Aspen Skiing Co. finds being green isn't easy
ASPEN, Colorado — The Aspen Skiing Co. faces a “viciously
difficult” challenge to achieve a goal of reducing carbon emissions by 10
percent by 2012 from its 2000-base line level, Auden Schendler, the
company's executive director of sustainability, said Wednesday.
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Changing room chat: Hermann Maier gears up for South Pole
SKIING leghend Hermann Maier was never likely to slow down in
retirement. After a career spent racing downhill at high speed, the former
Olympic and world champion is off to t
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Helicopter skiing business opens around Tahoe
A crew from Alaska Backcountry Adventures recently prepares for a
first descent near Valdez, Alaska. The company is the older sister to
Pacific Crest Heli-Guides, which plans to offer helicopter skiing and
snowboard tours in the Truckee/Tahoe area this winter.
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Breaking trail: 60 years of nordic skiing for Mahaffey
Jim Mahaffey, 80, has done more for the sport of skiing than anybody
in Anchorage. He even founded the popular footrace series Tuesday Night
Races -- which begins tonight -- as a training opportunity for skiers.
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RPT-Alpine skiing-Now Maier aims for Pole position
Hermann Maier was never likely to take things easy in retirement so
it comes as no surprise that, after a career spent racing downhill at high
speed, the former Olympic and world champion is off to the South Pole.
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