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Sunday River nabs World Cup snowboarding event!
2008-06-04 03:58:00
In 2001, Jeremy Bloom and Johnny Moseley dueled on the bumps of White Heat in an F.I.S. World Cup Freestyle Mogul stop at Sunday River , Maine. While the event was a huge success and brought the spotlight to Sunday River, it's been 7 long years since a World Cup event of any sort has beckoned. Meanwhile, Sugarloaf, Maine has hosted two U.S. Alpine Championships. Sunday River has been fortunate to remain on the radar of the USSA by hosting a few snowboard Grand Prixs, but the World Cup is a whole different level and with the event straddling February and March of 2009, the names competing will be many of the same that will don their nations colors the following year in whistler for the Olympics.
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Don't take any chances with your health
2008-05-28 13:04:00
When I was in college, I got a unique opportunity to work for a local Family Planning in the area where my college was located. There were several benefits to this part-time job, but nothing could beat the education I got from working with such knowledgeable people. Of course getting college credit was good too and the seminars I gave were kind of fun, but let?s face it, there is nothing fund about a sexually transmitted disease. If you?re active, protect yourself and your partner and learn about STD testing in your area.
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Still looking for a spare chair...
2008-05-28 12:43:00
A thread popped up recently on the Sunday River Forum about the replacement of Lift 7 with the ?Chondola? and what that meant for the 25 + year-old lift. As you can imagine, lots of folks would love to get their hands on one of the Borvig triple chairs, but most haven?t a clue as to how much each of these weighs. Let?s put it this way ? a lot. So anyway, we found out that the lift is scheduled for a re-install at another Boyne resort, which I think is fabulous. We have enough lost ropeways as it is and for those of us that want used chairs, they are out there.
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Take a little more time booking your next flight
2008-05-27 04:07:00
Most of you are pretty in tune with the world of travel these days and know that both driving and flying are becoming more and more expensive with the soaring cost of fuel. Some airlines are combating this by raising regular fares and others are tacking on surcharges, but it?s good to know that if you have some time to plan, you can really find some cheap flights out there.
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Heavenly adds some Warren Miller to its' site!
2008-05-27 03:57:00
Heavenly Mountain Resort has unveiled some new perks to its' website. Always a well-maintained and attractive site with tons of interactive features, Heavenly has finally devoted an entire sub-domain to videos. While you can see the latest Another Heavenly Morning broadcast and promotional videos, the coolest part is that they have been able to get the clips of all the Warren Miller movies where Heavenly has been featured, whether it be as Heavenly Valley or the modern day Heavenly Mountain Resort. It's a real treat to be able to catch all of these without having to rent or even find some of the movies as there are quite a few featuring Heavenly. Have fun with these clips...
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Be prepared for any conditions
2008-05-26 15:57:00
Changing conditions and weather force us to dress differently for every occasion and there is no exception to this rule when outfitting your police force, security force, or tactical training team. When the weather calls for hot conditions, it?s clear that no any old type of shorts will do. The men and woman serving in these roles needs comfort and functionality. 511 Tactical Shorts provide these features and many more from the brands you count on and trust.
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A day of remembering
2008-05-26 15:45:00
For some, today means a day off from work or school, a barbeque with friends, or a parade down Main Street, USA, but as a nation, Memorial Day is so much more. To me, it is a day to reflect on our mothers and fathers, grandfathers and grandmothers, and uncles and aunts who served our nation and made it possible for us to become a great nation. It isn't just about those who served in wars oversees, but also those who served at home. There are those who gave the ultimate sacrifice for our nation without selfishness. To be a proud American is to be proud of those who have come before us and understand the work they did to help provide a life for me and my family today. I am grateful and humble to those we honor today. I thank you for everything you did. My God bless and keep you.
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Did you know you can ski in Vegas?
2008-05-24 22:19:00
Aside form some of the grizzly crimes that are depicted on CSI, Las Vegas is primarily known as a city of lights, all night casino action, and more shows than any city in the world, but what if you go there and have no interest in any of that? The first answer is that perhaps you shouldn?t go, but some of us are stuck going for a reunion or bachelor party and while it can be fun to see the strip and the amazing architecture, there is more to do, which is what I found a few years back. On the practical side, thousands of tourists a year drive to the Hoover Dam to see this massive structure that is a modern American wonder. Me, I took the road less traveled and headed 45 miles out of town. While it was sunny a relatively hot in Vegas, a friend and I went to the Las Vegas Ski and Snowboard Resort. A modest mountain by most accounts, the resort is the only ski area in southern Nevada and is so close to downtown Las Vegas that people think I?m nuts when I tell them I went skiing while I ...

Still some snowy surprises this Memorial Day weekend
2008-05-24 22:00:00
This year may not have been the snowiest on record in the northeast, but we did receive greater snowfall than average years. This means a couple things this particular weekend. First, the snowpack is still deep in many places that are usually bare this time of year and second, some hiking trails either remain closed or are dangerous for people used to traveling on dry ground. While it isn?t uncommon for Tuckerman Ravine to still have good snowpack, it is rare for the snowfields to have as much snow as they do on Mount Washington and this means that some routes to the summit are still covered. This can be good news for those prepared for an exciting snow-filled hike and for those who have crampons and ice axes, but for the average hiker, the snow can be dangerous. If you?re in the middle of a long hike and you sink into the snow in regular hiking shoes you can either lose one or get your foot very cold and wet. The latter can lead to hypothermia. The best practice is to check local h...
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Explore art and history from the American west
2008-05-22 07:30:00
There are places you can go and see that are museums unto themselves. I was reminded of this while recently watching an episode of Ghost Hunters where the TAPS team was doing an investigation at the OK Coral. Aside from their normal duties, they were all taken aback by the feel that they had been transported back in time in the setting of the historic American west. And yet we all know stories about bank robbers, outlaws, and ghost towns, but seldom do we stop to think of how this unique culture has impacted our world artistically. For people interested in learning about the American west and delving into the rare works of art that have been gathered over the past couple hundred years, the Stark Museum of Art in Orange, Texas is a must see. While a student at the University of Texas in the 1920, H.J. Lutcher Stark began collecting rare items from the American west. With annual trips to their ranch in Colorado, Stark and his wife Nelda Childers stopped at various locations along the ...
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Mount Snow to host spring contest!
2008-05-22 07:25:00
One of the best part of the late spring is that while most people have hung up their ski gear and haven't thought about the sport for well over a month, there are still lots of folks out there doing their best to make turns on the remnants of what was stockpiled over the past season. While Mount Washington is always the late spring favorite for its' lasting pockets of snow and high elevation, some resort get in on the action from time to time and host small events to keep people stoked. One such event will take place at Mount Snow this coming weekend where they'll host a small rail jam with park elements. Granted, there won't be much vert and the turns all all earned, it's a great way to get out there, get on the snow, ans see some other enthusiastic skiers and riders.
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Picture your greeting cards anyway you like!
2008-05-21 03:20:00
Each Christmas season my parent?s house becomes somewhat of a museum or display case, if you will, of all that can possibly be done with holiday greeting cards. Now I have to be fair, my parents have a ton of friends and apparently regardless of religion, nationality, or anything else, they all want to send cards. There are picture of families, weddings, babies, houses, and just random pictures that when opened, all have a central theme ? they are greeting cards and 90 percent of them are custom made cards. I can recall the days ? well there were actually like 18 years ? that my parents? Christmas card was of us three kids all pretty dressed alike and standing in some unique place that had certain significance, but as years went on, these simple customized pictures were out of style. I still see them from time to time, but some of the creative things that people come up with these days are truly fabulous. With computers and digital imaging, it?s pretty much possible to do whatever y...
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From days gone by...
2008-05-21 03:02:00
With a brisk wind sweeping over the western ridge, I walked under the old Chair 7 Saturday morning, catching a last glimpse of the Borvig triple chair that some 25 years ago was considered high-tech. And while two others will still be in use next year at Sunday River , the new Doppelmayr hybrid will replace the triple and serve up a unique lift experience. I was admittedly a little sad looking up at the old painted brown chairs, but also look ahead to the excitement that will come next year. My hope is that the old triple will be sold and rebuilt on another mountain. Such practice is commonplace in the ski industry, especially with the price of new lifts and the few companies that still make them. And it was that same Saturday night that I cam across this old painting of Sunday River from 1972 ? a special piece even before Borvig made its? mark..
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Not your typical high school science lab
2008-05-20 04:31:00
Have you ever sent the movie Medicine Man? If so, you know that the main character was ever so close to perhaps finding the cure for cancer. While this may be something that?s a little hard to imagine, it?s a reality that is out there on the frontier and when the day comes when that announcement comes down, there will certainly be laboratories and scientists and an overwhelming list of people ready to get in on the fame, but when you think about it, it?s clinical laboratory servicethat can make any new breakthrough possible.
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With All Due Respect
2008-05-16 12:47:00
For those who don?t know a lot about the mountains or about large mountains in particular, I should preface this by say that skiers and hikers give a certain respect to mountains that can?t easily be explained. Both of us play on them and enjoy their boundaries and yet both of us know that a mountain is a living, breathing entity that like any other force of nature; controls us and not the converse. It is perhaps a misunderstanding of this that leads some to meet with dire consequences on the mountain, but not for me. If I were to get injured or die in the mountains, it would not be for lack of respect given to the mountains, but for some other reason altogether. I understand who?s in charge when I?m up there and that is at the front of my mind whether I?m gliding down well-groomed slopes on the trails of a ski resort, hiking the Appalachian Trail, or skiing the backcountry of New England.
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A diet is not your only choice
2008-05-15 12:49:00
If you?ve tuned into morning television shows recently, you?d be hard-pressed not to see daily features on different types of weight loss programs. While many of the people that they are bringing on are successful in their programs, most indicate that the hardest part is sticking to the diet and then keeping the weight off. If you?ve tried all the diets, had no success and are looking for an alternative like Lap-band surgery, JouneyLite can help you find lap-band surgeon, get approved for insurance, and help you every step of the way before and after the surgery so that you have the tools in place to make sure you get the most out of the procedure and loss weight effectively.
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Somewhere in Western Maine - A True Story!
2008-05-13 03:21:00
With the distant sun blocked by a thick band of haze, Jules and I scaled Jordan Mountain at Sunday River this past Saturday to get last turns of the season without having to head to Tuckerman. Yes, I plan to make the pilgrimage to Tuck's this weekend, but Jules wanted another day and with her condo at Sunday River, this made sense. While there were few routes down and out skis needed to come off, it was a great day for her to claim day 48 and me to grab day 90!
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Great deals at Buy.com
2008-05-13 02:03:00
I could tell you to stay away from the mall until I?m blue in the face, but until you?ve actually experienced an online purchasing experience that not only saves you money, but also instills a good amount of trust, it?s a hard sell. So my advise is to start out with online retailers that you have heard of and that have great reputations, especially when buying something like electronics.
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The all-natural zit zapper!
2008-05-13 01:59:00
I can only think of a handful of people that have never had to deal with acne and even those that didn?t have it bad, could always count on a break out of some sort at a truly inconvenient time. I always found that regardless of the brand, most acne medication either didn?t work or took too long to work. Acnexus the solution you been looking for in a natural acne treatment and it works in as little as 24 hours.
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Attractive and safe!
2008-05-13 01:50:00
I?m sure people realize that there are a lot of folks out there who are allergic to some very common medicine. This probably isn?t much of a concern when making a conscious decision, but let?s say you are allergic to codeine and you get into an accident. While information like this is often in your medical records, sometimes there isn?t time to go through such documents and decisions need to be made. It is for this reason that people where identification that lets others know of serious allergies. And while some of the bracelets and such aren?t all that attractive, medical jewelry is becoming more fashionable and affordable.
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Have a choice with a walk-in tub
2008-05-13 01:44:00
While most people find showers to be much more efficient for cleaning purposes, a lot of older citizens don?t have the stamina to stand in a shower and lack the ability to lift themselves in and out of a regular bathtub. And yet there is a freedom that comes from being able to perform your basic activities of daily living that older people don?t want to lose; walk in tubs allow that freedom to continue.
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Cat 6 Products Will Have You Speeding Along
2008-05-12 03:46:00
Not everyone needs to worry about their internet connectivity, but for those who work in the Information Technology sector, making sure you have the best Ethernet product and services will enable your clients, customers, or the company you work for as a whole, to stay connected as technology advances. Products like CAT6will not only keep you in the game, but ahead of the others.
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The more sinks you have the more you have to clean!
2008-05-12 03:41:00
As I?ve looked more and more at houses recently, I?ve paid some attention to the amount of and different types of sinks the houses already have installed. Whether we?re talking about the all important kitchen sink or the sinks that we have in the bathrooms and even laundry room, sinks are extremely important. They are a household item that not only has to be fabulously functional, but needs to fit right with your homes décor as well.
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Are you ready to hit the links?
2008-05-12 03:34:00
Standing high atop one of the peaks at Sunday River this past weekend, it was clear that summer is just around the corner. Not only was almost all of the snow gone from the slopes, but the fairways and greens of the golf course about 2000 vertical feet below were as plush as I?ve ever seen them. While you get ready for the links this season, make sure you have the most up-to-date clubs including Callaway irons.
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Straighten up and fly right!
2008-05-12 03:28:00
Are you the type that slouches over in you chair at work? Presumable we don?t all have someone from human resources who comes to check your common posture, chair, and desk measurements, and even if we did, many would still slouch over or not sit up straight. The problem is that this can cause a lot of strain on your neck and back. Is this is already an issue for you, you might want to try the posture corrector posture corrector.

Corporate Performance Management
2008-05-12 03:21:00
If you work in a corporate environment, you are probably aware of Corporate Performance Management or CPM. cpm is how large businesses are able to measure many key statistical areas such as metric and performance indicators by the use of performance software and innovation. Streamlining your CPM can not only save a lot of money, but also puts a focus that all your employees can be in touch with regardless of their level.
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Time to earn 'em
2008-05-09 12:14:00
Being stuck on 89 days for skier days this year is not where I want to be and I think I would be a little upset if I were to not reach 90 days for the season. Of course the lifts have all shut down and there is only one way to reach such a goal. Some say the folks that hike for turns are a little nuts, but I think it has more to do with a peruit of the aforementioned "search." Hiking in the spring and skiing down a slope that still has cover is a fusion of two sports and a rare chance to get onto the slopes in a situation where everything is peaceful. Don't get me wrong, this is not an activity for folks who are not advanced skiers or riders or for anyone not willing to exert themselves a bit - you've got to carry your equipment up there in order to ski it down. That being said, Jules and I will attempt some turns at Sunday River tomorrow. While we will have to survey the resort from afar before decided on where we'll make out ascent and subsequent descent. Given that we're not ...
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Stylish Weblog can teach you a thing or two about the online community
2008-05-08 06:00:00
Admittedly, when I go to someone?s blog it?s often by chance. I find that some of the best blogs are ones that I happen upon ? sometimes through a referral, but often by clicking from someone else?s page. While this sometimes provides for good reads on life and perspective, it?s often fluffy reading that serves mostly the purpose of passing time or just learning what else is out there. Then there are the blogs that have a niche that I go to because I know that the information on them will always be fresh and informative ? Stylish webdesign.us is one such blog. While some would consider this to be a broad-topic blog, there is a lot of focus on technology-based information covering topics such as simple web design and user accounts. I?d be lying if I said that I understood everything that?s written about on this blog, but there is some very good information that blog novices such as myself can use. For example, if you?re going to be in the blogging or internet business, you need to kno...
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Season Finale at Heavenly Valley
2008-05-07 01:34:00
Okay, so it's not called Heavenly Valley anymore, but the title rhymes, so there. Highlighted by 15 feet of snow in January alone, Heavenly had an epic ski season that came to a close on May 4th, two weeks later then usual. While plenty of snow covers the trails and glades above Lake Tahoe , the season changes quickly and people turn their sights to the Blue World for the next several months. For those still looking to make turns in the Tahoe Basin, head to Squaw Valley for lift-served terrain or strap your skis to you back and head up anywhere into the Sierras. Make sure to check out the season-ending thank you video from the staff at Heavenly Mountain Resort!
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You heard right - SocialSpark is live!
2008-05-07 01:15:00
IZEA is all about innovation when it comes to the blogging world. With RockStartUp and PayPerPost under its? belt, the folks at IZEA decided that perhaps they too should get involved in the social networking fun. Okay, so they didn?t want a place for stalkers and tons of glitter, but rather a community for online folks who either blog or advertise through blogs, and thus SocialSpark was born. After months of testing, glitches, and some anxious folks, SocialSpark is now live and anyone with a blog or who wants to network through the use of blogs or advertising is encouraged to log on and create a profile like mine. SocialSpark is the perfect platform for bloggers to connect with other bloggers and advertisers to share ideas and better their work. Of course SocialSpark also boast a chance for paid opps and blog sponsoring with the use of RealRank and the IZEA Toolkit. Not unlike other social networking sites, you simply create a profile that highlights your interests with pictures etc...
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