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      <title><![CDATA[Ski Utah Contest Offers 30 Days Free Skiing at Every Utah Resort]]></title>
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      <createdate unixtime="1280506059" delta="21 hours ago"><![CDATA[7/30/2010]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[SALT LAKE CITY - Ski Utah announced that it will kick-off their official 100 day countdown to the ski season on Aug. 7 at the Salt Lake City Farmer's Market. Ski Utah will take one dollar donations in exchange for flavorful yellow snow cones provided by Snowie to benefit Wasatch Backcountry Rescue avalanche dogs. Dogs will also be on hand to perform skills demonstrations and Utah ski resorts will hand ...]]></text>
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    <bigarticle id="13215">
      <title><![CDATA[July hailstorm turns Colorado ski town into winter wonderland]]></title>
      <author><![CDATA[Ski Community Staff]]></author>
      <createdate unixtime="1280505848" delta="21 hours ago"><![CDATA[7/30/2010]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[At first glance, one might think the images in the slideshow below were scenes from last winter. But in fact, they were taken on Wed. July 28, 2010, after a hailstorm moved through western Boulder County, Colo., near the town of Nederland and the Eldora Ski Area.The slow moving thunderstorm dropped up to 8 inches of hail on the small mountain community, located about 50 miles northwest of Denver, along ...]]></text>
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    <article id="12586">
      <title><![CDATA[Ski industry brought $80 million into state last winter, study finds]]></title>
      <author><![CDATA[Ski Community Staff]]></author>
      <createdate unixtime="1278612570" delta="3 weeks ago"><![CDATA[7/8/2010]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[Travelers coming to Montana to ski pumped more than $80 million into the Montana economy last winter, according to a study by the University of Montana Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research. Researchers surveyed skiers at seven ski areas over the 2009-2010 winter, including Big Sky, Bridger Bowl and Moonlight Basin.Along with gauging how much money skiers spend in the state - the average out-of-state group of skiers spent $191 ...]]></text>
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    <article id="12585">
      <title><![CDATA[Jay Peak ski resort breaks ground on $125 million project]]></title>
      <author><![CDATA[Ski Community Staff]]></author>
      <createdate unixtime="1278612453" delta="3 weeks ago"><![CDATA[7/8/2010]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[JAY -A large crowd gathered in the heat Wednesday at Jay Peak to witness the groundbreaking ceremony for the resort's new water park, hotel and conference center, set to be completed in 2012. The development is the second phase of a goal to make Jay Peak a four-season resort. The first phase included an indoor ice rink, golf course and clubhouse, and the Tram Haus Lodge - a 57-suite hotel ...]]></text>
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    <article id="12376">
      <title><![CDATA[Colorado Fifth Graders Learn to Ski Free]]></title>
      <author><![CDATA[Ski Community Staff]]></author>
      <createdate unixtime="1276300961" delta="7 weeks ago"><![CDATA[6/11/2010]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[Colorado fifth graders now not only can ski for free, but they can take a free lesson, too. Colorado Ski Country announced the new addition to the existing 5th Grade Passport program, which provides the state's fifth graders with three free days of skiing at participating resort, yesterday during its 47th annual meeting. The lessons will be given throughout January as part of Learn to Ski and Snowboard month.“There are ...]]></text>
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    <article id="12083">
      <title><![CDATA[Vail's Andy Daly wins lifetime ski industry award]]></title>
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      <createdate unixtime="1273863404" delta="11 weeks ago"><![CDATA[5/14/2010]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[Vail resident and longtime Colorado ski executive Andy Daly has won the National Ski Areas Association's annual Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions to the industry.Daly's ski industry career began in 1970, when he moved to Colorado and took a job at Aspen Highlands for what was supposed to be only a couple of weeks. By the end of the ski season, Daly was completely enthralled with the Colorado Rockies ...]]></text>
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    <article id="12082">
      <title><![CDATA[Vonn ready to begin training for ski season]]></title>
      <author><![CDATA[Ski Community Staff]]></author>
      <createdate unixtime="1273863194" delta="11 weeks ago"><![CDATA[5/14/2010]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[Lindsey Vonn is still going full speed. The Olympic gold medalist has been all over the place since the end of ski season, walking the red carpet at the Academy of Country Music Awards, shooting commercials for her sponsors, attending fundraisers, appearing on Maxim's 'Hot 100' list, taking part in a White House correspondents dinner and filming scenes for her favorite show, 'Law & Order.'That's simply Vonn's version of relaxing ...]]></text>
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    <article id="11829">
      <title><![CDATA[05 May - More Fresh Snow as Ski Season Wind Down Continues]]></title>
      <author><![CDATA[Ski Community Staff]]></author>
      <createdate unixtime="1273080931" delta="12 weeks ago"><![CDATA[5/5/2010]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[www.Skiinfo.co.uk  reports that the northern hemisphere's ski season is continuing to wind down, with more areas closing last or next weekend. However mother nature hasn't got the message that Spring is half-gone already as it's still snowing on some of the still-open ski areas. Meanwhile in the southern hemisphere there are increasing signs that winter is not far away.It may be May but temperatures are falling again in France ...]]></text>
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    <article id="11828">
      <title><![CDATA[US ski industry records second-best season ever]]></title>
      <author><![CDATA[Ski Community Staff]]></author>
      <createdate unixtime="1273080800" delta="12 weeks ago"><![CDATA[5/5/2010]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[Waterproof music news brought to you by H2o Audio - Amazing quality waterproof headphones It seems as though more and more people could be grabbing their sweatproof headphones and taking to the slopes. According to new figures from the National Ski Areas Association, the US ski industry recorded its second best season ever, with 59.7 million visits recorded.The preliminary 2009/10 Kottke National End of Season Survey also showed that despite ...]]></text>
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    <article id="11380">
      <title><![CDATA[VIEW TO THE WEST]]></title>
      <author><![CDATA[Ski Community Staff]]></author>
      <createdate unixtime="1270770336" delta="16 weeks ago"><![CDATA[4/8/2010]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[Closing day at Telluride was such a beauty. Easter Sunday, and after a cold, windy week, the sun worked its magic on the hard surfaces, turning them slightly wet and slippery, smooth as lemon sorbet. There were girls skiing in skirts. And at least one pirate in full-bearded regalia. And neon wigs, and a few vintage one-piece suits. And stretch pants. Oh, boy, if that doesn't define an era. If ...]]></text>
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    <article id="11379">
      <title><![CDATA[Ski resorts tackle future with fewer baby boomers]]></title>
      <author><![CDATA[Ski Community Staff]]></author>
      <createdate unixtime="1270770098" delta="16 weeks ago"><![CDATA[4/8/2010]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[VAIL, Colo. - As a Brooklyn transplant, Denver businessman Sid Wilson didn't start skiing until he was 43, at the urging of a Colorado co-worker. Now at 65, he won't ski anymore. "The last thing you want to do when you're in your 50s or 60s is break something," Wilson said.Yet the ski and snowboard industry could use more people like him: While his friends are shifting to cross-country skiing ...]]></text>
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    <article id="11378">
      <title><![CDATA[Mammoth Mountain ski area to be open until July 4th]]></title>
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      <createdate unixtime="1270770015" delta="16 weeks ago"><![CDATA[4/8/2010]]></createdate>
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      <text><![CDATA[This is one of the reasons we flip out for Mammoth Mountain. They always stay open for a ridiculously long time, and this year is no exception. They've announced today that you can ski and snowboard this year until July freakin 4th! This season has brought Mammoth its best snowfall since the 2005-2006 season (when it got over 50 feet). Right now, it's gotten over 41 feet, and the base ...]]></text>
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