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Shaun White is Perfect
If you don’t think Shaun White is the best halfpipe snowboarder the world has ever seen, you’re wrong. Yesterday, Shaun dominated the superpipe competition and after winning, during his victory lap, he scored a perfect 100… More at Unofficial Networks
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Weber State University’s Athletic Training Program Continues Dew Tour Relationship
OGDEN, Utah – Weber State University’s Athletic Training Education Program and Winning Medicine International Corp. (WMI) have signed a contract that allows WSU students to continue to gain sports medicine experience at Dew Tour events… More at Weber State
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Olympic Gold Medalist Honored at Snowbasin
Snowbasin ski resort honored 2010 Olympic gold medalist aerial skier Lydia Lassila on Sunday, naming a Needles Lift gondola cabin for her… More at Salt Lake Tribune. In 2010, Lydia did this little photo-shoot for Maxim.
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Snowboarder Died Saturday in a Big Cottonwood Canyon Avalanche
A 24-year-old snowboarder died Saturday after becoming trapped in an avalanche in a steep Utah backcountry area that the public was warned to avoid after potent snowstorms… More at Standard Examiner. Also, here is more back story on Alec Barton via Deseret News. Utah Avalanche Center report here.
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College Student Falls From Canyons Chair Lift, Dies
A young University of Utah student died Sunday after a fall from a ski lift at Canyons’ Ski Resort. Resort spokesman Steve Pastorino said the woman was on the High Meadow chair lift when she fell at 11:49 a.m… More at Deseret News
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Eagle Point Ski Resort Finally Open
The southern Utah ski area Eagle Point will open for the season Friday, a month later than last winter because of a lack of snowmaking… More at Standard Examiner
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Snowboard Pro Kevin Pearce Says Sport Is Not Too Dangerous
The news, for Kevin Pearce, was all too familiar and horrifying. A star in the halfpipe goes down hard during a training accident in Utah and is airlifted to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. But the stories diverge from there: Pearce’s had a good ending. Sarah Burke’s did not… More at Standard Examier __________________________________________________________________________
A Teenage Girl Slams Into Tree and Dies Snowboarding
An Oregon teenager died after slamming into a tree while snowboarding at Mount Hood Skibowl on Saturday night. Taylur Dewolf, 17, of Sandy was found 10 feet off a groomed trail with severe head and chest trauma… More at First Tracks
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Airbag Saves Pro Snowboarder in Colorado Avalanche
With all the big controversies from the X Games and sad stories about people being killed in avalanches in the US and Canada this season this video is a welcome arrival… Video at Unofficial Networks
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90-Year-Old Runner Inspires
Paul Walgren hopes to live to be 100 years old, and he hopes that he can welcome that birthday in with a run. “I’m wondering if I can reach 100,” he said. “My mother was 97, her father was 96, but neither of them were active like I am.” More at KSL
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National Parks Help Local Economies
A new study by Michigan State University shows that Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the top national park in the U.S. for visitor spending…. More at Standard Examiner
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GU Energy Announces Roctane Ultra Endurance Energy Drink
GU Energy Labs, creators of the original energy gel, today announced the launch of Roctane Ultra Endurance Energy Drink. Light tasting, carbohydrate-dense Roctane Drink provides athletes an infusion of easily available energy with the optimal rehydration combination… More at SNEWS
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Hedrick, McColl, Bag V14′s
Oakland, California based climber Brian Hedrick has climbed the Swarm (V13/14) in Bishop’s Buttermilks. This wasn’t Brian’s first hard boulder at the ‘Milks… More at DPM Climbing
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Alpinist’s Carlyle Norman Accident Report
Carlyle Norman, twenty-nine, died on January 16 after being injured on January 15, while climbing Last Gringo Standing (6c A1, 500m) on the Patagonian peak Aguja Saint-Exupery (2558m)… Full Report at Alpinist
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Backcountry Akbash Sheepdogs a Nuisance in Colorado
A variety of sheepdog bred in Turkey to be especially fierce in the face of a foe has been the focus of complaints from hikers and others using the backcountry… More at The Durango Herald
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Hollywood’s Killer Wolves Attacked by Animal-Rights Groups
Imagine being stranded on the Alaskan tundra. You’re battling frostbite, starvation, and frequent blizzards, but these conditions are the least of your concerns. The ultimate threat to your survival? Killer wolves! More at the Daily Beast
