The snow is usually thick and heavy, the drive is relatively quick and the resort options are plentiful. But with the national economy in tatters and the average daily adult lift ticket during peak periods in the Sierra priced around $70 - and ...

Get an early jump on ski season - MSNBC

You could consult the Farmers’ Almanac, which is predicting colder-than-average temperatures over much of the country, or the folks at the National Weather Service, who are calling for just the opposite. You could even confer with the nearest ...

Fashion show: 21 & up - Oregonian

Photography by Minh A model in last year's Explode la Mode show taken from the Explode la Mode site You want something fun to do this Saturday. Several new releases have hit the bit screen, but going to a movie feels not much more exciting than ...

Hank Greenberg, King Of The Mountain? - Forbes

Maurice "Hank" Greenberg, the former chairman of troubled insurer American International Group and an avid skier, says he wouldn't rule out buying the Stowe Mountain Resort in Vermont's picturesque Green mountains and now in the midst of a $400 ...

Heli-skiing proposal draws comments - Whitefish Pilot

The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation has received considerable comment on a proposal for commercial helicopter skiing in the Whitefish Range, according to Stillwater State Forest unit manager Brian Manning. In September ...