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Poles apart? Jump the gap
Times Staff WriterWrightwood, Calif. — THE sun sparkled off a 4-inch layer of fresh powder as I lugged my skis and poles to the lifts at Mountain High Ski Resort. The mountain buzzed with snowboarders who launched off boxes and rails, like stones skipping off the...Tags: Family, Billiards, Snooker and Pool, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Sandwiches, Hamburgers
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At Donner Ski Ranch, ski right into the sports rustic past
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe sign on the shoulder of U.S. 40, west of Truckee, says it's "Old School Thursday" at Donner Ski Ranch, lift tickets $10 a day. They must be pretty desperate to offer tickets that cheap, I think as I pull into the rutted parking lot that is only a...Tags: Downhill Skiing, Family, Bars and Clubs, Dining and Drinking, Sports
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Skateboards catch an innovation wave
With innovative board sports growing -- think snowboarding, wakeboarding, kiteboarding -- it makes sense that the granddaddy of them all wouldn't stand still. Skateboarding, developed in the 1950s among surfers who wanted to "surf the streets" in their...Tags: Land Surfing, Sports, Windsurfing
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Taos Ski Valley in New Mexico to open
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterTaos Ski Valley in New Mexico opens its slopes to snowboarders Wednesday. But two-plankers shouldn't panic, because the mountain has such sheer pitches that relatively few snowboarders are likely to attempt them. Also, all of the black descents are... -
No-go zones for snowboarding down to a final three
Special to The TimesHe strolled across the snow at 3 o'clock on a brilliant February afternoon, his goggles warding off the high-altitude glare that makes Utah's Little Cottonwood Canyon glow. But his dark lenses couldn't combat the laser-beam stares, which suddenly homed...Tags: Elections, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Sports
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So you think you know the town?
Special to The TimesIt's always 1971 on the deck at Canyon Lodge. Oh sure, you can order a 21st century Red Bull, but you're still going to be listening to the Allman Brothers playing "Statesboro Blues." The Mammoth Scenic Loop has nothing to do with being scenic. It's...Tags: Cross Country Skiing, Arts and Culture, Health and Safety at School, Religious Festivals, Culture
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Rebirth of a pioneer gives skiers a lift
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe Mt. Waterman Ski Patrol never really went away. Although the lifts stopped running five years ago, its members stayed in touch and trained together. With the passion that unites this mountain's skiers, they kept updating their website with new photos,...Tags: Transportation, Family, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Veterans Affairs, Road Transportation
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On board at the start
Special to The TimesI WAS WALKING through the parking lot at Snow Summit, circa 1985, and I felt as if I had just pushed through the double swinging doors of a saloon in an old western. I was an outsider. The looks of suspicion, if not contempt, made that clear. I was a...Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Sports, Death
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U.S. ski resorts warming up to snowboarders
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterBeginning in March, the number of U.S. ski resorts that still ban snowboarding will drop to three. New Mexico's Taos Ski Valley (left), a family-run resort that opened in 1955, announced plans to open the ski area to snowboarders beginning March 19. The...Tags: Family, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry
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Fun if you get the drift
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe giant snowstorm that buried Big Bear Lake over the weekend seemed gentle and reassuring compared with the smoke, fire and evacuations the mountain resort has endured. Mother Nature, for now, acting motherly. In fact, despite slick roads, cars...Tags: Family, Landforms, Floods, Chad, Disasters and Accidents
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Coping with the deluge
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersThe storm system that has pounded California since last week was expected to weaken today into a series of sporadic but intense showers, with the possibility of more rain Tuesday night. Emergency preparedness officials, who had geared up for the worst in...Tags: Weather Reports, Floods, Weather, Travel, Southern California Edison Company
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Beyond the slopes at Midwest resorts
Special to the Chicago TribuneA handful of Midwest venues are wooing non-skiers with diversions such as ice skating, sleigh rides, dog sledding, snowshoeing -- even full-service spa treatments. And all offer a variety of lift/hotel packages to make a winter getaway easier on the...Tags: Restaurants, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Bars and Clubs, Dining and Drinking, Chicago Tribune
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