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Ski Steamboat Colorado - Description, Photos, Wallpapers 1280x1024,1024x768,1280x800
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Steamboat Springs has the nickname "Ski Town USA", and it"s well-earned, because many say the skiing is better than anywhere else. The town is split into two, the old downtown section, dating back to the 19th century, with an authentic cowboy ambiance, and the more modern "Mountain Area" village higher up the valley, spread out in front of the gondola area. There"s a free shuttle bus that connects the two which takes about 10 minutes. For beginners, the...
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Squaw Valley, California - Description, Photos, Wallpapers 1280x1024,1024x768,1280x800
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Squaw Valley sits on the north shore of Lake Tahoe, surrounded by six impressive mountains. Skiing started here in 1949, but the fame and fortune of the resort took off when it was picked to host the 1960 winter olympics. The village, still home to several older olympic buildings, is a mostly modern, up-market ski resort.There are over 4000 acres of skiing, a varied mix of easy slopes, huge bowls, and challenging steeps. Trails don"t form the focal point of your...
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Sugar Bowl, California - Description, Photos, Wallpapers 1280x1024,1024x768,1280x800
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In 1938 Walt Disney was amongst the visionaries who helped pick this picture perfect location for Sugar Bowl. The ski resort is set in a superb position next to the Donner summit, a place of tall peaks, steep narrow chutes, and wide open bowls. It also happens that Sugarbowl"s easier to get to than any other ski areas in the Lake Tahoe area, situated close to Interstate 80, five miles west of Truckee.
There are two base areas at Sugar Bowl. The first is Judah...
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Telluride, Colorado - Description, Photos, Wallpapers 1280x1024,1024x768,1280x800
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Telluride is situated in the pristine San Juan Mountains in the South West of Colorado. The town is just 70 miles from Montrose airport, which is directly connected to several major cities. (Telluride airport is just 10 miles away, but only offers limited Denver or Phoenix flights). The resort nestles at the end of a valley road, surrounded by majestic mountain peaks, which rise to a height of over...
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Killington, Vermont - Info, Pictures, Wallpapers 1280x1024,1024x768,1280x800
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Perry H Merrill, well known for his work promoting state parks for Vermont, realized that the north facing slopes of Killington Peak, the second highest mountain in Vermont, were ideal skiing territory. He persuaded a commercial organization to purchase the land and begin the development of skiing facilities. Killington Ski Resort opened for the first time in the winter of 1958. The resort grew at a phenomenal pace, thanks in part to the inspired decision in the mid...
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Smuggler's Notch, Vermont - Description, Photos, Wallpapers 1280x1024,1024x768,1280x800
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Smuggler"s Notch Resort is located in the heart of Vermont"s beautiful Green Mountains, set in over 3000 acres of native forest. The resort lies on route 108, just a few miles north of Smuggler"s Notch itself, a narrow ravine which reputedly was a favorite short-cut for cattle smugglers (drivers beware - the pass is closed in winter, so you cannot approach the resort from the south). The resort has a well-deserved reputation as one of the most family-friendly ski...
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Jay Peak, Vermont - Info, Pictures, Wallpapers 1280x1024,1024x768,1280x800
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Jay Peak Ski Resort is set in the Green Mountains which straddle the US/Canadian border, around 3½ hours drive from Boston. In wintertime, both easterly storms from the Atllantic and westerly storms from the Great Lakes dump large amounts of snow on these peaks, giving the area the highest natural snow fall in the Eastern US.
Jay Peak can trace its history back to the 1950s, when a small group...
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THE List Of Best Ski Resorts
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THE List Of Best Ski Resorts including many of your favorites like "Jackson Hole, Wyoming", "Snowbird, Utah", "Alta, Utah", "Grand Targhee, Wyoming", "Whistler", "Mammoth Mountain" and more. Includes pictures, wallpapers (1280x1024, 1024x768, 1280x800 resolutions), and videos.
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Grand Targhee, Wyoming - Info, Photos, Wallpapers 1280x1024,1024x768,1280x800
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Grand Targhee is a compact friendly resort located on the west slopes of the magnificent Teton mountain range. The resort is eponymously named after the Indian leader Chief Targhee, a brave and respected chief from yesteryear. The skiing area was the idea of local residents of Driggs - it first opened in December 1969. The skiing facilities have since changed ownership several times; the current owners, the Gilletts, bought the resort in 1997 and are pursuing plans to...
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Alta, Utah - Information, Photos, Wallpapers 1280x1024,1024x768,1280x800
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Alta Ski Area is situated at the end of Little Cottonwood Canyon in the heart of the Wasatch-Cache National Forest. Snow conditions are reliably good - the average annual snowfall is a huge 500?. There"s no ski village as such, just 2 ski base areas, about half-a-mile apart. Alta is a skiing-only mountain, and no snowboarding is allowed.
Alta has its origins as a silver mining center in the late 20th century. The town (sited near present-day Albion lift) was...
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Copper Mountain, Colorado - Information, Photos, Wallpapers 1280x1024,1024x768,1280x800
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Copper Mountain first came to life as a ski-resort back in 1971. In the succeeding years, the resort has grown into one of the top Colorado resorts, successfully appealing to a wide range of skiers. Beginners will enjoy the relaxed atmosphere of the Union Creek area, which makes an ideal learning ground with long, gentle, wide runs. After you"ve mastered the basics, there are two huge runs to be tackled - Roundabout, off the top of the Timberline Express chair,...
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Arapahoe Basin, Colorado - Information, Photos, Wallpapers 1280x1024,1024x768,1280x800
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Arapahoe first opened as a ski-resort for the 1946-47 season, with just one tow. The resort continued as a small enterprise until the mid 1970s, when following a buy-out by Ralston-Purina, 4 new chairs were installed. The resort continued to grow in size, and after some takeover shinagans, it ended up in the hands of Dundee Reality who have invested significantly installing new lifts and facilities. In 2007 the Montezuma area opened for skiing, increasing the amount of...
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Ski Northstar - Description, Pictures, Wallpapers 1280x1024,1024x768,1280x800
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From the late 1940s, a Christmas Tree farm was operating on the slopes of Mount Pluto. The farm was bought up by the Fibreboard corporation, a large business concern which had its roots in industrial insulation. In an effort to diversify, the company decided to create a ski resort to replace the farm. Construction started in 1971, and Northstar opened for skiing late in 1972. After over 20 years of developing and managing the resort, Fibreboard sold Northstar to Booth...
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Crested Butte, Colorado - Information, Photos, Wallpapers 1280x1024,1024x768,1280x800
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Nestling in a semi-circle of impressive mountains, Crested Butte (pronounced "beaut") is well known for its steep terrain, and challenging double-black diamond runs. The ski base area, named Mount Crested Butte, is about 3 miles north from the actual town of Crested Butte. There is a free shuttle bus connecting the two which runs between 7am and midnight.For beginners, there"s a large number of long, easy, gently sloping trails accessed from the top of the Red...
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Solitude Ski Village, Utah - Description, Photos, Wallpapers 1280x1024,1024x768,1280x800
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The origins of Solitude Ski Resort can be found in an amusing anecdote. The fabulously wealthy Mr Robert M Barrett made his fortune uranium mining. He had a passion for one sport, skiing, which the millionaire pursued at nearby Alta. One day Bob Barrett was refused access to the restroom. The enraged millionaire decided to buy up every spare plot of land in the canyon, to create his own resort. Building at Solitude started in 1956, and the resort first opened for...
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