Ski
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US
Can Reed Hastings Disrupt Skiing?
On a Monday morning in early March, Reed Hastings, the billionaire co-founder and former chief executive of Netflix, clicked into the bindings on his snowboard and started off down one of the slopes at Powder Mountain, a ski area in Utah’s northeast ...
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Aspen Has 153 New Acres of Terrain. Cue the Champagne.
This Colorado enclave draws both die-hard snow lovers and those who don’t even dream of skiing, be they museum-goers, gourmands or influencers.
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How a Vermont Ski Area Roared Back From a Financial Scandal
Less than a decade ago, the biggest fraud in ski industry history nearly took down a beloved ski area. But Jay Peak, long known for its powder, has since transformed into a sparkling modern resort.
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‘No Beginners Allowed’: A Midwestern Paradise for Skiers Who Dare
On Michigan’s remote Upper Peninsula: bottomless powder and nostalgic chairlifts that deliver expert skiers and snowboarders to an ungroomed landscape of snow and more snow.
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‘No Beginners Allowed’: A Midwestern Paradise for Skiers Who Dare
On Michigan’s remote Upper Peninsula: bottomless powder and nostalgic chairlifts that deliver expert skiers and snowboarders to an ungroomed landscape of snow and more snow.
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How to Take the Whole Family Skiing Without Going Broke
Some states and resorts offer discounted passes for children and teens, knowing that those who start young tend to keep coming back.
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Newyork
A Ski Resort Rebrands as Ultraexclusive, and Some Locals Feel Left Out
The Windham Mountain Club, with $200,000 memberships, is looking to seize on the potential of luring the wealthy from New York City.
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Newyork
It’s August. Californians Are Still Skiing. Don’t Ask.
This weekend, while I squeeze into a thick winter wet suit for a cold-water surf in foggy San Francisco — and while my cousin in Phoenix goes rock climbing indoors to escape 115-degree heat — hordes of Californians are smearing pink and yellow zinc ...
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Sports
Mikaela Shiffrin Falls Short of Gold in Slalom at the World Championships
Shiffrin’s strong showing at the Alpine world skiing championships over the past two weeks ended on Saturday with a silver medal in what is considered her best discipline.
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Waffles, Gentle Slopes and Cloudberries Everywhere: Skiing in Sälen, Sweden
Gstaad it’s not, but this snowy region within driving distance of Stockholm has welcoming cabins deep in the forest, trails for every level of skier and a possibility of gnomes.
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