Cold slopes bring warm feelings
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At 71 years old, Dr. Norman Beisaw has been accumulating grandchildren for some time now. He has six between the ages of 12 and 20. Since long before they were born, their parents have unfailingly repeated a family holiday tradition of spending Christmas week at Sugarloaf in western Maine.
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When the weather outside is frightful, having warm blood is quite delightful.
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EVERYONE knows the snowball syndrome how a tiny chunk of snow picks up weight as it rolls down a snowy hill and expands into a large snowball.
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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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While the classic ski trip may bring to mind moving people and equipment many hours north to higher elevations, there is a simpler and less expensive approach.
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A dusting of snow at the weekend brought some relief to anxious European ski resorts, where snow- making machines were out in force when it was cold enough.
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The 300 Club is not for the faint of heart. Or the cold of blood. This traditional winter rite at the South Pole is considered slightly unusual even by those who have earned the right to call themselves members of the club.
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SILVER SPRING, Maryland  - A new movie showing young polar bears and walruses struggling toward adulthood in a melting Arctic puts a pair of charismatic faces on the global warming threat.
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Julia Mancuso added a silver medal to her growing collection and made US skiing history. Anja Paerson was golden again on her home slopes.
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By Brier Dudley, Seattle Times  Feb. 5--When hikers get lost on snowy mountains in the Northwest, it's gripping because the drama happens in our backyard.
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It's a statewide tradition to be competitive over frigid-weather matters such as the record for below-zero temps.
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FAR above the Arctic Circle in Sweden's coldest, most northern region, Santa is getting ready for Christmas - with the annual Santa Claus Winter Olympics.
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It's been a winter wonderland so far for US athletes, who've already won 10 world medals with upcoming global championships in skiing, figure skating, and speedskating likely to provide more. Experience has been the biggest factor; the winners of nearly half of last year's 25 medals in Turin have returned for another season, if not another quadrennium.
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PARIS -- Holiday on ice takes on new meaning high above the rooftops of Paris doing figure eights inside the Eiffel Tower.
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Travel: It's impossible to predict the weather, but when it gets a good dump of snow - like it did last weekend - boarding in Scotland can be a great adventure
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By Matt Weiser, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Feb. 23--All of a sudden, it's starting to feel a lot like winter.   Sacramento got a half-inch of rain on Thursday, and ski resorts near Lake Tahoe were on track to get at least a foot of fresh snow by this morning.
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Bell ringers standing next to Salvation Army kettles are one of the true signs of the Christmas season. Few things exemplify the Christmas spirit more than the men and women who stand out in the cold for an