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 Spring skiing: Where to go where there's still snow
It's a green wonderland in Toronto, but there's still snow aplenty for skiers heading out west, to Quebec or to Switzerland.
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 Swiss skiing: Saas-Fee a delight in spring
High in the Swiss Alps, skiing is life and life is skiing, despite the odd avalanche.
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 Winter fun for non-skiers: zipping, tubing, gliding and sledding
Winter holidays: active pursuits for non-skiers flourish at Canadian ski resorts.
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 Lifts and lessons lure newbies
The most conspicuous trend in Canadian ski holidays is a renewed effort to lure beginners to resorts' shiny new chairlifts and renovated lodges.
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 Sunshine basks in powder and glory in the Rockies
Sunshine Village and Marmot Basin have boomed over the last decade, all while complying with regulations that favour conservation over growth.
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 Marmot Basin is rising, too
Marmot Basin has invested more than $16 million since 2003 to open new terrain, build high-speed ski lifts and develop new infrastructure.
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 Ontario ski hills roll out deals, concerts and camps for March break
Bedouin Soundclash to rock Blue Mountain, tricksters to face off at Horseshoe as many ski resorts serve up events and offers to entice overnight guests and day-trippers.
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 Stoked on Stokely skiing
Risk of wiping out aside, cross-country skiing near the Soo delivers rustic charm and beautiful scenery.
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 Ski Travel: Zermatt is a true feast on the piste
The Swiss appreciate great snow and, thank goodness, great food.
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 Pauline Frommer: How to ski for less this winter
Ski in the afternoon and avoid the last week of February. Those are among the tips our travel expert gives when you hit the slopes in 2011.
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 In the French Alps, more John Clod than Jean-Claude
Canadians thinking about a ski trip to Europe needn't worry about being out of their league. The Alps are full of terrible skiers, many with names like Nigel and Rupert.
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 Valais is where the Swiss go to ski
Tiny village with a population of 200 draws big crowds to its slopes during the season.
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 Canadians swoosh down to N.Y. ski hub
Ellicottville has long been a favourite spot for Ontarians look to get downhill in inexpensive, friendly surroundings.
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 Winter Games afterglow on the snow
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 Snowboarding the Andes and feeling alive
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 Vermont resort makes family connectionsWhen a ski resort offers ski-in/ski-out daycare, you know it means business when it comes to keeping families happy.
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 Utah has low-profile gems for the avid skier
POWDER MOUNTAIN, Utah - Utah's most famous ski resorts - Alta, Snowbird and the three Park City areas - are skiing household names. They are revered for hundreds of inches of cloud-light powder that fall on their slopes every year. But there are other places in Utah to ski, with more elusive images and lower profiles.
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 St. Moritz lives life in the fast lane
The wealthy patrons of Switzerland's chicest ski town are going downhill fast.
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 Top places to start skiing
Top 10 ski resorts for novices in North America.
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 Sisters cook up a storm in Tremblant
Mt. TREMBLANT, Que – Big, fluffy flakes of snow go drifting past their kitchen window, but these days the Schmuck sisters don't fear colliding with anything - a major concern in their previous kitchens.
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 Skiers revel in snow blast in mountains of North Carolina
Skiers in North Carolina have an unusual treat this year: The Blue Ridge Mountains are dressed in winter white from an early snowstorm that's creating a solid base on the slopes. The ski resorts and snow guns are going full bore.
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 Top 10 family ski resorts
1. Steamboat Ski Resort, Colo.: Why do cowboy hats bend at the side? So you can fit four people in a pickup and eight skiers in Steamboat's gondola. That cowboy spinning yarns and loading the ski lift is real and working for a little pocket money before calving season. Four mountain faces allow skiers of mixed ability to ride the lift together, ski at their comfort level and then all meet at the bottom.
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 Facing the ultimate in steep and deep
It's a little after 9 a.m. and the large cable car ferrying skiers to the Col des Gentianes at 2,950 metres is packed. Scanning our fellow passengers, the thought occurs that almost everyone on board is of a certain type – that is, young, male and slightly wild-eyed.
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 B.C.'s 'other resorts' set to bask in olympic spotlightWith Whistler Blackcomb set to capture the world's attention when the Winter Olympics roll into town, many of British Columbia's "other" ski resorts are hoping for a little spotlight spillover.
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