Rio Rancho's Twin Tip Nation serves the world The Observer
Although you're more likely to think of Rio Rancho as a City of Shalom than a City of Slalom, Twin Tips Nation proprietor Mark Scott says he has seen a lot of "extreme skiing" enthusiasts in the City of Vision.
Carl T. Thurnau Albany Times Union
Director of facilities planning, state Education Department 45, Burnt Hills Personal: He and his wife, Beth, have four children: Kari, 24; Megan, 23; Abby, 9; Jake, 8. Hobbies: Skiing at Gore Mountain or in Vermont, hunting and fishing in the Adirondacks and camping.
Device saves time for avalanche victims Casper Star-Tribune
SNOWBIRD, Utah -- Rescue crews tried a helicopter-mounted locator system Thursday that could turn the odds in favor of saving avalanche victims buried under snow.
Helicopter device saves time for avalanche victims Provo Daily Herald
SNOWBIRD -- Rescue crews tried a helicopter-mounted locator system Thursday that could turn the odds in favor of saving avalanche victims buried under snow. The long-range receivers turn the job of pinpointing troubled skiers or snowmobilers from ground to air crews, which can fly into position quickly over a debris field, said Dean Cardinale, president of Wasatch Backcountry Rescue.
Developers pull ads overstating ski area Deseret Morning News
Developers of a gated ski-resort community have pulled advertising copy that said they could run ski lifts and snowcats as high as 12,000 feet onto national forest land designated as non-motorized.
Ads dropped after claims by ski resort are challenged The Salt Lake Tribune
SALT LAKE CITY - Developers of a gated ski-resort community have pulled advertising copy that claimed they could run ski lifts and snowcats as high as 12,000 feet onto national forest land designated as non-motorized. ''It sounded good,'' said Craig Burton, one of the players behind the redevelopment of the bankrupt Elk Meadows ski area near Beaver, Utah. ''It only stayed on our Web site for
How Local Papers Reported Latest Deaths in Iraq Editor & Publisher
NEW YORK An upsurge in violence in Iraq led to the deaths of several dozen Americans in the past week, yet another spike in the deadly war. While they are just numbers, or sometimes a name and rank, in the national papers, they all receive much wider attention in their home towns and home states.
Jay Roberts Richmond.com
Vice President of Mountain Operations at Wintergreen Resort. What he loves, how he plays, who he is. An inside look into one of our favorite native Richmonders.
Action County: Brian Anderson Summit Daily News
Brian Anderson's life was abruptly changed forever because of a waterfall in Hawaii. What began for the Frisco local as an innocuous play day with friends amidst the flowing waters near Oahu's north shore, ultimately became a remarkable test of his courage.
Tahiti and other islands of paradise Deseret Morning News
Imagine a vacation where you don't have to pack and unpack, you don't have to juggle timetables, carry heavy bags and learn to ask "How much?" in a new language.
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