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New snow means longer ski season for some Colo. resorts

April 17, 2013 in The Daily Republic

Vail Mountain, Breckenridge Mountain Resort and Copper Mountain Resort in Colorado held closing day festivities last Sunday, but when it didn’t stop snowing, all three said they will reopen some terrain this Friday through Sunday. Continue Reading

Nordic skiing: Sieling, Flynn named most valuable

March 19, 2013 in Alexandria Echo Press

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40th Birkebeiner welcomes the world

February 28, 2013 in Hudson Star-Observer

The Italian men dominated the podium at the 40th American Birkebeiner Feb. 23, but local skiers were well represented. The American Birkebeiner began in 1973 as the dream of the late Tony Wise. Thirty-four men and one lone woman were on the starting line clad in woolen sweaters and knickers for the 50-kilometer race from the Lumberjack Bowl in Hayward to Telemark Lodge in Cable. Continue Reading

Alpine skiing: Schneider punches ticket to state

February 12, 2013 in Alexandria Echo Press

The Alexandria freshman was fifth at the section meet Continue Reading

CEC skis into postseason form

February 7, 2013 in Pine Journal

Standing atop Giants Ridge Tuesday afternoon, Alex DeRocher had a mild headache, but skied to a seventh-place overall finish at Tuesday’s Section 7 Alpine ski meet in Biwabik, Minn., qualifying for his third career state meet.
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Alpine skiing: Backman leads Lakes Area in Brainerd

February 5, 2013 in Alexandria Echo Press

The boys’ Lakes Area Alpine ski team squeezed out a win over Brainerd Friday as Andrew Backman earned a first place finish. Continue Reading

CEC skiers seeking postseason push

January 31, 2013 in Pine Journal

Esko sophomore Sarah Severson and Esko junior Alex DeRocher recently won the Lake Superior Conference alpine ski meet at Mont du Lac, en route to leading Cloquet-Esko-Carlton to the girls championship and the boys to a runner-up finish.
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Riding the snowboard rails … in Cloquet?

January 28, 2013 in Pine Journal

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Riding the snowboard rails … in Cloquet?

January 28, 2013 in Pine Journal

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Black Hills ski area copes with wintertime logging

January 28, 2013 in The Daily Republic

LEAD (AP) Wintertime logging being done to fight mountain pine beetles has led to the closure of eight miles of groomed cross country skiing trails in western South Dakota’s Black Hills.
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