Skiing tops bunny hopping in lunar races
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So says ex-astronaut Future lunar explorers should learn cross country skiing so they can explore the surface of the moon faster and with less effort.â¦
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Traditional ski resorts around the West are providing escapes from the well-groomed and well-used slopes.
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China's preparations to launch its  first lunar orbiter are on schedule for lift-off later this  week, a Chinese official said on Monday, as the country steps  up efforts in a new international race for the moon.
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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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The modern challenges of global warming and population growth are catching up with the world's most famous sled dog race.
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Bretton Woods, one of the fine snow producers in New Hampshire, can now lay claim to being the largest -- by trail count -- ski area in the state.
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Skiing's most hallowed places are usually found in high Alpine bowls or steep glades outside patrolled boundaries.
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The space agency says it has added new lunar imagery to Google's Moon Web site.
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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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VIENNA, Austria  - Bears in Slovakia are awakening early from hibernation. So are barmaids in Bavaria, unseasonably busy in outdoor beer gardens. Bushes are blooming in Austria, and skiers at snowless Bosnian resorts are chilling out in hotel pools.
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The big names in women's skiing are hitting form just in time for the start of next week's world championships, promising some fascinating battles.
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KITZBUEHEL, Austria  - Austria's skiers are back  on home snow this week and looking to strengthen their icy grip  on Kitzbuehel's treacherous Hahnenkamm downhill.
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TAKOTNA, Alaska -- Lance Mackey is chasing his dream. The other mushers are chasing him at the halfway point of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.
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American Lindsey Vonn moved to the top of the World Cup overall standings by winning her second straight race, a super-combined yesterday in St. Anton am Arlberg, Austria.
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At the Winter X Games this year there will be a massive jump for a new event in skiing and snowboarding called big air, where new tricks are bound to be attempted.
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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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There appear to be big shifts at work in Alpine skiing, starting with the slow fade of Austriaâs Hermann Maier, the most accomplished active racer in the world.