHAWAKA -- How much courage and maturity does it take for a 14-year-old to decide his quality of life would be better if his right leg were amputated? What high school freshman can weigh the possibilities and reach that conclusion? Three years...
Tags: Sports, Amputation, Lacrosse
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