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Tardy opening for Utah's Eagle Point ski area

Last updated Friday, January 27, 2012 - 11:48am

BEAVER -- 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.

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Photos after storm cleared at Snowbasin Sunday

Robert Johnson, Standard-Examiner staff

Last updated Monday, January 23, 2012 - 3:48pm

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Greg Cecil of Billings, Mont., stopped his morning commute to work Thursday and helped a stranded motorist in downtown Billings, Mont., Jan. 19, 2012. The heavy snowfall is causing some problems for people in the Billings area. (AP Photo/Billings Gazette, David Grubbs)

N. Utah ski areas report receiving 15 inches of snow so far

Paul Foy The Associated Press

Last updated Thursday, January 19, 2012 - 5:17pm

SALT LAKE CITY — A winter storm sweeping over the Northern Rockies is bringing the winter’s first significant snowfall to Utah and hammering parts of Wyoming and Montana.

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Cameron Neilson, 20, of Bountiful snowboards in the terrain park at Snowbasin Resort in Huntsville Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011. (Erin Hooley/Standard-Examiner)

Snowbasin Resort: Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011

Erin Hooley, Standard-Examiner staff

Last updated Wednesday, December 28, 2011 - 5:20pm

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Utah SkiLink backers speak to House panel

Contributed Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, December 2, 2011 - 6:27pm

PARK CITY - Salt Lake County Councilman Michael H. Jensen, along with Canyons Resort Managing Director Mike Goar, spoke to the U.S. House of Representatives Natural Resources Committee Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands in support of the Wasatch Range Recreation Access Enhancement Act, proposed by Utah Congressman Rob Bishop.

Friday's testimony was required as a first step to initiate the public and procedural processes of environmental, zoning and public comment for SkiLink.

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Ski trail maps use hand-painted panoramas

Karen Schwartz The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, November 30, 2011 - 3:28pm

LOVELAND, Colo. ¬-- If you've ever gone skiing at an unfamiliar resort without getting lost, chances are you have James Niehues to thank.

Niehues, 65, is the man behind the trail map. His hand-painted panoramas have been reproduced into millions of pocket-sized maps handed out by ski resorts in North America, Japan, Korea, China, New Zealand, Australia, Chile and Serbia.

"His trail maps are as much a part of the sport as snow," said Greg Ditrinco, executive editor of Ski Magazine.

That's high praise for a fellow whose formal art training consisted of a "learn to draw" mail-order course, taken in ninth grade while home sick from school.

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Early-season snow raising avalanche danger

Lynn DeBruin The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, November 21, 2011 - 2:54pm

SALT LAKE CITY -- Officials say early-season snow has created prime avalanche conditions in many parts of the West, with one death already reported and another skier injured over the weekend in Utah.

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Solitude, Brighton open for skiing, boarding

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Thursday, November 10, 2011 - 9:24am

SALT LAKE CITY -- Utah's ski and snowboard season officially starts with the opening of Solitude Mountain and Brighton resorts in Big Cottonwood Canyon.

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Ski area prmotion bill signed by Obama

Contributed Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, November 7, 2011 - 4:27pm

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama today signed the Ski Area Recreational Opportunity Enhancement Act of 2011, which permits year-long recreation opportunities on U.S. Forest Service ski areas, boosting rural economies while continuing to maintain stringent environmental safeguards.

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