January 21, 2008

Lost snowboarders billed for rescue costs

NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C. Grouse Mountain ski patrollers plucked two snowboarders, a father and a son, from a high-risk avalanche area in waist-deep power. The two had ducked ropes to get to the

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Posted by Jim at 01:13 PM

January 20, 2008

Ritter visits with mountain mayors in Rifle

RIFLE The Roan Plateau, oil and gas impacts in western Garfield County and severance tax were some of the issues touched upon in a meeting Friday afternoon with Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter and the Mountain Mayors

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Posted by Perry at 03:23 PM

Cycling with the Poor team storming through NZ

At the end of their first week of biking the length of the South Island, the Cycling with the Poor team is in high spirits. They've made good progress through Southland and will be near Queenstown by

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Posted by Lorren at 01:56 PM

London, Ont., man dead after his mountain bike hit by Via train

LONDON, Ont. - A man has been struck and killed by a Via Rail passenger train in downtown London, Ont. Police say 48-year-old George Mulholland of London was riding a mountain bike when he was struck at a train crossing around 9:30

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Posted by Stephen at 12:57 PM

January 19, 2008

Minister, chapel bring eclectic flair to weddings

SEATTLE - Inside her Enchanted Chapel, the Rev. Zady Evans smiles, lids brushed blue, bangs curled tight, red robe draping to the floor. Three more words from her, and this marriage is made. Under the silver glitter of disco balls, the young couple waits. A plastic mountain stands by their side. Stuffed animals sit scattered by their feet. When the words "husband and wife" come, they lean in

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Posted by Mel at 04:55 PM

Sky escapes

It was 1974 when business took Ralph Scott to Alberta, Canada, in the winter and he joined a friend in British Columbia for a new kind of skiing - they would be dropped off by helicopter on the top of a mountain and make their way down over virgin

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Posted by Ryan at 02:25 PM

Decades pass but not the welcome at N.H. inn

LINCOLN, N.H. - About a decade ago, on a weekend hiking trip, I spent the night at a sweet little bed-and-breakfast in this White Mountain town. It was called the Red Sleigh Inn, and years later the stay lingered happily in my mind. I remembered Loretta, the high-spirited innkeeper who chattered with abandon. I remembered our snug attic bedroom with

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Posted by Stephen at 12:27 PM

Registration open for BMX Supercross World Cup in Madrid

Attention BMX Athletes: Riders interested in competing at the first round of the 2008 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup event in Madrid, Spain, February 8-9 can now register for the event online at www.usacycling.org/myusac. The event is open to all elite and junior men age 17 and older. Registration deadline is Friday, January 25 at 5:00 p.m. Mountain Time. Athletes will need a 2008 USA Cycling

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Posted by Greg at 09:05 AM