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Cold, snowy days - it's just a thought (The Florida Times-Union)
With the tropics and the political scene heating up, it's time to cool down with thoughts of snow, a safe subject in Northeast Florida, where the freezing, wet, white stuff is rarely seen. Nevertheless, just thinking about low temps and wintry blizzards could lower mental thermostats a few degrees.
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Ski areas busy with offseason upgrades (The Salt Lake Tribune)
SOLITUDE - Even more than Monday's premature snow flurries, a succession of helicopter flights here on a clear blue Wednesday morning signaled that winter is not far off.
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US skiers at home with NZ training (Otago Daily Times)
Chasing winter around the globe is part of the job for the members of the United States ski team - and a highlight on the calendar is a stint on Coronet Peak every year.
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Chinese Skiers take a break from preparing for 2010 Winter Games (Standard-Examiner)
OGDEN -- Han Xiaopeng is usually fearless when he hurtles down a jump as a freestyle aerial skier with the Chinese Olympic Ski Team. But on Wednesday he was a little skittish about stepping into the iFly sky diving simulator at the Salomon Center in downtown Ogden.
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Utah ski resort say it's cutting prices (The Salt Lake Tribune)
Posted: 8:50 AM- One Utah ski resort is actually cutting prices this year instead of raising them. Snowbird is dropping the price of individual and family season passes bought before Sept. 12 by up to $500 over last season's rates.
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Get Out ... to a park (The Times-News)
Southern Idaho's glorious sun still shines, but the pleasures of late summer will be gone all too soon. So don't let your family squander the season indoors.
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New Rees Jones Course in Utah Slated for Spring 2009 Debut (Cybergolf National)
Work on the Victory Ranch Club near Park City, Utah, is coming to a close. Designed by Rees Jones, the private 7,600-yard layout is located within a new ranch community. Grassing is expected to be finished later this summer, with the course to be unveiled in spring 2009.
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Tierra del Fuego: Ends of the earth (The Salt Lake Tribune)
At the southern tip of South America, on the island of Tierra del Fuego, ocean, sky, mountains and air combine in ethereal delight to forge majestic and rugged landscapes.
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Skiing: Skiers hope local knowledge will count (Otago Daily Times)
New Zealand's top freeskier, Jossi Wells, will be trying to display the aerobatic form which earned him several titles at northern hemisphere events, when the New Zealand Freeski Open starts near Wanaka tomorrow.
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This Just IN : 9 Questions with Jami Brinton (KCRG-TV9 Cedar Rapids)
August 18, 2008: Today we're finally getting back to this rambling with a get-to-know you section called "9 Questions." Get the play on the "9" and TV9? I figured you would, my jokes are pretty easy.
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