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British snowboarder fighting for his life after being dragged under piste basher machine in Austria
Innsbruck :: Austria | 3 months ago
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20 March 2013 A British snowboarder is fighting for his life in hospital after he was dragged under a giant piste-basher machine in the Austrian Alps suffering horrific injuries. The 35-year-old man, from West Sussex, was reportedly crushed between
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A wild-yet-mild take on backcountry skiing at Bretton Woods
Vienna :: Austria | 4 months ago
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There's something special about off piste, backcountry skiing. Heading into the mountains, bypassing well-traveled, groomed trails, gets our hearts pumping and adrenaline flowing. We love forested hideaways where the crowds are thin, untracked trails
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Journeys : Skiing Old Trails of the New Deal
Manchester :: NH :: USA | 4 months ago
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Search 1,000+ destinations Journeys Skiing Old Trails of the New Deal David Goodman Skiing the Gulf of Slides Trail in New Hampshire. Published: February 15, 2013 I climbed the final few feet to the top of the slope and turned around just in time to
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'Fearless' tribute for young skier
Innsbruck :: Austria | 4 months ago
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Jemima Prees' family pay tribute after ski crash death Jemima's family said it was unknown why she suddenly went straight down the piste A 10-year-old from Wiltshire who was killed in a skiing accident "died in a beautiful place doing something she
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British girl dies in skiing accident in Austria
Innsbruck :: Austria | 4 months ago
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Christian Kober/Getty Images/AWL Images RM A 10-year-old British girl died after ploughing into a tree on a family skiing holiday in Austria , local police have said. The child is understood to have been out with her father and brother when she
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Ski holidays: Going off piste in Villars is like hiring your own private mountain
London :: United Kingdom | 5 months ago
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3 February 2013 It's snowing through shafts of sunshine as I look for the 'snowbow' that often graces Villars in the Swiss Rhone Alps...Last time it snowed through a thin cloud layer, with dazzling brightness above, a multicoloured arc cascaded into
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Resorts expand backcountry offerings
South Lake Tahoe :: CA :: USA | 5 months ago
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Skiers and snowboarders board a snowcat at Kirkwood Mountain Resort during the 2010-11 ski season. Provided to the Tribune The draw of backcountry skiing and snowboarding has never been greater. Backcountry technology has improved dramatically in
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Do the apres-ski stretch
Liverpool :: United Kingdom | 5 months ago
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If you do it like most people for a week, once a year, using knee joints and leg muscles that do little else for the other 51 weeks a sudden ski trip can be a first-class ticket to a World of Pain. And that's before you factor in long nights, high
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The Top UK Snow Destinations From Protect Your Bubble
London :: United Kingdom | 5 months ago
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18 January 2013 So the wintery weather has hit the UK and so those looking for a ski holiday on a limited budget are in luck. As it happens, there are plenty of quality ski resorts in the U.K and all that is necessary to get there is a quick
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Snow conditions around the world: Snow patrol
Salt Lake City :: UT :: USA | 6 months ago
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After such a fabulous start to the season, will conditions last? EST, 4 January 2013 Bumper: Skiing has been fabulous so far this season If you're heading to the Alps this weekend, don't forget to pack sunscreen. After a month of volatile weather,
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