Skiers brace as barriers to snowboarding fall
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TAOS SKI VALLEY, New Mexico  - Skiing purists are grumbling this year as they brace for an influx of snowboarders at Taos Ski Valley, one of the last ski-only holdouts in a culture war between the two pursuits.
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Forecasters predicted a winter-like storm could drop up to a foot of snow in parts of the Rocky Mountains on Saturday, and severe weather was possible in the central Plains.
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There can be too much snow, but there can&#39;t be too much celebrating for the Birds of Prey World Cup ski races that begin tomorrow at Beaver Creek.
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High temperatures in Europe are disrupting the Alpine skiing World Cup and raising questions about the future of a sport so vulnerable to climate change.
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Bode Miller wants what he hasn't got &#151; a slalom world championship. To get it, Miller might not defend his downhill title at the upcoming world championships so he can avoid the demanding jumps on which he injured his left knee last year.
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At least four skiers died in avalanches in the French Alps as hopes faded for a Canadian couple missing since Sunday while snowboarding in Switzerland, emergency services said.
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By The Idaho Statesman, Boise  Feb. 21--Olympic medalists and Winter X Games champions will compete this weekend in the U.S. Snowboard Grand Prix at Tamarack Resort.   The event, free to the public, starts Thursday with practice sessions.
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A winter storm is projected to drop as much as 15 inches of snow on Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, but it should pass in time for the N.F.L. conference championship games.
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Motorists are warned to expect poor driving conditions as snow takes hold across the country.
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Blinding snow and powerful winds blasting Mount Hood hindered teams searching for three lost climbers Wednesday, as forecasters warned that a new storm could bring gusts of 100 mph, followed by a deep freeze.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. _ Weird weather and global warming are claiming a place at the top of the nation's political agenda these days. But while policymakers debate what to do about them, the ski industry already has adjusted its sails.
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Search teams dug through 30-foot  deep snow on Saturday to try to find as many as five off-trail  skiers believed trapped by a "monster" avalanche on Friday near  Park City, Utah, but hopes of them surviving were faint,  officials said.
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SCHLADMING, Austria  - American Bode Miller has said he might not defend his downhill title at next month's world championships in Sweden because of injury concerns.
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On a late November night, with the snow swirling and a wind chill dipping to 5 degrees in the fourth quarter, meltdown might seem an odd phrase to describe what happened to the Broncos&#39; defense Sunday night.
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In the moments before a snowboard cross race, Peter Foley, the United States snowboard coach, has found that sometimes the best way to help Lindsey Jacobellis is to distract her.
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The same writers strike that transformed the Golden Globes into a news conference might bring smiles to the faces of agents and filmmakers gathered in this snow-covered ski town.
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Avalanches in the French Alps leave  three skiers dead and a fourth badly hurt, say emergency services.