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Life should be downhill in winter, and there’s plenty of great snow left to ski and ride this season. Simplify your spring skiing or snowboarding vacation with one of these FREE apps that track your runs, speed and vertical, even your kids and friends, and allow you to share the info. Warning – These apps
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Aspen Snowmass is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year with a $6.50 lift ticket deal, the same price the Colorado resort charged on opening day, Dec. 15, 1967. The $6.50 deal is good one-day only, Dec. 15, 2017, and only for skiing and riding at Snowmass, not at Aspen. It’s part of an anniversary weekend
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Some ski and snowboard resorts out West are already open, thanks to early season snowfalls. Take advantage now of these deals for the 2012-2013 season, and save money — Mountain Collective — The big news for the new season is that four of the most famous independent resorts in the west have partnered to sell
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Spring skiing and snowboarding is the best time of the season to enjoy the slopes, especially this year, when the Rockies, Sierras and Canadian Rockies have been pounded with snow from a La Nina weather year. Spring skiing means sunshine until the lifts close, fewer layers to wear, and the biggest discount deals of the
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It will cost you less to play in the snow in January. Nearly 100 top ski and snowboard resorts in 34 states are offering free or discounted ski and snowboard lessons during the annual Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month. The theme of the 2011 program is “Humans Were Never Meant to Hibernate’. The
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It’s already snowing in the Rockies. The upcoming ski and snowboard season begins officially by Thanksgiving in most resorts, and as usual, the best deals are early in the season. To celebrate the start of winter, many towns and resorts in Colorado are offering budget deals for early season lodging and activity packages, with prices
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The calendar may say spring, but it’s still winter at ski and snowboard resorts, which are offering savvy travelers the best deals and discounts of the season. Here are some great ski vacation bargains in Colorado ski country on lodging, equipment, lessons and lift tickets from now to the end of the season in mid-April: Aspen/Snowmass
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To many of us downhill diehards, spring offers the best skiing and riding conditions, with warmer days, later sunsets, and great bargains on airfare and hotels. Here are two travel deals to get you on the snow before it melts for the season: Once the 2010 Winter Olympics are over, there will be a lot of empty hotel
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Olympic medalist Jimmie Heuga, a star of the 1964 Olympic Winter Games and one of the U.S. Ski Team’s greatest ski racers, has passed away. His death on Monday, February 8, 2010 was 46 years to the day after he won a bronze medal behind Billy Kidd’s silver in the 1964 Olympic slalom. His passing saddens all of us who
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The best things in life are free, the saying goes. And free is also a great way to get around in some of your favorite travel destinations, via free iPhone apps. The first Monaco-specific mobile guide immerses savvy travelers in the local culture, cuisine and contacts to the famous principality on the Mediterranean. This Monaco iPhone
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