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Brian Gomez created a blog entry Clark wins 13th straight, Winter X gold in superpipe

BY BRIAN GOMEZ, THE GAZETTE
ASPEN – Call it a baker’s dozen for Kelly Clark, the suddenly unbeatable snowboarder. And like most other victories during an extraordinary run, this one wasn’t even close.
The two-time Olympic medalist extended her winning streak to 13 outings Friday with a superpipe blowout at the Winter X Games, ...
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Nathan added a new article Veterans return to Vail slopes
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Photo by Kristin Anderson, Vail Daily
By RANDY WYRICK, VAIL DAILY
VAIL — Some wear uniforms, some wear prosthetics but this week they all wear smiles.
The Vail Veterans Program is hosting its latest group of military veterans, all wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan.
This week, Vail wins the award for most ... -
Nathan added a new article Green Mountain Reservoir may see lower rec fees

Photo by the Summit Daily News
By JANICE KURBJUN, SUMMIT DAILY NEWS
If the proposal passes state and local approval, Green Mountain Reservoir users may say good-bye to day-use fees.
After a nationwide inventory and review of recreation fees within the U.S. Forest Service, the agency's Washington Office staff is ... -
Brian Gomez created a blog entry Shaun White: Other Winter X athletes also marketable
BY BRIAN GOMEZ, THE GAZETTE
ASPEN – Shaun White is capable of doing stuff nobody else can come close to doing on a snowboard. He looks flashy when he does it, and he’s humorous when he talks about it.
Corporations have no reason not to throw their support behind the “Flying Tomato,” and even though a stable of ...
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Nathan added a new article Color makes splash on slopes and at SIA Snow Show

Photo by Cyrus McCrimmon, The Denver Post
By SUZANNE S. BROWN, THE DENVER POST
Bright colors, bold patterns and easy silhouettes are dominating the slopes this season in Colorado and other places where people play on snow in winter.
And signs point to at least some of those ideas continuing next winter, judging ... -
Scott Rappold created a blog entry Powder shots from around Colorado
(Photo from Breckenridge's Facebook page)
My jealousy knows no bounds. For all those skiing tomorrow (and I'm sure about 10,000 of my new friends will be with me no matter where I go....), here are a few shots from around the state to get you stoked. In some areas, including Breckenridge, above, it snowed for most of the day, so I expect it to be ...
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Nathan added a new article Keystone skier fatality caused by broken necl
By ELECTA DRAPER, THE DENVER POST
A Westminster man found dead on a Keystone ski run Wednesday suffered a broken neck, the Summit County coroner said today.
Vesslin VLassev, 54, was skiing the Jacques St. James Trail, an intermediate run, before a passing skier noticed his body at 11:30 a.m. just off the groomed trail and notified the ... -
Jerry Herman created a blog entry White dings left ankle, pulls out of slopestyle

ASPEN (AP) — Shaun White is out of the slopestyle competition at the Winter X Games after hurting his left ankle during a warm-up run.
White has been dealing with a sore left ankle that he aggravated during practice Thursday, then again Friday before preliminaries.
White said his priority this year was to ride in slopestyle, ...
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Nathan added a new article Vail's Lindsey Vonn triumphs in World Cup event

Photo by The Associated Press
By GRAHAM DUNBAR, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
ST. MORITZ, Switzerland — Lindsey Vonn won a World Cup super-combined event Friday to extend her lead in the overall standings against second-place Tina Maze.
The American defended her lead from the morning downhill with a solid slalom leg ... -
Nathan added a new article Hiking opportunities next month at Mueller State Park
Mueller State Park is offering the following winter guided hikes and programs. Please check with the park for weather updates before traveling to the park at 719-687-2366. When hiking, always bring water, sun protection and dress in warm layers. The programs are free to the public with a daily pass or an annual pass.
Winter Hike: School ... -
Scott Rappold created a blog entry It must be a powder day

(That's a webcam in Breck this morning)
My Twitter feed is going nuts this morning, so that can only mean one thing: It's a powder day in the mountains.
Forecasts called for 4 to 8 inches last night, and it looked like the storm delivered. Vail is reporting 11 inches, Copper Mountain 9, Breckenridge 8 and Loveland 8, Winter Park, Monarch, ...
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Brian Gomez created a blog entry Wallisch completes comeback with Winter X victory

ASPEN – A fractured shoulder blade last year knocked Tom Wallisch out of the Winter X Games. Now, he has broken the record for the highest score in skiing slopestyle.
Wallisch continued his run of domination Thursday with a convincing win on Buttermilk Mountain, his mark of 96 – on a 100-point scale – more than enough for ...














