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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A day after seeing rare snowfall, a frozen South was waiting to thaw Sunday. Elsewhere in the nation, football fans were preparing for NFL games that promised to be cold at best -- and downright bone-chilling at worst.
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Britain is bracing for heavy snow in many parts of the country that threatened to disrupt travel for commuters and could cost the economy hundreds of millions of pounds (euros/dollars).
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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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Snow storms stranding millions of travellers are a severe disaster that will last for several days, leaders warn.
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By Susan Abram and Dana Bartholomew STAFF WRITERS  The seas are rising, swallowing the Malibu shoreline. Snow falls on Mammoth Mountain later each year, leaving skiers in the lurch.
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With more than 8 feet of snow already coating the ground, it wasn't good news for this winter-weary region when the blue sky turned gray Saturday, signaling another intense snow squall was about to dump some more.
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In the end, the best-laid ski plans rise or fall on the whims of winter weather.
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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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Pittsburgh (KDKA) A world champion figure skater says she doesn&#39;t remember what caused her to fall face-first onto the ice at Mellon Arena over the weekend; but she says she&#39;s not afraid of rejoining her partner again soon.
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Swiss ski resorts plan for a future where less snow - through global warming - threatens business, writes Imogen Foulkes.
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Avalanches in the French Alps leave  three skiers dead and a fourth badly hurt, say emergency services.
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When it was more difficult, skiing was definitely more elegant. The simple act of staying upright on two long boards as one shot down over a frozen surface was wonder enough, but then making turns along the way, actually steering the darn things. It was amazing.
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BORMIO, Italy  - The Alpine skiing world  championships get under way on Saturday with two of the biggest  names in the sport going head to head in the men's super G  race.
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Cities bidding to host the 2014 Winter Olympics are holding their breaths with the crucial vote that will pour fame and fortune on the winner less than 48 hours away.
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Search teams failed on Saturday  to find as many as five off-trail skiers believed trapped under  30 feet (nine meter) of snow by a massive avalanche near Park  City, Utah.
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ARE, Sweden  - When Ted Ligety skidded out of the slalom in the super-combined on Thursday, he rounded off a disappointing day for the Americans at the Alpine skiing world championships.