Twiggy the water-skiing squirrel is back, appearing at Mayfest in Fort Worth, Texas this week.    Louann and Chuck Best have been training squirrels to perform the novelty act since 1978.  The couple rescued a baby squirrel who was blown from her nest after hurricane David and made her [...]

Scrapbook from Georgia Fur hats, untracked powder and more. Gallery After repeatedly explaining that I was going skiing in the country of Georgia, and not the southern state with no snow, I decided to just tell people I was going skiing in the Caucus Mountains near Russia. Georgia may not…

From the Google + page of Boris Avdeev From the Google + page of Boris Avdeev Boris Avdeev, who earned a doctorate degree in geology from U-M last year, has not been heard from since April 19, when he set out on his solo ski trip in Mono County, Calif. Officials there started to search [...]

Posted: Thursday, May 3, 2012 10:46 pm Proposed rules for lake being refined By Robbie Goodrich rgoodrich@dailysentinel.com The Daily Sentinel | 0 comments ■ Boats towing people engaged in skiing, surfboarding and other comparable water sports shall go no nearer than 100 feet of shore, docks, persons swimming or other boats. ■ Skiing in Lake Naconiche [...]

From the Google + page of Boris Avdeev From the Google + page of Boris Avdeev Boris Avdeev, who earned a doctorate degree in geology from U-M last year, has not been heard from since April 19, when he set out on his solo ski trip in Mono County, Calif. Officials there started to search [...]

Posted: Thursday, May 3, 2012 10:46 pm Proposed rules for lake being refined By Robbie Goodrich rgoodrich@dailysentinel.com The Daily Sentinel | 0 comments ■ Boats towing people engaged in skiing, surfboarding and other comparable water sports shall go no nearer than 100 feet of shore, docks, persons swimming or other boats. ■ Skiing in Lake Naconiche [...]

Morgan Arritola, formerly of the Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation Gold Team, skates to a 15 k SuperTour victory in West Yellowstone, Mont., on Nov. 25, 2011. After more than 10 years with the team, the 2010 Olympian is hanging up her skis to pursue other interests. Inside the Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation center [...]

Posted: Wednesday, May 2, 2012 9:16 am Record season of skiing at Lookout By ZAK FAILLA Shoshone News Press | 0 comments After seeing a record number of visitors riding the Route of the Hiawatha over the summer, Lookout Pass enjoyed a record-breaking winter, welcoming more riders than ever to their mountain. According to Lookout Pass [...]

KETCHUM, Idaho — Robert Earl "Bob" Smith, an orthodontist whose passion for skiing deep powder snow helped turn him into a goggle and sunglasses pioneer, has died of complications related to heart surgery. Smith's family confirmed his April 18 death in California. He was 78. Born in San Carlos, Calif., Smith went on to graduate [...]

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