Park it here: ski areas have found a new way to please the ride-and-slide crowd
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More and more ski resorts are building snowboard parks to boost ticket sales. Small resorts are best poised to reap benefits from snowboarding since it requires little space. Also, snowboarders spend more time on average at ski resorts than skiers.
Publication Name: Skiing
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0037-6264
Year: 1995
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After the fall: did skiing's image take a dive at Valdez?
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The bad fall that Garret Bartelt took at the World Extreme Skiing Championships gave the public the perception that skiing is a dangerous sport. Skiing can be dangerous, but it also offers skiers fresh air and freedom.
Publication Name: Skiing
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0037-6264
Year: 1992
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Half-baked slalom
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The seventh annual Legendary Banked Slalom was held in Jan 1992 at Mt. Baker in Washington. The difficult course resembles a bobsled run more than a slalom course. The course is enjoyable, despite the difficulty.
Publication Name: Skiing
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0037-6264
Year: 1993
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