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<title>Outdoors: Which is easier? Learning to ski or snowboard? Get on board and find out</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Burton has come out with special LTR boards and boots that feature innovations such as beveled snowboard edges that are more forgiving and reduce the likelihood of taking those dreaded surprise butt- and face-plants.]]></description>
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<title>Top ski resorts head for oblivion by 2025 as Alpine snow vanishes | World | The Observer</title>
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<description><![CDATA[May be steep discounts on lifetime passes: "The report, by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, will predict the disappearance of 75 per cent of Alpine glaciers within 45 years, a surge in avalanches and floods and the closure of all but the highest ski resorts."]]></description>
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<title>Tree Wells: Hidden danger on the slopes</title>
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<description><![CDATA["But when you go in, you go in with a lot of snow that follows you from snow-laden branches," Baugher said. "As you move around and start to compact that snow, it's not very long before you're immobilized."

And when a skier or snowboarder disappears from sight, skiing buddies sometimes ski down to the lift and wait.

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<title>Mount Baker: All Terrain and No Hype</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Washington State's Mount Baker was featured in the New York Times' Escape column this week. It was written up with the sort of Mad River Glen-esque - all terrain no frills angle. To be honest, I've only boarded there once. It's far enough from Seattle that I typically prefer to drive a bit further to go to Whistler.]]></description>
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<title>No Snow in the Alps: Skiers Wondering When Winter Will Come</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Unseasonably warm weather in Europe's Alps has left skiers and snowboarders unable to scratch their winter itch. Meanwhile, the winter tourism industry is suffering, and the Swiss ski team has left for Canada in search of whiter pastures.]]></description>
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<title>In Board Sports, Insider Status Makes Gear Sell</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Interesting article about how Nike is too corporate to penetrate the world of skateboard and snowboard marketing. Usually, they just create sub-brands e.g. American Spirit tobacco, but apparently that hasn't worked or been tried. ]]></description>
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<title>Deep Snow at Whistler Blackcomb</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Much to the delight of Whistler locals, the snow continues to fall in the village as well on the mountain with the Environment Canada alpine forecast calling for up to 110 centimetres or 43 inches of snow over the next five days.

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<title>Whistler resort owner agrees to buyout</title>
<link>http://www.newscloud.com/read/Whistler_resort_owner_agrees_to_buyout</link>
<description><![CDATA[Intrawest to be run by a privately held investment firm. How will this affect the resort?]]></description>
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<title>Snowboarder charged with negligent homicide for deadly collision</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Tragic and sad.]]></description>
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<title>Three Revolutions Have Equaled a Transformation in Snowboarding</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Cool story on riders doing 3 360s. Will four be four years away?]]></description>
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<title>Snowboarder suffers critical head injury</title>
<link>http://www.newscloud.com/read/Snowboarder_suffers_critical_head_injury</link>
<description><![CDATA[The second time this season - a rider/skier goes off the international cliffs and gets critically hurt or killed. You have to wonder if they should recheck the ropes.]]></description>
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<title>Missing snowboarder found at Issaquah apartment — and arrested</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The snowboarding had an outstanding DUI.]]></description>
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<title>Skiers delight at another dose of snowy weather</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Yeah, local snowboarding season begins.]]></description>
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