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Romantic Weekend Getaway Ideas
Free guide to romantic getaway ideas and tips. Destinations include USA and Canada.
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Steamboat Briefs For Sept. 4 - Steamboat Pilot & Today
since 1992, the steamboat springs chamber resort association and colorado mountain college have facilitated the leadership steamboat class, a leadership training program organized to develop leaders in business and community service. applications for ...
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ski Resorts Pump Millions Into Improvements
the ski season will be here soon and skiers and boarders will notice changes in the high country. four resorts are pumping millions of dollars into improvements, including new terrain, lodges and lifts.
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Good Snow, Local Visitors Provide A Lift To ski Resorts
abundant snowfall can draw skiers to the mountains even during a tough economy, but a new survey also suggests colorado resorts are more likely to draw local visitors in the face of rising travel costs.
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Former Sugarloaf Exec To Head Saddleback Resort - Fosters Daily Democrat
rangeley, maine (ap) _ a former owner of maine's sugarloaf ski resort has been named chief executive officer and general manager of the saddleback ski area. in his new job, warren cook is responsible for all aspects of saddleback's operations ...
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Locals Ski Prices Available Now - Park Record
rising energy costs and inflation account for much of the increase in ski season passes, resort officials say. prices rise incrementally every year, and 2008 is no different, but the resorts believe their products are still worth every penny. "energy ...
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Better Bi: Boyne Resorts
marketing staffers can view customer behavior patterns at each of the company's ski and golf resorts.
www.pcworld.com

Ski Trade Group Slashes Budget
colorado ski country usa, faced with dramatically reduced revenues after vail resorts inc.’s defection, has cut more than a third of its staff and eliminated most of its domestic marketing activities.
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British Woman Killed In Holiday Jet Ski Accident - Daily Telegraph
pauline moore, 62, crashed into a reef as she rode across a lake in ontario just moments after telling her niece: "i'm just going for a little ride and then i'll come back for a nap on the hammock.". she suffered fatal injuries in the impact and died ...
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Julius Baer Invests In Art, From Spray Squiggle To Crystal Ball - Bloomberg
sept. 4 (bloomberg) -- raymond baer , the chairman of julius baer holding ag , stands in front of a messy orange squiggle of spray paint on acrylic, an artwork by renee levi that hangs in a hall of the bank's office on zurich's bahnhofstrasse. ``my ...
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Aspen Ski Pass Prices Going Up
skiers and riders will pay $25 to $70 more for the most popular season ski passes at the aspen skiing co. resorts next winter, the company announced thursday.
rockymountainnews.com

Vail: Full Speed Ahead
vail resorts plans to showcase at least $100 million in capital improvements this year at its five ski resorts.
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Widow Dies In Jet-ski Accident While On Holiday To Get Over Her ... - Daily Mail
a british widow has been killed in a jet-ski accident in canada while on a holiday to get over the death of her husband. former pub landlady pauline moore, 62, was believed to have been dazzled by the sun and smashed into a reef as she rode the ...
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Sunlight Mountain Resort Outside Of Glenwoo Dsprings Sees 6 Percent ... - Glenwood Springs Post Independent
glenwood springs, colorado - sunlight mountain resort saw about 6 percent more skiers and snowboarders last winter compared to the previous season, but the mountain still sees far fewer than it did in the late 1990s. sunlight posted 78,010 skier ...
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ski Resorts Already Thinking About Opening Day
summit county - at rocky mountain coffee roasters in frisco, a cool cloudy morning has owner nate post talking about one thing: snow.
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Despite Tough Economy, Ski Areas Spend Millions On Improvements
colorado ski areas have continued to pour hundreds of millions of dollars into everything from new trails to slopeside lodging despite a tough economy and questions about whether high fuel prices will take a toll on visits.
rockymountainnews.com

With Ford News, Tory Mp Watson's Stock Soars - Windsor Star
that thud you heard about 1:48 p.m. wednesday was former liberal cabinet minister susan whelan's chin hitting the floor when she learned that her best shot at recapturing her old riding and returning to ottawa in glory had evaporated. there were ...
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Ski Areas Busy With Offseason Upgrades - Salt Lake Tribune
a helicopter wednesday assists with the installation of a tower that will support a new high-speed quad chairlift at solitude mountain resort. solitude - even more than monday's premature snow flurries, a succession of helicopter flights here on a ...
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Lift Tickets Could Near $100 At Some Resorts
skiers will pay more this season for everything from season passes to single-day lift tickets, which likely will stop just short of the $100 mark at colorado’s priciest resorts.
rockymountainnews.com

Colorado Ski Country Regroups
colorado ski country usa named its longtime public policy chief to lead the organization through wrenching changes that include a slashed budget and a sharply scaled-back focus on marketing and advertising.
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Snowmass, Colorado - North America's Premier Resort Destinations Is ... - Forbes
for the 2008/2009 winter season, snowmass is being transformed into the finest resort experience in the world. already known for its world-famous ski slopes, snowmass has a new one billion dollar base village development underway, enticing visitors ...
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